1、Unit 5 Canada”The True North”O Canada!Our home and native land!True patriot love in all thy sons command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise.The true North strong and free!From far and wide,O Canada,we stand on guard for thee.God keep our land glorious and free!O Canada,we stand on guard for thee.O
2、 Canada,we stand on guard for thee.Canadian flagCanadas national anthemHow much do you know about Canada?Warming upThe map of CanadaLocation:1.located on the North American continent;2.bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west coast and the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast.3.the United States to the
3、 south and the state of Alaska to the north westOttawa9.98million km25,500kmThe second largest country in the world after Russia.Information about Canada*Population:about 32,040,292(Oct.2004)thinly populated;with too much of the land too cold or too mountainous.Resources:minerals,fresh water,woods O
4、fficial language:English and Frenchthe French-speakingprovince-Quebeclanguagesthe TV and radio in French ;French restaurants;teaching in schools be done in French.Lets have a quiz.1.What is the capital of Canada?A.B.Vancouver TorontoC.Q D.Calgary Ottawa Quiz 2.What is the national animal of Canada?A
5、.B.Beaver Grizzly bearC.D.Polar bear Penguin Quiz 3.Which is the national flower of Canada?A.B.cherry roseC.Q D.maple daffodil Quiz 4.What is the leader of the country called?A.PresidentB.Prime MinisterC.Queen Quiz 5.How many“Great Lakes”are there in Canada and what are they?A.Lake SuperiorB.Lake Hu
6、ronC.Lake ErieD.Lake OntarioE.Lake Michigan Quiz LakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganfresh waterthe five great lakesone third of the worlds supply of fresh watermost of the electricity is produced by waterthe Niagara fall 尼亚加拉大瀑布the Rocky Mountains落基山Skiing in the RockyMountains“The
7、True North”is the cross-Canada train.Reading-Skimming(2m)What is“The True North”?What 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.Draw the route of the two girls traveling acros
8、s Canada.Draw the traveling route of the two girls.From China to VancouverVancouverCalgaryThunder BayTorontoReading II Detailed reading Task:Find information from the reading passage about the following places:Vancouver Rocky Mountains Calgary Thunder BayVancouverthe warmest partthe most beautiful c
9、itypopulation is increasing rapidly(people from the rest of Canada and Asia)On the coast north of Vancouver,the oldest and most beautiful forests still remainsurrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the westThe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatsgrizzly bearCalgaryCalgary The
10、 Calgary Stampede cowboyshorse riding racesThunder BayThunder Bay At the top end of the Great Lakes A very busy port What does the word“slightly”in the text mean?(P34,the last line)A.a bitB.a lotC.greatlyD.lightly Why did they begin to realize that Canada is quite empty two days later?A.Because they
11、 found nobody on their way.B.Because there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.C.There are too many lakes in Canada.D.Because Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.Fill in the blank and retell the storyLi Daiyu an
12、d Liu Qian took the train in Canada from _ to _.Their 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 n
13、orthwesteast The True NorthsecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedRetell (5m)and east.When the cousins _ _ in the seats,they looked out of the window.They saw mountain goats and even a _ bear.Calgary is famous for its competition.Many of the cowboys from all over North America _ _ _ _ working with animals.Then they _ _ a wheat-growing province.Thunder Bay is a busy port.It is _ _ the center of the country.downgrizzlyhavewent throughclose toa gift forsettled
