Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”

Let’s have a quiz ! How much do you know about Canada?

1. Which continent is Canada in? Pacific Atlantic

2. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th

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

4. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English. B. English and German. C. English and French. D. English and Spanish. Quebec, the French-speaking province

5. What is the national animal of Canada? A. B. C. D. Beaver Grizzly bear Polar bearPenguin

6. What is the Canadian leader called? A.President B.Prime Minister C.Queen D. Chairman Stephen Harper

7. How many Great Lakes are there in Canada? A. 4. B. 3. C. 5. D. 6. border

What does “The True North” refer to in the text? A Trip on“The True North” It is a name for _________________. the cross-Canada train

they got on the train Skimming Work out the structure of the text. Part 1: Para ___ Part 2: Para ___ 1,2 3-5 boarded before after

Travel Plan who _____ and her cousin ______ why where (destination) how (transportation) first by______ then by______ Li Daiyu Liu Qian to __________________ visit their cousins Scanning Part 1 Read Para 1 and finish the chart below. Montreal, Canada plane train

Para 2 Going eastward, you’ll pass 1._________ 3.____________________ _______ Vancouver mountains wide rivers & large cities 2. ____________ scenery lakes & forests _______ A chat Activities warm, wet skiing and sailing … forests distance: _______ (from coast to coast) time: 5,500 km _______ not less than five days Environment Climate Scenery surrounded by…

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions. 1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination( 目的地 )? 1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains

the Rocky Mountains They managed to catch sight of _______ ___________________________________ ________________. some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle Para 3 They crossed______________________

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions. 1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination( 目的地 )? 1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary…

The _________ have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in ______. cowboys prizes What is Calgary famous for?

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions. 1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination( 目的地 )? 1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary… 3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…

Why did they begin to realize that Canada is quite empty? Para 4 charateristics:________ empty Because there are only slightly over thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions. 1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination( 目的地 )? 1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary… 3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty… 4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay…

Para 4 ____________ Thunder Bay Thunder Bay is a ________ city. Where is Thunder Bay? It is at the top of the _______________. Canada has ______________ the world’s total fresh water; and much of it is in ______________. busy port Great Lakes one third of the Great Lakes

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions. 1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination( 目的地 )? 1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary… 3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty… 4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay… 5 That night … across Lake Superior … Toronto Vancouver Time Route

Vancouver Calgary Thunder Bay L. Superior Toronto Rocky Mts. Montreal Pacific Atlantic the route

1 Earlier that day, Rocky Mountains catch sight of… 2 … Calgary… be famous for, cowboys, have a gift for… 3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty… most Canadians… within… population, slightly 4 After dinner, Thunder Bay a … city, at the top of… because of… 5 That night … across Lake Superior … Toronto Vancouver Retelling:

To be continued …