Unit 5 Canada---“The True North” North America Asiathe largest country in the worldthe second largest country in the world3rd Which flag is the national flag of Canada? A country full of maple The Atlantic Ocean The Pacific OceanNational flag of Canada Pre-readingPre-readingIf you take a trip to Canada, what do you expect to see?What three words would you use to describe Canada? 1.What is the passage mainly about? Fast-reading Read the passage as quickly as you can and find out the answers to the following questions.2.What is “The True North”?Task 1 1.What is the passage mainly about?The passage mainly tells us the information about Canada.2.What is “The True North”?“The True North” is the cross-Canada train. Reading-II----detailed reading :True or False1.They will take the train across Canada westward.2.You can cross Canada in less than five days.3.Vancouver is the warmest part in Canada.4.It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall.Task 2 5.Canada is a large country with a small population.6.The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay.7.Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay. 1.Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada? A. Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. Montreal2. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean?(L4,P4)A. a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly 3 ． Which of the following statement is true according to the text? A. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their cousins in Montreal B. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada near Toronto C. The girls looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. D. Liu Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their relatives on the Atlantic coast. Task 3Read it again and underline the sentences to suggest their direction in which they are traveling. VancouverRocky MountainsCalgaryThunder BayLake SuperiorToronto Discussion Since Canada is so great, just like China, you will have a discussion about the same and different points between the two countries. same pointsdifferent pointsCanadaChinalocationpopulationlanguageresourcescenery Same pointsdifferent pointsCanadaChinalocationin the northern part of the earthIn North AmericaIn Asia Same pointsdifferent pointsCanadaChinaresourcerichrich in fresh water and forestsrich in soil, coal and natural gases Same pointsdifferent pointsCanadaChinascenerybeautifulmountains and lakesplaces of interestscenery spots same pointsdifferent pointsCanadaChinalanguagepopulationslightly over 30 millionabout 1300 million friendlyEnglishEnglish and FrenchChinese, more English learners Homework1.1. Do Exercise One on Page 35.Do Exercise One on Page 35.2. Do the Exercise in Learning about language.2. Do the Exercise in Learning about language.
