Unit 5
Canada— “The True North”
Reading—A Trip on“The True North”
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Canada is a multicultural country. It is the second largest country in the world. How much do you know about Canada? Work in pairs and answer this quiz.
1. Which is the national flag of Canada?
A. B.

C. D.
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2. Which is the national flower of Canada?
A. B.
cherry rose
C. D.


maple daffodil 水仙花
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3. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
4. What is the Canadian leader called?
A. President B. Prime Minster
C. Governor D. King
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5. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.


Vancouver Toronto
C. D.
Calgary Ottawa
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6. What is the national animal of Canada?
A. B.


Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.


Polar bear Penguin
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苏必利尔湖
休伦湖
密歇根湖
伊利湖
安大略湖
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.
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Thinking
13mins
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Cooperation
9 mins
Group work
I Check your answers.
II. Read the text and then answer the following questions.
1. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
3. What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources?
III. Finish Exercise 2 on Page 35 on your textbook.
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B A B C C
I Deal with your confusions in the multiple choice part and the long and difficult sentences in the text together.
Presenting
8 mins
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我质疑 我解答
Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
Because it is Canada's warmest part and the most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and ocean, and people can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour. (Line10-13)
2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
Cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars. (Line19-20)
3. What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources?
Water from its lakes and rivers, and wood from its forests. (Line14-15 &Line27-29)
Presenting
8 mins
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Distance for east to west coast:
Oceans on east and west coasts:

Population:
Where most Canadians live:

Location of largest fresh water supply:
Key point about Vancouver:
Key point about calgary:

Key point about Thunder Bay:
Presenting
8 mins
5500km
Atlantic Ocean—east; Pacific Ocean—west
slightly over 30 million
within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border
the Great Lakes
Canada’s warmest part/Canada’s most beautiful city/
some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world,etc.
famous for the Calgary Stampede,etc.
busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes
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Explaining
9 mins
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1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.(Line2)
她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。

2.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.(Line30)
那天夜里她们睡着了，火车越过苏必利尔湖，穿过大森林，朝南向多伦多飞驰着。
Explaining
9 mins
3.Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days，but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. (Line9)
有人想在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大，他们忘了加拿大从东海岸到西海岸共有5500公里。
4. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. (Line26)
海轮可以开到五大湖，让表姐妹俩感到吃惊。
5.People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city，surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. (Line11)
人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，被大山和太平洋环抱。
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Explaining
9 mins

Listen to the text carefully and pay attention to pronunciation.
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Checking
3 mins
1．Read the text and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Paragraph 1(　　) A. The train went southward to Toronto.
Paragraph 2(　　) B. Their friend Danny Lin met them at the airport and helped them to get to the station. On the way，Danny told them a lot of information about Canada.
Paragraph 3(　　) C. The two girls went through a wheat­ growing province and then back to the port city of Thunder Bay.
Paragraph 4(　　) D. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to visit their cousins by flying to Vancouver first，and then taking the train across the whole continent.
Paragraph 5(　　) E. When they crossed the Rocky Mountains，the girls saw many animals. Then they went to Calgary.
2．Read the text and try to write down the main idea of it.
The text is about _____________________________the whole continent of Canada，and it tells us some information about the country.
D
B
E
C
A
the trip two girls across