1. Unit 5 Canada
--”The True North”

2. Hi, I’m Daisy.

3. Dear students from Class 8,
Hi, my name is Daisy. I’m writing to invite you to my homeland Canada next month. Below are some pictures taken in my country. I hope you’ll like them.
If you come here, I promise I will be your guide and show you around.
Looking forward to your reply!
Love,
Daisy

5. Then how much do you know
about Canada? (The quiz on P33)
1. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish

6. settlers France England From England in 1497 From France in 1534

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

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

9. 4. What is the leader of the country called?
President
Prime Minister
Governor
King

10. Refer to the map
(Page 33)
5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan

11. Just now we just know about the basic facts about Canada,
how much do you know about travelling in Canada?

12. A Trip on
“ The True North”

13. Guessing: What do we talk about in a passage about trips ?
Characters (people)
Place
Reason
What did people see and know?
scenery population
natural resources food
education big cities

14. Task One Skimming (3 minutes) Read the text quickly and quietly.
Match the main idea of each Para.

15. Passage structure What they really saw and felt on the trip.
brief introduction to their trip.
Their chat about Canada and Vancouver.
Part 1 (1)
Part 2 (2)
Part 3 (3-5)

16. Check the general information
Who:
Where:
Why:
What did they see and know on the trip?
Li Daiyu, Liu Qian, Danny
in Canada
To visit their cousins.
scenery population
natural resources food
education big cities

17. Task Two Scanning (5 minutes) 1. finish Task 2 on P55,金牌学案
2. draw the travel route(路线) (Task 3) on the map (P33) with desk mates.

18. Para. 1, Line 2 1. How did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian get to Montreal?
By plane.
B. By train.
C. They first took the plane and the the train.
D. They first took the train and then the plane.

20. Para. 2, Line 10 2. How long is Canada from coast to coast?
5500 kilometres.
5000 kilometres.
1500 kilometres.
5100 kilometres.

21. Atlantic Ocean
East
5,500km
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
West

22. Para. 4, Line 23 3. What is the population of Canada?
More than thirty million.
Less than thirty million.
Thirty million.
Thirteen million.

23. Para. 3, Line 18 4. What is Calgary famous for? Cowboys.
Mountain goats.
Grizzly bear and eagle.
The Calgary Stampede.

24. Para. 3, Line 20
5. Why do many cowboys come to compete in the Stampede?
To show off the gift.
To win much money in prizes.
To be famous.
To spend the hodays.

25. Para. 2,Line 6 6. What does “The True North” refer to?
The train that is named
“The True North”

26. Their route of travel? Vancouver Rocky Mountains Calgary Thunder Bay
Lake Superior
Toronto
Their route of travel?

27. Task Three: Detailed Reading
Deal with paragraphs.
Do some translation.

28. Para. 1 brief introduction to the trip who Li Daiyu and her cousin
Liu Qian
why
how
first by______ ,
then by______
where
to __________________
visit their cousins
plane
train.
Montreal, Canada

29. Para. 2 (Vancouver)
warmest
1.Canada’s _________ part.
2.Canada’s______________city,
surrounded by_______________
3.One of Canada’s ___________cities
to live in.
4.Some of the
_________________in the world.
most beautiful
mountains and
the Pacific Ocean.
most popular
oldest and most beautiful forests
Its population is increasing rapidly

30. Para 3 the Rocky Mountains They crossed______________________
They managed to catch sight of ___
____________________________
______________.
some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle

31. Para. 3 the next stop
-- Calgary

32. What happens at the
Calgary Stampede?
The________ have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in ______.
cowboys
prizes

33. Para. 4 (Thunder Bay) is a busy port Thunder Bay _____________city.
Canada has __________the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.
one-third of

34. Translation
他们不想一路乘飞机，他们决定先飞到温哥华，在从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
2. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities to live in.
落基山可以滑雪，海港供你扬帆，这些使得温哥华成为加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。

35. Task Four: Summary
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from ___ to ___ . 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.
west east
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded

36. 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 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
gift for
went
through

37. Homework Memorize words; Ex.1 on P35
3. Write a summary of the passage within 30 words.

38. Unit 5 Canada
--”The True North”

39. Para. 1 brief introduction to the trip who Li Daiyu and her cousin
Liu Qian
why
how
first by______ ,
then by______
where
to __________________
visit their cousins
plane
train.
Montreal, Canada

40. Para. 2 (Vancouver)
warmest
1.Canada’s _________ part.
2.Canada’s______________city,
surrounded by_______________
3.One of Canada’s ___________cities
to live in.
4.Some of the
_________________in the world.
most beautiful
mountains and
the Pacific Ocean.
most popular
oldest and most beautiful forests
Its population is increasing rapidly

41. Para 3 the Rocky Mountains They crossed______________________
They managed to catch sight of ___
____________________________
______________.
some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle

42. Para. 3 the next stop
-- Calgary

43. What happens at the
Calgary Stampede?
The________ have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in ______.
cowboys
prizes

44. Para. 4 (Thunder Bay) Ex.1 on P35 is a busy port
Thunder Bay _____________city.
is a busy port
Canada has __________the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.
one-third of
Ex.1 on P35

45. Task: Speaking Let’s imagine: You were Li Daiyu.
You had come back from Canada, You shared your experience in Canada with deskmates.
Work in pairs, make a dialogue.

46. You may start like this:
A: Hi, Daiyu, long time no see! Where have you been?
B: Well, I visited my cousin in Canada and I ‘ve just come back.
A: Really? I am very interested about your experience, can you tell me about it?
A: Of course! ...

47. be on a trip to…, rather than, decide to take ..., The True North,
as they go eastward, be surrounded by, forest…
settle down, look out of, manage to see,
Calgary, compete in, win, a wheat-growing province, after dinner, that night.