Canada --- Land of the Maple tree Reading Module 9 Unit 1

Canada --- Land of the Maple Tree Outline of the text Outline of the text Reading task Reading task Expressions Experience Canada

activity climate geography history location city population place of interest size symbol activities cities climate geography history location place of interest place of interest population size symbol Canada 返回 What are talked about in the text?

CategoryDescription ______About 30 million ______ The ______ is to the north, the USA to the south ______Second largest country in the world Geography_____ wastes; mountain; plains; rivers; forests. Major cities TorontoLargest in Canada; famous for the CN Tower MontrealWorld second largest ____________ city Vancouver _____ ; has the biggest Chinese population EdmontonThe largest pedestrian mall in the world. Place of interestNiagara Falls; beautiful architecture ______ Quebec: originally a ______ colony; gold rush in 1896 ______Maple leaf Population Location Size History Symbol Arctic Frozen French-speaking Multicultural French Fill in the blanks according to the text 返回

Size one of the largest  second only to Russia  border with US the longest  no defence 返回

Location in north America  the Arctic in the north  USA in the south  the Atlantic in the east  the Pacific in the west 返回  the Arctic in the north the Arctic in the north the Arctic in the north

Geography  frozen wastes  vast mountain ranges  enormous open plains  countless rivers  seemingly endless forests  many wild animals  fish 返回

Place of interest fantastic natural scenery  Niagara Falls  beautiful architecture 返回

Cities  Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver  Toronto Toronto Toronto  Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton  Niagara Niagara Niagara 返回multicultural  Montreal Montreal Montreal

History Quebec  originally colonized by France  lost to the British in 1763 Alaska  gold rush since 1896 返回

Symbol  maple leaf  CN Tower  Niagara Falls 返回

Population and culture  about 30 million  urban, metropolitan lifestyle  unique culture 返回

Climate  -20°C in winter in the arctic north 返回

Activities outdoor activities  hike  sail  ski  snowmobile travel  hunting  photographing 返回

Toronto  the most multicultural in the world  the largest in Canada  CN Tower, the tallest in the world 返回

Montreal  the second largest in Canada  the second largest French-speaking in the world, next to Paris  a port in Quebec province  a mix of old and modern fashioned buildings  colourful nightlife 返回

Vancouver  in British Columbia on the Pacific coast  harbour  superb scenery  close to the most popular wilderness and ski areas  modern comforts  the largest Chinese population in North America 返回

Edmonton  in Alberta province  the West Edmonton Mall, the largest pedestrian mall in the world  55,000 customers every day 返回

Niagara  most widely recognized natural phenomenon  near the Atlantic  670 meters wide, 56 meters’ fall  partly semicircle 返回

Expressions second to; second to none border in the south; ice-covered lands in the north located in… for short consist of be shaped like… seek one’s fortune a handful of be featured on go with… name Canada the best country

Expressions treasures Canada has to offer Toronto is said to be … rising 553 metres in to the sky Paris being the largest, … the waterfalls, the largest of which is… Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.

be said to do Beautiful scenery is just one of the treasures Beautiful scenery is just one of the treasures 返回 Canada has to offer. that I explained the trouble I have finding his house. I admire the care he took of the old man.

be said to do Toronto is often said to be the most multicultural city in the world. Toronto is often said to be the most multicultural city in the world. It is often said that Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world. It is often said that Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world. The mall is said to be the largest pedestrian mall in the world. The mall is said to be the largest pedestrian mall in the world. It is said that the mall is the largest pedestrian mall in the world. It is said that the mall is the largest pedestrian mall in the world. 返回

-ing 作定语、状语 返回 There are concrete skyscrapers Rising into 553 meters into the sky, it is the tallest tower in the world. As it rises It is like an underground city, covering an area of more than 20 football pitches. reaching upwards. which reach which covers

独立主格结构 Montreal is also the second largest French-speaking city in the world, Paris being the largest. Montreal is also the second largest French-speaking city in the world, Paris being the largest. 返回 and Paris is As it was very hot, we went swimming. It being very hot, we went swimming. He hurried off, crying for help. He hurried off, his wife crying for help. He hurried off, while his wife cried for help.

定语从句 返回 The waterfalls, the largest of which is shaped like a semicircle, are 670 metres wide. He bought many books, none of which is about history. 他买了许多书本，没有一本历史书。

倒装语序 Smaller in size, but equally famous, is the city of Vancouver. Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls. 返回