A trip on “The True North”
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Who is he?
Where is he from?
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How much do you know about Canada?
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Now let’s have a quiz and see how much you know about Canada.
Quiz
StepⅠ: Lead-in
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B.
1. Which is the national flag of Canada?
A.
C.
D.
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2. Which is the national flower of Canada?
A. B.
cherry rose
C. Q D.
maple daffodil
Quiz
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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7. How many Great Lakes are there in
Canada?
A. 4.
B. 3.
C. 5.
D. 6.
苏必利尔湖
休伦湖
安大略湖
伊利湖
密歇根湖
[hj?r?n]
[‘mi?iɡ?n]
[‘i?ri]
[?n’t??ri?u]
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8. Canada is the ______ largest country
in the world.
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th
落基山脉
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9. How large is it?
A. 9.98 million km?
B. 9.60 million km?
C. 9.96 million km?
D. 9.98 million km
国会山
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10.How many provinces are there in Canada?
A. 13 B. 10
C. 14 D. 23
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Arctic
position
Canada is in northern North America
Pacific
Atlantic
太平洋
大西洋
北极
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1.Can you use some adjective words to
describe Canada?
CANADA
modern
attractive
fashionable
beautiful
developed
empty
Pre-reading
2. Would you like to take a trip to Canada?
What do you expect to see there?
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A TRIP ON
“ THE TRUE NORTH”
Reading
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brief introduction about the trip
who _____ and her cousin ______
why
where
(destination)
how
(transportation) first by______ ,
then by______
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
to __________________
visit their cousins
Task 1 Read the 1st Para. and finish the chart below.
Montreal, Canada
plane
train
StepⅡ: Fast-reading
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Li Daiyu and Liu Qian
Danny Lin
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Read to find
Task 2:
Draw the route (路线)of the two girls
traveling across Canada.
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Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
go eastward, across the continent
What did they see there?
Rocky Mountains
Lake Superior
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1. Why are the two girls not flying
directly to the Atlantic coast?
A. It is too long a trip for them.
B. They want to travel across Canada.
C. There is no direct flight to the
Atlantic coast.
D. It is much cheaper to get there by
train.
Task 3. Choose the best answers.
StepⅢ: Careful-reading
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2. Which of the following cities is described as
the most beautiful city in Canada?
A. Vancouver. B. Calgary.
C. Toronto. D. Montreal.
3. What is “ The True North ” according
to the text?
A. The northern part of Canada.
B. Mountains in the north of Canada.
C. North America.
D. The cross-Canada train.
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4. Who will take part in the Calgary
Stampede?
A. Cowboys from Stampede.
B. People from Canada.
C. Anyone who has a gift for riding.
D. Cowboys from all over the world.
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5. Why did they begin to realize two days
later that Canada is quite empty?
A. They found nobody on their way.
B. There are only thirty million people
living on such a huge land and most
of them live within the areas of the
USA border.
C. There are too many lakes in Canada.
D. Canada is surrounded by Oceans
on three sides.
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Task 4
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)___
A. What they really saw and felt after boarding the train
B. Brief introduction of their trip
C. Their chat on their way to the station
1
2
3-5
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Para. 2: Their chat on their way to the station
What can they see during the journey?
mountains
lakes
forests
wide rivers
large cities
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Its population is increasing rapidly.
Task 5: Detailed Reading
Vancouver (Para. 2)
Location
地理位置
Climate气候
Entertainment(娱乐)
Scenery
景色
surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean
warm and wet
skiing and sailing
the oldest and most
beautiful forests
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They managed to catch sight of
and and .
Para. 3
They crossed______________________ .
the Rocky Mountains
even a grizzly bear
an eagle
some mountain goats
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Calgary 卡尔加里
Para. 3 The next stop—Calgary
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Para. 3 (Calgary)
What is Calgary famous for?
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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
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A wheat-growing province
farms: cover thousands of acres(亩).
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Why did they begin to realize that Canada is quite empty?
Para. 4 Characteristics(特点):____________
empty
Because there are only slightly _________________people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of __________________.
over thirty million
the USA border
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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
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Para 5 :The last stop:
Toronto
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_________: mountains, lakes forests, wide rivers , large cities
Size: 5,500 km from _______ to ________
Population: _________ over thirty million, most Canadians live _______ a few hundred km of the USA border
Agriculture: wheat farms covered thousands of _________
Natural resources (资源): has the most _______ water
Scenery
coast
coast
slightly
within
acres
fresh
Task 6: General impression of Canada
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Two Chinese girls named Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took a trip by train across Canada, during which they saw some beautiful scenery and wild animals, visited many interesting
places and got some information
about Canada.
提示:两名中国女孩,李黛予和刘倩,乘火车横跨加拿大,在旅行途中她们看到了美丽的风景以及野生动物,也参观了许多有趣的地方,同时了解了加拿大。
(two Chinese girls; take a trip; Canada; scenery; wild animal )
Summary (约 30 词)
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Activity: Spot interview(现场采访)
Two journalists in our class want to interview some of you to know your favorite place in Canada. Now they are ready to do it.
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Homework
1.Exercises at Page 36 (Textbook)
2. Write a short report about two or three most impressive things during the trip across Canada.
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