Canada
“The True North”
Unit 5
What three words would you use to describe Canada?
big beautiful multicultural
Unit5 Canada
“ The True North”
Find out the location of Canada
Warming-up

Which is the national flat of Canada?
A. B.


C. D.
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Warming-up
2. Which is the national flower of Canada?
A cherry. B. rose


C. maple D. daffodil
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4. What is the capital of Canada?
A. Vancouver B. Toronto
C. Calgary D. Ottawa
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5. What is the national animal of Canada?
A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear

C . Polar bear D. Penguin
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Beaver 海狸
6.How many Great Lakes are there in Canada? What are they?
Lake Superior苏必利尔湖
Lake Huron 休伦湖
Lake Ontario 安大略湖
Lake Erie 伊利湖
continent
baggage
chat
scenery
eastward

westward

upward

surround
harbour
n. 洲；大陆
n. 行李
vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊
n. 景色；风景
adv. 向东
adj. 向东的；朝东的
adv. 向西
adj. 向西的； 朝西的
adv. 向上地；上升地
adj. 上升的；向上的
vt. & vi. 包围；围绕
n. 海港
measure

aboard

eagle
within
border

slight
slightly
acre
urban
vi. & vt. 测量；衡量；判定
n. 计量制；措施
prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、
火车或公共汽车上
n. 鹰
prep. 在……之内
n. 边界；国界；边沿
vt. & vi. 与……接壤；接近
adj. 轻微的；微小的
adv. 稍稍；轻微地
n. 英亩
adj. 城市的；市镇的
rather than
settle down

manage to do
catch sight of
have a gift for
与其；不愿
定居；平静下来；
专心于
设法做
看见；瞥见
对……有天赋
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
Fast Reading (2 minutes)
Read the text quickly and silently ,try to answer the following questions. Then divide the text into 3 parts.
1.What is the main idea of the text ?
2. What does “the True North” refer to?
3.Where are they heading?
Who? What? Where?
This passage is mainly talked about:
Suggested answer :
Two girls, Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian ,who took the train to travel across Canada.
“The True North” is the cross-Canada train.
What does “The True North”
refer to in the text?
Draw the traveling route of the two girls.
从中国到加拿大
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
go eastward, across the continent
Where are they heading?
Montreal
Passage structure
Fill in the blanks and match the main idea of each part.
Part 1
para(s)___

Part 2
para(s)___

Part 3
para(s)___
What they really saw and felt on the trip.

brief introduction about their trip.

Their chat about Canada and Vancouver.
1
2
3-5
plane
train.
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
to __________________
Montreal, Canada
visit their cousins
Careful reading
Part 1 ( 1~2minutes )
Read the 1st para. and finish the chart below.

1. _____________ 2._________________
population

___________
Part 2 ( para.2 ) 2minutes
Canada
distance ____________
(from coast to coast)
Going eastward, you’ll pass
1.______________

