1、Unit 5 Canada“The True North”,单元话题美文,Canada Canada is the second largest country in the world.It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth.The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the worlds 24 time areas.The populatio
2、n of Canada is about 35 million and the capital is Ottawa.There are two official languages, French and English.The first travellers arrived from England in 1497.Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534.For two centuries English and French settlers struggled against each other to control the count
3、ry.,Today, one province of Canada is French-speaking.The TV and radio programmes there are in French.There are French restaurants, and all the teaching in schools is done in French.Canada has one third of the worlds supply of fresh water.There are five great lakes in the south, and there are many ot
4、hers, especially in the north.Most of the electricity is produced by water.The country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for energy.Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all over the world.Canada is also the worlds biggest produc
5、er of the kind of paper which is used for newspapers.Fishing is also very important for Canadians.Fish from the east and west coasts is sold to many other countries.,加拿大 加拿大是世界上的第二大国。领土面积比美国大，并且领土的延伸接近地球赤道的四分之一。从东到西的距离超过了5 500千米，并且覆盖了世界上二十四个时区中的六个。加拿大的人口总数约为2 900万，首都为渥太华。其官方语言有两种，法语和英语。1497年，从英格兰来的首
6、批移居者(拓荒者)来到了这儿。1534年，从法国来的移居者也到达此地。两个世纪以来，英国和法国的殖民者为了争夺这个国家的控制权而相互斗争。今天，加拿大有一个说法语的省，电视和收音机里的节目都是用法语播放的。这儿有法国餐馆，学校里所有的教学都是用法语进行的。加拿大拥有世界淡水资源的三分之一。加拿大的南部有五大湖，并且还有许多其他的湖泊，尤其是在北部。加拿大主要是靠水力发电，它拥有大量的煤炭、石油和天然气资源，这些都是可以作为能源来开发利用的。加拿大的大部分地区都被森林覆盖，砍下来的木材被销往世界各地。加拿大还是世界上报纸制作所需纸张的最大生产国。渔业对加拿大人来说也是非常重要的。来自东部和西部海
7、岸的鱼被销往许多其他国家。,课文预读,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组,1.quiz A.海狸 2.beaver B.企鹅 3.penguin C.测验；问答比赛 4.minister D.州长；总督 5.governor E.大臣；部长,第二组,6.continent A.景色；风景 7.baggage B.洲；大陆 8.scenery C.海港 9.surround D.行李 10.harbour E.包围；围绕,第三组,11.aboard A.城市的；市镇的 12.eagle B.边界；国界；与接
8、壤；接近 13.border C.鹰 14.acre D.英亩 15.urban E.在(船、飞机、火车或公共汽车)上,Do you know anything about Canada？If so，please choose the best answers. .Which is the national flag of Canada?,答案,.Which is the national flower of Canada? A.Cherry. B.Rose. C.Maple. D.Daffodil.,答案,.Which is the capital city of Canada? A.Van
9、couver. B.Toronto. C.Calgary. D.Ottawa.,答案,.Which is the national animal of Canada? A.Beaver. B.Grizzly bear. C.Polar bear. D.Penguin.,答案,Step 1 Fast-reading .Skim the text and fill in the following blanks. The passage is about of two ，and it tells us some information about .,答案,a trip,girls,Canada,
10、.Match each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1 A.They saw an empty country and then went to the port. Para.2 B.Danny Lin told them sth. about Canada. Para.3 C.The start of their trip. Para.4 D.What they saw on the train across the Rocky Mountain. Para.5 E.They went to Toronto by train.,答案,Step 2 C
11、areful-reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1.According to the text，the route of Li Daiyu and Liu Qians journey is . A.VancouverCalgaryThunder BayTorontoMontreal B.CalgaryVancouverThunder BayTorontoMontreal C.TorontoCalgaryThunder BayVancouverMontreal D.Thunder BayCalgaryT
12、orontoVancouverMontreal,答案,1,2,3,4,5,2.Why are the cousins not flying direct to Montreal on the Atlantic coast? A.Because they have not got so much money. B.Because they want to take the train to have a good view of Canada. C.The aeroplane is so fast. D.The distance from the west coast to the east i
13、snt so long.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,3.What is “The True North” according to the text? A.The northern part of Canada. B.The name of a part of Canada. C.The name that they call the whole country. D.The name of the train that goes across Canada.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,4.Which is NOT true about Vancouver? A.It is a very be
14、autiful city. B.Its population is increasing rapidly. C.The trees are very tall in the north of Vancouver. D.It is surrounded by rivers.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,5.Which of the following statements about Canada is TRUE? A.Canada has the largest amount of fresh water in the world. B.Canada is empty within a few
15、hundred kilometres of the USA border. C.Canada is 55,000 kilometres from coast to coast. D.All the Canadians have a gift for riding wild horses.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,Step 3 Post-reading After understanding the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada.They
16、 decided to fly and then take the train rather than 1. (go) by air all the way.After 2. (arrive) at the airport in Vancouver，they took the cross-Canada train to Vancouver，a city 3. (surround) by Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.The coast north of Vancouver has some of 4. oldest and most beautiful for
17、ests in the world.It is so wet there that the trees are 5. (extreme) tall，some 6. (measure) over 90 metres.,答案,go,arriving,surrounded,the,extremely,measuring,That afternoon aboard the train，they settled down in their seats.When they crossed the Rocky Mountains，they managed 7. (catch) sight of some m
18、ountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary,8. is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come 9. (compete)in the Stampede.Many of them have a gift 10. riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.Then they arrived in Thun
19、der Bay，a city at the top of the Great Lakes，and learned even more about Canada and its natural resources.,to catch,which,to compete,for,答案,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days，but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres f
20、rom coast to coast. 句式分析 本句为but连接的并列句，在两个分句中都含有一个that引导的同位语从句。 自主翻译 _ _,答案,有些人认为在不到5天的时间里就能穿越加拿大。但是他,们忘记了这样一个事实：加拿大从东海岸到西海岸共有5 500公里。,2.At school，they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border，and that Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million，but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. 句式分析 本句为并列句，第一分句had learned后接两个that引导的宾语从句，but为并列句的转折连词。 自主翻译 _ _ _,答案,在学校，她们已了解到，大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百公里以内的地方，而加拿大的人口也只有3 000万多一点儿。但是现在看到这么空旷的国家，她们很惊讶。,
