(共21张PPT)
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高一 必修 3
Unit 5
Canada — “The True North”
Learning aims:
1. Enable students to learn about some basic information about Canada and make a travelling route.
2. Let students learn different reading skills and use them.
3. Stimulate students` interest in learning about foreign countries.
How much do you know about Canada?
Maple Country —— Canada
1. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
2. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. D.
Calgary Ottawa
3. What is the national animal of Canada?
B.
Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin
4. What is the Canadian leader called?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Governor
D. King
5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Skim the passage quickly 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 trip
Canada
the cross-Canada train
Scan the passage and complete the route of the trip.
the Rocky Mountains
Thunder Bay
the Great Lakes
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s trip to Canada:
Read the text carefully and fill in the
blanks.
Place Information
Vancouver ●It is 1____________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
●People can 2 ___ in Rocky Mountains and sail in the 3________.
●Wet climate makes the trees extremely tall, some 4_________ over 90 metres.
measuring
surrounded
ski
harbour
Place Information
The
Rocky Mountains ●The cousins and their friend managed to 5____________ some mountain goats, a grizzly bear and an eagle.
Calgary ●It is famous for 6___________________.
●Many cowboys 7_____________ riding horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.
have a gift for
catch sight of
the Calgary Stampede
Place Information
A wheat-growing
Province ●Farms cover thousands of square 8_____.
Thunder Bay ●It is a busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes in an 9______ area.
●Ocean ships can sail up 10______________.
the Great Lakes
acres
urban
Fill in the blanks and retell the story
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from _____ to _____ . Their cousins’ 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 go ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north
Retell
west
east
The True North
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded
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 competition. 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 ______ ____ the center of the country.
settled down
grizzly
have a gift for
went through
close to
Design a route for travelling. Which cities would you like to visit in China? What can you see in these cities? (includes at least 5 cities)
Discussion
For example: First, I would like to go to Lanzhou, there I can see…….; then, I prefer to go to ××, and it is famous for….; after that, I will go to ××, I am admired by its……
高考演练
假设由你接待一组加拿大中学生代表团。该团在北京只逗留两天。请你提出建议:
1.首先建议去长城。长城是世界最长的墙,世界八大奇观之一,历史悠久,全部由手工建成,令人惊叹不已。
2.其次是故宫,它建于1406年,曾有24位皇帝在那儿居住过。皇帝在那儿发号施令。参观它,可以更多地了解中国历史。
3.对其逗留时间短暂深感遗憾,否则,可以参观颐和园、北海公园等。
参考词汇:发号施令:issue orders
Homework
Write a short travelling route of visiting Beijing in two days.
Thank you!