Canada
Lead-in
How much do you
know about
Canada?
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3 4
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Quiz
1.What is the Canadian leader called?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Governor
D. King
3. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
3.What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. Q D.
Calgary Ottawa
4.Which is the national flag of Canada?
A. B.
C. Q D.
5.What is the national animal of Canada?
A. B.
Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin
A Trip On “The True North”
Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:
1) What is the passage mainly about?
It is about __ ____ of two girls; and it tells us some
information about ______.
2) What is “The True North”?
The True North is a name of
_____________________.
a trip
Canada
the cross-Canada train
Skimming
Read the text quickly and quietly to 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
Scanning
plane
train.
brief introduction about the trip
who _________ and her cousin __________
why
how first by______ ,
then by______
where
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
to ________________
Montreal, Canada
visit their cousins
Part 1
Read the 1st para and finish the chart below
Careful reading
1. ____________part_
2._______________city__
population
___________
Part 2
Para.2
Canada
distance ____________
(from coast to coast)
Going eastward, you’ll pass
1.___________
3.______________________
_______
Vancouver
the warmest
the most beautiful
3. _______________
_______________
is increasing
rapidly.
5.climate_________
4. ______________
______________
wet
trees
___________extremely tall
mountains
wide rivers & large cities
2. ____________scenery
5,500 kilometres
beautiful forests
oldest & most
one of Canada’s most
popular cities
lakes & forests
Part 3
Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions
1. What mountains did they cross earlier that day?
2. Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?
3. What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’
travel?
4. Where did they go after dinner?
5. Which lake did the train rush across that night, and
what’s their next destination(目的地)?
Part 3
Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions
1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?
2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?
3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’
travel?
4 Where did they go after dinner?
5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and
what’s their next destination(目的地)?
1.Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains.
2. … Calgary…
3. After 2 days’ travel, … empty…
4. After dinner, …Thunder Bay…
5. That night … across Lake Superior
… Toronto
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Summary
If you get a chance to travel abroad, and
you can choose any country that you like,
which one will you choose? Why?
Show yourself
Homework
Suppose one student is the guide of Canada,
the other is a traveler from China, make a
dialogue between the two and try to act it out.