人教高一英語必修三unitReadingPPT課件

1、Do you know which country uses this national flag?Which continent is it in?How large is it?Which country is its neighbour?第1頁/共34頁Canada is the second largest country in the world. Canada occupies an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers. It is in North America.加拿大的面積是9984670平方公里，居世界第二位，位于北美洲,東臨大西洋，西瀕

2、太平洋，南界美國本土，北靠北冰洋。Warming Up第2頁/共34頁Now lets have a quiz and see how much you know about Canada.第3頁/共34頁1. What language (s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish第4頁/共34頁the French-speakingprovince -QuebeclanguagesOfficial languages:English

3、and Frenchthe TV and radio in French;French restaurants;teaching in schools be done in French.第5頁/共34頁2. What is the national animal of Canada?A. B. Beaver Grizzly bearC. D. Polar bear Penguin第6頁/共34頁3.How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?A.Lake SuperiorB. Lake HuronC. Lake E

4、rieD.Lake OntarioE. Lake MichiganLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichigan第7頁/共34頁The Great Lakes 五大湖 五大湖是世界上最大的淡水湖群。位于北美洲中東部，加拿大和美國之間。自西向東為蘇必利爾湖（Lake Superior）、密歇根湖（Lake Michigan）、休倫湖（Lake Huron）、伊利湖（Lake Erie）和安大略湖（Lake Ontario）?？偯娣e24.5萬平方公里，約三分之二屬美國。五大湖及其周圍地區(qū)是世界著名陸游勝地，沿湖地區(qū)辟有許多國家公園和避暑勝地

5、。第8頁/共34頁4. What is the capital of Canada?A. B. Vancouver TorontoC. D. Calgary Ottawa 第9頁/共34頁Capital city-Ottawa第10頁/共34頁Ottawa is the capital of Canada.A population of 1,200,000 makes Ottawa the fourth-largest urban area in Canada. 第11頁/共34頁5. What is the Canadian leader called?A. PresidentB. Prim

6、e MinisterC. GovernorD. King第12頁/共34頁 If you take a trip to Canada, what do you expect to see? What three words would you use to describe Canada?Pre-reading第13頁/共34頁第14頁/共34頁Lets start the trip with Li Daiyu and Liu Qian together.第15頁/共34頁 A Trip on “The True North”A. a story B. a piece of newsC. an

7、 advertisement D. a travel journalWhat kind of passage is it?第16頁/共34頁Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:1) What is the passage mainly about? It is about _ of two girls; and it tells us some information about _.2) What is “The True North”?The True North is a name of _.a tripCan

8、ada the cross-Canada trainStep Skimming第17頁/共34頁3)This passage can be divided into 3 parts.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 trainbrief introduction of their tripTheir chat on their

9、way to the station123-5第18頁/共34頁Characters:Places:Route:Scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route. Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny LinVancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; TorontoDraw a travelling route on the m

10、ap on P33Step Scanning第19頁/共34頁VancouverCalgaryThunder BayL. SuperiorTorontoRocky Mts.They went e_, across the whole c_.astwardontinentNorth America第20頁/共34頁1.Read the text and fill in the blanks. PlaceInformationVancouverIt is _ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.People can _ in Rocky Mountains and

11、 sail in the _ .Wet climate makes the trees extremely tall, some _ over 90 metres.measuringsurroundedskiharbourStep Careful reading第21頁/共34頁P(yáng)laceInformationThe Rocky MountainsThe cousins and their friend managed to _ some mountain goats, a grizzly bear and an eagle.CalgaryIt is famous for _.Many cow

12、boys _ riding horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.have a gift forcatch sight of the Calgary Stampede第22頁/共34頁P(yáng)laceInformationA wheat-growingProvinceFarms cover thousands of square _.Thunder Bay It is a busy port city at the top of the Grate Lakes in an _ area.Ocean ships can sail up _.

13、the Great Lakesacresurban第23頁/共34頁2.Answer questions on page35 according to the passage.1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? They are crossing North America. 第24頁/共34頁2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they wa

14、nt to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.第25頁/共34頁3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? The population of Vancouver is growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.第26頁/共34頁4. What happens at the Calgary Stam

15、pede? At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.5. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.第27頁/共34頁6. What are some of Canadas

16、greatest natural resources? Canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.第28頁/共34頁7. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?A. Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. Montreal8. What does the word “slightly” in paragraph4 mean?A. a bit B. a lot C.

17、 greatly D. lightly第29頁/共34頁9. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?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.第30頁/共34頁 (group discussion) (group discussion) Ex 3 on P35You can choose any one to discuss.1. Which part of the passage interests you most?2. 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