Canada -- "The True North"
Reading
What three countries would you like to see most? Why?
If you have a chance to visit Canada, what do you expect to see there?
Canada
How much do you know about Canada?
Canada is the second largest country in the world.
9984670平方公里，居世界第二位，其中陆地面积9093507平方公里，淡水覆盖面积891163平方公里。
Lead-in and Warming Up
Canadian flag
呈横长方形，长与宽之比为２∶１。旗面中间为白色正方形，内有一片１１个角的红色枫树叶；两侧为两个相等的红色竖长方形。白色正方形代表加拿大辽阔的国土，加拿大很大面积的国土全年积雪期在１００天以上，故用白色表示；两个红色竖长方形分别代表太平洋和大西洋，因加拿大西濒太平洋、东临大西洋；红枫叶代表全体加拿大人民，加拿大素有“枫叶之国”的美誉，枫树是该国的国树，枫叶是加拿大民族的象征。
图案中间为盾形，盾面下部为一枝三片枫叶；上部的四组图案分别为：三头金色的狮子，一头直立的红狮，一把竖琴和三朵百合花，分别象征加
拿大在历史上与英格兰、苏格兰、爱尔兰和
法国之间的联系。盾徽之上有一头狮子举着
一片红枫叶，既是加拿大民族的象征，也
表示对第一次世界大战期间加拿大的牺牲者的悼念。狮子之上为一顶金色的王冠，象征英女王是加拿大的国家元首。盾形左侧的狮子举着一面联合王国的国旗，右侧的独角兽举着一面原法国的百合花旗。底端的绶带上用拉丁文写着“从海洋到海洋”，表示加拿大的地理位置——西濒太平洋，东临大西洋。
自然资源
9.98million km2
5,500km
Ottawa 渥太华
Knowledge about Canada: True or False.
1. Canadians speak English and French.
T
2. Toronto is the capital of Canada.
F
3. Canada lies in the north of South America.
F
4. Canada is the largest country in the world.
F
5. Canada is on the north of USA.
T
6. The national animal of Canada is polar bear.
F
7. Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth.
T
8. The Head of the Canadian Government is the Prime Minister.
T
Ottawa
North America
second
beaver
Task one: Read the reading passage while listening, and then finish the following tasks.
Answer the following questions. Q1. Which city in Canada did they reach at first what’s the destination (目的地)of their traveling ? Q2. Did they travel by plane or by train? Q3. Which of the following places are mentioned in the text?
the Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Calgary, the Rocky Mountains, Thunder Bay, Montreal, the Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Niagara, St Lawrence River, Toronto, and Ottawa.
(Vancouver, the Atlantic coast)
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2. Find out the traveling route of the two girls.
Vancouver
Rocky mountain
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Lake Superior
The Atlantic coast
Task Two: Read carefully and answer the questions.
1. Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?
2. What is the continent they are crossing?

3. What is “The True North”?

4. Why do many people want to live in Vancouver?

5. Name two natural resources that Canada has according to the text.
Because they want to take the train from West to East across Canada/ they want to see Canada / they want to travel across Canada.
They are crossing North America.
Because it is beautiful. People can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour.
“The True North” is the cross-Canada train. “The True North” is its name.
water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.
Li Daiyu and her cousin were__ __ ___ to Canada.They decided to __ ___ China to Vancouver and to ___ __ ___from west to east.Danny Lin was going to take them to catch __ ___ ____,the ________ train.Canada is the ____ _____ country in the world..As they go _____.they will see ______, lakes, ____ and ________as well as cities.It is _____ kilometers from ____ to ____.Vancouver is the _____ part of Canada.Its population is _______ rapidly because many people want to live there.
On a trip
fly from
take the train
The True North
cross-Canada
second largest
eastward
mountains
forests
wide rivers
5,500
coast
coast
warmest
increasing
*Homework:
1. Read the text carefully
again and finish Ex2 on P35.
2. Do Ex1, Ex2, and
Ex3 on P 36