Canada --- Land of the Maple tree Reading Module 9 Unit 1

Canada --- Land of the Maple tree

Reading

Module 9 Unit 1

Canada --- Land of the Maple Tree

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Expressions

Experience Canada

activity

climate

geography

history

location

city

population

place of interest

size

symbol

activities

cities

climate

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population

size

symbol

Canada

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What are talked about in the text?

Category Description

______ About 30 million

______ The ______ is to the north, the USA to the south

______ Second largest country in the world

Geography _____ wastes; mountain; plains; rivers; forests.

Major cities

Toronto Largest in Canada; famous for the CN Tower

Montreal World second largest ____________ city

Vancouver _____ ; has the biggest Chinese population

Edmonton The largest pedestrian mall in the world.

Place of interest Niagara Falls; beautiful architecture

______ Quebec: originally a ______ colony; gold rush in 1896

______ Maple leaf

Population

Location

Size

History

Symbol

Arctic

Frozen

French-speaking

Multicultural

French

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Size

one of the largest second only to Russia border with US the longest no defence

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Location

in north America the Arctic in the north USA in the south the Atlantic in the east the Pacific in the west

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the Arctic in the north

Geography

frozen wastes vast mountain ranges enormous open plains countless rivers seemingly endless forests many wild animals fish

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Place of interest

fantastic natural scenery Niagara Falls beautiful architecture

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Cities

Vancouver

Toronto

Edmonton

Niagara

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multicultural

Montreal

History

Quebec originally colonized by France lost to the British in 1763

Alaska gold rush since 1896

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Symbol

maple leaf CN Tower Niagara Falls

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Population and culture

about 30 million urban, metropolitan lifestyle unique culture

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Climate

-20°C in winter in the arctic north

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Activities

outdoor activities hike sail ski snowmobile travel hunting photographing

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Toronto

the most multicultural in the world the largest in Canada CN Tower, the tallest in the world

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Montreal

the second largest in Canada the second largest French-speaking in the

world, next to Paris a port in Quebec province a mix of old and modern fashioned

buildings colourful nightlife

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Vancouver

in British Columbia on the Pacific coast harbour superb scenery close to the most popular wilderness and

ski areas modern comforts the largest Chinese population in North

America

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Edmonton

in Alberta province the West Edmonton Mall, the largest

pedestrian mall in the world 55,000 customers every day

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Niagara

most widely recognized natural phenomenon

near the Atlantic 670 meters wide, 56 meters’ fall partly semicircle

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Expressions second to; second to noneborder in the south; ice-covered lands in the northlocated in…for shortconsist ofbe shaped like…seek one’s fortunea handful of be featured ongo with…name Canada the best country

Expressions

treasures Canada has to offer

Toronto is said to be …

rising 553 metres in to the sky

Paris being the largest, …

the waterfalls, the largest of which is…

Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.

be said to do

Beautiful scenery is just one of the treasures

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Canada has to offer.

that

I explained the trouble I have finding his house.I admire the care he took of the old man.

be said to do

Toronto is often said to be the most multicultural city in the world.

It is often said that Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world.

The mall is said to be the largest pedestrian mall in the world.

It is said that the mall is the largest pedestrian mall in the world.

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-ing 作定语、状语

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There are concrete skyscrapersRising into 553 meters into the sky,

it is the tallest tower in the world.

As it rises It is like an underground city, covering

an area of more than 20 football

pitches.

reaching upwards.

which reach

which covers

独立主格结构 Montreal is also the second largest

French-speaking city in the world, Paris being the largest.

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and Paris is

As it was very hot, we went swimming.It being very hot, we went swimming.

He hurried off, crying for help.He hurried off, his wife crying for help.He hurried off, while his wife cried for help.

定语从句

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The waterfalls, the largest of which is shaped like a semicircle, are 670 metres wide.

He bought many books, none of which is about history.他买了许多书本，没有一本历史书。

倒装语序Smaller in size, but equally famous, is the city of Vancouver.

Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.

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