1. Unit 5 Canada–“The True North”

2. Canada
Lead-in

3. What’s your first impression of this country?
beautiful, modern, attractive, pleasant…

4. How much do you know about Canada?

5. Quiz 1 2
challenge yourself 4 3 5

6. Canadian National Anthem(国歌)
O Canada!
Our home 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!

7. １What is the Canadian leader called?
President
Prime Minister
Governor
King

8. ２How 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

9. Vancouver Toronto Calgary Ottawa ３What is the capital of Canada? A. B.
C. Q D.
Calgary Ottawa

10. ４Which is the national flag of Canada?
A B.
C. Q D.

11. ５What is the national animal of Canada?B.
Beaver Grizzly bear
C D.
Polar bear Penguin

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

15. the Niagara falls

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

17. Canadian symbol
—— maple leaf
the national animal of Canada
—— beaver

18. A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”

19. “The True North” 1. It is the name of a train.
2. Canada is located in the northern North America.
3. It is named after a line from the Canadian National Anthem.

20. What is “The True North” in the passage?
Fast reading
What is “The True North” in the passage?
“The True North” is the train that runs through Canada.
What is the style of the passage?
A. argumentation B. exposition
C. narration D. biography

21. Who : What : Where: When: How Why:
Find out the information of the six factors:
Who :
What :
Where:
When:
How
Why:
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian
Make a trip to visit their cousins
To Canada
In September
by air\train
they want to see Canada /
they want to travel across Canada.

22. Please draw the route of the two girls.
Vancouver
Rocky Mountains
Calgary
Toronto
Lake Superior
Thunder Bay

23. Scanning Part 1 who why how Li Daiyu Liu Qian where
Read the 1st para and finish the chart below
brief introduction about the trip
who
_____ and her cousin ______
why
how
first by______ ,
then by______
where
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
visit their cousins
to __________________
plane
train.
Montreal, Canada

24. Para. 1 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.

25. Part 2 Para.2 1.______________ mountains scenery _______ Canada
distance ____________
(from coast to coast)
5,500 kilometres
Going eastward, you’ll pass
1.______________
3.______________________
mountains
scenery
_______
2. ____________
lakes & forests
Canada
wide rivers & large cities
the warmest part
1. _____________ 2._________________
population
___________
the most beautiful city
is increasing rapidly.
Vancouver
one of Canada’s most popular cities
3. _______________
_______________
4. ______________
______________
oldest & most
trees
___________
beautiful forests
extremely tall
wet
5.climate_________

26. Part 3
Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions
1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day?
2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?
3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?
4 Where did they go after dinner?
5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地)?

27. Time route Part 3 Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions
Vancouver
1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?
2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?
3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?
4 Where did they go after dinner?
5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地)?
1Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains.
… Calgary…
Time
route
3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…
4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay…
5 That night … across Lake Superior
… Toronto

28. What they really saw and felt after boarding the train
Skimming
Read the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts
What they really saw and felt after boarding the train
brief introduction of their trip
Their chat on their way to the station
Part 1
para(s)___
Part 2
Part 3 1 2
3-5

29. 那天夜里她们睡着了，火车越过苏必利尔湖北部，
Ⅳ.Detailed reading
1.Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
rather than…
她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
2.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.
那天夜里她们睡着了，火车越过苏必利尔湖北部，
穿过大森林，朝南向多伦多飞驰着。

30. Retell : 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 ca-tch “____ ____ _____”. Canada is the ______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilome-ters from ______ to ______. As they go ______, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is __________ by mountains on the north and east.
west east
The True North
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded

31. 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 ____ _ ___ ___ working with animals. Then they ____ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port.
settled down
grizzly
have a
went
gift for
through

32. Retell the text according to the key words:
1.took the train / from west to east
2.to catch The True North
3.the second biggest country
4. from coast to coast go eastward / as well as
6.is surrounded by
7.settled down /mountain goats / even a grizzly bear
8.competition have a gift for
10.went through /Thunder Bay

33. Summary
5,500km
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean

34. Show yourself
If you get a chance to travel abroad, and you can choose any country that you like, which one will you choose? Why?

35. Homework
Suppose one student is the guide of Canada, the other is a traveler from China,
Make a dialogue between the two and try to act it out

36. BYE-BYE
The Rocky Mountains