必修三Unit5Canada---thetruenorth--Reading

1、Unit 5Canada “The True North”ReadingA Trip on“The True North”2:03 2:58Canada is a multicultural country. It is the second largest country in the world. How much do you know about Canada? Work in pairs and answer this quiz.1. Which is the national flag of Canada?A. B. C. D.2:03 2:582. Which is the na

2、tional flower of Canada?A. B. cherry roseC. D. maple daffodil 水仙花水仙花2:03 2:583. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish4. What is the Canadian leader called? A. President B. Prime Minster C. Governor D. King2:03 2:585. What i

3、s the capital of Canada?A. B. Vancouver TorontoC. D. Calgary Ottawa2:03 2:586. What is the national animal of Canada? A. B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin2:03 2:58 苏必利尔湖苏必利尔湖 休伦湖休伦湖 密歇根湖密歇根湖 伊利湖伊利湖 安大略湖安大略湖The Great Lakes are the largest fresh surface water system on Earth. It supplies

4、 about one-fifth of the worlds fresh surface water and nine-tenths of the U.S. water.2:03 2:58 13mins2:16 3:11Cooperation9 mins2:25 3:20Presenting8 mins2:33 3:28 Presenting8 mins2:33 3:28 Presenting8 mins.2:33 3:28 Explaining9 mins2:42 3:371. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided

5、to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.(Line2) 她们她们不想不想一路乘飞机，她们决定飞到温哥华，再一路乘飞机，她们决定飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。2.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.(Line30)那

6、天夜里那天夜里她她们睡着了，火车们睡着了，火车越过越过苏必利尔湖，苏必利尔湖，穿穿过过大森林，朝南大森林，朝南向向多伦多飞驰着。多伦多飞驰着。Explaining9 mins3.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 from coast to coast. (Line9) 有人想在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大，他们有人想在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大，他们忘了加拿大从东海岸到

7、西海岸共有忘了加拿大从东海岸到西海岸共有55005500公里。公里。4. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. (Line26) 海轮可以开到五大湖，让表姐妹俩感到吃惊。海轮可以开到五大湖，让表姐妹俩感到吃惊。 5.People say it is Canadas most beautiful city，surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. (Line11) 人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，人们说温哥华是加拿大

8、最美丽的城市，被被大山和大山和太平洋太平洋环抱环抱。2:42 3:37Explaining9 minsListen to the text carefully and pay attention to pronunciation. 2:42 3:37Checking3 mins1Read the text and match each paragraph with its main idea.Paragraph 1() A. The train went southward to Toronto.Paragraph 2() B. Their friend Danny Lin met them

9、at the airport and helped them to get to the station. On the way，Danny told them a lot of information about Canada.Paragraph 3() C. The two girls went through a wheat- growing province and then back to the port city of Thunder Bay.Paragraph 4() D. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to visit their cousins by flying to Vancouver first，and then taking the train across the whole continent.Paragraph 5() E. When they crossed the Rocky Mountains，the girls saw many animals. Then they went to Calgary.2Read the text and try to writ