1. Other countries, other cultures

2. symbols for countries Egypt America Australia

3. France Japan Korea

4. Reading

5. Reading strategy 1 Deal with the new words to help you understand the text

6. Fast reading Pick out the new words and match them with correct definitions Keys: d b j i f e g h a c

7. Reading strategy 2 When reading a text that provides on a variety of subjects, it is useful to sort out the information into sections.

8. Fast reading Please tell me which of the following are discussed. history location scenery modern cities national symbol its leaders famous people Falls

9. Summary Location Scenery Modern cities Niagara Falls History Maple leaf 1 2 3-7 8 9 10 11? treasures in Canada General introduction conclusion the best country to live in

10. Canada is one of the __________ countries with fantastic _________ _________. It borders ____________ in the south, while on the eastern and ________ boundaries, it borders __________ and ______________ largest natural the USA scenery western the Atlantic the Pacific Location (Para. 1)

11. Scenery (Para.2) hike 、 sail 、 cross-country ski 、 travel by snowmobile 、 taking photos 、 hunting vast mountain ranges countless rivers ice-covered landsabundant wild animals enormous open plains Frozen wastes

12. Modern cities (Para 3-7) If you want to see historic churches built 300 years ago, you should go to _______ For the best entertainment in the evenings, I would recommend _________ To view the city on the tallest tower in the world, make sure you visit ____________ Montreal Montreal Toronto

13. The best city for sailing and fishing is _____________. If you want to do shopping and visit art galleries or play in a water park all in one place, you should go to____________. For the most multicultural experience, you could go to ___________. Toronto Vancouver Edmonton Modern cities (Para 3-7)

14. Nearer to the Pacific coast is Niagara Falls. The waterfalls is shaped like a semicircle with 670 meters wide. the Atlantic Niagara Falls (Para 8)

15. Approximately one million people left their homes from around the world to seek their fortune. As a large number of people were successful in the “gold rush”, they stayed and settled there. Though only a handful of North America History (Para 9)

16. You can appreciate Canada’s symbol in spring. Maple trees supplies Canada’s most famous food—maple syrup. Autumn National symbol (Para 10)