FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL No.2 Middle School: Jia Dejian

Toronto Montreal Vancouver Calgary Thunder Bay Vancouver Calgary

Step 1 Skimming: What beautiful views did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian find during their trip from Toronto to Montreal?

CN Tower Maple trees St. Lawrence River Chinatown Niagara Falls

Step 2 Scanning: Find whether the following sentences are true or not and correct the false one 1.Toronto, the capital of Canada, is the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada. 2.As they walked north from the harbor area, Li Daiyu phoned her mother. 3. Montreal is about 400 kilometres northeast of Toronto. 4. The people in Montreal speak English as well as French. 5. Niagara Falls is on the North side of the lake. 6. Most of the Chinese people in Toronto came from the South China.

Step 2 Scanning: True or false: 1.Toronto, the capital of Canada, is the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada. 2.As they walked north from the harbor area, Li Daiyu phoned her mother. 3. Montreal is about 400 kilometres northeast of Toronto.

4. The people in Montreal speak English as well as French. 5. Niagara Falls is on the North side of the lake. 6. Most of the Chinese people in Toronto came from the South China.

Step 3 Listen and fill in the blanks From the _____ trees and the _____ on the ground, they know that _____ had arrived in Canada. Around noon they arrived in _______, the most ______ and biggest city in Canada, Then they went on a ____ of the city. In the ______, they could see the _______ Falls. They were invited to have ______ in ________ Chinatown. It was too bad they couldn’t go __ ___ __ Ottawa. They arrived in Montreal at _____. maple frost fall Toronto wealthy tour distance Niagara dinner downtown as far as dawn

Step 4: Pairwork: 5. Why did the girls go to the Old Montreal? 1. How do we know it is fall in Canada? 2.What can sometimes be seen from the CN T ower in Toronto? 3. Where does the water from the lake go? 4.Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto? 5. Why did the girls go to the Old Montreal? 6.Which direction is the train going from Toronto? 7. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?

Step 4 Pairwork: 1. How do we know it is fall in Canada? We know it is fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and orange, and there is frost on the ground. 2.What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto? Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower. 3. Where does the water from the lake go? The water from the lake goes into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.

4.Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto? There is good Cantonese food in Toronto because most of the Chinese people there came from the south of China, especially Hong Kong. 5. Why did the girls go to the Old Montreal? They went to Old Montreal because it is close to the water/ to see the lovely shops and the artists.

6.Which direction is the train going from Toronto? The train is going east (northeast) from Toronto. 7. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city? Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city. Also the signs and ads were in French.

Step 5 Fill in the blanks with the proper words 1. The most wealthy and biggest city in Canada ________ 2. The tallest building in the world _________ Where the cousins have dinner _________ A city full of French culture _________ A gulf’s name ___________ Toronto CN Tower Chinatown Montreal St. Lawrence

Homework Write a report about what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw during their Canada trip according the two passages

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