新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》必修3-5.1ReadingHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?IfyouhaveachancetovisitCanada,whatdoyouexpecttoseethere?Canadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.9.98millionkm25,500kmNationalEmblemOttawaCentreBlock,ParliamentBuildingsOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.ItisthecentreoftechnologyandcultureinCanada.ItinOttawaisverycoldandtheWinterlastsforalongtime.Soitiswell-knownas“CityofIceBall”.TheParliamentBuildingsareabeautyscenerythere.TorontodowntownTorontoTorontoisthemostwealthyandbiggestcityinCanada.ItisalsothebusinessandanimportanteducationalcentreofCanada.TheCNTowerisamustseeTorontoattraction.AndthesameistrueoftheNiagaraFalls.VancouverTheStanleyParkWestEndVancouverVancouveristhethirdbiggestandthemostbeautifulcityinCanada.ItissurroundedbymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacificOceanonthewest.Vancouverisfamousforthe“WesternParadise”inCanada.Peopleliketolivethereforitscomfortableweather.TheycanskiintheRockyMountainsandsailintheharbour.StanleyParkisVancouver'sfirstpark.NiagaraFallsisthesecondlargestfallsontheglobenexttoVictoriaFallsinsouthernAfrica.TheRockyMountainsmakeupanenormouschainofmountainsinwesternNorthAmerica.Itextends3,000milesfromCanadathroughtheUnitedStatestoMexico.TheGreatLakesarethelargestfreshsurfacewatersystemonEarth.Thetotalsizeofitisabout245thousandsquarekms.Itsuppliesaboutone-fifthoftheworld'sfreshsurfacewaterandnine-tenthsoftheU.S.water.UsethreetofivesentencestodescribewhatyouhaveknownaboutCanada.Suggesttedanswer:Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.Ithastwoofficiallanguages:FrenchandEnglish.ThecapitalofCanadaisOttawa,anditsnationalanimalisbeaver.TheleaderinthiscountryiscalledPrimeMinister.AndfourGreatLakesbelongtoCanada.KnowledgeaboutCanada:TrueorFalse.1.CanadiansspeakEnglishandFrench.T2.TorontoisthecapitalofCanada.F3.CanadaliesinthenorthofSouthAmerica.F4.Canadaisthelargestcountryintheworld.F5.CanadaisonthenorthofUSA.T6.ThenationalanimalofCanadaispolarbear.F7.CanadaisamemberoftheBritishCommonwealth.T8.TheHeadoftheCanadianGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TOttawaNorthAmericasecondbeaver“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.FastreadingWhatis“TheTrueNorth”?DrawtherouteofthetwogirlstravelingacrossCanada.VancouverRockyMountainsCalgaryThunderBayLakeSuperiorTorontoScanningRockyMts.1.WhyarethecousinsnotflyingdirecttotheAtlanticcoast?2.Whatisthecontinenttheyarecrossing?3.WhydomanypeoplewanttoliveinVancouver?4.WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?5.WheredoeswheatgrowinCanada?6.WhywouldshipsbeabletoreachthecenterofCanada?DetailedreadingReadthetextindetail,andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhyarethecousinsnotflyingdirecttotheAtlanticcoast?TheyarenotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticCoastbecausetheywanttotakethetrainfromWesttoEastacrossCanada/theywanttoseeCanada/theywanttotravelacrossCanada.2.Whatisthecontinenttheyarecrossing?TheyarecrossingNorthAmerica.3.WhydomanypeoplewanttoliveinVancouver?PeoplewanttoliveinVancouverbecauseitisbeautiful/itissurroundedbymountainsandocean/theycanskiinthemountainsandsailintheharbour.4.WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?AttheCalgaryStampedecowboyscompeteinridingwildhorses/canwinthousandsofdollarsforridingwildhorses.5.WheredoeswheatgrowinCanada?WheatgrowsinthecenterofCanada.6.WhywouldshipsbeabletoreachthecenterofCanada?ShipsareabletoreachthecenterofCanadabecausetheycanfollowtheSt.LawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakestogothere...
