1. Unit5 Canada—“The True North”

2. Celine Dion ( 席琳 · 迪昂 ) 《 My heart will go on 》 Nationality

3. Canada

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

5. B. 1. Which is the national flag of Canada? A. C. D.

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

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

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

9. 5. What is the Canadian leader called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Governor D. King

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

11. Ottawa 9.98million km 2 5,500km

12. 6. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th _______ is the largest country; _______ is the third largest. Russia China

13. 7. Which continent is Canada in? A. North Africa. B. South Africa. C. North America. D. South America. North America South America Europe Asia Africa Oceania Arctic

14. 8. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada? What are they? A.Lake Superior ( 苏必利尔湖） B.Lake Huron( 休伦湖 ) C.Lake Erie( 伊利湖 ) D.Lake Ontario( 安大略湖 ) E.Lake Michigan ( 密歇根湖 ) Canada U.S.A

15. Lake Superior ( 苏必利尔湖） Lake Huron ( 休伦湖 ) Lake Erie ( 伊利湖 ) Lake Ontario ( 安大略湖 )

16. What words would you use to describe Canada?

17. Reading A Trip on “The True North”

18. I am Liu Qian I am Li Daiyu

19. Read the passage fast to find out: 1.What is “The True North” 2. The main places mentioned in the text, and try to draw their travelling route( 路 线）. I. Listening & Skimming

20. “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train. What is “The True North”?

21. Vancouver Rocky Mountains Calgary Thunder Bay Lake Superior Toronto The main places mentioned in the text. Can you draw their travelling route on the map?

22. Can you draw the travalling route of the two girls? Vancouver Rocky Mts. Calgary Thunder Bay Toronto L. Superior

23. What have they seen and learned there? 1.Why is the population of Vancouver increasing rapidly? 2.What have they seen in the Rocky Mountains? 3. What is Calgary famous for? 4.Where is Thunder Bay? What have they known about it? II. Detailed reading

24. 1. Why is the population of Vancouver increasing rapidly? Climate Surroundings ( 周围环境 ) Sports the warmest part of Canada mountains; the Pacific Ocean on the west; Old and beautiful forests ski in the Rocky Mountains sail in the harbour ( 海港）

25. the most beautiful city in Canada

26. 2. What have they seen in the Rocky Mountains? mountain goatsgrizzly bear an eagle

27. 3. What is Calgary famous for? * the Calgary Stampede Stampede is a big event in Calgary, in which _________ from all over the world who have a _____ for ( 有.. 的天分 ) riding wild _________ compete with each other to _________________________. cowboys win thousands of dollars horses gift

28. 4. Where is Thunder Bay? What have they known about it? * at the top end of the Great Lakes * a very busy port city

29. Toronto

30. III. Comprehending 1. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian are not flying directly to the Atlantic coast in that ____. A. they want to visit their cousins B. they want to travel across Canada C. they have something important to do D. they can drive their own car

31. 2. Canada’s greatest natural resources are __. A. water & coal B. wood & coal C. coal & oil D. water & wood

32. 3. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty? A.Because they found nobody on their way. B.Because there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border. C.There are too many lakes in Canada. D.Because Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.

33. Now after reading the text, what words would you use to describe Canada? Task 1:

34. modern attractive fashionable beautiful developed powerful

35. Task Two: group discussion how will you introduce your country and which cities will you introduce to your visitors? Try to list several reasons. You may use the information from the text. If you are a Canadian guide,

36. modern attractive fashionable beautiful developed powerful Cities like these: Vancouver, Calgary, Thunder Bay… Patterns: 1. Welcome! Canada is a ……country. 2. I’d like to introduce Vancouver to you, because it is…… ; it has……

37. Canada Palace in Vancouver 加拿大大厦

38. CN Tower in Toronto － Canada’s National Tower 多伦多电视塔

39. The Empress Hotel in Victoria 维多利亚皇后饭店

40. Parliament House in Ottawa 议会大厦

41. The Rocky Mountains

42. Banff National Park 班夫国家公园

44. the Niagara Falls

45. the covered stadium (home of several famous football teams)

46. The Botanic Gardens in Montreal

47. A Chinatown in Toronto

48. Montreal is the cultural capital of Quebec and the main entry point to the province. it has a large number of attractive and fashionably dressed people.Quebec Montreal, Canada's Number 1 container port and the second largest city, is also a important business centre in the North Atlantic.

50. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ in Canada from _____ to _____. Their 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 went ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north and east. When The True second coast west east North train eastward surrounded Summary

51. the cousins ______ _____ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _______ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys all over North America ____ _ ___ ___working with animals. Then they ______ ________ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ___ the center of the country. grizzly have a gift for settled down wentthrough to close

52. Useful expressions （ P33 ） the second largest country 第二大国家 P34 (para.1) be on a trip to/take a trip to 去 … 旅行 rather than do sth. 与其，不愿做某事 all the way 一路上 (para.2) on the way to 在去 … 的路上 go eastward 向东走 in less than five days 在不到五天的时间里 be surrounded by 被... 包围 increase rapidly 迅速增长

53. (Para.3)Settle down 定居；安顿；安静下来 Manage to do (succeed in doing) 设法做成（某事） Catch sight of 看见；瞥见 From all over the world 来自世界各地 Have a gift for 在 … 方面有天赋 Win thousands of dollars in prizes 赢得几千美元 的奖金 (Para4)Slightly over thirty million 三千万多一点儿 In an urban area 在城市地区 At the top of 在 … 的顶端 Be surprised at the fact that ( 同位语从句） 对 … 的事实感到惊讶 One-third / One third of … 的三分之一