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1、Unit 5 Canada “The True North” Warming up and Reading Maple Country Canadamepl Are you familiar with Canada?What do you know about Canada?BrainstormLead-inQuiz Warming up1.What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish2. What is the

2、 capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. D. Calgary OttawaQuebeckwbek3. What is the national animal of Canada? A. B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin4. What is the Canadian leader called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Governor D. KingStephen Harper 總理總理5. How many “Great Lakes”

3、 are there in Canada and what are they? A. Lake Superior B. Lake Huron C. Lake Erie D. Lake Ontario E. Lake Michigan6. Where is Canada located? A. Asia B. Europe C. Australia D. The Americas7. How large is Canada? A. The first largest B. The second largest C. The third largest D. The fourth largestL

4、akeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichigan9,984,670 square kilometersRussia China America hjurnsjupririntriumiign8. What are the oceans on either side of Canada? A. B. C. D.Pacific OceanAtlantic Ocean9. Which is the national flag of Canada?KoreaBritain AustraliaPre-readingLook at the title

5、and thepictures and predict :1.What is the passage about?2. What dose “The True North” refer to?A TRIP ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”1. What is “The True North” in the title?Fast reading A. Canada is located in the northern North America. B. It is the name of a cross-Canada train. C. It is named after a line

6、from the Canadian National Anthem.2. What is the passage mainly about?It is about _ of two girls; and it tells us some information about _.a tripCanada 3. What is the route?Rocky Rocky MountainsMountains5,500kmPacific OceanPacific OceanAtlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Li DaiyuLiu Qian The Route How many

7、 parts can the text be divided into and what is the main idea of each part? Part 1 Para(s)_Part 2 Para(s)_Part 3 Para(s)_What they really saw and felt after boarding the train123-5Brief introduction of their tripTheir chat on their way to the stationplane train. Brief introduction about the trip who

8、_ and her cousin _ whyto _ howfirst by_ ,then by_ whereLi Daiyu Liu QianMontreal, Canadavisit their cousinsPart 1(Para.1)-Finish the chart Careful readingTask I. Read each part and finish relative exercise.sceneryextremely tall measuring 90 metres trees _ 1. _ 2._Population_ Part 2(Para.2)-Fill in t

9、he blanks.Canadadistance _ (from coast to coast)Going eastward, youll pass 1._ 3._Vancouver the warmest partthe most beautiful city3. _ _increasing rapidly.5._4. _ _wet climatemountainswide rivers & large cities2. _5,500 kilometresbeautiful forestsoldest & mostone of Canadas most popular citieslakes

10、 & forestsPart 3 (Paras 3-5) -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

11、night, and whats their next destination(目的地目的地)? 1.Earlier that day, Rocky Mountains. 2. After crossing the mountains, Calgary 3. After 2 days travel, empty 4. After dinner, Thunder Bay 5. That night across Lake Superior Toronto VancouverTime routeTask II. True or False1. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went

12、to Canada to see their relatives in Montreal. 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days by train. 3. Thunder Bay is a port city at the top end of the Great Lakes.4. The girl looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys.5. The population of Canada is over 30,000,000. TFTFTTask III.

13、More questions.1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? 2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? 3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? 4. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? 5. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? 6. What are some of Can

14、adas greatest natural resources? Answer questions according to the passage.1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? They are crossing North America. 2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? Because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see C

15、anada./ They want to travel across Canada.3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? Because it is beautiful and warm. And it is surrounded by mountains and ocean, so people can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.4. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? At the Calgary Stampe

16、de cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.5. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? Ships can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.6. What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources? Canada has fresh water from its lakes and rivers and wood fr

17、om its forests. Fill in the blanks Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on the trip to Canada to visit their cousins. _ than take the aeroplane all the way, they took the train from west to east _Canada . Canada is the second biggest country in the world. People say Vancouver is Canadas most beautiful city_ b

18、y mountains and the Pacific Ocean. That afternoon _the train, the cousins _ _ in the seats, they looked out of the window.Consolidation They _ _ _ mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an_.Ratheracrosssurroundedaboardsettled downcaught sight ofeagleCalgary is famous for the Stampede. Many of th

19、e cowboys _ _ _ _working with animals. They also learned that most Canadians live_ 320km of the USA _ and the population is only_ over 30 million. After dinner they were back in an _ area, a busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. That night as they slept, the train rushed _ tow

20、ards Toronto.have a gift forwithinborderslightlyurbansouthwardDiscuss and retell:Which part of the reading passage interests you most and why? Retell it in your own words.Post readingnthe third largest city in CanadanThe second largest seaport in North Americanthe headquarters of forest product and

21、mining companies na major tourist destination Vancouver Toronto nCanadas largest citynthe center of culture， commerce communications，and tourist The CN Tower-the worlds tallest buildingnCalgary StampedenA city at the foothill of the Rocky MountainsCalgary Ottawa nthe capital of Canada n the countrys

22、 fourth largest citynthe political and technological centre of Canadana taste of Quebec French style and Ottawa English sentimentDiscuss and retell:Which part of the reading passage interests you most and why? Retell it in your own words.Post readingTips:Beginning: If I have the chance to travel to

23、Canada, I prefer to go to _, which impressed me most. _ is a city. The reasons are as follows:Body: Firstly, Then,. Besides,.Ending: So Id like to choose _.1. Read the passage aloud, paying attention to pronunciation and intonation.2. Underline the important words , expressions and difficult sentences.3. Do the exercises on page 36. HomeworkCanada National Anthem (國歌國歌)O Canada! Our home