3.______________________
_______
Vancouver
Canada’s warmest part
the most beautiful city
3. _______________
_______________
increases rapidly.
5.climate_________
4.some ___________
____________
so wet
trees
___________
extremely tall
mountains
wide rivers & large cities
2. ____________
scenery
5,500 kilometers
oldest & most
beautiful forests
one of Canada’s most popular cities
lakes & forests
Part 3 ( 3 minutes )
Read paragraphs 3-5 and answer the following questions.
1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day?
2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?
3 What did the girls begin to realize after 2 days’ travel?
4 Where did they go after dinner?
5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地)?
1Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains.
2 … Calgary…
3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…
4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay…
5 That night … across Lake Superior
… Toronto
Vancouver
Time
route
Fill in the blank and retell the story
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
west
east
The True North
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded
Retell (5m)
and east. 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 gift for
went through
close to
基础知识自测
一、单词拼写 根据读音、词性和词义写出下列单词。
1____________ [5ministE] n. 大臣;部长
2____________ [kwi:n] n. 女王;王后
3____________ [5kCntinEnt] n. 大陆;陆地
4____________ [5i:stwEd] adv.向东; adj.向东的
5____________ [sE5raund] vt.& vi.包围; 环绕
6____________ [iks5tri:mli] adv.极端地
7____________ [5setl] vt.& vi 定居;解决;平静下来
8____________ [wiT5in] prep.在......之内; 不越出
9____________ [5bC:dE] vt&vi n.边界;国界与...接壤
10____________ [5slaitli] adv.稍稍;轻微地
minister
queen
continent
eastward
surround
extremely
settle
within
border
slightly
11____________ [pC:t] n. 港口;舱门
12____________ [5fi^E] vt.& vi. 想;估计;计算
13____________ [5terifai] vt.使恐怖;恐吓
14____________ [flEu] n. 流程;流动 vi.流动
15____________ [5meipl] n. 枫;枫树;淡棕色
16____________ [E5fiFEl] n. 官员;公务员
17____________ [frC:st] n. 霜;霜冻
18____________ [5welWi] adj.富有的n.富人;有钱人
19____________ [5distEns] n. 距离;远方
20____________ [brC:d]adj.宽阔的;广泛的;主要的
port
figure
terrify
flow
maple
official
frost
wealthy
distance
broad
二、单词运用 根据句子的结构和意义，在空格处填入一个恰当的单词，或者用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1 Vancouver is s_____________ by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
2 It is so wet there that the trees are e____________ tall.
3 A ________ is a place where water is calm and ships can be safe.
4 To go to Russia from China you must cross the ______.
5 The idea that there will be an earthquake t________ many people.
surrounded
extremely
harbour
border
terrifies
6The water f_________ into the Niagara River and over the falls on its wy to the sea.
7 I should phone her from a telephone b___________ .
8 A __________ is a kind of tree with five-pointed leaves.
9 Someone who is ___________ has a large amount of money .
10 The two __________ languages in Canada are English and French.
flows
maple
booth
wealthy
official
三、词语派生 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1 The accident happened on a cold __________ (frost ) morning.
2 The students live happily in these beautiful _______________ ( surround).
3 This is a _____________ (extreme) difficult task.
4 Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, _____________ ( wealth), and wise.
5 Although the new road is being used , it has not yet been ____________ (official ) opened.
frosty
surroundings
extremely
wealthy
officially
6 Travel has _______________ (broad) my vision and knowledge of the world.
7 I’m __________ ( terrify ) of flying. I’d rather go by sea.
8 __________ ( distant) , to her right, she could make out the city of Shanghai.
9 There is a _____________ ( continent) climate in that place.
10 Many people suffered from ____________ ( culture ) shock when they came abroad.
broadened
terrified
Distantly
continental
cultural
四、词组互译 将下列词组或短语译成中文或英语。
1. go on a tour to …________________
2. rather than _____________________
3. speed up _______________________
4. the second biggest country__________
5. in the downtown __________________
在市区
去某地旅行
不愿, 不要
加速
第二大国
6. 在远处___________________________
7. 远到；直到.______________________
8. 估计_____________________________
9. 定居，专心于_____________________
10. 对……有天赋____________________
have a gift for
in the distance
as far as
figure out
settle down
五、词组运用 根据汉语意思，从第四题中选出适当的词组填空。
1. 我的爸爸下个星期去纽约旅行。
My father will ______________ New York next week?
2. 我想喝柠檬，不想喝可乐。
I’d like lemonade ___________________ a coke.
3. 他们一直走到湖边。
They walked _________________________________.
4. 如果我们想按时的话，最好加速。
We had better______________ if we want to be on time.
5.他想结婚并安居下来。
He wants to get married and ______________________.
settle down
go on a tour to
rather than
as far as the lake
speed up
6. 他有音乐天赋。
He _______________ music.
7. 她正在尽力想办法解决这个问题。
She is trying to _______________ to solve the problem.
8. 他一直看着火车，直到火车变成远方的一个点。
She watched the train until it was only a dot __________________.
9. 加拿大是世界上的第二大的国家。
Canada is ___________________________ .
10. 汤姆住在市区。
Tom lives ________________ .
in the downtown
has a gift for
figure out a way
in the distance
the second biggest country
Language points for Reading I
Language points for Reading II
Language Data Bank
Canada is a multicultural country like China. 加拿大像中国一样是一个多元化国家。
multi-是一个前缀，意为“多”
multistory ____________
multiform ____________
multichannel
__________________________
multipurpose __________
Language points for Reading I
多层的
多种形式的
多通话线路的, 多波段的
多种用途的
多党的 _____________
多国的、多民族的 __________
多向的 ________________
多彩的，彩色的 ____________
多媒体 __________
multiparty
multinational
multidirectional
multicolored
multimedia
2. Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. 李黛予和她的表妹刘倩去加拿大大西洋海岸看望她们的表兄妹们。
trip: usually short journey, esp. for pleasure (通常指短途的)行走，旅行（尤指娱乐性的）
与trip搭配的主要动词和介词：
be on a trip to
make a trip to
take a trip to
海滨之行 _______________________
前往巴黎的蜜月之旅
_______________________________
他出差在外。
He is _______________