1、 Unit 5 Canada “The True North”Reading:A Trip on“The True North”教材：人教版英语3必修 汕头市第六中学 许仲凌Which country these pictures remind you of?Canada-“The True North”加拿大-“真北方”Canada lies in northern North AmericalocationThe Atlantic Ocean (east)The Pacific Ocean (west)The Arctic Ocean (north)America(south)Lets h
2、ave a quiz.1.Which is the national flag of Canada?A.B.C.Q D.Quiz 2.Which is the national flower of Canada?A.B.cherry(樱花)roseC.Q D.maple(枫树)daffodil(水仙花)3.What language(s)do Canadians speak?A.English B.English and German C.English and French D.English and Spanish 4.What is the capital of Canada?A.B.V
3、ancouver(温哥华)Toronto(多伦多)C.D.Calgary(卡尔加里)Ottawa(渥太华)Quiz 5.What is the national animal of Canada?A.B.Beaver Grizzly bearC.D.Polar bear Penguin Quiz Passage One A trip on “The True North”“真北方之旅”Canada“The True North”Unit 5What three words would you use to describe Canada?big beautiful multiculturalW
4、hat is“The True North”according to the test?AThe northern part of Canada.BThe name of a part of Canada.CThe name of the train that goes across Canada.DThe name that they call the whole country.Para 2:to catch“the true north”,the cross-Canada train(横越加拿大的列车)A Trip on “The True North”“The True North”i
5、s the train that goes across Canada/the cross-Canada train”What is“The True North”?Read the text quickly and silently,try to answer the following questions.Then divide the text into 3 parts.1.What is the main idea of the text?2.What does“the True North”refer to3.Where are they heading?Who?What?Where
6、?This passage is mainly talked about:Suggested answer:Two girls,Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian,who took the train to travel across Canada.Draw the traveling route of the two girls.从中国到加拿大Vancouver Vancouver Calgary Calgary Thunder BayThunder BayToronto Toronto go eastward,across the continent Wher
7、e are they heading?MontrealMontreal Passage structureFill in the blanks and match the main idea of each part.Part 1 para(s)_Part 2 para(s)_Part 3 para(s)_What they really saw and felt on the trip.brief introduction about their trip.Their chat about Canada and Vancouver.123-5plane train.brief introdu
8、ction about the trip who _ and her cousin _ why how first by_,then by_ whereLi Daiyu Liu Qianto _Montreal,Canadavisit their cousinsCareful readingPart 1(12minutes)Read the 1st para.and finish the chart below.1._ 2._population_Part 2(para.2)Canadadistance _(from coast to coast)Going eastward,youll pa
9、ss1._ 3._VancouverCanadas warmest partthe most beautiful city3._ _increases rapidly.5.climate_4.some _ _ so wet trees _extremely tallmountainswide rivers&large cities2._scenery5,500 kilometers oldest&mostbeautiful forestsone of Canadas most popular citieslakes&forestsPart 3(3 minutes)Read paragraphs
10、 3-5 and answer the following questions.1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day?2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?3 What did the girls begin to realize after 2 days travel?4 Where did they go after dinner?5 Which lake did the train rush across that night,and whats their
11、next destination(目的地)?1Earlier that day,Rocky Mountains.2 Calgary3 After 2 days travel,empty4 After dinner,Thunder Bay5 That night across Lake Superior TorontoVancouverTimeroutePart 3 Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day?2 Which city did t
12、hey go after crossing the mountains?3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days travel?4 Where did they go after dinner?5 Which lake did the train rush across that night,and whats their next destination(目的地)?Part 3 Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions1 What mountains did they c
13、ross ealier that day?2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days travel?4 Where did they go after dinner?5 Which lake did the train rush across that night,and whats their next destination(目的地)?1Earlier that day,Rocky Mountains.2 Calgary
14、3 After 2 days travel,empty 4 After dinner,Thunder Bay 5 That night across Lake Superior TorontoVancouverTimeroute VancouverThe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatsgrizzly beareaglecowboyhorse riding racesCalgaryCowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.a very busy portThunder Bay Where is T
15、hunder Bay?At the top end of the Great LakesParagraph FourEmptyPopulationArea Find out what these numbers refer to?second 5,500 a few hundredthirty million one-thirdIt is 5,500 kms from coast to coast.Most Canadians live within a few hundred kms of the USA border The population of Canada is only sli
16、ghtly over thirty millionCanada has one-third of the worlds fresh watersecond largest country in the worldTrue or False.1.Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their parents in Montreal.2.You cant cross Canada in less than five days by train.3.Cowboys compete in the Stampede to win thousands o
17、f dollars in prizes.4.The population of Canada is over 30,000,000.5.Canada has two-thirds of the worlds total fresh water.TFTFTcousinsone-thirdRocky Mountains5,500kmPacific OceanAtlantic OceanSummarySummary Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from _ to _.Their cousins friend,Danny Lin,too
18、k them to the train station to catch“_ _ _”.Canada is the _ biggest country in the world.It is 5,500 Km from _ to _./As they go _,they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities.Vancouver is _ by mountains,lakes,forests and rivers.When the cousins _ _ in the seats,they looked out of the window.They saw
19、 mountain goats and even a _ bear./Calgary is famous for its competition.Many of the cowboys from all over North America _ _ _ _ riding wild animals.Then they _ _ a wheat-growing province.Thunder Bay is a busy port.It is _ _ _ _ the Great Lake.westeastThe Truesecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedat the
20、 top of throughwenthave a gift forgrizzlysettled downNorthVancouverWhats new?What can you see?Where is it?What is the climate?What are the“most”s?Where to have fun?To introduce a placeHow to introduce a place?1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day?2 Which city did they go after crossing th
21、e mountains?3 What did the girls begin to realize after 2 days travel?4 Where did they go after dinner?5 Which lake did the train rush across that night,and whats their next destination(目的地)?1Earlier that day,Rocky Mountains.2 Calgary3 After 2 days travel,empty4 After dinner,Thunder Bay5 That night
22、across Lake Superior TorontoVancouverTimerouteHow to write a travel journal?Homework Prepare to write a short passage to introduce Shantou.What can you see?Where is it?Whats new?What is the climate?What are the“most”s?Where to have fun?To introduce a placeShantouHW:Prepare to write a short passage to introduce Shantou.
