Unit 5 Canada –“The True North”

Quiz Which is the national flag of Canada? A. B. C. Q D.

A. B. rose cherry C. D. maple daffodil 2. Which is the national flower of Canada? A. B. rose cherry C. D. maple daffodil

3. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish

Vancouver Toronto Calgary Ottawa 4. What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. Q D. Calgary Ottawa

5. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin

6. What is the leader of the country called? President Prime Minister Queen

7. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they? Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Erie

A Trip On “The True North” What does “The True North” refer to in the text?

Task 2: Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada. Fast reading Task 1: What does “The True North” refer to in the text? “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train. Task 2: Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada. 10

Vancouver Rocky Mountains Toronto Thunder Bay Calgary Lake Superior Rocky Mts. Montreal Vancouver Calgary L. Superior Toronto 11

Vancouver

the Rocky Mountains

Calgary

A wheat-growing province

Thunder Bay

the beach of the Great Lakes

Careful reading Para. 1(Travel plan) Which continent are the cousins crossing? Why are the cousins not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? They are crossing North America. Because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada. Because they want to see Canada. Because they want to travel across Canada.

Para. 2 (Vancouver) Its population is increasing rapidly warmest 1.Canada’s _____________ part. 2.Canada’s______________city, surrounded by_______________ 3.one of Canada’s ___________cities to live in. 4.Some of the ________________________ in the world. most beautiful mountains and the Pacific Ocean. most popular oldest and most beautiful forests Its population is increasing rapidly

the Rocky Mountains Para 3 They managed to catch sight of _______ They crossed______________________ They managed to catch sight of _______ ___________________________________ ______________. some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle

Para. 3 the next stop-- Calgary

Para. 3 (Calgary) What is Calgary famous for?

cowboys The _________ have a gift for riding wild horses and What happens at the Calgary Stampede? The _________ have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in ______. cowboys prizes

Thunder Bay ______________city. Para. 4 (Thunder Bay) Thunder Bay ______________city. is a busy port Canada has _______________the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes. one-third of

Retell the passage and fill in the blanks. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada from _____ to _____ . Their 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 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 _____ ___ ___ ____ riding wild horses. Then they ________ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy _____ city , which is at the top of the _______ ______. That night as they slept, the train rushed towards Toronto. west east The True North second coast coast eastward surrounded settled down grizzly have a gift for went through port Great Lakes

Role play Fill out the form. Suppose you are a guid. Please give a brief talk on Canada. And answer questions from Chinese tourists.

warmth, most beautiful city, oldest forests… 5,500km Distance from east to west coast _____________ Oceans on east and west coast ________________________ Atlantic Ocean (east), Pacific Ocean (west) Population ___________________________ slightly over 30 million Where most Canadians live ___________________________ within 320km of the USA border Location of largest fresh water supply ___________________ The Great Lakes Key point about Vancouver ____________________________ warmth, most beautiful city, oldest forests… Key point about Calgary _______________________________ Calgary Stampede, … Key point about Thunder Bay ___________________________ busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes, …

Assignment Good-bye! Write a e-mail to your e-pal telling him your experience in Canada.