Canada—“The True North”
Unit 5
A TRIP ON
"THE TRUE NORTH"
Reading:
How much do you know about Canada?
Maple Country —— Canada
position
The Beaufort Sea
the Arctic Ocean
Greenland
The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
Alaska
the United States
the largest country in the world
the second largest country in the world
size

has an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers; the distance from east to west is 5,500 kilometers.
3rd
4th
9.98million km2
5,500km
population
a population of 29 million
England
France
settlers from France
settlers from England
settlers
The first settlers arrived from
England in 1497.
Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534.
weather
different from area to area (as in china )
in the north
winters long；
snow for six months
Ottawa:
winter --- -10℃
Summer --- 21 ℃
west coast
warmest
January : 3℃
July : 18 ℃
resources of Canada
fresh water
coal
oil
natural gas
forests
fish
fresh water
the five great lakes
one third of the world’s supply of fresh water
most of the electricity is produced by water
The Niagara fall
Much of the country is covered by forests.
forests
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.
the national flag of Canada
the national anthem of Canada
national animal
beaver 海狸
Can you tell some famous cities?
Capital city ----- Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada.A population of 1,200,000 makes Ottawa the fourth-largest urban area in Canada.
position
1. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
Work in pairs and answer the quiz about Canada.
2. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. D.
Calgary Ottawa
3. What is the national animal of Canada?
B.


Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin
4. What is the Canadian leader called?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Governor
D. King
5. How many “Great Lakes” are
there in Canada and what are
they?
4
3
5
6
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 trip
Canada
the cross-Canada train
Task 1: Pre-reading
Task 2: Skimming
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
Listen and match the main idea of the 3 parts.
Characters:
Places:
Scan the passage and find out characters, places and draw a travelling route on the map on P33.
Li Daiyu Liu Qian and Danny Lin
Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto
Task 3: scanning
Rocky Mountains
5,500km
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Task 4: Read the text carefully 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 5: Answer questions according to the passage.
1. According to the text, which is the warmest and most beautiful city in Canada ?
A . Montreal . B . Calgary
C . Thunder Bay. D . Vancouver
2. Why are the cousins not flying direct to the atlantic coast?
A. Because they have not so much money.
B. Because they want to have a good view of canada.
C. Because the airplane is so fast.
D. Because the distance from the west coast to the east isn’t so long.
3. What do we know about the Calgary Stampede?
A. It is a famous show in Calgary.
B. Only Canadian cowboys can join in it.
C. Cowboys compete in catching wild horses.
D. Some cowboys can win millions of dollars there.
4. The sentence “Canada is quite empty” (Line 21) tells us that __________.
A . Canada has few resources
B .most Canadians prefer to live abroad
C .farms in Canada are extremely large in size
D .Canada has a small population for its large size
Homework
发挥想象，连词成文（100词左右）
settle down, chat, rather than, surround, manage to do, scenery, measure, have a gift for, continent, catch sight of
Thank you!