Coast to coast
What do you know about Canada?
Read and answer the questions to see how much you know about Canada.
1. What’s the capital of Canada?
a. Toronto.多伦多 b. Ottawa. 渥太华
c. Montreal.蒙特利尔
2. Which is not an official language
in Canada?
a. French. b. English.
c. Spanish.
3. What’s on the Canadian national flag?
a. An oak橡树 leaf.
b. A maple leaf. c. A laurel月桂树 leaf.
4. What’s the most popular sport in Canada?
a. Baseball b. Soccer c. Ice hockey冰上曲棍球
5. What animal is a national symbol of Canada?
a. Moose驼鹿 b. Beaver 河狸
c. Polar bear
Skim the passage, and find the following key information.
It’s an _______ from _________to__________.
email
Eva
Amy
WHO?
WHERE?
HOW?
WHAT?
Vancouver
Rocky Mountains
Quebec
Newfoundland
a home on wheels
deer
poutin
killer whale
The beautiful view of these places
From To
Subject
Hi Amy,
1We made it! My family and I have managed to cross the North American continent, from western to eastern Canada,in two weeks! I can’t wait to share the stories with you.
Eva
Amy
Coast to coast
取得成功
manage to do sth.设法做成某事
洲,大陆
can't wait to do sth.
迫不及待地要做某事
share...with... 与…分享…
2We started from Vancouver, where we picked up our vehicle for the trip—a home on wheels. It took us where we wanted, when we wanted. Dad did the driving but he has a poor sense of direction. We got lost a few times even with the help of GPS, but eventually we managed to cross the Rocky Mountains. I was hoping to see a bear or even an eagle, but all I saw was a small group of deer. The views were fantastic, though. There were forests, mountains with snowy tops and masses of ice. It’s like another world.
车辆
轮子
方向感
迷路
在…的帮助下
最终
manage to do sth设法做成某事
鹰
风景
a mass of/masses of
大量,许多
极好的
3We reached Quebec on the eighth day, where most people speak French. Well, actually, they speak Quebecois, which is a type of Canadian French. The funniest thing happened on that day. I’d fallen asleep, when I heard Dad’s phone ringing. He was driving, so I answered it. Guess who it was? Mum! It was then that I realised her seat was empty!
魁北克
魁北克语
一种=a kind of
fall asleep 入睡be asleep 在睡觉
猜
意识到
空的
How did that happen? Well, while I was sleeping, Dad stopped for some petrol and Mum also got out to take photos, and you can guess the rest... She was so mad! To cheer her up, we went to a typical Quebec restaurant for lunch. We had the famous “poutine”, which is a dish of French fries, fresh cheese and a hot brown sauce called “gravy”. It’s usually followed by pancakes with maple syrup—delicious!
汽油
剩余部分
气愤的
cheer... up 使高兴起来
典型的
肉汁乳酪薯条
酱,调味汁
肉汁
薄煎饼
枫糖浆
4So, we’re now in Newfoundland, the very eastern part of Canada and the end of our journey. To celebrate, we went on a boat trip yesterday. Mum was using Dad’s phone to take photos of the colourful little houses along the coast when we saw something amazing—a killer whale! Mum was so excited that she dropped the phone into the sea. This time it was Dad’s turn to get mad!
旅程
虎鲸
(使)掉落
如此…以至于…
It is one's turn to do sth.
轮到某人做某事
Anyway, another family from Quebec was also on the boat and they got some great photos of the whale. They’re going to send them to us when they get back home. What’s more, their son’s the same age as me. He’s so cool! We’re going to keep in touch, so I now have someone to practise French with!
With love,
Eva
与...一样
keep in touch (with)
(与……)保持联系
stay in touch (with)
(与……)保持联系
Choose the best answers.
1. What does the email mainly talk about?
A. A long journey with the author’s families.
B. A story with the author’s families.
C. A camp on the coast.
D. A trip crossing over the Rocky Mountains.
2. Why did they get lost several times?
A. Because they always went the wrong way.
B. Because they were lack of GPS.
C. Because her father has a poor sense of direction.
D. Because their GPS was out of control.
3. What does “her seat was empty” mean in the third paragraph.
A. Her father was angry with her mother.
B. Her mother left to take photos.
C. Her mother had left, because she was angry with her father.
D. Her father had forgotten that her mother wasn’t in.
4. Why did they go to a typical restaurant for lunch in Quebec?
A. To have a rest.
B. To make her mother happy.
C. To have a dish of French fries.
D. To have a good look at French restaurant.
5. What happened on a boat trip in Newfoundland?
A. Her mother succeeded taking photos of the whale.
B. They got the whale photos from another family from Quebec.
C. Her father’s phone was dropped into the sea.
D. They made her father’s phone repaired.
Retell Eva’s experience according to the following pictures.
THANKS