1、Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”Period1Warming up and readingAre you familiar with Canada?Talk in pairs about what you know about Canada.Lake superior Maple treesNiagara Falls Step 1 Leading-in and Warming up 1).What kind of country is Canada?(Canada is a multicultural country.)2).How large is it?3).W
2、hat else do you know about Canada?(vary answers.)(It is the second largest country in the world.It covers an area of 9.984.670 square kilometers.It is a bit bigger than China.)2.Make a quiz:How much do you know about Canada?1).What language(s)do Canadians speak?A.English B.English and German C.Engli
3、sh and French D.English and Spanish 2).What is the capital of Canada?A.Vancouver B.Toronto C.Calgary D.Ottawa 3).What is the national animal of Canada?A.Beaver B.Grizzly bear C.Polar bear D.Penguin 4).What is the Canadian leader called?A.President B.Prime Minister C.Governor D.King 5).How many Great
4、 Lakes are there in Canada?A.4 B.3 C.5 D.6 Step 2 Pre-reading Discuss the following questions:1).What is the longest trip you have ever taken?2).If you take a trip to Canada,what do you think you might see there?3).What three words would you use to describe Canada?Step 3 Reading Fast reading:read th
5、e passage and answer the following questions.1).What is the passage about?2).What is“The True North”?(It is about a trip of two girls,and it tells us some information about Canada.(It is the train that goes across Canada/the cross-Canada train.)3).How many cities are mentioned in the text?What are t
6、hey?(Five.They are Montreal,Vancouver,Calgary,Thunder Bay and Toronto.)2.Intensive reading:read the text carefully to understand the main idea of each paragraph and important details.Choose the best answers to each question.1).As you go eastwards,you can see the following things except-.A.mountains
7、B.thousands of lakes C.forests and wide rivers D.cows 2).Who will take part in the Calgary Stampede?A.Cowboys from Stampede B.people from Canada C.Anyone who has a gift for riding D.Cowboys from all over the world 3).Which of the following statement is true?A.One can cross Canada in less than 5 day
8、by train B.Many people think Calgary is the most beautiful city in Canada C.In fact,the population of Canada is more than thirty million D.Ocean ships cannot reach Thunder Bay 4).Which of the following shows the right route of the cousins travel?A.Toronto Calgary Vancouver Thunder Bay B.Vancouver Ca
9、lgary Thunder Bay Toronto C.Vancouver Thunder Bay Calgary Toronto D.Toronto Thunder Bay Calgary VancouverBasic facts about CanadaDistance from west to the east coasts5,500kmOceans on the east and the west coastsAtlantic-east;Pacific Ocean-westPopulationSlightly over 30 millionWhere most Canadians li
10、veWithin a few hundred kilometers of the USA borderBasic facts about CanadaLocation of the largest fresh water supplyThe great lakesKey point about VancouverWarmest part;Canadians most beautiful city;some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the worldKey point about CalgaryFamous for the Calg
11、ary StampedeKey point about Thunder BayBusy port city at the top of the Great Lakes Reading and discussing:read the passage a third time and then discuss these questions.1)Which part of the reading passage interests you most?(I am most interested in the part about Calgary.I hope to visit it someday and see the Calgary stampede.I love animals,and I think it will be very interesting to see cowboys who have a gift for riding wild horses.)Step 5 Homework Learn the useful new words and expressions by heart.Read the reading passage again try to retell the passage.
