1、Luoding Middle SchoolHow much do you know about Canada?Quiz-Knowledge Of Canada1.Which is the national flower of Canada?A.B.cherry roseC.Q D.maple peony2.Which is the national flag of Canada?A.B.C.Q D.3.What is the capital of Canada?A.B.Vancouver TorontoC.D.Calgary Ottawa4.Canada is the _ largest co
2、untry in the world.A.first B.second C.third5.What language(s)do Canadians speak?A.English B.English and German C.English and French D.English and Spanish李黛玉A TRIP ON“THE TRUE NORTH”Pre-reading1.According to the title of this passage,please guess what kind of passage it is.A.An advertisement.B.A piec
3、e of news.C.A travel journal.2.What does“The True North”refer to in the text?It is a name for _.Pre-readinga trainSkimming Get the main information of this passage and fill in the form.Who Where _What Going on a _How _ _ and _ went on a trip across _ by _.Liu QianCanadatrainLi Daiyu,_CanadaBy traint
4、he main idea of this passage Li DaiyutripLiu QianVancouverCalgaryThunder BayTorontoRocky Mts.Task 1Scanning1.Listen and circle the cities in the text.2.Work out the travel route(旅游路线)of the two girls on P33.from west to east across Canada1.“The whole continent”in Paragraph 1 refers to _.A.The USA B.
5、Canada C.Atlantic coast D.The American continent2.Why did not the cousins fly directly to the Atlantic coast?A.Because there was no direct flight to the Atlantic coast.B.Because the distance from the west coast to the east wasnt so long.C.Because they wanted to travel across Canada.D.Because it was
6、cheaper to take a train in Canada.Task 2Para.1ScanningBecause Vancouver is Canadas _ part and _ _ city.It is also one of Canadas _ _ _ to live in.And Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful _ in the world.1.Why do so many Canadians like Vancouver?Task 3Para.2warmest most beautiful cities
7、 most popular forests ScanningVancouverski in the Rocky Mountainssail in the harbor 1.What did they see when crossing the Rocky Mountains?_ ScanningTask 4 Para.3rabbitsmountain goatpandagrizzly beareaglekoalaScanningTask 4 Para.32.What is Calgary famous for?Calgary is famous for _.the Calgary Stampe
8、deCowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.1.What are these numbers about?Match them.A.Canadas populationB.worlds total fresh waterC.where most Canadians live2.True or false.Thunder Bay is a busy port city(港市)at the top of the Great Lakes.True False Scanning Task 5 Para.4 a few hundr
9、ed kilometersof the USA border slightly over thirty million one-thirdTask 6 Para.5Where will they go next?They will go to _ next.TorontoScanningPost-readingLi Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast.Rather 1._ take the airplane all the way,they took t
10、he train 2._ west to east across Canada.The thought 3._ they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Canada is the second 4._(large)country in the world.People say Vancouver is Canadas most beautiful city 5._(surround)by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.6._ the coast north of Vancouver,it is 7._
11、 wet there that the trees are extremely tall.That afternoon aboard the train the cousins settled 8._ in their seats.They know cowboys from all over the world compete in the Stampede.Many cowboys have a gift 9._ riding wild horses.They also learn 10._ most Canadians live within 320 kilometers of the
12、USA border and the population is only slightly over thirty million.thanfromthatlargestsurroundedOnsodownforthat If someday you visit Canada with your friends,which city will you go?Why do you choose that city?What will you do there?Make a travel plan with your group members.Discussion whowherewhenho
13、wwhywhat Useful sentence patterns:could/would be a perfect place for me to visit/play.I hope to visitsomeday and see(Because)I enjoy doing(Because)I think it will be very interesting to do/seeIn my opinion,Vancouver will be a perfect place for me to visit.I hope to fly to Vancouver the next winter h
14、oliday with my good friends,Lily and Sam.Because I like the environment of Vancouver,especially its old forests.I think the old forests can provide us with a good living environment.And I want to ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour of Vancouver.That must be very interesting and exciti
15、ng.sail in the harbor busy port city,sail up the Great Lakescowboys,ride horsesold and beautiful forestsski in the Rocky MountainsSummary 1.Basic facts about Canada.For example,Canadas population is slightly over 30 million.2.Reading skills-predicting,skimming and scanning.Homework Write a short passage about Canada,such as its population,location,history,major cities,climate and so on.
