thenationalflagofCanadathenationalanthemofCanadaHowmuchdoyouHowmuchdoyouknowaboutknowaboutCanada?Canada?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?1.ThecapitalofCanadais______.A.TorontoB.OttawaC.VancoverD.Washington2.Canadaliesin_________.A.southernNorthernAmericaB.northernNorthernAmericaC.southernSouthernAmericaD.northernSouthernAmerica3.ThepopulationofCanadais_______.A.29billionB.5,500millionC.29millionD.5,500billion4.Canadiansspeak________.A.EnglishB.FrenchC.RussianD.bothAandB5.Canadaisthe______largestcountryintheworld.A.secondB.thirdC.forthD.\Pre-readingIfyoutakeatriptoCanada,Whatdoyouexpecttosee?mountainsforestspolarbearWhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?beautifulwidelargecleanmysterious…Wordsguessinghaveanaturalabilityforstoptalkingordoingsomethinginanexcitedwaytheareawherethelandmeetstheseatobeallaroundsomeoneorsomethingaplacewherewateriscalmandshipscanbesafetownwithaharbour.A.settledownB.surroundC.harbourD.portE.coastF.haveagiftofFAEBCDPleasereadthetextandthendrawtherouteofthetwogirlstravellingacrossCanadaonthemaponpage33.FastReading1.Underlinethemainplacesmentionedinthetext.2.Puttheminorderwithyourpartner.ChinaVancouverRockyMountainCalgaryThunderBayLakeSuperiorTorontoCarefulreading1.WhyarethecousinsnotflyingdirecttotheAtlanticcoast?2.Ifyougoeastward,whatwillyouseeinCanada?3.CanyoutraveltheCanadainlessthanfivedaysbytrain?Why?BecausetheywanttotakethetrainfromWesttoEast.Mountains\lakes\forests\widerivers\citiesNo,becauseitiswide.4.WhichofthefollowingisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A.VancouverB.CalgaryC.TorontoD.Montreal5.WhatisCalgaryStampede?AItisafamousWesternfestival.6.WhatdopeopleusuallydoattheCalgarystampede?7.Whatdoestheword“slightly”inthetextmean?A.alotB.abitC.greatlyD.lightly8.WhydotheysaythatCanadaisempty?Cowboyscompetedinridingwithhorses.BBecausethepopulationofCanadaisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillion.para1:WhyarethecousinsnotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?Whatisthecontinenttheyarecrossing?ATripon“TheTrueNorth”TrueorFalseThegirlswenttoCanadatoseetheirrelativesinMontreal.para2:Whatis“TheTrueNorth?”Thefirststop:VancouverTrueorFalse:DannyLinwasgoingtodrivethemtoVancouver.YoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysbybicycle.thebeautifulsightofVancouver–thewarmestcityofCanadaVancouverthelargestcountryintheworldthesecondlargestcountryintheworldsizereachesnearlyaquarterofthewayroundtheearththedistancefromcoasttocoastis5,500kilometersandcoverssixoftheworld’s24timeareas.3rd4thCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericapositionsurroundedbymountainsonthenorthpopulationVancouver’spopulationisincreasingveryrapidlyManypeoplewanttolivehere.Why?Theafternoon’sactivity:wildscenerycrossseeRockyMountainmountaingoatgrizzlybearbeaverTheCalgaryStampedeCowboyscomefromalloverNorthAmericatocompeteinridingwildhorses.Howabouttheresults?TheNextStop:CalgaryTwodayslater:ThunderBayThiscityisatthetopoftheGreatLakes,andisaverybusyport,althoughitisclosetothecentreofthecountry.WhywouldshipsbeabletoreachthecenterofCanada?resourcesofCanadafreshwatercoaloilnaturalgasforestsfishfreshwaterthefivegreatlakesotherlakesonethirdoftheworld’ssupplyoffreshwaterfishing:importantforCanadians;fishformeastandwestcoast:besoldtomanyothercountriesthelaststop:acrossthetopofLakeSuperiordescribeCanadausingthefollowingnumberssecondover305,500twoonethirdsecondlargestcountryintheworldhasapopulationofover30millionthedistancefromeasttowestis5,500kmtwoofficiallanguageshasonethirdoftheworld’ssupplyoffreshwater3wordstodescribeCanadalargebeautifulemptyLiDaiyuandLiuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom_____to____.Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch”__________”.Cnadaisthe______biggestcountryintheworld.Itis5,500kilometresfrom_____to_____.Astheygo_______,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris_________bymountainsonthenorthandeast.Whenthecousins_________intheirseats,theylookedwesteastTheTrueNorthsecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedsettleddownFillintheblanks(P34Reading):outofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena_____bear.Calgaryisfamousforitscompetition.ManyofthecowboysfromalloverNorthAmerica_________workingwithanimals.Thenthey________awheat-growingprovince.ThunderBayisabusyport.Itis______thecenterofthecountry.grizzlyhaveagiftforwentthroughclosetoIfyouweregoingfromWesttoEastinZhuhai,whatplacesmightyousee?WhatChinesecitiesdoyouthinkmostpeoplewouldliketolivein?Why?Tips:population,location,history,famoussights,climate,etc.FreeTalkTellyourpartneraboutwhatyouhavelearntinthisclass.