Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”. Let’s have a quiz ! How much do you know about Canada?

Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”

Let’s have a quiz !

How much do you know

about Canada?

1. Which continent is Canada in?

PacificAtlantic

2. Canada is the ______ largest country

in the world.

A. 2nd

B. 3rd

C. 4th

D. 5th

3. What is the capital of Canada?

A. B.

Vancouver Toronto

C. D.

Calgary Ottawa

4. What language(s) do Canadians

speak?

A. English.

B. English and German.

C. English and French.

D. English and Spanish.

Quebec, the French-speaking province

5. What is the national animal of Canada?

A. B.

C. D.

Beaver Grizzly bear

Polar bear Penguin

6. What is the Canadian leader called?

A. President

B. Prime Minister

C. Queen

D. Chairman

Stephen Harper

7. How many Great Lakes are there in

Canada?

A. 4.

B. 3.

C. 5.

D. 6.

border

What does “The True North” refer to in the text?

A Trip on“The True North”

It is a name for _________________.the cross-Canada train

they got on the train

Skimming Work out the structure of the text.

Part 1:

Para ___

Part 2:

Para ___

1,2

3-5

boarded

before

after

Travel Plan

who _____ and her cousin ______

why

where(destination)

how(transportation)

first by______ then by______

Li Daiyu Liu Qian

to __________________visit their cousins

ScanningPart 1

Read Para 1 and finish the chart below.

Montreal, Canada

planetrain

Para 2Going eastward, you’ll pass1._________ 3.____________________

_______

Vancouver

mountains

wide rivers & large cities

2. ____________ scenery lakes & forests

_______

A c

hat

Activities

warm, wetskiing and sailing … forests

distance: _______ (from coast to coast)

time:5,500 km

_______not less than five days

EnvironmentClimate

Scenery

surrounded by…

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions.

1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?

2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?

3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?

4 Where did they go after dinner?

5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地 )?

1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains

the Rocky Mountains

They managed to catch sight of __________________________________________________________.some mountain goats and even a grizzlybear and an eagle

Para 3They crossed______________________

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions.

1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?

2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?

3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?

4 Where did they go after dinner?

5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地 )?

1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary…

The _________ have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in ______.

cowboys

prizes

What is Calgary famous for?

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions.

1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?

2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?

3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?

4 Where did they go after dinner?

5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地 )?

1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary…

3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…

Why did they begin to realize that Canada is quite empty?

Para 4 charateristics:________empty

Because there are only slightly over

thirty million people living on such a

huge land and most of them live

within the areas of the USA border.

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions.

1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?

2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?

3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?

4 Where did they go after dinner?

5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地 )?

1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary…

3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…

4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay…

Para 4 ____________Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a ________ city.

Where is Thunder Bay?

It is at the top of the _______________.

Canada has ______________ the world’s total fresh

water; and much of it is in ______________.

busy port

Great Lakes

one third ofthe Great Lakes

Read Para 3-5 and answer the questions.

1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day?

2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?

3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel?

4 Where did they go after dinner?

5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地 )?

1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains 2 … Calgary…

3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…

4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay… 5 That night … across Lake Superior

… Toronto

Vancouver

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VancouverCalgary

Thunder Bay

L. Superior Toronto

Rocky

Mts.

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the route

1 Earlier that day, Rocky Mountains

catch sight of…

2 … Calgary…

be famous for, cowboys, have a gift for…

3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty…

most Canadians… within… population, slightly

4 After dinner, Thunder Bay

a … city, at the top of… because of…

5 That night … across Lake Superior

… Toronto

VancouverRetelling:

To be continued …