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1、 1 UNIT 5 CANADA Part I. Warming Up: Exploring Canada Students Worksheet Before You Start Pre-Activity Questions: Look at the photo of Canadas national flag and listen to the national anthem. “O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see t
2、hee 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.” 1. Why Canada is called “The True North” ? 2. How far and wide is Canada? Part One. Rea
3、ding and Hands-on cooperation 1. Read the following text and get useful facts about Canada and its geography. Canada is a country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of North America, it extends(延伸) from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the A
4、rctic Ocean. Covering 9.98 million square kilometres in total, Canada is the worlds second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Its common border with the United States forms the worlds longest land border. In the south, from west to east the ten provinces are B
5、ritish Columbia(Capital: Victoria), Alberta(Edmonton), Saskatchewan(Regina), Manitoba(Winnipeg), Ontario(Toronto), Quebec(Quebec City), and Newfoundland and Labrador(St. Johns). New Brunswick(Fredericton), Prince Edward Island(Charlottetown) and Nova Scotia(Halifax) lie closely on the southeast corn
6、er. In the northern part are the three vast territories: Yukon(Whitehorse), Northwest(Yellowknife) and Nunavut(Iqaluit). The largest part by land area is the territory of Nunavut. The largest part by water area is the province of Quebec. The smallest part of both land and water area is the province
7、of Prince Edward Island. 2 Canada has an endless variety of landscapes. Sky-high mountains, glinting glaciers(耀眼的冰川), deep rain forests and far away beaches are all here, spreading across six times zones. Its polar bears, grizzly bears, whales and, everyones favorite, moose(麋,驼鹿) also makes for a fa
8、ntastic playground. Alberta is a western province of Canada. It is bordered by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on
9、 September 1, 1905. Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta, is located near the geographic centre of the province and is the major supply and service center for Canadas crude oil(原油), oil sands and other northern resource industries. Approximately 290 km (180 mi) south of the capital is Calgary, Albe
10、rtas largest city. Ontario is located in east-central Canada, and is Canadas most populous province, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and is the second largest province in total area. It is home to the nations capital city, Ottawa, and the nations most populous city, Toronto. Ontar
11、io is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and to the north, and Quebec to the east. Ontario is sometimes divided into two parts, Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario. The great majority of Ontarios population and its farm land is located in the south. Yukon is the westernmo
12、st and smallest of Canadas three federal territories. Whitehorse is the territorial capital and Yukons only city. Native people, having lived for thousands of years, hunt and trap as they always have. The City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia along its sout
13、h-easterly coast line. It is the third most populous city area in the country and the most populous in Western Canada. Vancouver is one of the most diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its people have a first language other than English. Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec, a
14、nd it is named after Mount Royal, the hill in the heart of the city. French is the citys official language and is the language spoken at home by 56.9% of the population of the city, followed by English at 18.6% and 19.8% other languages ( 2006). 2. Work together and find out which provinces, territo
15、ries and major cities are missing on your Map. Glue their name cards onto the right places! * You may notice the following expressions to describe the location of a city, province, or countries: ? . (be) located in . ? . cover . square kilometres ? . lie closely on . ? . spread across . times zones
16、? . is bordered by/with . ? . is divided into . parts Part Two. Lets Watch a Video and Have A Quiz! 3 1. Canada is the _ largest country in the world. 2. Canada has a total population of more than _ A. 3 million B. 30 million C. 300 million 3. Canada has _ provinces and _ territories. 4. The largest
17、 part by land area in Canada is _. 5. From east to west Canada stretches almost 4, 700 miles(7, 560 kilometers) across _ time zones. Part Three. Finding Words For Canada 1. Find out good words(nouns or adjectives) to describe Canada. Write the words down in the blanks below to help finish the senten
18、ce: “Canada is a . country.” or “Canada is a country of .” Noun Adjective _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Compare your words with each other. Vote on the top three words in your group. Write them down on the blank name cards using the color pen. Glue the words on the Map! 3. Report your words to the class. Part Four. Group Presentation: Introducing a city in Canada 1. Read all the secret pieces in the Secret Envelope. 2. Have a discussion and find out which city it is. 3. Cho
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