1. Unit 5 Canada—"The True North"

2. Maple Country
-- Canada

3. the national flag of Canada
the national anthem of Canada

4. Warming Up
How much do you know
about Canada?
Canada is a multicultural country like
China. It is the second largest country in
the world.

5. Video Introduction of Canada

6. 1.What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English B. English and German
C. English and French D. English and Spanish
2.What is the capital of Canada ?
A. Vancouver B. Toronto C. Calgary D. Ottawa
3. What is the national animal of Canada?
A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear C. Polar bear D.Penguin
4. What is the leader of Canada called?
A. President B. Prime Minister C. Queen
5. How many Great Lakes are there in Canada?
A B C D.6
6. What’s the population of Canada ?
A. 29 billion B. 5,500 million C. 30 million D.5,500 billion

7. Reading
A Trip on “The True North”
Fast Reading
First listen to the text and then draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada on the map on page 33.

8. Rocky Mountains
Lake Superior

9. Careful Reading
A Trip on “The True North”
Para 1:
Q1:Why are the cousins not flying direct to
the Atlantic coast?
A1:Because they want to travel across Canada
Q2: What is the continent they are crossing?
A2: Crossing the North America.
True or False
1.The girls went to Canada to see their relatives
in Montreal.
on the Atlantic coast of Canada

10. A3: “The True North ” is the train that runs
The first stop:Vancouver
Para 2:
Q3: What is “The True North ”?
A3: “The True North ” is the train that runs
through Canada (the cross-Canada train).
True or False:
2. Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver.
to the train station to catch the “The True North ”
3. You can cross Canada in less than five days by bicycle.
You can’t cross Canada in five days by bikes and
in less than five days by train.

11. the beautiful sight of Vancouver – the warmest city of Canada

12. size the largest country in the world
the second largest country in the world
3rd
4th
reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth
the distance from coast to coast is
5,500 kilometers and covers six of
the world’s 24 time areas.

13. Canada is in northern North America
position
Canada is in northern North America
surrounded by mountains on the north

14. population
Vancouver’s population
is increasing very rapidly
Many people want to live
here.Why?

15. The afternoon’s activity:wild scenery
cross
see
Rocky Mountain
mountain goat
grizzly bear

16. The Calgary Stampede The Next Stop:Calgary
Cowboys come from all over North America to compete in riding wild horses.How about the results?
Cowboys compete in riding
wild horses, and some of
them can win thousands of
dollars

17. Two days later:Thunder Bay
This city is at the top of the Great Lakes,and is a very busy port,although it is close to the centre of the country.
Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada?
Because they can follow the St.Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.

18. resources of Canada
fresh water
coal
oil
natural gas
forests
fish

19. one third of the world’s supply of fresh water
other lakes
the five great lakes
one third of the world’s supply of fresh water

20. fishing : important for Canadians ;
fish form east and west coast :
be sold to many other countries

21. the last stop:across the top of Lake Superior

22. describe Canada using the following numbers
second
second largest country in the world
over 30
has a population of over 30 million
5,500
the distance from east to west is 5,500 km
two
two official languages
one third
has one third of the world’s supply of fresh water
3 words to describe Canada
large
beautiful
empty

23. population, location, history, famous sights, climate, etc.
Group Work
If you were going from West to East in Chaozhou ,what places might you see? What Chinese cities do you think most people would like to live in?Why?
Tips:
population, location, history, famous sights, climate, etc.

24. Conclusion
Tell your partner about what you have learnt about the reading passage.

25. Fill in the blanks
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from_____ to______. The cousins’ 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 mountains goats and even a _____ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North American ______ ______ ______ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ______ the center of the country.
west
east
The True North
second
eastward
coast
coast
surrounded
settled
down
grizzly
have a gift for
went
through
close to

26. Homework Review the new words and phrase in U5.
Review the reading passage.
Do the EX. in P36.

27. Goodbye