Unit5Canada——”TheTrueNorth”NormanBethune(1890–1939),CanadaNormanBethunewasagreatdoctor,whowastheheroinChina.HewasborninCanadaonMarch3,1890.Hewasagreatdoctor.InJanuary1938BethunejoinedtheChinesetostruggleagainsttheJapaneseinvaders.Sadly,probablyduetohisweakenedstate,NormanBethunecontractedinfectionanddiedofhiswoundsonNovermber12,1939,China.InordertorememberNormanBethune,MaoZedongwhowastheChinesechairmanatthattimepublishedhisessayentitled“InMemoryofNormanBethune”whichdocumentedNormanBethune’slifeinChina,thenationsnormalelementaryschooltextbookstillhastheessaytoday.Discuss:AreyoufamiliarwithCanada?TalkingroupsaboutwhatyouknowaboutCanada.1.Canadaisthesecondbiggestcountryintheworld,coveringmostofthenorthernpartoftheNorthAmericancontinentandwithanarealargerthanthatoftheUnitedStates.2.Canadaisacountryoftenprovincesandthreeterritories(地方).3.Thefirstinhabitants（居民）ofCanadawereNorthAmericanIndiansandInuit.4.FranceandBritaineachgovernedCanadainthepast.Today,18percentofCanadiansstillspeakonlyFrench.AndtheothersspeakEnglish.5.Canadaisoftencalledalandofthefuture.Thecountry’srichoilandmineralresourceshavehardlybeentouched.6.Itisamongthetenleadingindustrialnationsoftheworld.7.ItscapitalisOttawaandthelargestcityisToronto.OtherimportantcitiesincludeMontreal,Vancouver,Edmonton,Calgary,Winnipeg,Hamilton,andQuebec.1.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanish2.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.B.VancouverTorontoC.D.CalgaryOttawa3.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.B.BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguin4.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.PresidentB.PrimeMinisterC.GovernorD.King5.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanadaandwhatarethey?A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeHuronC.LakeErieD.LakeOntarioE.LakeMichiganLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganLisentothetapeandreadafteritsilentlyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Itisabout_____oftwogirls;andittellsussomeinformationabout______.2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?TheTrueNorthisanameof_____________________.atripCanadathecross-CanadatrainListening&ReadingCharacters:Places:1.Scanthepassageandfindoutcharactersandplaces.LiDaiyuliuQianandDannyLinVancouver;theRockyMountains;Calgary;awheat-growingprovince;ThunderBay;TheGreatLakes;TorontoCarefulreadig2.DrawtherouteofthetravelinCanadaandmakemarksonthemaponpage33.1pointforeachcorrectanswer.1ChinabyairVancouver2bytrainRockyMountains3Calgary(Stampede)4Awheat-growingprovince5ThunderBay6AfterdinnerLakeSuperior7Torontotowards…8RockyMountains5,500kmPacificOceanAtlanticOcean3.Askandanswer.Q1:Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing?TheyarecrossingNorthAmerica.Q2:WhyaretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?BecausetheywanttotakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada.Q3:WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?BecauseitisCanada'swarmestpartandthemostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandocean,andpeoplecanskiinthemountainsandsailintheharbour.Q4:WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?Cowboyscompeteinridingwildhorsesforthousandsofdollars.Q5:HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecentreofCanada?TheycanfollowtheStLawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakes.Q6:WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?Waterfromitslakesandrivers,andwoodfromitsforests.4.TrueorFalse.1.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwenttoCanadatoseetheirrelativesinMontreal.2.Youcan’tcrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysbytrain.3.ThunderBayisaportcityatthetopendoftheGreatLakes,nearthecentreofthecountry.4.ThegirllookedoutthewindowsandsawNativeIndiansandcowboys.5.ThepopulationofCanadaisover30,000,000.FTTFTLiDaiyuandLiuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom___to___.Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch“____________”.Canadaisthe______biggestcountryintheworld.Itis5,500kilometersfrom____to____.Astheygo______,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris__________bymountainsonthenorthandeast.5.Fillintheblanks.westeastTheTrueNorthsecondcoasteastwardsurroundedcoastWhenthecousins_________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena______bear.Calgaryisfamousforitscompetition.ManyofthecowboysfromalloverNorthAmerica___________workingwithanimals.Thenthey___________awheat-growingprovince.ThunderBayisabusyport.Itis______thecenterofthecountry.settleddowngrizzlyhaveawentclosetogiftforthroughPostreading:(groupdiscussion)Ex3onP35Youcanchooseanyonetodiscuss.1.Whichpartofthepassageinterestsyoumost?2.IfyougotoCanada,wherewillyougo?Why?Tips:Beginning:IfIhavethechancetotraveltoCanada,Iprefertogoto___,whichimpressedmemost.____isa…city.Thereasonsareasfollows:Body:Firstly,…Then,….Besides,….Ending:SoI’dliketochoose____.Homework：1.Readthepassagealoud,payingattentiontopronunciationandintonation.2.Writethepassageaboveonthecompositionexercisebook.
