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Which country does the picture remind you of?
Unit 5 Canada --“The True North”
How much do you know about Canada?
1. Which is the map of Canada?
A. B.
C. D.
Australia
The U.S.A.
The U.K.
Canada
2.Which is the national flag of Canada?
A. B.
C. Q D.
The U.S.A.
France
New Zealand
A country full of maple
The
Atlantic Ocean
The
Pacific Ocean
Maple Leaf Flag
?
3. What is the capital of Canada?
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. D.
Calgary Ottawa
4. What is the national animal of Canada?
B.
Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin
Beaver 海狸
National animal of Canada
5. Which is the national flower of Canada?
A. B.
C. Q D.
cherry rose
maple tulip
6. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
7. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world.
A. second B. third C. forth D.\
8. What is the leader of the country called?
A. President.
B. Prime Minister.
C. Queen.
Justin Trudeau
9. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior B. Lake Huron
C. Lake Erie D. Lake Ontario
E. Lake Michigan
10. Describe the location (位置)of Canada.
Location
The Pacific is ____________ of Canada.
The Atlantic Ocean is __________of Canada.
The Arctic is ____________ of Canada.
The U.S.A is _____________ of Canada.
It is on ______________ Continent.
on the south
North America
on the west
on the east
on the north
Canada– “The True North”
Guessing:
What does “The True North” in the title refer to?
A Trip on “ The True North”
Read the passage quickly ,seeking the general idea of the passage.
Task 1
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian
________________________ took a ______ from _____________ __________________ because they thought it was _________ to cross _________________.
train
west to east
across
Canada
interesting
the whole continent
Read the passage quickly ; underline the places the two girls passed to draw their traveling route.
Canada
China
Task 2
Traveling Route
China
plane
Why were they on a trip to Canada?
2.Why were the cousins not flying all the way to the Atlantic coast?
They wanted to take the train west to east across Canada and the trip would be exciting.
To visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast.
Task 3: Detailed information
Para1: At the beginning
Para2: The first stop
According to Danny Li, what could they know about Canada?
Vancouver
There are _________and thousands of_____ and ______, as well as _________and ________.
Canada is______ km from coast to coast.
Vancouver is the _________ part of Canada.
Many people want to live in Vancouver, because
________________________________________.
5,500
warmest
it is Canada’s most beautiful city. They can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour.
mountains
lakes
forests
wide rivers
large cities.
Vancouver
What does “The True North”in the title refer to?
1. It’s position : the northern North America
2. The name of the cross-Canada train
3. A line from Canada National Anthem(国歌)
cross
the Rocky Mountains
mountain goat
grizzly bear
The next stop:
Calgary
Para 3: That afternoon:
catch
sight of
eagle
Calgary Stampede
Calgary
Calgary Stampede
What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars.
Two days later:
Para 4: After two days’travel
Thunder Bay
True or False
Most Canadians live within a few thousand km of the USA border.
2. The population of Canada is only over thirteen million.
3. Thunder Bay is a port city at the end of Canada, near Toronto.
4. Canada has two-thirds of the world’s fresh water, and much of it is in the five Great Lakes.
F only slightly over thirty million
F a few hundred of
F one-third
F at the top of the Great Lakes, in the urban area.
Para 5: That night: the last stop:
across the top of Lake Superior towards Toronto
Now please design a poster to promote “Our Trip to Canada” plan.
Task 4: Design a Poster
Main heading
Explain what you promote
…
2. …
3. …
Why it is good value
Structure
Reasons
Let’s Go to Canada
Our trip to Canada! Best choice at proper prices! It is fit for you!
Traveling Route
2. Features in Canada
3. Price
4. Time
This is good value for money. You will never regret.
Main heading
Structure
Explain what you sell
Reasons to buy
Why it is good value
Clear Structure
Creativity of Poster
Spelling of Words
Information Detail
Presentation of Poster
Assignment
Try to improve the poster.
Finish the exercises on page 35.
Would you like to take a trip to Canada?
What do you expect to see there?
Use some words to describe it
For example, scenery (mountain, lake…)
animals…
Find out what these numbers refer to?
5,500
90
thirty
one-third
It is 5,500 km from coast to coast.
The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million
Canada has one-third of the world’s fresh water
some trees are extremely tall, measuring over 90 meters
Task 3
Task 4: Reflective Thinking
Writing tips: Steps of poster writing
Design main heading
Present reasons
Draw a persuasive conclusion