Unit 5 Canada–“The True North”

莫村中学 陈鉴波

CanadaLead-in

What’s your first impression of this country?What’s your first impression of this country?

beautiful, modern, attractive, pleasant…beautiful, modern, attractive, pleasant…

How much do you

know about Canada?

Canada, located in North america, is the second largest country

in the world. It is a country with a small population of slightly o

ver 30 million but a large area of over 9.98 million square metr

es.

加拿大的面积是 9984670 平方公里，居世界第二位，其中陆地面积 9093507 平方公里，淡水覆盖面积 891163 平方公里。

１ What is the Canadian leader called?

A. PresidentB. Prime MinisterC. GovernorD.King

２ How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?

A. Lake SuperiorB. Lake HuronC. Lake ErieD.Lake OntarioE. Lake Michigan

Lake

Superior

Lake

Huron

Lake

Erie

Lake

OntarioLake

Michigan

３ What is the capital of Canada?A. B.

Vancouver TorontoC. Q D.

Calgary Ottawa

４ Which is the national flag of Canada?

A. B.

C. Q D.

５ What is the national animal of Canada?A. B.

Beaver Grizzly bearC. D.

Polar bear Penguin

6.Which is the national flower of Canada?

A. B.

cherry roseC. Q D.

maple lily

7. What language(s) do Canadians speak?

A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish

the national animal of Canada

Canadian symbol—— maple

leaf

—— beaver

A TRIP

ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”

What is “What is “The True NorthThe True North” in the ” in the passage?passage?

“The True North” is the name of the

train that runs through Canada. （真北方）

Fast reading

It is about Lin Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian took a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal.

what is the passage mainly about?

plane

train.

brief introduction about the trip

who _____ and her cousin ______

why

how first by______ ,then by______

where

Li Daiyu Liu Qian

to __________________

Montreal, Canada

visit their cousins

Read the 1st para and finish the chart below

Try to find out what these numbers refer

to in the text.

5500:

Thirty million:

One third:

It is 5500 kilometers from the east

to the west of the country.

The population of Canada is

slightly over thirty million.

Canada has one third of the

world’s fresh water.

SkimmingRead the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts

Part 1

para(s)___

Part 2

para(s)___

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

Rock

y

Mounta

in

s 5,500km

Pacifi

c O

cean

Atla

ntic

Ocean

1.What is the correct order of the main places mentioned in the passage? (In time orderIn time order)

1) Rocky Mountains 2) Vancouver 3) Calgary 4) Toronto 5) Thunder Bay A. 2-3-5-4-1 B. 3-1-2-4-5 C. 2-1-3-5-4 D. 2-3-1-4-5

2. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?

a. Vancouver b. Calgary c. Toronto d. Montreal3. What does the word “slightly” in the

text mean?A.a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly

A. Because they found nobody on their way.B. Because there are only slightly over thirty million people living in such a huge land.C. There are too many lakes in Canada.D. Because Canada is surrounded by oceans on the three sides.

4. why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?

5. What do you think the paragraph following the last paragraph of the text will be about?

A. Their trip back to China.B. Their trip to Thinder Bay.C. They would begin to visit Vancouver.D. Their trip to Toronto.

Fill in the blanks.

Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada

from ___ to ___ . Their cousins’ friend, Danny

Lin, took them to the train station to ca-tch “____

____ _____”. Canada is the ______ biggest

country in the world. It is 5,500 kilome-ters from

______ to ______. As they go ______, they saw

beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is

__________ by mountains on the north and east.

west east

The True North second

coast coast eastward

surrounded

When 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 from all over North America ____ _

___ ___ working with animals. Then they ____

_______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder

Bay is a busy port.

settled down

grizzly

have a gift for went

through

The Rocky Mountains