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苏教牛津课标版高二英语选修9Unit1ReadingCanada—landofmapletrees南通市天星湖中学赵莉BrainstormingDifferentcountrieshavedevelopedtheirdifferentculturesovertime.Learningaboutothercountriesandtheirculturesisaparticularlyenrichingexperience.Lookatthefollowingpictures,andthinkaboutthequestion:•Ifeachpicturerepresentsonecountryintheworld,whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?LeaningTowerOfPisaLeaningTowerOfPisaItalyLeaningTowerOfPisaPyramidItalyLeaningTowerOfPisaPyramidItalyEgypttulip—tulip—Hollandkimono—tulip—Hollandkimono—tulip—HollandJapanVenus—Venus—GreeceVenus—GreeceStatueofLiberty—Venus—GreeceAmericaStatueofLiberty—Shakespeare—Football—Shakespeare—theUKFootball—Shakespeare—theUKFootball—BrazilKangarooKangarooAustraliamapleleavesKangarooAustraliamapleleavesKangarooAustraliaCanada1.WhichisthenationalflagofCanada?A.B.C.QD.Quizforyou2.WhichisthenationalflowerofCanada?A.B.cherry(樱桃花）roseC.QD.mapledaffodil（水仙花）3.Whataretheofficiallanguage(s)inCanada?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanish4.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.B.VancouverTorontoC.QD.CalgaryOttawa5.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.B.BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguin•Whichofthefollowingarenotmentioned?FastReadingitsleadersmoderncitiesnationalsymbolhistorysceneryfamouspeoplelocationPara2Para3-7Para8Para9Para10Para1Para11GeneralintroductiontreasuresinCanadaconclusion•Nationalsymbol•History•NiagaraFalls•Moderncities•Scenery•thebestcountrytolivein•LocationU.S.ACanadathePacifictheAtlantictheArcticCanadaisoneofthe__________countrieswithfantastic__________________.Tothenorthis_________.Itborders____________inthesouth,whileontheeasternandwesternboundaries,itborders__________and______________.largestnaturaltheUSAscenerytheAtlanticthePacifictheArcticPara.1Para.2Beautifulsceneryfrozenwastes;vastmountainranges;hugeopenfields;countlessrivers;endlessforeststhemostmulticulturalcityTorontoaportcityinQuebecMontrealthesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworldIthasoneofthelargestChinesepopulationsinNorthAmericaVancouverEdmontonhometotheWestEdmontonMallSecondlargestcountryintheworldthebiggestcityVancouverEdmontonMontrealTorontothesecondlargestcityinCanada;mostmulticulturalCNtowerthesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld;mixofOldWorld&NewWorldarchitectureandculturesmaller,equallyfamous;multiculturalhasthebiggestChinesepopulationinCanadaclosetotheskiareasIntheprovinceofAlbertahometothewestEdmontonMallOneofthelargestindoorshoppingcenterintheworldCanadaPara.3-71.NearertothePacificcoastisNiagaraFalls.2.Thelargestofthewaterfallsisshapedlikeasemicircle.theAtlanticNiagaraFallsTorF?Para.81.Approximatelyonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesfromaroundtheworldtoseektheirfortune.2.Asalargenumberofpeopleweresuccessfulinthe“goldrush”,theystayedandsettledthere.OnlyahandfulofNorthAmericaHistoryTorF?What’sthe“goldrush”?In1896,goldwasdiscoveredintheKlondikeareanorthofAlaska,soaboutonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesandwenttoseektheirfortunes.Para.9What’sthenationalsymbolofCanada?NationalsymbolThemapleleaf.Whatdoesthemapletreesupply?•ThemapletreesuppliesCanada’smostfamousfood—maplesyrup.Para.10Consolidation1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,secondonlytoChina.B.TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.C.MaplesyrupisCanada’smostfamousfood.D.CanadawasnamedthebestcountryintheworldtoliveinbytheUNin1996.2.WhydoesMontrealhasawonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorld?A.Becauseit’sthelargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld.B.BecauseQuebecwasoncelosttotheBritish.C.Becauseit’saportandthesecondlargestcityinCanada.D.BecauseQuebecwasoriginallycolonizedbyFranceanditspopulationisstillover70percentFrench.3.WhichofthefollowingfactsabouttheEdmontonmalliswrong?A.ItisinthecityofEdmonton.B.Itissaidtobethelargestpedestrianmallintheworld.C.Ithasanareaofmorethan20footballpitches.D.Itattractsover55,000customerseveryyear.4.Whichofthefollowingwordscannotreplacethewordnamedinthelastparagraph?A.declaredB.calledC.consideredD.titledIntroduceacountryoracityyouarefamiliarwith,usingtheexpressionslistedasfollowed.secondonlyto,average,locate,Inadditionto,seek,behometo,nearerto…is….Canadaiswaitingforyou!1.Findoutsomeimportantexpressionsandsentences.2.Finishtheexercise.3.FindoutmoreinformationaboutCanada.