内容正文:
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada;
Breathtaking maple view in Vancouver, Canada
Unit 5, Students' Book 3
Canada-“The Truth North”
--Reading
高一英语 韩彦芳
Warming Up
How much do you know about Canada?
1. Which city is the capital of Canada?
A. Vancouver. B. Toronto
C. Calgary D. Ottwa
2. What is the national animal of Canada?
A.
D.
C.
B.
3. How many Great Lakes are there in Canada?
A. 4. B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
4. What are the Lakes in Canada called?
Pre-Reading: predict the content of the text
1. Look at the title of the text, what do you think “The True North” refer to?
2. What might be included in a travelling journal during a trip to Canada?
Activity 1: Skimming & Drawing
Skim through the text and try to draw their travelling route on the map.
to skim: to read sth quickly in order to find key information 浏览;略读
Activity 2: Close Reading & Answering
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
2. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?
North America
Because it's beautiful/ It's surrounded by mountains ocean./ People can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.
3. What happens at Calgary Stampede?
4. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?
5. What are some of Canada's natural resourses?
Activity 2: Scanning & Answering
At Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for prizes of thousands of dollars.
Because ships can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great lakes.
Fresh water from its lakes and rivers as well as wood from its forests.
Distance from east to west coast
Oceans on east and west coasts
Population
Where most Canadian live
Key point about Vancouver
Key point about Calgary
Key point about Thunder Bay
Basic Facts about Canada
5,500 km
Atlantic Ocean--east; Pacific Ocean--west
slightly over 30 million.
within a few hundred kms of the USA boder
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