Unit5 Canada—“The True North”
Warming up and Reading
How much do you know about Canada?
Quiz
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1. What language (s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
2. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. D.
Calgary Ottawa
3. What is the national animal of Canada?
A. B.


Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin
4. What is the Canadian leader called?
President
Prime Minister
Governor
King
5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
6. Which is the national flag of Canada?
A. B.

C. Q D.
Let's enjoy some pictures
Can you tell some famous cities?
A Trip on the True North
Learning goals
1. To learn some useful words and expressions in this part.
2. To develop students’ reading skills and enable them to learn the customs and geological features of Canada.
3. To let students know how to write a passage about travelling.
Please read the passage quickly and finish the following exercises.
Fast Reading
1) Skim the passage and then find out the main idea of the passage:
What is the passage mainly about?
It is about _____ of two girls; and it tells us some information about ______.
a trip
Canada
Task 1 Skimming
2) Read 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
Characters:
Places:
Route:
Scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route.
Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny Lin
Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto
Draw a travelling route on the map on P33
Task 2 Scanning
Rocky Mountains
5,500km
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Detailed Reading
Please read the passage carefully and finish the following exercises.
Task 3 Read the text and fill in the blanks.
measuring
surrounded
ski
harbour
have a gift for
catch sight of
the Calgary Stampede
the Great Lakes
acres
urban
Task 4. Answer the following questions according to the passage.

(1) Which continent are the cousins crossing?
(2)Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?
(3) What is “The True North”?
(4) Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
(5) What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
(6) How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?
(7) Which of the is described as the most beautiful
city in Canada?
(8) Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is
quite empty?
Requirements:

Please firstly finish the tasks by yourself, and then discuss the answers in your groups.
After discussion, each group should present your answers.

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Group work
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
They are crossing North America.
Check your answers
2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?
They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.
3. What is “The True North”?
“The True North” is the train that runs through Canada.
4. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
The population of Vancouver is growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.
5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.
6. 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.
7. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?
a. Vancouver b. Calgary
c. Toronto d. Montreal
8. 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.
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train 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 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
eastward
surrounded
coast
Summary
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. It is ____ __ the center of the country.
settled down
grizzly
have a
went
close to
gift for
through
Homework
1.Review the text
2.Do the exercises in the exercise-book