1、Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”the largest country in the worldthe second largest country in the worldsize has an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers;the distance from east to west is5,500 kilometers3rd4thpopulationa population of29 million.OttawacapitalEnglandFrancesettlers from France settlers from
2、 EnglandsettlersThe first settlers arrived from England in 1497.Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534.the French-speakingprovince-QuebeclanguagesOfficial languages:English and Frenchthe TV and radio ;French restaurants;teaching in schools isdone in French.weatherdifferent from area to area(as
3、in china)in the north winters long；snow for six monthsOttawa:winter-10Summer-21 west coastwarmestJanuary:3July:18 Maple treesTorontomaple treesfresh waterthe five great lakesone third of the world s fresh waterThe Niagara fallmost of the electricity is produced by waterresources of Canadafresh water
4、coaloilnatural gasforestsfishforestsMuch of the country is covered by forests;“THETRUENORTH”TorontoMontrealtofromFast readingTask 1:SkimmingHow many parts can the text be divided into?Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4:Four partsPara.1Leading-inPara.2-4TorontoPara.5-6MontrealPara.7EndTask 2:ScanningFill in
5、 the blanks accord-ing to the order thingshappened.the next morningaround noonlate that nightat dawn the next morningthey spend the afternoonthe nightthey saw beautiful maple trees and realized that fall had come.they arrived in Toronto.the train left.they arrived in Montreal.in the lovely shops and
6、 visiting the artists in their workplaces beside the water.the train was speeding down to the East Coast.1.How many cities did they visit in the text?What are they?Two.Toronto,MontrealTask 3:Answer the questions about the passage.2.What did they see outside their windows?3.What season was it?Maple t
7、rees.It was fall/autumn.We know it is fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and orange,and there is frost on the ground.4.How do we know it is fall in Canada?5 _ is the home of the famous basketball teams?6 Why is there good Cantonese food in Chinatown?A the covered stadium B the h
8、arbour area C a telephone booth D a restaurantA Because the Chinatown is in Toronto B Because most of the Chinese people there come from South China C Because all the Chinese people there are from Hong Kong D Because its near Canadas capital OttawaTask 4:Fill in the blanks.Toronto is the _ and _ cit
9、y in Canada.There is the tall _ and the famous_,which is beautiful with a _ cloud that _ from it.There is also a _ stadium and three _ where you can get good Cantonese food.Montreal has kept its French culture.People speak both _ and English.There are _ and _ in French.Its nice to sit in a caf,looki
10、ng over the _St Lawrence River.wealthiestbiggestCN TowerNiagara FallsmistyrisescoveredChinatownsFrenchsignsadsbroadReading task:(pp.73-74)Iqaluit the Frozen TownCan you guesswhere it is in Canada?In the Northeastern Canada:Iqaluit,NunavutTask 1:Scan to find information.1.Who visited a town located i
11、n the north of Canada?2.When did she go there?3.Where did she arrive?4.How did she reach the town?5.Why did she visit the town?The reporter,Beth Allen.In January.In Iqaluit.On Simons snowmobile.She is writing a story for her newspaper about Iqaluit.Task 2:Compare.Points Points in the passagein the p
12、assageWhat Beth thoughtWhat Beth thoughtInformation Information in the passagein the passageTheThetemperaturetemperatureHow to travelHow to travelHolidaysHolidaysHow people liveHow people liveWhat the Inuit What the Inuit dodoDaylight hoursDaylight hourscold,but not too coldvery cold,-35 average in winterby dogsledby snowmobiletoo cold for holidaystourists like ice fishing and photographing polar bearsin ice housesin warm houseshunt animalshave businesslight in daytimedark in winter day;light in summer nightFinish the Student Times Exs on Page A2 and A3
