Unit 5 Canada –-

“The True North”
Canada-- “The True North”
Do you like to go sightseeing?
Which country do you like to visit?
What can you see in these countries?
Britain
America
France
Australia
Japan
Egypt
Canada
Which is the national flat of Canada?
A. B.

C. Q D.
Quiz
2. Which is the national flower of Canada?
A. B.
cherry rose
C. Q D.
maple daffodil
Quiz
Toronto

maple trees
3. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
Quiz
4. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. Q D.
Calgary Ottawa
Quiz
5. What is the national animal of Canada?
B.

Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.

Polar bear Penguin
Quiz
6. What is the leader of the country called?
President
Prime Minster
Queen
Quiz
7. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
refer to the map on page 33
Quiz
Canada is a very large country that covers all the North American continent north of the United States except Alaska. It has coasts on three oceans: the Atlantic on the east, the Pacific on the west, the Arctic on the north. It is the second largest country on the world, even larger than China. But it has a population of only about 30 million, with just 2.7 people in every square kilometers.
the national flag of Canada
the national anthem of Canada
Arctic
position
Canada is in northern North America
Pacific
Vancouver
Calgary
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
Atlantic
the largest country in the world
size
the second largest country in the world
3rd
4th
reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is
5,500 kilometers and covers six of the world’s 24 time areas.
The five
great lakes
St Lawrence River
Niagara falls
England
France
settlers from France
settlers from England
settlers
the first settlers arrived from England
in 1497.
settlers from France reach Canada
in 1534.
languages
the French-speaking province ----Quebec
the TV and radio in
French ;
French restaurants ;
teaching in schools be done in French.
English and French
Official languages:
Pictures of Canada
Ottawa – the capital city of Canada
Toronto- the biggest city
the beautiful sight of Vancouver – the warmest city of Canada
Vancouver
Vancouver
warmest part ;most beautiful city;
surrounded by mountains and ocean;
ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.
Calgary – the fourth biggest city
Calgary
Key words:
Calgary Stampede;
cowboys;
have a gift for;
prizes.
Thunder Bay
The key words
at the top end of…; busy port; close to…
the fact …surprise many people.
The Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains

make up an enormous

chain of mountains
in western North America.

It extends 3,000 miles from Canada

through the United States to Mexico.
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is

the second largest

falls on the globe

next to Victoria Falls

in southern Africa.
The CN Tower is the World‘s Tallest Building,

It is about 553.33m. It was built in

1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to

demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry

by building a tower taller than any other in the

world.
Canada's National Tower
The Great Lakes are the largest fresh surface water system on Earth. It supplies about one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water and nine-tenths of the U.S. water.
苏必利尔湖
休伦湖
密歇根湖
伊利湖
安大略湖
Ottawa
the second largest country
30,000,000
England and France
English and French
Coal, oil, wood, natural gas and fresh water
Unit 5
Canada ------The True North
Read the passage
1.Try to find out the main idea.
2.Make notes when you find the names of the cities that the two girls have been.
Fast Reading
Q: What is the general idea of the passage?
The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.
What are the main places mentioned in the reading passage? (In time order)
1) Rocky Mountains 2) Vancouver
3) Calgary 4) Toronto
5) Thunder Bay at the top of Lake Superior
2
1
3
5
4
Careful Reading
Para 1:
Q1:Why are the cousins not flying direct to
the Atlantic coast?
Because they want to travel across Canada.
Q2: What is the continent they are crossing?
Crossing the North America Continent.
plane
train.
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
Montreal, Canada
visit their cousins
Part 1
Read Para.1 and finish the chart below
Para 2:
Q: What is “The True North ”?
“The True North ” is the train that run through Canada .
The first stop:
Q:According to Danny Li’s words, what can they
see in Canada?
Vancouver
They will see mountains,and pass thousands
of lakes,forests and wide rivers as well as cities.

1. _____________ 2._________________
population

___________
Part 2
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 90 metres
mountains
wide rivers & large cities
2. ____________
scenery
5,500 kilometres
beautiful forests
oldest & most
one of Canada’s most popular cities
lakes & forests
Vancouver’s population is increasing very rapidly. Why?
Vancouver

Para 3:The afternoon’s activity:
cross
see
Rocky Mountain
mountain goat
grizzly bear
wild scenery
The next stop:
Calgary Stampede
Calgary
Calgary Stampede
What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses.
Two days later:
Para 4:Two days later:
Where is the Thunder Bay?

How much fresh water does Canada have?
One third of the world’s fresh water, and much of it is in the five Great Lake.
Thunder Bay
This city is at the top of the Great Lakes,and is a
very busy port,although it is close to the center of
the country.
Thunder Bay
Para 5 :the last stop:
Toronto
Find out what these numbers refer to?
second
5,500
320

thirty

one-third
It is 5,500 km from coast to coast.
Most Canadians live within 320 km of the USA border
The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million
Canada has one-third of the world’s fresh water
SKIMMING
second largest country in the world
Li Daiyu and
Liu Qian
On a trip top Canada
the first stop
Vancouver
the second…
will see…
it’s 5,500
the most….
it is surrounded
the population
that afternoon
the Rocky Mountains
what did they see?
the
next
stop
Calgary
The Calgary Stampede
two
days
later
that night
Toronto
Thunder Bay
at the top..
it is a ..
close to
Fill in the blanks
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from_____ to______. The 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. When the cousins _____ _____ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountains goats and even a _____ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North American ______ ______ ______ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ______ the center of the country.
west
east
eastward
The True North
second
coast
coast
surrounded
through
down
settled
grizzly
have a gift for
went
close
to
multicolored
multinational
multichannel
multistor(e)y
multiform
multimedia
made of many colours
including many nations
having many channels
having many stories
existing in many forms
using many media (TV, radio and CDs)
rather than
would rather do A than do B
would do A rather than do B
prefer to do A rather than do B
宁愿。。。而不愿
今天我宁愿呆在家里，而不愿意去公园。
I would rather stay at home than go to the park
today.
I prefer to stay at home rather than go to the
park today.
expect
我正在等待她的电话。
我希望他能来参加我的晚会。
I am expecting a call from her.
I expect him to come to my party.
forward(s)
eastward(s)
westward(s)
southward(s)
backwards
ahead, to the front
to the east
to the west
to the south
to the rear(背后),
to the back
rather than
would rather do A than do B
would do A rather than do B
do A rather than do B
prefer to do A rather than do B
宁愿。。。而不愿
学校的四周围有高墙。
一群人围住了她。
The school was surrounded by high walls.
A crowd surrounded him.
He has settled down in the countryside.

He is setting down well in his new job.

Wait until the children settle down before you start the lesson.

He settled himself down in his chair.
他已经在乡村定居了
他很能适应这份新工作。
等学生们静下心来你再上课。
他舒服的坐在自己的椅子上。
They went through a wheat-growing province and saw……
I am afraid of going through tat forest.

He went through a very difficult time.

Dick went through his pockets looking for the keys.
穿过，通过
经历，遭受
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