Unit 5 Canada --“The True NorthPeriod 1Reading Ⅰ

1、Unit 5 Canada -“The True North Period 1 Reading,Questions: 1.Do you like to go sightseeing? What is the longest trip you have ever taken? 2.Whats the best city in china for sightseeing in your opinion,天坛,蓬莱阁,What country will you want to go for sightseeing if you have enough money,Ottawa,加拿大国家塔,CN T

2、ower,尼亚加拉大瀑布,落基山脉,Niagara falls,The Rocky Mountains,Norman Bethune (1890 1939), Canada,Are you familiar with Canada? Talk in pairs about what you know about Canada,Brainstorm,Lead-in,Work in pairs the team which get the highest score is the winner,Round 1. Draw the route of the travel in Canada and

3、make marks on the map on page 33. 1 point for each correct answer,1,China,by air,Vancouver,2,by train,Rocky Mountains,3,Calgary (Stampede,4,A wheat-growing province,5,Thunder Bay,6,After dinner,Lake Superior,7,Toronto,towards,8,Round 2. Ask and answer. 1 point for each correct answer,Q1: Which conti

4、nent are the cousins crossing? They are crossing North America. Q2: Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? Because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada,Q3: Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? Because it is Canadas warmest part and the most b

5、eautiful city, surrounded by mountains and ocean, and people can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour. Q4: What happens at the Calgary Stampede? Cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars,Q5: How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? They can follow the St L

6、awrence River and the Great Lakes. Q6: What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources? Water from its lakes and rivers, and wood from its forests,Round 3. True or False. (1 point for each correct answer,1. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their relatives in Montreal. 2. You cant cros

7、s Canada in less than five days by train. 3. Thunder Bay is a port city at the top end of the Great Lakes, near the centre of the country. 4. The girl looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. 5. The population of Canada is over 30,000,000,F,T,T,F,T,Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the tr

8、ain 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 north and e

9、ast,Round 4. Fill in the blanks. 1 point for each correct answer,west east,The True North,second,coast,eastward,surrounded,coast,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 fro

10、m 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,settled down,grizzly,have a,went,close to,gift for,through,Winning Team,the Best Traveler across Canada,III. Post-reading,Discuss and retell:

11、 Which part of the reading passage interests you most and why? Retell it in your own words,Canadian National Anthem (国歌,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 Canada, we stand on guard for thee,Homework : Rea