Canada --- “The True North” 9.98million square km 2 5,500km 4,600km.

Canada --- “The True North”

9.98million square km2

5,500km

4,600km

Canada is in northern North America

location

The Atlantic OceanThe Pacific Ocean

The Arctic Ocean

America

Let’s have a quiz.

1. Which is the national flat of Canada?A. B.

C. Q D.

Quiz

2. Which is the national flower of Canada?

A. B.

cherry roseC. Q D.

maple daffodil

3. What language(s) do Canadians speak?

A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish

4. What is the capital of Canada?A. B.

Vancouver TorontoC. Q D.

Calgary Ottawa

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5. What is the largest city of Canada?A. B.

Vancouver TorontoC. Q D.

Calgary Ottawa

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6. What is the second largest city and the largest harbor in Canada?

A. B.

Vancouver TorontoC. D.

Calgary Ottawa

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7. What is the national animal of Canada?A. B.

Beaver Grizzly bearC. D.

Polar bear Penguin

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8. What is the leader of the country called?A. PresidentB. Prime MinisterC. GovernorD. King

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9. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?

A. Lake SuperiorB. Lake HuronC. Lake ErieD. Lake OntarioE. Lake Michigan

Quiz

Lake

Superior

Lake

Huron

Lake

Erie

Lake

OntarioLake

Michigan

Canada, which Canada, which lieslies in the north of in the north of _____ America , is a _____ America , is a ______________________ country country with Ottawa as its capital . The with Ottawa as its capital . The __________ is is the national flower and the the national flower and the beaverbeaver is is the national animal. Canada is the national animal. Canada is ___________by the Atlantic Ocean on the ___________by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , the Pacific Ocean on the west east , the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Arctic Ocean on the north. It and the Arctic Ocean on the north. It is the is the _______ _______ largest country in the largest country in the world,__________ an area of 9.98 million world,__________ an area of 9.98 million square kilometers. The distance from square kilometers. The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres. east to west is over 5,500 kilometres. There are two There are two official languagesofficial languages spoken in Canada, _______and _________ . spoken in Canada, _______and _________ .

North

second

English

multicultural

maple

surroundedsurrounded

FrenchFrench

coveringcovering

Niagara Falls

St. Lawrence River St. Lawrence River

Old Montreal

The second largest French-speaking city in the world, second to Paris

Toronto from the CN Tower.

CN TowerThe highest building in the whole world

Vancouver ( 温哥华 )

the biggest harborThunder Bay

( 桑德贝 )

A Trip on “The True North” What is “The True North”?“ The True North” is the train that goes across Canada/the cross-Canada train”

Before travellingAbout travelling

Make some preparations, get some information about the place, decide how you get there etc.

While in travelling Learn some knowledge, experience the

local customs, see some animals and plants that can’t be seen in your country, etc.

After travelling Rethink about the travelling, write travel

diaries etc.

Unit 5 Canada— “The True North”

1. How did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian go to Canada and how did they go to east from west in Canada?

2. What is “The True North”?

Fast-reading:

By air; by train

“The True North” is the train that goes across Canada

Ask and answer: 1.What is the continent they are crossing?2.Why do many people want to live in

Vancouver?3.Why do the trees grow extremely tall on the

coast north of Vancouver?4.What happens at the Calgary Stampede?5.Why would ships be able to reach the centre

of Canada?6.What are the two natural resources

mentioned in the passage that Canada has?

VancouverCalgary

Thunder Bay

L. Superior

Toronto

Rocky Mts.

1

23 4

Collect the information Vancouver:

Calgary:Rocky Mountains:Thunder Bay:

the warmest part; the most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains on the north and east and Pacific Ocean on the west, Population is increasing rapidly (people from the rest part of Canada and Asia); on the coast north of Vancouver, the oldest and most beautiful forests still remain.

cowboys, horse riding races Mountain goats, grizzly bear

at the top end of the Great Lakes, a very busy port.

We were on a ___ across Canada. Instead of taking the aeroplane ___ the way, we would cross the continent of Canada in ______ after arriving Vancouver by air. Danny Lin waited ____ us at the airport and gave us a brief ___________ about Canada, the second ______ country in the world and Vancouver, the most beautiful city of the country, while taking us to _____the train, “The True North”.

tripall

trainfor

introduction

largest

catch

Having settled _____ in the seats, we managed to ____________ the wild scenery, the mountain goals, and grizzly bears. We went by the city of Calgary and ______ in Thunder Bay, a city at the ____ of the Great Lakes, learning more about Canada of its population resources and so __. Our last stop is Toronto, one of the southernmost cities

downcatch sight of

arrived top

on

important sentences• 同位语从句• 1. The thought that they could cross the

whole continent was exciting.• 2. Some people have the idea that they could

cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometres from coast to coast.

• 3. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes.

• 难点及重点句型• 1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the

way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and…• 2. Skiing in the rocky mountains and sailing

in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities to live in.

• 3. It’s so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.

独立主格结构：在句子中作状语，表示谓语动词发生的时间，原因，条件或伴随情况等，相当于一个状语从句或并列句。

1. We shall play the match tomorrow, weather permitting.( 现在分词）

2. The job finished, we went home.( 过去分词）

3. So many people to help him, he is sure to succeed. ( 不定式）

4. A girl came in, some books in hand.( 介词结构）

5. He sat in the front row, his mouth half open. ( 形容词或副词）

6. There being nothing else to do, we went home. （ there being 加名词）

7. It being Christmas, the government offices were closed. (It being 加名词或代词）

8. Don’t sleep with the windows open. (with 结构）

4. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.

5. That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.

6. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.

(in / on/ to the) north of

一座拥有 1000 年历史的塔耸立在平湖南面。A tower, which has a history of 1000 years,

stands in the south of Pinghu.In the south of Pinghu stands a tower, which

has a history of 1000 years.South of Pinghu stands a tower, which has a

history of 1000 years.