Unit 5
Canada ------The True North
reading
Learning aims:
To train the ability to skim for the main idea of each paragragh and to scan for the detailed information
To develop the ability to apply the newly-learnt information to expressing their ideas
To learn basic knowledge about Canada
课前自主预习
重点单词 根据英文释义写出单词
1.______ the cases, bags, boxes, etc. carried by someone who is traveling
2. ______ a large mass of land surrounded by sea
3. ______ an informal friendly conversation
4. ______ a short informal test
5. ______on or onto s ship, plane, bus or train
6. _______ the people of Canada
7. ______ the natural features of a particular part of a country, such as mountains, forests, deserts, etc

baggage
continent
chat
quiz
aboard
Canadian
scenery
8. _______ to be all around someone or something on every side
9. _______ to find the size , length, or amount of something using standard units
10.________ connected with a town or city
11.________ the official line that separates two countries, or the area
12. _______ a government member who is in charge of a government department
13._______ in or by a very small amount, so small that it almost cannot be seen
surround
measure
urban
minister
border
slightly
II. 重点短语
1. compare A _____ B 把A与B进行比较
2. _______ do sth. 设法作某事
3. have _________ for 对…. 有天赋
4. ____________ 与其， 不愿
5. ____________ 定居；专心于
6. ____________ 看见；瞥见
7. have __________ with sb. 与某人聊天
8. ____________ 去旅行
with
manage
a gift
rather than
settle down
catch sight of
a chat
go on a trip
Step I: Warming up
How much do you know about Canada?

Try the quiz on page33.
1. What language (s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
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?
President
Prime Minister
Governor
King
5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:
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
Step II: Skimming
Read the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts
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
Characters:
Places:
Route:
Task 1: scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route.
Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny Lin
Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto
Draw a travelling route on the map on P33
STEP III: Scanning
Rocky Mountains
5,500km
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
plane
train.
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
Montreal, Canada
visit their cousins
Task 2: Read Para.1 and finish
the chart below

1. _____________ 2._________________
population

___________
Part 2 Their chat on their way to the station

Para.2
Canada
distance ____________
(from coast to coast)
Going eastward, you’ll pass
1.______________

3.______________________
_______
Vancouver
the warmest part
the most beautiful city
3. _______________
_______________
increasing rapidly.
5._________________
4. ______________
______________
wet climate
trees

___________
extremely tall measuring over 90 metres
mountains
wide rivers & large cities
2. ____________
scenery
5,500 kilometres
beautiful forests
oldest & most
one of Canada’s most popular cities
thousands of lakes & forests
Part 3 What they really saw and felt after boarding the train
Read Paras 3-5 and answer the following questions.
1 What mountains did they cross ealier 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(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
Task 3:Read the text and fill in the blanks.
measuring
surrounded
ski
harbour
have a gift for
catch sight of
the Calgary Stampede
the Great Lakes
acres
urban
Translate the following sentences into Chinese and recite them
1. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down their seats.
那天下午登上火车后，表姐妹俩在座位上坐好。
2.Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.
那天一大早，火车先是穿越落基山脉，他们
设法看到了野山羊，甚至还看到了一只大灰
熊和一只鹰
Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings with the following ones.
1. They determined to fly to Vancouver and go from west to east across Canada by train instead of taking a plane all the way.
2. Lots of them have a natural ability to ride wild horses well and they can be rewarded with a large sum of money.
Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they
decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train
west to east across Canada.
Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses
And can win thousands of dollars in prizes.
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 and east.
Task 4 Fill in the blanks. 1 point for each correct answer.
west east
The True North
second
coast
eastward
surrounded
coast
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
went
close to
gift for
through
Homework
Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada.