1、mapleMaple country A Trip On“The True North”Reading 1.What is“The True North”?the cross-Canada train.Read the text and find:It s the name of _ Fast reading 2.What is the main idea of the text?Its main idea is that:_ Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian took on a train to cross the whole Canada.Calgary V
2、ancouver Rocky MountainsThunder BayToronto From west to east,they crossed the whole Canada.2.What is their tavel route?3.What is the route for their trip?A.Rocky Mountains Vancouver Calgary Thunder Bay Toronto.B.Calgary Vancouver Rocky Mountains Thunder Bay Toronto.C.Vancouver Rocky Mountains Calgar
3、y Thunder Bay Toronto.The right order is:plane trainLi Daiyu Liu QianMontreal,Canadavisit their cousins 1.Read para.1 and fill in the chart below.Why did they not fly to Montreal directly?Careful reading A.Because the train was the only means to cross the country.B.Because taking the train is faster
4、 than taking the plane to cross Canada.C.Because they could cross the whole continent and see the great scenery on the train.2.Why did they not fly directly to Montreal?What great scenery did they see?Prar.3 What great scenery did they see?Mountains wide riverslarge citiesLakes and forests Vancouver
5、 Climate:Location:Activities:Population:It is Canadas _part.It is so _ that trees are extremely tall,some measuring.,_ _mountains and the Pacific Ocean.warmest skiing wet _ in the Rocky mountains and _ in the harbour.surrounded by sailing It has some of the oldest and most beautiful _in the world.fo
6、rest increasing _.4.Read again and fill in the blanks:Vancouver rapidly Some useful points:1.the warmest .2.the most beautiful .3.the most popular.4.the oldest and most beautiful.That afternoon _ the train,they _ in their seats.When they crossed the Rocky Mountains,they managed to _ some_ and even a
7、 _and an _.Their next stop was Calgary,which is famous for the Stampede.Many cowboys who_riding wild horses can win money in prizes.aboardsettled downcatch sight ofgrizzly beareagle have a gift forRead para.3 and fill in the blanks.mountains goats1.What did they realize after two days travel?2.How d
8、id they feel?Why did they think so?Because:_.Read para.4 and answer the questions:They realized that Canada is quite empty.They felt amazed.Canada is 5,500 kilometres from west to east,Canadas population is only slightly over thirtymillion,and most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of t
9、he US border.3.What kind of city isThunder Bay?It is _.4.Where is Thunder Bay?It is at the top of the _.Canada has _the worlds total fresh water;and much of it is in _.Great Lakesone third ofthe Great Lakes22a busy port citySummary:Canada is _kilometres from west to east.But its population is only s
10、lightly over _,and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.so it is quite _.Vancouver,Canadas _ part,is also its _city,surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean._in the Rocky Mountains and _ in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas _cities to live in.The coast north of Vancour h
11、as some of _ and _ forests in the world.Calgary,which is famous for the Stampede.Canda has more _than any other country in the world.In fact,it has _ of the worlds total fresh water and much of it is in _.5,500thirty millionemptywarmest most beautifulfresh water one-thirdthe Great LakesSkiingsailing
12、most popularthe oldestmost beautiful After-reading Discussion:If someday you can go to Canada,where will you go?why?After-reading Suppose you are Lihua,your Canadian friend Wilson will come to China for a visit.Please write him a letter to introduce China.Main points:1.area,population,climate.2.places of interest.3.food and culture.Tips：about 100 words.Homework
