Unit 5 Canada---

“The True North”

江西省乐平中学 胡玲

Warming up

Are you familiar with Canada?

Talk in pairs about what you know about Canada.

Brainstorm

Norman Bethune (1890 –1939), Canada

mapleNiagara waterfall

Knowledge about Canada: True or False.

1. Canadians speak English and French. T

2. Toronto is the capital of Canada. F

3. Canada lies in the north of South America. F

4. Canada is the largest country in the world. F

5. Canada is on the north of USA. T

6. The national animal of Canada is polar bear. F

7. Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth. T

8. The Head of the Canadian Government is the Prime Minister. T

Ottawa

North America second

beaver

Location of Canada

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Canada is located in the northern part of the North America, with the Pacific Ocean on the west coast

and the Atlantic Ocean on its east coast.

North America

Asia

the largest country in the worldthe second largest country in the world

3rd

Lake Superior 苏必利尔湖Lake Huron 休伦湖 Lake Erie 伊利湖 Lake Ontario 安大略湖

except

Lake Michigan

密歇根湖

4 Great Lakes in Canada

Refer to the map on p. 33

Lake Superior is at the top of the Great Lakes.

Which flag is the national flag of Canada?

A country full of maple

The Atlantic Ocean

The Pacific Ocean

National flag of Canada

Pre-readingPre-reading

If you take a trip to Canada, what do you expect to see?

What three words would you use to describe Canada?

1.What is the passage mainly about?

Fast-reading

Read the passage as quickly as you can and find out the answers to the following questions.

2.What is “The True North”?

Task 1

1.What is the passage mainly about?

The passage mainly tells us the information about Canada.2.What is “The True

North”?“The True North” is the cross-Canada train. It is the name of a train. It is named after a line from the Can

adian National Anthem.

Canadian National Anthem ( 国歌 )O Canada! Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Reading-II----detailed reading : True or False

1.They will take the train across Canada westward.

2.You can cross Canada in less than five days.

3.Vancouver is the warmest part in Canada.

4.It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall.

Task 2

5.Canada is a large country with a small population.

6.The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay.

7.Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay.

1.Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?

A. Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. Montreal

2. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean?(L4,P4)

A. a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly

3 ． Which of the following statement is true according to the text?

A. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their cousins in Toronto. B. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada near Toronto C. The girls looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. D. Liu Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their relatives on the Atlantic coast.

Task

3

Read it again and underline the sentences to suggest their direction in which they are traveling.

Vancouver Rocky Mountains

Calgary Thunder Bay

Lake Superior Toronto

Find out the traveling route of the two girls.

Van

couv

er

Rocky m

ountainCalgary

Thunder Bay

Toronto

Lake Superior

The Atla

ntic co

ast

Task Four: Read carefully and answer the questions.

1. Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?

2. What is the continent they are crossing?

3. What is “The True North”?

4. Why do many people want to live in Vancouver?

5. Name two natural resources that Canada has according to the text.

Because they want to take the train from West to East across Canada/ they want to see Canada / they want to travel across Canada.

They are crossing North America.

Because it is beautiful. People can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour.

“The True North” is the cross-Canada train. “The True North” is its name.

water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.

Basic facts about Canada: • Distance from east to west

coast:• Oceans on east and west

coasts:• Languages:• Population:• Where most Canadians live:• Location of largest fresh

water supply:• Key point about Vancouver:• Key point about Calgary:• Key point about Thunder

Bay:

• 5,500 km• Atlantic east Pacific west• English and French• Slightly over 30 million• Within 320 km of the

USA border• The Great Lakes• Warmest part, most

beautiful city• Famous for its Stampede• A busy harbor city at the

top of the Great Lakes

Li Dai yu and her cousin were__ __ ___ to Canada. They decided to __ ___ China to Vancouver and to ___ __ ___from west to east.

Danny Lin was going to take them to catch __ ___ ____,the ________ train. Canada is the ____ _____ country in the world. .As they go _____.they will see ______, lakes, ____ and ________as well as cities. It is _____ kilometers from ____ to ____.Vancouver is the _____ part of Canada. Its population is _______ rapidly becau

se many people want to live there.

On a trip

fly from

take the train

The True North cross-Canada

second largest

eastward mountains forestswide rivers 5,500

coast coastwarmest

increasing

Task 5. Cloze test

That afternoon when the train crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to ___ ____ ____ some

animals. Next day they reached Calgary, where_____ cowboys from ____ _____ the world compete in the Stampede and win thousands of dollars ___ _____.

Two days later, they realized the fact _____ Canada is quite empty. When they got to Thunder Bay __ ____ ___ __ the Great Lakes, they were surprised at the fact ____ ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes.

____ _____, Canada has one third of the world’s total ____ water. That night ,the train rushed ____ the top

of the Lake Superior,_____ the great forests and _____ ______ Toronto.

catch sight of

giftedall over

in prizes

that

at the

top ofthat

In fact

fresh across

through

southward towards

Task 6 : Grammar

• The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.

• Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometers from coast to coast .

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

The Noun Clause used as an appositive

fact, idea, message, order, doubt, reason, hope, news, word, belief, thought, problem, question, etc

Grammar

• After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty.

• At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometers of the USA border.

• The Noun Clause used as an object• They went through a wheat –growing province and saw

farms that covered thousands of acres.• The Attributive Clause• That night as they slept, the train rush across the top of

Lake Superior.• The Adverbial Clause of time

The Scenery of Canada

Living in Canada

In urban areas

In rural areas

The Stampede in Calgary

Winter carnival in Quebec

Ice houses of Inuit people

1.What do you know about Vancouver, Calgary and

Thunder Bay?

Task 7 : Discussions

2.What do you know about Canada ?

3.Which adjectives would you use to describe Canada now?

4.Many Chinese have immigrated into Canada. Do you have a big dream of studying, working and living there?

5.If you are to immigrate there, you must _____ ______ now to live

out you dream.

take action

beautiful, wealthy, large, empty, clean, modern, free, cold, multicultural, etc.