1. Unit 5 Canada — "The True North"

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

3. Arctic
Canada lies in northern
North America.
Atlantic
Pacific

4. 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

5. How much do you know about Canada?

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

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

8. 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

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

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

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

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

13. maple
National Flower

14. National Animal
beaver

15. Capital city-----Ottawa

16. Vancouver

17. Canada's National Tower

18. Niagara Falls

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

20. 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)

21. Rocky Mountains
by air
by train

22. 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

23. ____ 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

24. ____ 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

25. ____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

26. 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

27. ●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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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. …

32. Thank you!