高中英語Unit5-Canada-The-True-NorthReading課件第三課時

Unit5Canada--"TheTrueNorth"ReadingCanadais

thesecondlargestcountryintheworld.

學科網(wǎng)9.98millionkm25,500kmNationalFlagBeaverNationalEmblemCanada學科網(wǎng)OttawaCentreBlock,ParliamentBuildingsOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.ItisthecentreoftechnologyandcultureinCanada.InOttawaitisverycoldandtheWinterlastsforalongtime.Soitiswell-knownas“CityofIceBall”.TheParliamentBuildingsarebeautyscenerythere.TorontoCNTowerdowntownTorontoTorontoisthemostwealthyandbiggestcityinCanada.ItisalsothebusinesscentreandanimportanteducationalcentreofCanada.

TheCNTowerisamusttoseeTorontoattractions.AndthesameistrueoftheNiagaraFalls.

VancouverTheStanleyParkWestEndVancouverVancouveristhethirdbiggestandthemostbeautifulcityinCanada.ItissurroundedbymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacificOceanonthewest.Vancouverisfamousforthe“WesternParadise”inCanada.Peopleliketolivethereforitscomfortableweather.TheycanskiintheRockyMountainsandsailintheharbour.StanleyParkisVancouver'sfirstpark.NiagaraFallsNiagaraFallsisthesecond

largestfallsontheglobenexttoVictoriaFalls

insouthernAfrica.學科網(wǎng)RockyMountainsTheRockyMountainsmakeupanenormouschainofmountainsinwesternNorthAmerica.Itextends3,000milesfromCanadathroughtheUnitedStatestoMexico.TheGreatLakes

arethelargestfreshsurfacewatersystemonEarth.Thetotalsizeofitisabout245thousandsquarekms.Itsuppliesaboutone-fifthoftheworld'sfreshsurfacewaterandnine-tenthsoftheU.S.water.UsethreetofivesentencestodescribewhatyouhaveknownaboutCanada.Suggesttedanswer:Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.Ithastwoofficiallanguages:FrenchandEnglish.ThecapitalofCanadaisOttawa,anditsnationalanimalisbeaver.TheleaderinthiscountryiscalledPrimeMinister.AndfourGreatLakesbelongtoCanada.KnowledgeaboutCanada:TrueorFalse.1.CanadiansspeakEnglishandFrench.T2.TorontoisthecapitalofCanada.F3.CanadaliesinthenorthofSouthAmerica.F4.Canadaisthelargestcountryintheworld.F5.CanadaisonthenorthofUSA.T6.ThenationalanimalofCanadaispolarbear.F7.CanadaisamemberoftheBritishCommonwealth.T8.TheHeadoftheCanadianGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TOttawaNorthAmericasecondbeaverReadingI學科網(wǎng)

“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.FastreadingWhatis“TheTrueNorth”?DrawtherouteofthetwogirlstravelingacrossCanada.VancouverRockyMountainsCalgaryThunderBayLakeSuperiorTorontoScanningRockyMts.1.WhywerethecousinsnotflyingdirecttoAtlanticcoast?2.Whatisthecontinenttheywerecrossing?3.WhichisthewarmestpartinCanada?4.Howdidtheysleepthatnight?BecausetheywantedtotakethetrainfromwestToeastacrossCanada.TheNorthAmericancontinent.VancouveristhewarmestpartofCanada.TheysleptasthetrainrushedthroughthenightacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestandsouthwardtowardsToronto,5.WhichofthefollowingisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A.VancouverB.CalgaryC.TorontoD.Montreal6.Whatdoestheword“slightly”inthetextmean?A.abitB.alotC.greatlyD.lightly7.WhydidtheybegintorealizetwodayslaterthatCanadaisquiteempty?A.Becausetheyfoundnobodyontheirway.B.BecausethereareonlythirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuchahugelandandmostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.C.TherearetoomanylakesinCanada.D.BecauseCanadaissurroundedbyOceansonthreesides.8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwenttoCanadatoseetheircousinsinMontreal.B.ThunderBayisaportcityinthesouthofCanadanearToronto.C.ThegirlslookedoutofthewindowsandsawNativeIndiansandcowboys.D.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwenttoseetheirrelativesontheAtlanticcoast.9.WhydomanypeoplewanttoliveinVancouver?10.WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?11.WheredoeswheatgrowinCanada?12.WhywouldshipsbeabletoreachthecenterofCanada?Becauseitisverybeautiful.TheycanskiintheRockyMountainsandsailinharbor.Cowboyscompeteinridingwildhorses,andsomeofthemcanwinthousandsofdollarsInthecenterofCanada.ShipsareabletoreachthecenterofCanadabecausetheycanfollowtheSt.LawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakestogothere.FillintheblanksLiDaiyuandLiuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom____to___.Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch“_________.Canadaisthe______biggestcountryintheworld.Itis5,500kilometersfrom_____to____.Astheygo_______,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris________bymountainsonthenorthandeast.Whenthecousins_________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena____bear.Calgaryisfamousforitscompetition.ManyofthecowboysfromalloverNorthAmerica_______workingwithanimals.Thenthey________awheat-growingprovince.ThunderBayisabusyport.Itis______thecent