1. Unit 5 Canada—”The True North”
Maple Country
-- Canada

2. the national flag of Canada
the national anthem of Canada

3. Let’s have a quiz.

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

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

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

7. Quiz 4. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear
C D.
Polar bear Penguin

8. Quiz
5 Which is the national flower of Canada?
A B.
cherry rose
C. Q D.
maple daffodil

9. 6. What is the leader of the country called? President Prime Minister
Quiz
6. What is the leader of the country called?
President
Prime Minister
Queen
Prime Minister of Canada
Stephen Harper

10. 7.How many Great Lakes are there in Canada?
A B C D. 6.
Refer to the map on p. 33
Lake Superior 苏必利尔湖
Lake Huron 休伦湖
Lake Erie 伊利湖
Lake Ontario 安大略湖
except
Lake Michigan
密歇根湖

11. Reading :
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”

12. Skim the whole passage quickly and silently to get the answer
1.Skimming
StepI.Skimming
Reading tips
Skim the whole passage quickly
and silently to get the answer
and the main idea.Don’t worry
about the details or new words.

13. the cross-Canada train
1.Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:
What is the passage mainly about?
It is about ______ of two girls; and it tells us some information about ______.
2)What is “The True North”?
The True North is a name of
________________.
a trip
Canada
the cross-Canada train

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

15. Step2. scanning
reading tips :
It is a travelling journal (游记) so we should find out the essential items in it. (characters, places, travelling route)

16. 1.Scan the passage and find out characters
,places and their travelling route.
Characters:
Places :
Route:
Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny Lin
Vancouver;
the RockyMountains;
Calgary;
a wheat-growing province;
Thunder Bay;
The Great Lakes;
Toronto
Draw a travelling route on the map

17. 2.From west to east across Canada
Route（路线）
Rocky Mts.
Thunder Bay ○
Calgary
Vancouver ○
Toronto

18. Step3.Careful reading 1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
2.Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
3. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?

19. They are crossing North America.
1.Ask and answer.
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
They are crossing North America.
2.Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
Because it is Canada's warmest part and the most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and ocean, and people can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.
3. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
Cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.

20. 2.choose the best answer to each question according to the text .
1.According to the text ,which is the warmest and most beautiful city in Canada?
Montreal B. Calgary
C. Thunder Bay D. Vancouver
2.As you go eastward, you can see the following things except _____________
Mountains B .Thousands of lakes
C. forests and wide rivers D. cows

21. 3.Who will take part in the Calgary stampede?
A. Cow boys from stampede
B. People from Canada
C. Anyone who has a gift for riding
D. Cow boys from all over the world
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A. One can cross Canada in less than five days by train .
B. Many people think Calgary is the most beautiful city in Canada.
C. In fact ,the population of Canada is more than thirty million.
D. Ocean ships can not reach thunder bay.

22. 5.The sentence “Canada is quite empty” tells us that _____
A. Canada has few resources.
B. Most Canadians prefer to live aboard.
C. Farms in Canada are extremely large in size.
D. Canada has a small population for its large size.

23. 3.True or False
____ 1. They will take the train across Canada westward.
____ 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days.
____ 3. Vancouver is the coldest part in Canada. F F F

24. ____ 4. It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall.
____ 5. Canada is a large country with a small population
____ 6. Canada has more fresh water
than any other country world.
____ 7. There are some goats, grizzly bears and eagles in the Rocky Mountains. T T T T

25. Step4.Summary ( listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.)
Li Daiyu and liu Qian took the train in Canada
from _________ to ________. Their cousin’s friend,
Danny Lin, took them to the train station to
catch “____ ____ _________.”Canada is
the _______ largest country in the world.
It is 5500 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.
Vancouver
montreal
The True North
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded
settled down
grizzly

26. cowboys have a gift for went through
Calgary is famous for its competition.Many of the _______ from all over North America________ ___ ______ ________ working with animals. Then they _______ ________ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port.
cowboys
have a
gift for
went through

27. Discussion 1. Which part of the reading passage interest you most?
2. If someday you go to Canada, where will you go? Why?

28. Homework
Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada.

29. Thank you!Goodbye!