Unit 5
Canada –“The True North”
How much do you know about Canada?
Warming-up
B.
1. Which is the national flag of Canada?
A.
C.
D.
2. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English.
B. English and German.
C. English and French.
D. English and Spanish.
3.How many provinces are there in Canada？
A. 13 B. 10
C. 14 D. 23
4. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver (温哥华) Toronto (多伦多)
C. D.
Calgary (卡尔加里) Ottawa (渥太华)
5. What is the national animal of Canada?
B.

Beaver (海狸) Grizzly bear (灰熊)
C. D.

Polar bear (北极熊) Penguin(企鹅)
6. What is the leader of the country called?
President (总统)
Prime Minister (总理；首相)
Queen (女王)
D. Chairman (主席)
加拿大总理--斯蒂芬·哈珀
(Stephen Harper)
7. How many Great Lakes are there in
Canada?
A. 4.
B. 3.
C. 5.
D. 6.
How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada?
the five great lakes
密歇根湖
8. Canada is the ______ largest country
in the world.
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
Pre-reading
Task 1 Skimming
Read the text and find:
the names of places they covered:
While-reading
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
L. Superior
Toronto
Rocky Mts.
the route of the two girls.
Task 2 Scanning
Para.1
:Danny Lin’s introduction about their trip
What can they see during the journey?
mountains
lakes
forests
wide rivers
large cities
Para.2
1.Canada’s _____________ part.

2.Canada’s______________city,
surrounded by_______________

3.one of Canada’s ___________cities to live in.

4.Some of the ________________________
in the world.
most beautiful
warmest
mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
most popular
oldest and most beautiful forests
Its population is increasing rapidly
Four “the most”
Para. 2 (Vancouver)
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
L. Superior
Toronto
Rocky Mts.
the route of the two girls.
Read para 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 think about Canada 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？
1 Earlier 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
Para.3-5
Read para.3-5 again, discuss with your partners to finish the table and then do a presentation
Group work
What have we learned today?
Something about Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s trip across Canada.
How to introduce a place, including its location, population, attractions and so on.
Summary
Homework
Find out the language points in this passage.
Finish the exercise on P.36.
Good-bye!