Reading Canada is the second largest country in

Reading

Canada is the second largest country in the world.

9. 98 million km 2 5, 500 km

National Emblem

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the centre of technology and culture in Canada. In Ottawa it is very cold and the Winter lasts for a long time. So it is well-known as “City of Ice Ball”. The Parliament Buildings are beauty scenery there. Centre Block, Parliament Buildings

Toronto

Toronto is the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada. It is also the business centre and an important educational centre of Canada. downtown Toronto The CN Tower is a must to see Toronto attractions. And the same is true of the Niagara Falls.

Vancouver

Vancouver is the third biggest and the most beautiful city in Canada. It is surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The Stanley Park Vancouver is famous for the “ Western Paradise ” in Canada. People like to live there for its comfortable weather. They can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour. Stanley Park is Vancouver's first park. West End Vancouver

Niagara Falls is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.

The Rocky Mountains make up an enormous chain of mountains in western North America. It extends 3, 000 miles from Canada through the United States to Mexico.

The Great Lakes are the largest fresh surface water system on Earth. The total size of it is about 245 thousand square kms. It supplies about one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water and nine-tenths of the U. S. water.

Use three to five sentences to describe what you have known about Canada. Suggestted answer: Canada is a multicultural country. It has two official languages: French and English. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, and its national animal is beaver. The leader in this country is called Prime Minister. And four Great Lakes belong to Canada.

Knowledge about Canada: True or False. T 1. Canadians speak English and French. 2. Toronto Ottawa is the capital of Canada. F 3. Canada lies in the north of South America. North America second 4. Canada is the largest country in the world. F 5. Canada is on the north of USA. F T beaver 6. The national animal of Canada is polar bear. F 7. Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth. T 8. The Head of the Canadian Government is the Prime Minister. T

Fast reading What is “The True North”? “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train.

Scanning Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada. Vancouver Rocky Mountains Calgary Thunder Bay Lake Superior Toronto

Rocky M ts.

1. Why were the cousins not flying direct to Atlantic coast? they wanted to take the train from west Because To east across Canada. 2. What is the continent they were crossing? The North American continent. 3. Which is the warmest part in Canada? Vancouver is the warmest part of Canada. 4. How did they sleep that night? They slept as the train rushed through the night across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forest and southward towards Toronto,

5. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada? A. Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. Montreal 6. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean? A. a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly 7. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty? A. Because they found nobody on their way. B. Because there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land most of them live within the areas of the USA border. C. There are too many lakes in Canada. D. Because Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.

8. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their cousins in Montreal. B. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada near Toronto. C. The girls looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. D. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to see their relatives on the Atlantic coast.

9. Why do many people want to live in Vancouver? Because it is very beautiful. They can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in harbor. 10. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? Cowboys compete in riding wild horses, and some of them can win thousands of dollars 11. Where does wheat grow in Canada? In the center of Canada. 12. Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada? Ships are able to reach the center of Canada because they can follow the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to go there.

Fill in the blanks Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from____ west to east ___. Their cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the second train station to catch “_____ The True North. Canada is the______ biggest country in the world. It is 5, 500 kilometers from coast _____ to____. coast As they go_______, eastward they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ____ surrounded by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins settled ____ down _____ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a____ grizzly bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from a gift for all over North America have __ __working with animals. went through Then they ____ a wheat-growing province. Thunder close __ to the center of the Bay is a busy port. It is____ country.

Language points lie vi “位于…… ”，后接不同的介词表示不同的意思。 lie to “位于…方向”，两个地点没有所属关系也不相邻 时。 e. g. Japan lies to the east of China. lie in “位于…” 在…范围之内。 e. g. Beijing lies in the north of China. lie off “位于靠近/离…的海面” e. g. There is an island lie off the coast of France. lie on “两地相接壤, 相邻时” e. g. Wuhan lies on the Yangtze River.

1. rather than 而不是; 与其 不愿; 不要 (如其后加动词时 要用动词原形） I would rather go out than stay in the classroom. 2. population 意为”人口”, 通常作不可数名词, 作主语时, 谓 语动词要用单数形式. The population of China is increasing very fast. 要表达人口的”多” “少”时习惯上用large或small 来修饰. 提问时用”what” what is the population of “Lianzhou”? 3. settle down 定居下来；专心于 It’s terrible -I can’t settle down to anything. 真糟糕－我 今天没法专心做任何事． 4. have a gift for 有…天赋 The student has a gift for study. 这学生天生是读书的料．