competition
How much do you know about Canada?
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1.How wide is it from the west coast to the east coast of Canada?
A. 9,980km5555565
B. 5,500 km
C. 8,800kmQ
D. 4,500km
2. Which is the national flower of Canada?
A. B.
cherry
rose
maple(枫叶)
daffodil (水仙花)
C. D.
3. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English and Spanish
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English
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)
the biggest city
the warmest and most beautiful city
the industrial center
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 large is it?
A. 9.98 million km²
B. 9.60 million km²
C. 9.96 million km²
D. 9.98 million km
8. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
Reading
Pre-reading
Predict:
What does “The True North” refer to in the text?
It is a name for________________
the cross-Canada train
Task 1:
Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of the 3 parts.

Task 2:
Draw the route(路线) of the two girls' trip.
Fast Reading
Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of the 3 parts.
Part 1
para(s)___

Part 2
para(s)___

Part 3
para(s)___
A:What they really saw and felt after boarding the train

B:Brief introduction of their trip

C:Their chat on their way to the station
Passage structure
Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of the 3 parts.
Part 1
para(s)___

Part 2
para(s)___

Part 3
para(s)___
A:What they really saw and felt after boarding the train

B:Brief introduction of their trip

C:Their chat on their way to the station
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Passage structure
What’s the route(路线) of the trip?
策划：《学生双语报》
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
to __________________
visit their cousins
Scanning
Part 1
Read the 1st para. and finish the chart below.
Montreal, Canada
plane
train
Para. 1
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
2. Why are the cousins not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?
They are crossing North America.
Because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada.
Because they want to travel across Canada.
para2:Their chat on their way to the station
What can they see during the journey?
mountains
lakes
forests
wide rivers
large cities
Para.2 Vancouver(温哥华)
Its population is increasing rapidly
Para. 2 (Vancouver)

surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean
warm and wet
skiing and sailing
the oldest and most beautiful forests
the Rocky Mountains
They managed to catch sight of _______
___________________________________
______________.
some mountain goats and even a grizzly
bear and an eagle
Para 3
They crossed______________________
catch sight of: suddenly see sth
Calgary 卡尔加里
Para. 3 the next stop – Calgary(卡尔加里)
What is Calgary famous for?
Para. 3 (Calgary)
The _________ have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in ______.
cowboys
prizes
What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
Why did they begin to realize that Canada is quite empty?
Para. 4 charateristics(特点):____________
empty
Because there are only slightly over thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.
A wheat-growing province
farms: covers thousands of acres(亩).
Para. 4 ____________
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a ________ city.
Where is Thunder Bay?
It is at the top of the _______________.
Canada has ______________ the world’s total fresh water; and much of it is in ______________.
busy port
Great Lakes
one third of
the Great Lakes
Para 5 :the next stop:
Toronto
After-reading
What three words would you use to describe Canada?
big beautiful
empty multicultural
Summary
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 km from _____ to _____. As they go ________ , they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is __________ by mountains, lakes, forests and rivers. 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 animals. Then they ____ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ___ ____ ___ __ the Great Lake.
west
east
The True
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded
at the top of
through
went
have a gift for
grizzly
settled down
North
group-work
Suppose you are Liu Qian and Li Daiyu and you have come back from Canada. Please introduce it to your classmates.
Vancouver
The Rocky Mountains
Calgary
Thunder Bay
My experience in Canada
Group work. 6 members for each group.one is Liu Qian, another one is Li Daiyu,and the others are their classmates.
oral report
Classmates: Hello, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian, I heard that you have come back from Canada. Can you tell me something about Canada?
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian: Of course, go ahead.
Classmates: ......
Referring questions
How did you get Canada? by.....
What did you see during the trip?
Where was your first stop in Canada?
Where is Vancouver? .......
He who travels far knows much.
行千里路，读万卷书。
The longestjourney begins with a single step.
千里之行，始于足下。
We should work hard from now on and be a knowledgeable man in the future.
Useful Phrases
1. 与其；不愿 rather ___________
2. 设法做… __________ to do sth.
3. 对…有天赋 have a ______ ______
4. 一直；全程 ______ the way
5. 穿过；经历；检查 go ________
6. 定居；平静下来； settle _________
7. 在旅行 be ____ a _____ (to)
8. 因…而出名 be famous _______
9. 被…环绕 be __________ ____
10. 看见；瞥见 catch ______ of
than
down
gift
for
all
through
manage
on
trip
for
surrounded
by
sight
Useful Words
1. measure ___________
2. impressive ___________
3. scenery __________
4. surround _________
5. chat __________
harbor ____________
测量(v.);措施(n.)
7. slightly __________
8. continent __________
9. westward __________
10. eagle ____________
11. cowboy __________
12. urban ____________
聊天；闲聊
景色；风景
包围；环绕
使人印象深刻的
港口
轻微地
洲；大陆
向西
鹰
牛仔
城市的；市镇的
Homework:
Retell the story in your own words