Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”备课资源Section1:AtextstructureanalysisofCanada—“TheTrueNorth”1.TypeofwritingandsummaryoftheideaTypeofwritingThisisapieceofnarrativewriting.MainideaofthepassageLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwentonatriptoCanada,visitingtheircousinsandenjoyingthebeautifulsceneryacrossthewholecontinentofCanadafromwesttoeast.Mainideaof1stparagraphLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanada.Mainideaof2ndparagraphHavingarrivedinVancouver,themostbeautifulcityinCanada,theyweretobetakentocatch“TheTrueNorth”,thecross-Canadatrain.Mainideaof3rdparagraphSettlingdownintheirseatsinthetrain,theyenjoyedthewildscenerywhilecrossingtheRockeyMountainstoCalgary.Mainideaof4thparagraphWhilearrivingThunderBay,theylearnmoreaboutCanada,itspopulation,resourceandetc.Mainideaof5thparagraphThetrainrushedthroughthenighttowardsTorontowhiletheyweresleeping.2.AboxgraphofATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”→Section2:BackgroundinformationforUnit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”1.InformationaboutCanadaanationinnorthernNorthAmerica;theFrenchwerethefirstEuropeanstosettleinmainlandCanada;"theborderbetweentheUnitedStatesandCanadaisthelongestunguardedborderintheworld"Canadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworldinlandarea,andthenorthern-most,occupyingmuchoftheNorthAmericanlandmass.Itisadecentralizedfederationoftenprovincesandthreeterritories,governedasaparliamentaryconstitutionalmonarchy.ItwasinitiallyconstitutedthroughtheBritishNorthAmericaActof1867andstyledthe"DominionofCanada".TheofficiallanguagesofCanadaareEnglishandFrench.2.VisitingCanadaBeforecomingtoCanadaTovisitCanadayou:mustbehealthy.Youmightneedadoctor’sexamination;mustrespectCanadianlaws;willneedavalidpassport,proofofwhoyouareorothertraveldocuments;willneedaTemporaryResidentVisa(TRV)ifyouarefromoneofthesecountries;and用心爱心专心116号编辑onatriptoCanada.catch“TheTrueNorth”train.crosstheRockeyMountainarriveinThunderBaytowardsTorontomayneedaletterofinvitation.Canadadoesnotpayforhospitalormedicalservicesforvisitors.MakesureyouhavehealthinsurancetopayyourmedicalcostsbeforeyouleaveforCanada.Onceyouarrive:Anofficerwillaskyouafewshortquestionswhenyouarrive.Tomakethisgoquickly,keepyourpassportwithyouandnotinyourluggage.TheofficerwillstampyourpassportoradviseyouhowlongyoumaystayinCanada.Feelfreetoaskquestionsifyouareunsureaboutanything.Afteryouarrive,youmaywanttochangetheconditionsofyourvisit.Thisispossibleinspecialcases.Youmustdothisbeforeyourstatusasatemporaryresidentexpires.Applytoextendyourstayorvisitthreeweeksbeforeyourvisaexpires.用心爱心专心116号编辑