Unit 5 Canada – “The True North”-Reading 课件（26张PPT）

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Canada-- “The True North”
Unit 5
homework checking
What do you know about Canada?

What is Calgary Stampede? What kinds of activities are included in it?

3. How many lakes are there in Canada ? What are they?
area
population
Capital
language
National flag
cities

over 9.9 million square kilometers
over 30 million
Ottowa
English and French
Maple Leaf Flag
Ottawa Toronto Montreal Vancouver Calgary
Thunder Bay
1.What do you know about Canada?
2.What is Calgary Stampede? What kinds of activities are included in it?
The Calgary Stampede, which runs for nearly two weeks in July, beginning with a parade on the opening day and ending with a fabulous fireworks display. It includes rodeo riding, chuckwagon racing, agricultural shows .
3. How many lakes are there in Canada ? What are they?
Five, they are Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada has almost one-third of the world’s total supply of fresh water.
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian
to Montreal
to visit their cousins
What's the main idea of this passage?
first by plane then by train
who
where
why
how
Para. 1
It is about ________ of two girls; and it tells us some information about ________.
a trip
Canada




scanning
Scan the passage and find out places and their travelling route, then mark on the map on page 33.
Places:
Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Draw the route on the map
Montreal
Detailed reading ( Para.2)
What 's Vancouver like?
the warmest
the most beautiful
the most popular
the oldest and most beautiful forests
Where is the Rocky Mountains?
Rocky Mountains
the harbour
the forests
some measuring over 90 meters!
Detailed reading ( Para.3)
What can you see in the Rocky Mountains?

What can you see in the Rocky Mountains?
Rocky Mountains
What makes the Rocky Mountains a perfect place for different animals to live in?
mountain goats
grizzly bear
eagle
What is Calgary famous for?
Detailed reading ( Para.4)


What do you know about Thunder Bay?
at the top end of the Great Lakes.
a very busy port
the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes
water area : large and deep
苏必利尔湖
休伦湖
密歇根湖
伊利湖
安大略湖
What do you know about Thunder Bay?

Where is Thunder Bay?
transportation , trade and fishing indurstry
Which industry is well developed in Thunder Bay?
Summary: Fill in the blanks
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train from_____ to______ across Canada. The cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch“_____ _____ _____”, the cross-Canada train. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to ______. As they go _________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is __________ by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins ______ ______ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _______ bear. Calgary is famous for its Stampede. Many of the cowboys from all over North America ______ ______ ______ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is _____ ____ ______ of the Great Lakes.
west
east
eastward
The True North
second
coast
coast
surrounded
settled down
grizzly
have a gift for
went through
at the top
Suppose you were a friend of Li Daiyu or Liu Qian. After they came back from Canada, you asked him/ her some information about Canada.
Tips:
Hello, Liu Qian. Haven’t seen you for a long time, Where have you been?
How many cities have you visited?
Which do you think is the most beautiful city in Canada?/ Which city do you like best?
Why do you think so?/ Why?
……
Show yourself
Write a short passage according to the dialogues in show yourself part.
Homework
Thank you!