Unit 5 Canada—”The True North”
Maple Country
-- Canada
How much do you
know about Canada?
Now let’s have a quiz and see
how much you know about
Canada.
Quiz
1. Where is Canada located?
Arctic
position Canada is in northern North America
Pacific
Atlantic
太平洋
大西洋
北极
B.
2. Which is the national flag of Canada?
A.
C. D.
the national flag
of Canada
the national anthem of Canada
2.climate
different from area to area (as in china )
in the north winters long；
snow for six months
Ottawa:
winter --- -10℃
Summer --- 21 ℃
west coast
warmest
January : 3℃
July : 18 ℃阿
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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.
England
France
settlers from France
settlers from England
settlers
The first settlers arrived from
England in 1497.
Settlers from France reached
Canada in 1534.
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 citythe 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 many Great Lakes are there in
Canada?
A. 4.
B. 3.
C. 5.
D. 6.
How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada?
the five great lakes
苏必利尔湖
休伦湖 安大略湖
伊利湖
密歇根湖
resources of Canada
fresh water coal oil natural gas
forests fish
fresh water
the five great lakes
one third of the world ‘s fresh water
8. Canada is the ______ largest country
in the world.
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th
the largest country in the world the second largest country in the world
size
has an area of
9,984,670 square
kilometers ; the
distance from east to
west is5,500
kilometers
3rd
4th
9. How large is it?
A. 9.98 million km²
B. 9.60 million km²
C. 9.96 million km²
D. 9.98 million km
5,500km
9.98million km2
10.How many provinces are there in
Canada？
A. 13 B. 10
C. 14 D. 23
In Canada, people from many cultures
live together. Canada is a ____________
country.
multicultural
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
What might be included in a journal
during a trip to Canada?
trip
scenery
who
how
where
…….
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went on
a trip across Canada by train.
One sentence:
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian
Canada
by train
Question: What does “the True North”
refer to in the text?
Activity 1: Go through the text and
circle the places that the two girls
reached and draw the trip route （ the
map on page 33）, then compare with
your partner.
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1. It is the name of a train.
2. Canada is located in the northern North
America.
3. It is named after a line from the
Canadian National Anthem.
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Skimming
Listen to the tape and 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
What can they see during the journey?
para2:Their chat on their way to the station
mountains
lakes
forests
wide rivers
large cities
Para. 2 (Vancouver)Try to draw their route on the
map.
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Vancouver
Four “the most”
1. Canada’s __________part
2. Canada’s ____________
3. One of Canada’s __________ to live in
4. Has some of _______________
_______in the world
most beautiful city
most popular cities
the oldest and most
beautiful forests
warmest
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the Rocky Mountains
They managed to catch sight of _______
___________________________________
________________.
some mountain goats and even a grizzly
bear and an eagle
Para 3 They crossed______________________
Calgary 卡尔加里
Para 3 The next stop--Calgary
Para. 3 (Calgary)
What is Calgary famous for?
卡尔加里牛仔节(Calgary Stampede)，是卡尔加里最著名的
节日，拥有“世界上最精彩的户外表演”的美誉，是真正的西
部盛情与狂欢。牛仔节在每年七月的第一个星期五举行，在长
达十天的节庆期间，不仅来自世界各地的顶级职业牛仔齐聚一
堂，参加50万加币大奖的竞技大赛。最特别的是，这段期间卡
尔加里市内所有的商店、旅馆、餐厅、街道全都布置成西部风
格，更推出各种与牛仔相关的商品、乡村音乐、餐饮，全体市
民也都戴起白色仔帽、穿上牛仔裤和时髦的马靴，一起欢度牛
仔节，每天早上九点到十一点，在各主要购物商场等数十个定
点，还免费提供上万份现做的煎饼早餐，邀请所有认识与不认
识的人一起享用。 卡尔加里牛仔节的表演节目在为期十天的
牛仔节嘉年华期间，有一百二十万人前来参观，身临其境可尽
情享受异域原野粗犷豪放的牛仔风情。节目包括职业牛仔竞技
表演,蜚声世界的马车大赛、以及令人叹为观止的晚间大看台
表演等等。
号称北美最大的卡尔加里牛仔节起源于上世纪初，
始于一个牛仔的梦想。在1912年时，一个经常旅行
美国各地从事西部牛仔表演、名叫Guy Weadick的
牛仔，一心梦想要举办一个牛仔竞技活动，发扬西
部拓荒时期的精神与西部牛仔文化，在他努力的奔
走之下，他的构想获得了当时担任牛仔竞技组织的
四大巨头资助，筹措了十万美元，于1912年9月首
次在卡尔加里创立了牛仔竞技活动，并且一举成功，
得到全卡尔加里市民的支持。自那以后，每年7月，
平时安静的卡尔加里便会陷入狂欢。牛仔节也越办
越大，活动项目与奖金也不断的增加，吸引世界各
地的好手前来角逐。
Stampede （美国西部或加拿大)
大西部赛马会
The _________
have a gift for
riding wild
horses and
they can win
thousands of
dollars in ______.
cowboys
prizes
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 provincefarms: 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 last stop: Toronto
After-reading
What three words
would you use to
describe Canada?
big beautiful empty
• The text is a__________
• Story B. journal C. introduction
2.The text is organized in the
order of _______.
• logic B. time C. events
After-reading
Homework
Find out language points and noun clauses
in the reading passage. Discuss and
analyse them.
Summary
Today we have learned:
• Something about Li Daiyu and
Liu Qian’s _______ across Canada;
2. how to ___________ a place,
e.g. its population, location,
attractions etc.
3. how to make a ______ for a trip
to Canada
introduce
trip
plan
Scanning
Part 1
brief introduction of their trip
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
2. Why are they not flying directly to the
Atlantic coast?
Answer questions according to
the passage.
1. Which continent
are the cousins
crossing?
They are crossing
North American.
2. Why are they not flying directly to the
Atlantic coast?
They are not flying directly to the
Atlantic Coast because they want to take
the train from west to east across
Canada./ They want to see Canada./
They want to travel across Canada.
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