Unit5 Canada—“The True North” 《My heart will go on》 Celine Dion (席琳·迪昂 ) Nationality Canada Let’s have a quiz. How much do you know about Canada? 1. Which is the national flag of Canada? A. C. B. D. 2. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English. B. English and German. C. English and French. D. English and Spanish. 3. What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver. C. Toronto. D. Calgary. Ottawa. 4. What is the national animal of Canada? A. B. Beaver. C. Grizzly bear. D. Polar bear. Penguin. 5. What is the Canadian leader called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Governor D. King 6. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th 9.98million km2 5,500km Ottawa 6. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th _______ Russia is the largest country; _______ China is the third largest. 7. Which continent is Canada in? A. North Africa. B. South Africa. C. North America. D. South America. North America Europe Asia Africa South America Oceania Arctic 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 Canada (密歇根湖 ) U.S.A Lake Ontario (安大略湖 ) Lake Superior (苏必利尔湖) Lake Huron (休伦湖 ) Lake Erie (伊利湖 ) What words would you use to describe Canada? Reading A Trip on “The True North” I am Liu Qian I. Listening & Skimming 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). What is “The True North”? “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train. The main places mentioned in the text. Vancouver Rocky Mountains Can you draw their travelling route Calgary on the map? Thunder Bay Lake Superior Toronto Can you draw the travalling route of Rocky Mts. the two girls? Vancouver Thunder Bay Calgary L. Superior Toronto II. Detailed reading 1.Why is the population of Vancouver What have they seen and learned increasing rapidly? there? 2.What have they seen in the Rocky Mountains? 3. What is Calgary famous for? 4.Where is Thunder Bay? have they known about it? What 1. Why is the population of Vancouver increasing rapidly? Climate the warmest part of Canada Surroundings mountains; the Pacific Ocean on the west; (周围环境) Old and beautiful forests Sports ski in the Rocky Mountains sail in the harbour (海港) the most beautiful city in Canada 2. What have they seen in the Rocky Mountains? mountain goats grizzly bear an eagle 3. What is Calgary famous for? *the Calgary Stampede Stampede is a big event in cowboys Calgary, in which _________ from all over the world who gift for (有..的天分) have a _____ horses riding wild _________ compete with each other to win thousands of dollars _________________________. 4. Where is Thunder Bay? What have they known about it? * at the top end of the Great Lakes * a very busy port city Toronto 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 2. Canada’s greatest natural resources are __. A. water & coal B. wood & coal C. coal & oil D. water & wood 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. Task 1: Now after reading the text, what words would you use to describe Canada? developed attractive fashionable beautiful modern powerful Task Two: group discussion If you are a Canadian guide, 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. developed beautiful modern attractive fashionable 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…… Canada Palace in Vancouver加拿大大厦 CN Tower in Toronto- Canada’s National Tower多伦多电视塔 The Empress Hotel in Victoria 维多利亚皇后饭店 Parliament House in Ottawa议会大厦 The Rocky Mountains Banff National Park班夫国家公园 the Niagara Falls the covered stadium (home of several famous football teams) The Botanic Gardens in Montreal A Chinatown in Toronto 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. Montreal, Canada's Number 1 container port and the second largest city , is also a important business centre in the North Atlantic . Summary Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ train in east . Their Canada from _____ west to _____ cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to The _____ True the train station to catch “____ North Canada is the _______ ______”. second biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers coast to _______. coast from ______ As they went eastward they saw beautiful scenery as ________, surrounded by well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ mountains on the north and east. When the cousins ______ settled _____ down in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw grizzly bear. mountain goats and even a _______ Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys all over North have_a___ gift ___working for America ____ with animals. Then they ______ went ________ through a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ close ___ to the center of the country. 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 (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