Unit5Unit5ReadingItsnationalcolorsareredandwhite.Itisthesecondlargestcountryontheearth.ItisinNorthAmerica.IthasmorefreshwaterthananyothercountryWhichcountryisit?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?MapleCountry——Canada1.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.English.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.2.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.

B.

Vancouver

TorontoC.

D.

Calgary

Ottawa3.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?B.

BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguin4.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.President.B.PrimeMinister.C.Governor.D.King.

5.HowmanyGreatLakesare

thereinCanada?4.3.5.6.LakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.加拿大的面積是9984670平方公里，居世界第二位，其中陸地面積9093507平方公里，淡水覆蓋面積891163平方公里。自然資源9.98millionkm25,500kmthenationalflagofCanadathenationalanthemofCanadaCapitalcity-----OttawaOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.

Apopulationof1,200,000makesOttawathefourth-largesturbanareainCanada.Nationalanimalbeaver海貍theFrench-speakingprovince----QuebeclanguagesOfficiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchtheTVandradioinFrench;Frenchrestaurants;teachinginschoolsbedoneinFrench.freshwaterthefivegreatlakesonethirdoftheworld’ssupplyoffreshwaterpositionTheBeaufortSeatheArcticOceanGreenlandTheAtlanticOceanThePacificOceanAlaskatheUnitedStatesCanyoutellsomefamouscities?positionWhatthreewordswouldusetodescribeCanada?Whatdoes“TheTrueNorth”referto?ThenationalemblemsofCanada.WhatmightbeincludedinajournalduringatriptoCanada?triptoCanadasceneryplacesWhatdidtheyhearabout?Whatdidtheydo?Listenandskimthepassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Itisabout_____oftwogirls;andit tellsussomeinformationabout_______.2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”? TheTrueNorthisanameof _____________________.atripCanada

thecross-CanadatrainScanthepassageandfindoutcharacters,placesandtheirtravellingroute,thenmarkonthemap.Characters:LiDaiyuLiuQianandDannyLinPlaces:Vancouver;theRockyMountains;Calgary;awheat-growingprovince;ThunderBay;TheGreatLakes;TorontoRockyMountains5,500kmPacificOceanAtlanticOceanWhereistheRockyMountains?RockyMountainsWhatdidtheyseewhentheycrossedtheRockyMountains?mountaingoatsgrizzlybeareagleWhatdoyouknowaboutVancouver?★Inthe_____ofCanada★Canada’s_______part★Canada’smostbeautifulcity,surroundedby_________andthePacificOcean★Havingsomeoftheoldestandmostbeautiful________intheworld

west

warmest

mountains

forestsWhatdoyouknowaboutCalgary?famousfor_____________theCalgaryStampedeWhatdoyouknowaboutThunderBay?★abusyportcity___________theGreatLakes★becauseoftheGreatLakesCanadahasmore__________thananyothercountryintheworld

atthetopoffreshwatertheGreatLakesWhatdoyouknowaboutToronto?inthe_______ofCanadasouthPlaceInformationVanco-uver●Itis____________bymountainsandthePacificOcean.●Peoplecan___inRockyMountainsandsailinthe________.●Wetclimatemakesthetreesextremelytall,some_________over90metres.measuringsurroundedskiharborPlaceInformationTheRockyMountains●Thecousinsandtheirfriendmanagedto____________somemountaingoats,agrizzlybearandaneagle.Calgary●Itisfamousfor____________________.●Manycowboys_____________ridinghorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.haveagiftforcatchsightoftheCalgaryStampedePlaceInformationAwheat-growingProvince●Farmscoverthousandsofsquare_____.ThunderBay●ItisabusyportcityatthetopoftheGrateLakesinan______area.●Oceanshipscansailup______________.theGreatLakesacresurbanAnswerquestionsaccordingtothepassage.1.Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing?

TheyarecrossingNorthAmerican.2.WhyaretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?

TheyarenotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticCoastbecausetheywanttotakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada./TheywanttoseeCanada./TheywanttotravelacrossCanada.3.WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?

ThepopulationofVancouverisgrowingsorapidlybecauseitisbeautiful./Itissurroundedbymountainsandocean./Peoplecanskiinthemountainsandsailintheharbour.4.WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?

AttheCalgaryStampedecowboyscompeteinridingwildhorsesforthousandsofdollars.5.HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecentreofCanada?

ShipsareabletoreachthecentreofCanadabecausetheycanfollowtheStLawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakes.6.WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?

Canadahasfreshwaterfromitslakesandriversandwoodfromitsforests.BasicFactsaboutCanadaDistancefromeasttowestcoastOceansoneastandwestcoastsPopulation5,500kmAtlanticOcean—east;PacificOcean--westslightlyover30millionPostreadingBasicFactsaboutCanadaWheremostCanadiansliveLocationoflargestfreshwatersupplyKeypointaboutVancouverwithinafewhundredkilometresoftheUSAbordertheGreatLakesCanada’swarmestpart/Canada’smostbeautifulcity/someoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworldBasicFactsaboutCanadaKeypointaboutCalgaryKeypointaboutThunderBayfamousfortheCalgaryStampedebusyportcityatthetopoftheGreatLakesDecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).LiDaiyu,hercousinandDannyLinchosetotakethetraintocross

Canada

fromeasttowest.2.Theyco