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Unit 5 Canada:“The True North”
How much do you know about Canada?
Warming up
Please find out the following cities on the map:
The capital of Canada:
[ '?t?w? ]
Ottawa渥太华
Vancouver温哥华 [v?n?ku:v?]
Calgary 卡尔加里 [ 'k?lɡ?r? ]
Toronto 多伦多[ t?'r?nt?? ]
Montreal 蒙特利尔 [ ?m?ntr?'?:l ]
national emblem[?embl?m]
crown[kraun]
flag[ fl?g ]
maple trees
National flag
The current Prime Minister of Canada ——Justin Trudeau
beaver [ ?bi:v?(r) ]
海狸
Pre-reading
If you take a trip to Canada, which part will you choose? Why?
Step 1 Predicting
1. What does the title mean?
2. What is the text mainly about?
Reading
1. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Vancouver — a beautiful city of Canada.
B. A trip across Canada by train.
C. A trip to the Great Lakes.
D. Canada’s rich resources.
Step 2 Skimming
2. What does “The True North” refer to in the text?
2. What does “The True North” refer to in the text?
“…the cross-Canada train.”
“The True North” is the train that goes across Canada.
Thunder Bay
Rocky Mts.
Words Review
rather than
continent
eastward
surround
harbour
population
aboard
settle down
manage to do
instead of 与其,不愿
n. 洲;大陆
adv. 向东
adj. 向东的;朝东的
vt.&vi.包围,围绕
n. 海港
n. 人口
prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、
火车或公共汽车上
定居;平静下来;
设法做
catch sight of
have a gift for
within
border
cousin
increase
rapidly
wheat
port
看见;瞥见
对……有天赋
prep.在…之内
n. 边界;国界;边沿
the child of your aunt or uncle.
become bigger or greater in amount.
A rapid movement is one that is
very fast.
n.小麦
A port is a harbour area where ships load and unload goods or passengers.
Task 1 read the whole text and match the main ideas.
Part 1
para(s)___
Part 2
para(s)___
Part 3
para(s)___
What they really saw and felt after boarding the train.
The brief introduction of their trip.
Their chat on their way to the station.
1
2
3-5
Step 3 Scanning
Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?
A.Because they have not got so much money.
B.Because they want to travel across the Canada.
C.Because the aeroplane is very fast.
D.Because he distance from the west coast to the east isn’t so long.
Para. 1
Step 4 Intensive Reading
3. Fill in the blanks with the information of Vancouver .
(1). Vancouver is Canada’s _____________ part.
(2). Vancouver is Canada’s ______________city, which
surrounded by_______________.
(3).It is one of Canada’s ___________cities to live in.
(4).It has some of the ________________in the world.
Para. 2
2. Which is true according to the text?
A.Danny Lin was waiting for them in the train station.
B.They will pass plains during the trip.
C.Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.
D. There are many trains will cross the Canada.
2. Which is true according to the text?
A.Danny Lin was waiting for them in the train station.
B.They will pass plains during the trip.
C.Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.
D. There are many trains will cross the Canada.
1. Vancouver is Canada’s ________ part.
2. Vancouver is Canada’s______________city, which
surrounded by_______________
3.It is one of Canada’s ___________cities to live in.
4.It has some of the ________________________
in the world.
most beautiful
warmest
mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
most popular
oldest and most beautiful forests
3. Fill in the blanks with the information of Vancouver .
4. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
5. True or False
Canada has the largest amount of fresh water in the world.
Canada is empty within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.
Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada.
Ocean ships can reach the centre of Canada.
Para. 3-5
4. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.
5. True or False
Canada is empty within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.
Canada has the largest amount of fresh water in the world.
Thunder Bay is in the north of Canada.
Ocean ships can reach the centre of Canada.
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Summarize
Assignment
Read the text again after class.
Finish the text in material and try to recite it.
Finish exercises on page35 of the text book.