Unit 5 Canada—"The True North"

Maple Country -- Canada

the national flag of Canada the national anthem of Canada

Warming Up How much do you know about Canada? Canada is a multicultural country like China. It is the second largest country in the world.

Video Introduction of 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. Vancouver B. Toronto C. Calgary D. Ottawa 3. What is the national animal of Canada? A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear C. Polar bear D.Penguin 4. What is the leader of Canada called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Queen 5. How many Great Lakes are there in Canada? A.4 B.3 C. 5 D.6 6. What’s the population of Canada ? A. 29 billion B. 5,500 million C. 30 million D.5,500 billion

Reading A Trip on “The True North” Fast Reading First listen to the text and then draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada on the map on page 33.

Rocky Mountains Lake Superior

Careful Reading A Trip on “The True North” Para 1: Q1:Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast? A1:Because they want to travel across Canada Q2: What is the continent they are crossing? A2: Crossing the North America. True or False 1.The girls went to Canada to see their relatives in Montreal. on the Atlantic coast of Canada

A3: “The True North ” is the train that runs The first stop:Vancouver Para 2: Q3: What is “The True North ”? A3: “The True North ” is the train that runs through Canada (the cross-Canada train). True or False: 2. Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver. to the train station to catch the “The True North ” 3. You can cross Canada in less than five days by bicycle. You can’t cross Canada in five days by bikes and in less than five days by train.

the beautiful sight of Vancouver – the warmest city of Canada

size the largest country in the world the second largest country in the world 3rd 4th reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth the distance from coast to coast is 5,500 kilometers and covers six of the world’s 24 time areas.

Canada is in northern North America position Canada is in northern North America surrounded by mountains on the north

population Vancouver’s population is increasing very rapidly Many people want to live here.Why?

The afternoon’s activity:wild scenery cross see Rocky Mountain mountain goat grizzly bear

The Calgary Stampede The Next Stop:Calgary Cowboys come from all over North America to compete in riding wild horses.How about the results? Cowboys compete in riding wild horses, and some of them can win thousands of dollars

Two days later:Thunder Bay This city is at the top of the Great Lakes,and is a very busy port,although it is close to the centre of the country. Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada? Because they can follow the St.Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.

resources of Canada fresh water coal oil natural gas forests fish

one third of the world’s supply of fresh water other lakes the five great lakes one third of the world’s supply of fresh water

fishing : important for Canadians ; fish form east and west coast : be sold to many other countries

the last stop:across the top of Lake Superior

describe Canada using the following numbers second second largest country in the world over 30 has a population of over 30 million 5,500 the distance from east to west is 5,500 km two two official languages one third has one third of the world’s supply of fresh water 3 words to describe Canada large beautiful empty

population, location, history, famous sights, climate, etc. Group Work If you were going from West to East in Chaozhou ,what places might you see? What Chinese cities do you think most people would like to live in?Why? Tips: population, location, history, famous sights, climate, etc.

Conclusion Tell your partner about what you have learnt about the reading passage.

Fill in the blanks Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from_____ to______. The cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch“_____ _____ _____”. Canada is the ______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to ______. As they go _________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is __________ by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins _____ _____ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountains goats and even a _____ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North American ______ ______ ______ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ______ the center of the country. west east The True North second eastward coast coast surrounded settled down grizzly have a gift for went through close to

Homework Review the new words and phrase in U5. Review the reading passage. Do the EX. in P36.

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