Reading (I)
Unit 5 Canada—”The True North”
Maple Country
-- Canada
How much do you know about Canada?
Canada is the second largest country in the world.
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。
Leading in and Warming Up
自然资源
9.98million km2
5,500km
the national flag of Canada
the national anthem of Canada
Capital city-----Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada.A population of 1,200,000 makes Ottawa the fourth-largest urban area in Canada.
National animal
Leader of the country:
the French-speaking
province ----Quebec
languages
Official languages:
English and French
the TV and radio in French;
French restaurants;
teaching in schools be done in French.
fresh water
the five great lakes
one third of the world’s supply of fresh water
position
The Beaufort Sea
the Arctic Ocean
Greenland
The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
Alaska
the United States
Can you tell some famous cities?
position
1. What language (s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
C
2. What is the capital of Canada?
A. Vancouver B. Toronto
C. Calgary D. Ottawa
3. What is the national animal of Canada?
A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear
C. polar bear D. Penguin
D
A
4. What is the leader of the country called?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Queen
5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
B
A
What places have they been?
Where are they heading?
What did they see ?
Read the text and find out:
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
go eastward, across the continent
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
What did they see there?
Vancouver Canada at night
Vancouver Canada from the sky
City of Vancouver is a beautiful city known for its world known attractions including Granville Island, Robson Street and Stanley Park. City of Vancouver is located on west coast of Canada with its population of about 600,000 (2003), but Vancouver's Greater Area counts about 2 million people. City of Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia and it is the third largest city in Canada.
Rocky Mountains
Grizzly bear 灰熊
City of Calgary is a city of about 1,000,000 (1 Million) Calgarians and by population is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada.
Calgary Skyline
Stampede （美国西部或加拿大)
一年一次的庆祝会
The cowboys
have a gift for
working with
animals and
they can win
thousands of
dollars in prizes
Thunder Bay Great Lakes
Toronto Canada Skyline
most of the electricity is produced by water
the Niagara fall
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.
Answer questions
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
They are crossing North American.
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. What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources?
Canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.
8. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?
a. Vancouver b. Calgary
c. Toronto d. Montreal
9. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean?
a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly
10. 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.
Read the text on and fill in the blanks.
measuring
surrounded
ski
harbour
have a gift for
catch sight of
the Calgary Stampede
the Great Lakes
acres
urban
____ 1. They will take the train across Canada westward.
____ 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days.
____ 3. Vancouver is the coldest part in Canada.
F
F
F
True or False
____ 4. It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall.
____ 5. Canada is a large country with a small population.
____ 6. The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay.
____ 7. Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay.
T
T
F
T
____8. Their trip across the whole
continent was exciting because of
some great scenery.
____9. Their cousins took them and their
baggage to catch “The True
North”.
____10. Canada has more fresh water
than any other country in the
world.
T
T
F
Draw the traveling route of the two girls.
从中国到加拿大
Would you like to take a trip to Canada?
Where would you like to go?
What do you expect to see there?
Homework
Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada.