ReadingCanada—landofthemapletreeStep1:Lead-inInthelastperiod,wetalkedaboutsymbolsthatrepresentsomecountries.DoyoustillrememberCanada’snationalsymbol?Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthebeautifulland?Today,we’llreadapassageaboutthecountryCanada.First,let’senjoythebeautifulsceneryofthecountry.Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonpage2.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1About30millionpeople.2Toronto,Montreal,VancouverandEdmonton.3670metreswide.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandthencompletePartsC1andC2.AnswersC11M2M3T4T5M6F7T8TC21Montreal2Montreal3Toronto4Vancouver5Edmonton6Toronto2.Readthereadingstrategyandconcentrateonhowtosorttheinformationintosections.Thenreadthetextagainandconsiderhowtheinformationisgroupedinthisreadingpassage.Afterthat,completethefollowingchart.CategoryDescriptionPopulationAbout30millionLocationTheArcticistothenorth,theUSAistothesouth,theAtlanticOceanistotheeastandthePacifictothewest.SizeSecondlargestcountryintheworldGeographyFrozenwastes;vastmountainranges;enormousopenplains;countlessrivers;endlessforestsLandscapespectacularMajorcitiesTorontolargestinCanada;mostmulticultural;famousfortheCNTowerMontrealsecondlargestinCanada;secondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld;wonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorldarchitectureandcultureVancouversmallerinsizebutequallyfamous;multicultural;hasthebiggestChinesepopulationinCanada;closetotheskiresortsEdmontonacityintheprovinceofAlberta;hometothewestEdmontonMall,thelargestpedestrianmallintheworldOtherinterestNiagaraFallsHistoryQuebec—originallyaFrenchcolony;goldrushin1896SymbolMapleleaf3.Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext:⑴WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,secondonlytoChina.B.TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.C.MaplesyrupisCanada’smostfamousfood.D.CanadawasnamedthebestcountryintheworldtoliveinbytheUNin1996.⑵Inwhichcityisthetallesttowerintheworldlocated?A.MontrealB.TornotoC.VancouverD.Edmonton⑶WhydoesMontrealhasawonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorld?A.Becauseit’sthelargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld.B.BecauseQuebecwasoncelosttotheBritish.C.Becauseit’saportandthesecondlargestcityinCanada.D.BecauseQuebecwasoriginallycolonizedbyFranceanditspopulationisstillover70percentFrench.⑷WhichofthefollowingfactsabouttheEdmontonmalliswrong?A.ItisinthecityofEdmonton.B.Itissaidtobethelargestpedestrianmallintheworld.C.Ithasanareaofmorethan20footballpitches.D.Itattractsover55,000customerseveryyear.⑸Whichofthefollowingwordscannotreplacethewordnameinthelastparagraph?A.declaredB.calledC.consideredD.titledKeys:ABDDC4.Now,readthetextagain,andrememberwhenyoucomeacrossanewword,trytoguessthemeaningfromthecontext.Asyouknow,itisveryimportanttoreadthesentencesbeforeandafterthesentencewhichcontainstheunknownword.FinishPartD.AnswersD1d2b3j4i5f6e7g8h9a10c5.TrytogiveabriefintroductionofCanadainyourownwordsandthenfinishPartE.AnswersE1frozen2animals3photographers4ski5sail6harbour7Toronto8Montreal9architecture10EdmontonStep5:Post-readingactivities1.Pairwork:TalkaboutthecountryCanada,tryingtogiveasmuchinformationofCanadaasyoucan.YoumaychoosetofocusonaspecificsubjectaboutCanada,suchasitshistory,itsgeographyo...
