Unit 5 CanadaThe True North

李晓琴

Try to answer this quiz and find outhow much you know about Canada.

1.What languages do Canadians speak? A.English B. English and German C.English &French D.English &Spanish2.What is the capital of Canada? A. Vancouver B. Toronto C. Calgary D. Ottawa

3. What is the national animal of Canada?

A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear

C. Polar bear D. Penguin

Go on please!

Beaver

4.What is the leader of the country called?

A. President B. Prime Minister

C. Queen

5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada ?

A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6

Go on please!

The Great Lakes are the largest fresh surface water system on Earth. It supplies about one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water and nine-tenths of the U.S. water.

苏必利尔湖 休伦湖

密歇根湖 伊利湖

安大略湖

Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph

Para 1:

Para 2 : Para 3 : Para 4-5 :

They made a decision that they were to travell across Canada on a train from west to east

The brief introduction to Canada and the city Vancouver .

Calgary and its Stampede.

Some information of Canada’s

population and the city Thunder Bay.

Reading--Scanning

area

population

culture

what you see in Canada

resources

Brief information about Canada

the second largest country in the world ; 5500 kilometres from coast to coast

small population ; within 320 kilometres of the USA border a multicultural country ; English

and French

Mountains, thousands of lakes, forests and wide rivers , animals , cities .

fresh water ;frest

Vancouver

the warmest; the most beautiful; mountains; the Pacific Ocean ; ski & sail; the oldest forests

Calgary Key words:Calgary Stampede; cowboys; have a gift for; prizes.

Thunder Bay

The key wordsat the top end of…; busy port; close to…

the fact …surprise many people.

Comprehending:

1. What does “ The True North” in the text mean?

2. Why were the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?

3. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?

4.Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?

A. Vancouver B. Calgary

C. Toronto D. Montreal

5. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean? （ the last line on page 34 ）

C. greatly B. a lot

A. a bit D. lightly

6 ． Which of the following statement is true according to the text?

A.Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada on a train because the train is morecomfortable.

B. B. Thunder Bay is a port city on the coast of Atlantic Ocean

C. looking out of the windows , the girls saw the goats, beaver and cowboys.

D. Liu Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their relatives on the Atlantic coast.