1、A Trip on “The True North” Section 1 warming up and Reading,Unit 5,What is “The True North”?,1. Canada is located in the northern North America. 2. It is the name of a train. 3. It is named after a line from the Canadian National Anthem.,Step 1 Warming Up,Canadian National Anthem(國歌),O Canada! Our h

2、ome and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for th

3、ee.,Ottawa,Centre Block, Parliament Buildings,Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the centre of technology and culture in Canada. In Ottawa it is very cold and the Winter lasts for a long time. So it is well-known as “City of Ice Ball”.,The Parliament Buildings are beauty scenery there.,Toronto,C

4、N Tower,downtown Toronto,Toronto is the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada. It is also the business centre and an important educational centre of Canada.,The CN Tower is a must to see Toronto attractions. And the same is true of the Niagara Falls.,Vancouver,The Stanley Park,West End Vancouver,V

5、ancouver is the third biggest and the most beautiful city in Canada. It is surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west.,Vancouver is famous for the “ Western Paradise ” in Canada.People like to live there for its comfortable weather.They can ski in the Rocky Mount

6、ains and sail in the harbour. Stanley Park is Vancouvers first park.,Rocky Mountains,The Rocky Mountains make up an enormous chain of mountains,in western North America. It extends 3,000 miles from Canada through the United States to Mexico.,Niagara Falls 尼亞加拉瀑布,Niagara Falls is the second largest f

7、alls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.,Now, lets see how much you could know about Canada.,Do part 1 exercises Group work The group who do well in the exercises will get a smiling face,Knowledge about Canada: True or False.,1. Canada lies in the north of South America.,F,2. Can

8、ada is the largest country in the world.,F,3. Canada was a member of the British Commonwealth.,T,North America,second,4.What is the Canadian leader called? President Prime Minister Governor King,5What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. Q D. Calgary Ottawa,6.What is the national ani

9、mal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin,7.Which is the national flag of Canada?,A. B. C. Q D.,8.How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada?A.4 B.3 C.5 D.6,Have you got a smiling face?,Use three to five sentences to describe what you have known about Canada.,Suggestted answer:

10、Canada is a multicultural country. It has two official languages: French and English. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, and its national animal is beaver. The leader in this country is called Prime Minister. And four Great Lakes belong to Canada.,Scanning ,Step 2,plane train.,Li Daiyu Liu Qian,to _,M

11、ontreal, Canada,visit their cousins,Scanning,1 Read the 1st para and finish the chart below,2.Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada. Map on p33,Vancouver,Rocky Mountains,Calgary,Thunder Bay,Lake Superior,Toronto,Scanning,Rocky Mountains,5,500km,Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Summary,

12、How to scan a passage瀏覽，掃描，查閱,For example How to get more knowledge about Vancouver in the text.,“ Here in Vancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour m

13、ake Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.,As the warmest part of

14、Canada, Vancouver is its most beautiful and one of its most popular cities to live in, with some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.,Step 3 Fast reading ,For more detailed information and then do the following exercises.,Game time!,Do part 2 exercises Group work The group who do w

15、ell in the exercises will get a smiling face,Part 2. 1.Which of the following city in Canada is the warmest in winter? Ottawa B. Vancouver C. Toronto D. Calgary 2. Which of the following city is considered to be the most beautiful city in Canada? A.Ottawa B. Vancouver C. Toronto D. Calgary 3. Which

16、of the following forest is the oldest in Canada? The Rocky Mountains B.The one off the US border C.The Calgary Stampede D.The north of Vancouver 4. From the map of Canada, we know that _ is not located in Canada? A.L.Superior B.L.Ontario C. L. Michigan D. L.Erie,5. Which of the following is describe

17、d as the most beautiful city in Canada? A. Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. Montreal 6. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean? A. a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly 7. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty? A. Because they found nobody on their way. B.

18、Because there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border. C. There are too many lakes in Canada. D. Because Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.,8. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A. Li

19、 Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their cousins in Montreal. B. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada near Toronto. C. The girls looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. D. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to see their relatives on the Atlantic coast.,Game time!,Do

20、 part 3 exercises Group work The group who do well in the exercises will get a smiling face,Part 3 1. Why were the cousins not flying direct to Atlantic coast? 2. What is the continent they were crossing? 3. Which is the warmest part in Canada? 4. How did they sleep that night?,Because they wanted t

21、o take the train from west To east across Canada.,The North American continent.,Vancouver is the warmest part of Canada.,They slept as the train rushed through the night across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forest and southward towards Toronto,5.Why do many people want to live in Vanco

22、uver? 6.What happens at the Calgary Stampede? 7.Where does wheat grow in Canada? 8.Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada?,Because it is very beautiful. They can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in harbor.,Cowboys compete in riding wild horses, and some of them can win thousands of

23、 dollars,In the center of Canada.,Ships are able to reach the center of Canada because they can follow the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to go there.,Part 4 Fill in the blanks,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 mounta