Careful reading to solve
difficult points
Their first city ?
Vancouver
The first city: Vancouver
Why is the population of Vancouver increasing rapidly?
Canada’s m__o_s_t_b_e_a_u_t_if_u_l_ city.
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What
_C_o_w_b_oy_s__ who have a gift
happens for _r_id_in_g_w_i_ld__ho_r_s_es__come
to compete.
The third city?
Thunder Bay
A busy _p_o_r_t _ci_ty__
The True North rushed toward… Toronto
Scanning to get
detail information
scanning Reading Comprehension II
Find main stops.
Basic Facts about Canada (3 min)
Distance from east to west coast Population
I think Hangzhou would be the best choice.
Let me tell you something about it. It’s a city in… (weather, transportation, food, culture, scenery, festival… )
Unit 5
A Trip on “The True North”
More about Canada
Watch the video carefully and try to answer some questions.
1. __________ cover(s) nearly ½ of Canada?
the_________ part of Canada.
Warming-up
Quiz
1. __________ cover(s) nearly ½ of Canada?
A. Forests
B. Grassland
C. Deserts
D.Mountains
Warming-up
Quiz
2. Canada was named by a(n) ____ explorer.
4. Canada has a population of ______ .
A. 34 million
B. 340 million
C. 3.4 millionΒιβλιοθήκη D. 34 billion
Warming-up
Quiz
5. French speaking population lives in the_________ part of Canada.
A. British
B. Spanish
C. Australian
D. French
3. “ Canada” came from an Native American word “Kanata” that meant _____.
A. valley
B. victory
C. Vancouver
D. village
A. northern
B. eastern
C. southern
D. western
Skimming to get
general ideas
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
The main idea of the passage: _L_i_D_a_iy_u_ andL_iu__Q_i_a_n went on a trip to Canada to visit their _c_o_u_s_in_s__ in Montreal. They decided to take a _t_ra_i_n_ named “The True North”.
5,500 km
slightly over 30 million
Where most Canadians live
within a few hundred kilometers of the USA border
Location of largest the Great Lakes fresh water supply
Post-reading
Justin Bieber and Avril are going to hold a concert in China in May, but they find it hard to choose a city. Can you suggest a city for them?
Climate Scenery
Canada’s __w__a_rm__e_s_t part
some of the _o_ld__es_t_a_n__d __m_o_s_t_b_e_a_u_t_i_fu_l_f_o_r_e_s_ts___in the world
Next city? Calgary
Famous for the _C__a_lg_a__ry__S_t_a_m_p_e_d_e___
Write an article to introduce the city you suggest.(location (位置), weather, transportation, food, culture… )
I suggest that you hold your concert in Beijing/Shanghai/Hangzhou/Huaibei…
2. Canada was named by a(n) ____ explorer.
3. “ Canada” came from an Native American word “Kanata” that meant _____.
4. Canada has a population of ______ . 5. French speaking population lives in
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Vancouver Calgary
Toronto
Thunder Bay
A summary
• Canada is the second largest country in the world. It’s population is over __3_0_m__il_l_io_n__ . Vancouver and Calgary are two of its main cities. Vancouver is Canada’s w__a_r_m_e_s_t_ and most _b_e_a_u_t_i_fu_l_ city. You can go _s_k_ii_n_g___ in the Rocky Mountains and _s_a_il_i_n_g___ in the harbor. Some of the oldest _f_o_r_es_t_s_ can also be seen there. Calgary is famous for __S_t_a_m_p_e_d_e__. You can see cowboys riding _w__id__e h__o_rs_e_s___.
In a word, welcome to… We are waiting for you.
Homework
1. Finish the exercises on page36. 2. Read the passage by yourself
and underline the difficult sentences and language points.