Canada is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
• Official language: English and French • Canadians use English spelling so the following
are spelled: colour, neighbour, centre, behaviour, labour...
the five great lakes
苏必利尔湖 休伦湖
安大略湖
密歇根湖
伊利湖
How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada?
A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH"
Task-1 Fast reading Skimming
1) What does “The True North” mean? B
The Canada/USA border is the longest international border in the world.
It lacks military defense.
National flag of Canada
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The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
Unit 5
Canada – “The True North”
How much do you know about Canada?
position
Pacific Ocean
United States
Natural resources is rich.
Arctic Atlantic
position
Para 5 the last stop Toronto
Task-4 Fill in the blanks
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from__w__e_st to_e_a_s_t__. The cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “_T_h_e__ _T_ru_e__ _N_o_r_th_”. Canada is the s_e_c_o_n_d_ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from _co_a_s_t__ to _c_o_a_s_t_. As they go _e_a_s_t_w_a_r_d_, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities.
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8． 社 会 大 转 型的时 代，往 往也是 造就伟 人的时 代，几 乎所有 基本领 域，都 在春秋 战国那 个充满 活力的 黄金时 代开山 立宗并 创造了 我们民 族精神 的最高 经典。
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9． 原 生 文 化 是一个 民族的 根基， 其体现 的精神 没有因 为经历 了两千 多年就 逐渐消 退，当 各种复 杂的问 题困扰 我们的 时候， 每个人 都能从 中寻找 到再生 的动力 。
What can they see during the journey?
mountains lakes forests wide rivers large cities
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Para. 2 The fist stop Vancouver
Vancouver
Location surrounded by _m_o_un_t_a_in_s_ (地理位置) __a_n_d_t_h_e_P_a_ci_fi_c_O_c_e_an____
Climate (气候)
warm and wet
Entertainment(娱乐)
skiing and sailing
Scenery _t_h_e__o_ld_e_s_t_a_n_d_m__os_t_
(景色)
_b_e_a_u_t_if_u_l __forests
Its population is increasing rapidly
A country full of maple • eleven point red maple leaf on white background
National animal
Beaver
60% of the world's polar bears live in Canada.
Language
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5．河流不仅焕发了所有大地景观的活 力，且 还是重 要的经 济资源 、战略 资源和 不可替 代的文 化资源 。
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6． 帮 助 家 境 不好 的孩子 上大学 ，是我 们应该 做的， 况且这 孩子各 方面都 很优秀 ，我们 一定要 帮助她 圆大学 梦。
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7． 在 那 个 民 族独 立和民 族解放 斗争风 起云涌 的时代 ，能激 发人们 的爱国 热情是 评判一 部文学 作品好 坏的非 常重要 的标准 。
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2.校 庆 在 即 ， 学校 要求全 体师生 注重礼 仪，热 情待客 ，让从 全国各 地回母 校参加 庆祝活 动的校 友感到 宾至如 归。
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3. 近 三 十 年 来 ，中 国社会 的快速 发展， 以及中 国和国 际交流 的扩大 ，西方 媒体从 敌视到 误读， 逐渐改 变了对 华的片 面报道
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4．我们可通过河流触摸历史，把河流 和历史 抽象成 一种符 号，赋 予河流 更加丰 富和充 满变数 的内涵 。
later
Thunder
that night
Toronto
the Stampede
Bay
Hale Waihona Puke Homework:Write a short passage about Canada.
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1.近 年 ， 越 来 越多 的天鹅 选择到 伊犁河 流域越 冬，这 与当地 实施天 然林保 护、湿 地生态 恢复等 重点林 业工程 建设使 湿地生 态明显 改善有 很大关 系。
Task-2
Careful reading
Para 1: Finish the chart below.
brief introduction about the trip
who
_L_i _D_a_i_y_u and her cousin _L_iu__Q__ia_n_
why
where
(destination)
Para 3 They crossed__th__e_R_o_c_k_y__M_o_u_n__ta_i_n_s___
What did they see?
Para. 3 The next stop—Calgary
Calgary 卡尔加里
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Para. 3 (Calgary) What is Calgary famous for?
out of the window. They saw mountains
goats and even a _g_ri_z_z_ly_ bear. Calgary is
famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North American
_h_a_v_e_ _a_ g_i_f_t _fo__r working with animals.
Task-4 Fill in the blanks
Then they _w__e_n_t_ t_h_r_o_u_g_h_ a wheat-
growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy
Para. 4 _T_h_u_n_d_e_r_B__ay__
Thunder Bay is a _b_u_s_y_p_o_r_tcity.
It is at the top of the _G__r_ea_t__L_a_k_e_s_. Canada has o_n_e__th__ir_d__o_f the world’s total fresh water; and much of it is in_t_h_e_G__r_e_a_t _L_a_k_e_s_.
port which is a_t__ t_h_e_ _t_o_p_ _o_f_the Great
Lakes.
Task-5 retelling
the second…
On a trip to Canada will see…
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian what did they see?
it’s 5,500
that afternoon
the Rocky Mountains
the first stop
Vancouver
at the top.. the two it is a .. next days
the most…. it is surrounded the population
stop Calgary
A: Canada B: A train
2) What is the main idea? B