Unit 5 Canada — "The True North"

Unit 5 Canada——”The True North” Maple Country -- Canada

Arctic Canada lies in northern North America. Atlantic Pacific

How much do you know about Canada? Warming Up How much do you know about Canada? North America Canada is in northern______________. It is the ________largest country in the world. There many maple trees in this country,so it is called the _____________. second Maple Country

How much do you know about Canada?

1. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish

2. What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. D. Calgary Ottawa

B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin 3. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin

4. What is the Canadian leader called? President Prime Minister Governor King

5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they? 4 3 5 6 Lake Superior Huron Erie Ontario Michigan

6. Which is the national flag of Canada? A. B. C. Q D.

If you take a trip to Canada,what do you think you might see there?

maple National Flower

National Animal beaver

Capital city-----Ottawa

Vancouver

Canada's National Tower

Niagara Falls

A Trip On “The True North” Reading A Trip On “The True North”

Task 1 Scanning Scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route. (P34) Characters: Places: Route: Li Daiyu , Liu Qian and Danny Lin Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto (Draw a travelling route on the map)

Rocky Mountains by air by train

Task 2 Careful Reading Read the text quietly , divide it into 3 parts and match the main idea of each part. Part 1 Para(s)___ Part 2 Part 3 Para(s)____ What they really saw and felt after boarding the train. Brief introduction of their trip. Their chat on their way to the station. 1 2 3-5

____ 1. They will take the train across Canada westward. Task 3 True or False. ____ 1. They will take the train across Canada westward. ____ 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days. ____ 3. Vancouver is the coldest part in Canada. F F F

____ 4. It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are extremely tall. ____ 5. Canada is a large country with a small population. ____ 6. The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay. ____ 7. Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay. T T F T

____8. Their trip across the whole continent was exciting because of some great scenery. ____9. Their cousins took them and their baggage to catch “The True North”. ____10. Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. T F T

Listening Listen to each part and finish the charts below. Task 4 Listen to each part and finish the charts below. Part 1 (Para.1) Brief introduction about the trip who _______ and her cousin _______ why to ________________ how first by ______, then by ______. where ________________ Li Daiyu Liu Qian visit their cousins plane train Montreal, Canada

●It is __________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Part 2 (Para.2) Place Information Vancouver ●It is __________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ●People can ___ in Rocky Mountains and _____ in the harbour. ●Wet climate makes the trees extremely____, some measuring over ____________ surrounded ski sail tall 90 metres

Part 3 (Paras 3-5) ●It is famous for ____________________. Calgary ●Many cowboys have a gift for ______________and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. the Calgary Stampede riding horses

Place Information Thunder Bay ●It is a busy __________at the top of the Grate Lakes. ●Ocean ships can sail up ____________ . port city the Great Lakes

Summary Basic facts about Canada Distance from east to west coast: Population: Most Canadians live: Fresh water : 5,500 km slightly over 30 million near the US border Basic facts about Canada mostly from the Great Lakes Canada’s most beautiful city… Vancouver: Calgary: Thunder Bay: Key points about famous for the Calgary Stampede busy port city

Homework Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada. (about 100 words) e.g. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the cross-Canada train-----“The True North” from west to east . As they went eastward, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. …

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