Unit 5 Canada --- “The True North” Reading : Reading : A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” Fast ReadingWhat is the passage mainly about? (Pay attention to the title and the topic sentence.)The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada. “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train. Fast ReadingWhat is “The True North”?A Trip on “ The True North” Fast Reading:Fast Reading: Find out what these number is about? second 5,500 320 thirty one-third It is 5,500 km from coast to coast.Most Canadians live within 320 km of the USA borderThe population of Canada is only slightly over thirty millionCanada has one-third of the world’s fresh watersecond largest country in the world Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada.VancouverRocky MountainsCalgaryThunder BayLake SuperiorToronto go eastward,across the continent Para 1: Why did they decide to fly from China to Vancouer and then to take the train from west to east across Canada?Careful Reading Para2 The first stop: VancouverWhy do many people want to live in Vancouver? Vancouver Vancouver – the warmest and most beautiful city in Canada The population in Vancouver is increasing very rapiding. Para 3: The afternoon’s activity: wild scenerycrossseethe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatgrizzly bear What happens at the CalgaryStampede? The Calgary StampedeCowboys come from allover North America to compete in riding wild horses. How about the results?The Next Stop: Calgary Two days later: Thunder Bay the Five Great LakesThunder BayWhy would ships be able to reach the center of Canada? Can you use three words to describe Canada and explain the reason in the text? big empty beautiful1.It is the second biggest country in the world.2.The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million.3.You will see mountains and pass thousands of lakes, forests and wide rivers as well as cities. Fill in the blanks Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from_____ to______. The cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch“_____ _____ _____”. Canada is the ______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to ______. As they go _________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is __________ by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins _____ _____ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountains goats and even a _____ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North American ______ ______ ______ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ______ the center of the country.westeasteastwardThe True Northsecondcoastcoastsurroundedthroughdownsettled grizzlyhave a gift for wentcloseto GoodbyeGoodbyeGoodbyeThank you !
