课件40张PPT。 Canada —
“The True North”Unit 5What do you know
about Canada?Think bout itLet’s have a quiz.B.1. Which is the national flag of Canada?A. C. D.2. 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. D.
Calgary Ottawaposition4. What is the national animal of Canada?
A. B.
Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin5. What is the Canadian leader called?
A. President.
B. Prime Minister.
C. Governor.
D. King.6. How many Great Lakes are there in
Canada?
A. 4.
B. 3.
C. 5.
D. 6.Lake SuperiorLake MichiganLake HuronLake ErieLake Ontario7. Canada is the ______ largest country
in the world.
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th If you take a trip to Canada, what do you think you might see there?
What three words would you use to describe Canada?ReadingA 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 tripCanada the cross-Canada trainSkimmingRead 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 station123-5Characters:
Places:
Route:Scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route. Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny LinVancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; TorontoDraw a travelling route on the map on P33ScanningRocky Mountains5,500kmPacific OceanAtlantic OceanVancouver Calgary Thunder BayToronto What did they see there?Vancouveron the coast north of Vancouver, the oldest and most beautiful forests still remainsurrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west VancouverVancouverThe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatsgrizzly beareaglecowboyhorse riding racesCalgaryCowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.A wheat-growing provinceFarms cover thousands of acres.a very busy portThunder Bay Where is Thunder Bay?At the top of the Great Lakesfresh waterthe five great lakesone third of the world’s supply of fresh waterTorontoTorontoScanning for specific informationAnswer the following questions in complete
sentences.1. Why is the population of Vancouver
growing so rapidly?
2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
3. How are ocean ships able to reach the
centre of Canada?Reading Comprehension IV1. Why is the population of Vancouver
growing so rapidly?The population of Vancouver is growing
so rapidly because it is beautiful. /
It is surrounded by mountains and ocean.
/ People can ski in the mountains
and sail in the harbour.2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
3. Look at the map of Canada. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?At the Calgary Stampede cowboys
compete in riding wild horses for
thousands of dollars.
Ships are able to reach the centre of
Canada because they can follow the
St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ in Canada from _____ to _____. Their friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “____ _____ ______”. Canada is the _______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to _____. As they went ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the northThe True secondcoastcoastwesteastNorthtraineastwardsurroundedRetell the text by filling in the following
blanks.and east. When the cousins ______ _____
in the seats, they looked out of the window.
They saw mountain goats and even a ______
bear and an eagle. Calgary is famous for the
Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over
the world come to compete in the Stampede.
Many of them ____ __ ___ ___ riding wild
horse and can win thousands of dollars in
prizes. Then they _____ ________ a wheat-
growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy
port. Canada has more _____ _____ than
any other country in the world.grizzlyhave a gift forsettled downwent through waterfresh Post reading: (group discussion) Ex 3 on P35
You can choose any one to discuss.Which part of the passage interests you most?
If you go to Canada, where will you go? Why?Tips:
Beginning: If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to go to ___, which impressed me most. ____ is a… city. The reasons are as follows:
Body: Firstly,… Then,…. Besides,….
Ending: So I’d like to choose ____.