1. Welcome
to Canada

2. new words and expressions

3. Calgary
Montreal
Vancouver

4. Niagara

5. The Rocky Mountains

6. St Lawrence River

7. Lake Superior

8. beaver

9. grizzly

10. queen

11. goat
sheep

12. cowboy

13. 边界
border

14. maple

15. booth

16. pearl

17. dawn
at dawn
（在黎明时候）

18. gulf

19. multicultural minister continent eastward surround
1. having many cultures
2. a person at the head of a government department
minister
3. a very large area of land,such as Africa or Asia
continent
4. to the east
eastward
5. to be all around someone or something
surround

20. harbour extremely settle down have a gift for within port
6. a place where water is calm and ships can be safe
harbour
extremely
7. to a great degree
8. stop talking or doing something in an excited way
settle down
9. have a natural ability for
have a gift for
10. inside a certain area
within
11. town with a harbour
port

21. figure out official frost wealthy downtown
12. think about a problem until you find the answer
figure out
13. a person who works in a government office
official
14. when the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground is covered with a thin layer(层)of ice,this thing appears
frost
15. someone who has a large amount of money
wealthy
16. the center or main business area in a city
downtown

22. Warming-up
A quiz on Canada

23. A quiz on Canada 5 4 1 2 3 7 9 10 8 6

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

25. 2 What is the capital of Canada?
A Vancouver B Toronto
C Calgary D Ottawa

26. 3 What is the national animal of Canada?
A Beaver B Grizzly bear
C Polar bear D Penguin

27. 4 What is the leader of the country called?
A President B Prime Minister
C Queen

28. 5 How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada?
A B D 5

29. 6 What is on the National Flag of Canada?
A Cherry blossom B Maple leaf
C Lily D Rose

30. 7 Canada is the _______ country in
the world.
A biggest B second biggest
C third biggest

31. 8 The population of Canada is ________.
A more than 30 million
B 30 million
C less than 30 million

32. 9 Canada has ______ of the world’s fresh water.
A half B one-fourth
C one-third

33. 10. Which of the following is not a Canadian?
A B C

34. Use three to five sentences to describe what you have known about Canada.
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.

35. Listening practice New words
mixture: a combination of two or more different
/ kwi’bek / things, feelings, or types of people
Quebec: a French-speaking province in Canada
/ ’inju:it /
Inuit: a race of people who live in the very cold northern areas of North America, also called “Eskimo”
Korea: a country in East Asia which was
separated from China by a river called “Yalujiang”

36. Listen to the passage for the first time and choose the best answer
1. People who live in Canada are encouraged to keep _____
customs.
A. French B. English
C. their own D. the Native Indian
2. _____ will be the third most common language in Canada.
A. Japanese B. Italian C. Korean D. Chinese
3. “Canada” means _____ in native Indian language.
A. mountain B. village C. river D. lake
4. The native people in Canada are _____ .
A. French B. the Inuit
C. the Native Indians D. both B and C
5. The speaker is from a/an _____ family.
A. native Indian B. Inuit C. mixed D. French

37. Listen for the second time and complete these sentences with correct information. P37
1. It is not easy to know what a Canadian is because ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Canada is a mixture of many cultures and races/ people whose families have lived in Canada for a long time are sure to be all mixed up.

38. 2. Canada encourages people to keep _________________________.
3. The two official languages in Canada are _______ and ______.
4. Native Indians and Inuit are trying to keep their __________ alive.
5. The speaker’s family is a mixture of _______, ____________ and ______.
their own customs/languages
English
French
languages
English
Native Indian
French

39. 6. More than ___ languages are used in radio and TV programs.
7. You may find areas where many Chinese, Italians and Koreans choose to live. They are called __________, _________ and ___________. 80
Chinatown
Little Italy
Korea Town

40. Listening text WHAT IS A CAHADIAN?
I am one of those Canadians who is very proud of my country. I listen to Canadian music, watch Canadian sports and read Canadian books. The problem is, sometimes it is not easy to know what is really Canadian. We

41. encourage people who come to Canada to be proud of their own culture and keep their own customs. Everybody who lives here except the Native Indians came from somewhere else or their ancestors did. Canada is a mixture of many cultures and races. It is what we call a multicultural country.

42. We have two official languages, French and English
We have two official languages, French and English. Perhaps Chinese will soon be the third most common language in Canada! Even though we encourage people to keep their own customs, we expect everyone to learn French or English

43. in order to live in Canada
in order to live in Canada. If you live in the Province of Quebec, you are expected to speak French. The native people in Canada, the Native Indians and the Inuit, are trying to keep their languages alive. You can hear some of their languages in the names of rivers and lakes as well as cities.

44. “Canada” means “village” and names like Toronto and Ottawa are also Native Indian names. There are radio and television programs and newspapers and magazines in over 80 different languages across Canada. The Toronto city government offers help to people in 70 languages.

45. Many of our big cities have areas where people from various cultures choose to live－there might be a Chinatown, a Little Italy, a Korea Town and so on. People whose families have lived in Canada for a long time are sure to be all mixed up. My own family is a mixture of English,

46. Native Indian and French
Native Indian and French. My neighbour’s family is Chinese, German and African!
So when I say that I am proud to be a Canadian, maybe you can help me decide what a Canadian is.

47. Homework Try to memorize the new words and expressions in Unit 5.
Preview the reading passage “ A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH”