1、Unit 5 Canada“The True North”,Maple Country- Canada,Canada is the second largest country in the world. 9984670平方公里，居世界第二位，其中陆地面积9093507平方公里，淡水覆盖面积891163平方公里。,Warming Up,How much do you know about Canada?,1. What language (s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French
2、D. English and Spanish,2. What is the capital of Canada?A. B. Vancouver TorontoC. D. Calgary Ottawa,3. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bearC. D. Polar bear Penguin,4. What is the Canadian leader called?PresidentPrime MinisterGovernorKing,5. How many “Great Lakes” are there i
3、n Canada and what are they?Lake SuperiorLake HuronLake ErieLake OntarioLake Michigan,A Trip on “The True North”,Reading,Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:1) What is the passage mainly about? It is about _ of two girls; and it tells us some information about _.2) What is “The T
4、rue North”?The True North is a name of _.,a trip,Canada,the cross-Canada train,Skimming,Read the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts,Part 1 Para_Part 2 Para_Part 3 Paras_,What they really saw and felt after boarding the trainbrief introduction of the
5、ir tripTheir chat on their way to the station,1,2,3-5,Characters:Places:Route:,Scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route.,Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny Lin,Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto,Draw a
6、travelling route on the map on P33,Scanning,Rocky Mountains,5,500km,Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Answer questions according to the passage.,1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? They are crossing North America.,2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? They are not flying dir
7、ectly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.,3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? The population of Vancouver is growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.,4. What
8、happens at the Calgary Stampede? At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.5. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.,6. What a
9、re some of Canadas greatest natural resources? Canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.,Basic facts about Canada,Distance from east to west coast: 5,500kmOceans on east and west coasts: Atlantic Ocean-east; Pacific Ocean-westPopulation: slightly over 30 millionWhere most
10、 Canadians live: within a few hundred kilometers of the USA borderLocation of largest fresh water supply: the Great Lakes,Key point about Vancouver: Canadas warmest part/Canadas most beautiful city/some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the worldKey point about Calgary: famous for the Calg
11、ary StampedeKey point about Thunder Bay: busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes,If someday you go to Canada, where will you go? Why?,I am most interested in the part about Calgary. I hope to visit Calgary someday and see the Calgary Stampede. I love animals, and I think it will be very interesting to see cowboys who have a gift for riding wild horses.,
