1. Canada— “The True North”
Unit 5
Canada— “The True North” 1

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

3. A. B. cherry rose C. Q D. maple daffodil
Which is the national flower of Canada?
A B.
cherry rose
C. Q D.
maple daffodil

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

5. Vancouver Toronto Calgary Ottawa Quiz
4. What is the capital of Canada?
A B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. Q D.
Calgary Ottawa

6. Vancouver Toronto Calgary Ottawa Quiz
5. What is the largest city of Canada?
A B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. Q D.
Calgary Ottawa

7. Quiz Vancouver Toronto Calgary Ottawa
6. What is the largest harbor in Canada?
A B.
Vancouver Toronto
C D.
Calgary Ottawa

8. Quiz 7. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear
C D.
Polar bear Penguin

9. Quiz 8. What is the leader of the country called? President
Prime Minister
Governor
King

10. 9. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Quiz
9. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake
Superior
Lake
Huron
Lake
Michigan
Lake
Ontario
Lake
Erie

11. A Trip On "The True North"

12. Skim this passage quickly, try to find those information.
Fast reading
A Trip On “ The True North”
Skim this passage quickly, try to find those information.
What does “The True North” mean?
Can you find the basic information of this trip?
(Who, Where, Why, How, Direction）
3. Which paragraphs describe their experiences on “The True North”?

13. What does “The True North” mean? Montreal (on the Atlantic coast)
Fast reading
What does “The True North” mean?
The True North—the cross-Canada train.
Para.1: Basic information of this trip
Try to find basic information of this trip.
Who
Purpose
Where
Direction
Transport
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian
To visit their cousin
Montreal (on the Atlantic coast)
From west to east
Plane Train
Which paragraphs describe their experiences on “The True North”?
Para.3-5: Experiences on “The True North”.

14. Stops Time Detailed reading
Read Paras 3-5 and answer the following 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)?
1Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains.
… Calgary…
Time
Stops
3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…
4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay…
5 That night … across Lake Superior
… Toronto
Writing style (文体）？
Travel Journal

15. 1. What have they seen when they crossed the Rocky Mountains?
mountain goats
grizzly bear
eagle

16. 2. What is Calgary famous for?
Calgary Stampede

17. At the top of the Great Lakes
3. Where is Thunder Bay?
At the top of the Great Lakes

18. From coast to coast :_______________ Mountains, Pacific Ocean
Detailed reading
On the way to the station, Danny Lin gave a description of the trip.
Para. 2:
What other information you can find according to Danny Lin?
Scenery Going _________
eastward
Canada
Can you find some adjectives to describe Vancouver?
From coast to coast :_______________
5,500 kilometres
Warmest
_____________
Most beautiful
Mountains, Pacific Ocean
Vancouver
_____________
Starting point
Most popular
____________of the trip
Ski, sail, population
_____________
wet
Oldest forests
_____________

19. Trip Route Detailed reading Montreal Rocky mountain Toronto Calgary
(Atlantic coast)
Trip Route
Rocky mountain
Toronto
Calgary
Vancouver
(Pacific coast)
Thunder Bay
Lake Superior

20. Post reading: (group discussion)
Which part of the passage interests you most?
If you go to Canada, where will you go? Why?
Tips:
Beginning: If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to go to ___, which impressed me most. ____ is a… city. The reasons are as follows:
Body: Firstly,… Then,…. Besides,….
Ending: So I’d like to choose ____.

21. Thanks for your attention