Canada—”The True North”
A Trip on “The True North”
Canada
Do you know anything about Canada?
North America
Canada
1
2
3
Continent
Canada
9.98million km2
5,500km
Pacific ocean
Arctic ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
America
East coast
West coast
border
Canada
Maple country
National flag
National emblem
Canada
What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
C. D.
E. F.
Vancouver.
Toronto
Calgary
Ottawa
Thunder Bay
Montreal
Canada
1. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English.
B. English and German.
C. English and French.
D. English and Spanish.
the French-speaking
province ----Quebec
languages
Official languages:
English and French
the TV and radio in French;
French restaurants;
teaching in schools is done in French.
A Trip on “The True North”
Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:
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
A Trip on “The True North”
Draw the traveling route of the two girls.
A Trip on “The True North”
Why is it exciting to cross the whole continent
by train instead of by air?
great scenery
A Trip on “The True North”
Basic Facts about Canada
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada from _____ to _____ . Their 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. 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 _____ ___ ___ ____ riding wild horses. Then they ________ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy _____ city , which is at the top of the _______ ______. That night as they slept, the train rushed towards Toronto.
west
east
True North
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded
The
settled down
grizzly
have a gift for
went through
Great Lakes
port
Discussion
Can you use three words to describe
CANADA?
Which part of Canada or what thing
interests you most in CANADA?
Homework
· Please read the passage at least 3 times.
· Try to retell the trip of the two girls.
· Do the exercises on P36.
Thank you!