人教版 高二英语Unit 5 Canada – “The True North”Reading课件（27张）

A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”
人教版 必修三 Unit5 ReadingⅠ
保亭中学 陈秀梅
maples
beautiful scenery
Canada
1. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
Quiz
2. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.


Vancouver Toronto
C. Q D.


Calgary Ottawa
Quiz
3. What is the national animal of Canada?
B.



Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.



Polar bear Penguin
Quiz
4. What is the Canadian leader called?
President
Prime Minister
Queen
King
Quiz
5. How many “Great Lakes” are there
in Canada ?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
Michigan
Ontario
Erie
Huron
Superior
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
“The True North” is the cross-Canada train.
What does “The True North”
refer to (指的是）in the text?
Can you guess ?
Fast Reading (2 minutes)
Skim the text quickly to get the main idea of it.
1. What is the main idea of the text ?
Who? Why? Where?
Suggested answer :Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to visit their counsins in Montreal.
structure
Read the text quickly and match the main idea of each part.
Part 1
para 1

Part 2
para 2

Part 3
Para(3-5)
a.What they really saw and felt on the trip.

b.brief introduction about their trip.

c.Their chat about Canada and Vancouver.
Careful reading
Skim the passage to find out the route(路线) of the cousin's trip.
1.Rocky Mountains
2.Calgary
3.Vancouver
4.the Great Lakes
5.Thunder Bay
6.Montreal
7.Toronto
_3___---___---____---____---_____---_____---__
1
2
5
4
7
6
3.Vancouver
2.Calgary
5.Thunder Bay
7.Toronto
go eastward, across the continent
6.Montreal
1.Rocky Mountains
4.the Great Lakes

Read the passage again and find out the basic facts about

Canada from para 2 and para 4.






■ Distance from east to west coast ___________
■ Population__________________________
■ Where most Canadians live____________________________
■ Location of largest fresh water supply_____________________
5,500km
slightly over 30 million
within 320km of the USA border
the Great Lakes
Vancouver
1.Why is Vancouver's population growing rapidly?
Because it is the warmest part,________________,
______________________city in Canada.
the most beautiful
one of the most popular
2.What`s the climate of Vancouver in the text?
It is warm and wet.
Scan the second paragraph to find the following information.
Part 3 ( 3 minutes )
Read paragraphs 3-5 and answer the following questions.
1.What did the cousins see when they crossed the Rocky Moutains?
2.What is famous in Calgary?
3.What did the girls begin to realize after 2 days` travel?
4.Where is Thunder Bay?
5.Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s the train’s next destination(目的地)?

They managed to catch sight of some mountain goats,a grizzly bear and an eagle.
It is famous for the Calgary Stampede.
Canada is quite empty.
At the top of the Great Lakes.
Lake Superior
Toronto
Vancouver
The Rocky Mountains
mountain goats
grizzly bear
eagle
cowboy
They have a gift for riding wild horses
Calgary
Cowboys are competing in riding wild horses.
a very busy port
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Discuss the question in pairs.
If you go to Canada some day ,
where will you go ?
Why?
You can use the following phrases to help you.
be surrounded by,harbour,manage to do,
catch sight of,have a gift for,be amazed to,
be surprised at
You can do it like this:
Beginning: If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to go to ___, which impressed me most. ____ is a… city/place. The reasons(原因) are as follows:
Body: Firstly,… Then,…. Besides,….
Ending: So I’d like to choose ____.
Summary
Distance from east to coast
Population
Where most Canadians live
Location of large fresh water supply
the features of
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Basic facts about Canada
Homework
Please write a short passage about the trip that you have experienced(经历)，you can use the following questions to help you. (about 100 words)
1.Why did you take your trip?
2.Where did you begin and end your trip?
3.Who did you meet ?
4.What did you see and feel?