必修3_unit5_Canada_Reading_A_Trip_on_the_True_North

Unit5Canada—”TheTrueNorth”MapleCountry--CanadaHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Nowlet’shaveaquizandseehowmuchyouknowaboutCanada.QuizB.1.WhichisthenationalflagofCanada?A.C.D.2.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.English.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.3.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.B.Vancouver(温哥华)Toronto(多伦多)C.D.Calgary(卡尔加里)Ottawa(渥太华)thebiggestcitythewarmestandmostbeautifulcitytheindustrialcenter4.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.B.Beaver(海狸)Grizzlybear(灰熊)C.D.Polarbear(北极熊)Penguin(企鹅)5.Whatistheleaderofthecountrycalled?A.President(总统)B.PrimeMinister(总理；首相)C.Queen(女王)D.Chairman(主席)加拿大总理--斯蒂芬·哈珀(StephenHarper)6.HowmanyGreatLakesarethereinCanada?A.4.B.3.C.5.D.6.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanada?thefivegreatlakes苏必利尔湖休伦湖安大略湖伊利湖密歇根湖7.Canadaisthe______largestcountryintheworld.A.2ndB.3rdC.4thD.5th8.Howlargeisit?A.9.98millionkm²B.9.60millionkm²C.9.96millionkm²D.9.98millionkm9.HowmanyprovincesarethereinCanada？A.13B.10C.14D.237.WhereisCanadalocated?ArcticpositionCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericaPacificAtlantic太平洋大西洋北极InCanada,peoplefrommanycultureslivetogether.Canadaisa____________country.multiculturalATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”Pre-readingPredict:Whatdoes“TheTrueNorth”refertointhetext?Itisanamefor________________thecross-Canadatrain1.Itisthenameofatrain.2.CanadaislocatedinthenorthernNorthAmerica.3.ItisnamedafteralinefromtheCanadianNationalAnthem.“TheTrueNorth”SkimmingReadthetextquicklyandquietlytofillintheblanksandmatchthemainideaofthe3partsPart1para(s)___Part2para(s)___Part3para(s)___WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainbriefintroductionoftheirtripTheirchatontheirwaytothestation123-5briefintroductionaboutthetripwho_____andhercousin______whywhere(destination)how(transportation)firstby______,thenby______LiDaiyuLiuQianto__________________visittheircousinsScanningPart1Readthe1stpara.andfinishthechartbelow.Montreal,Canadaplanetrainpara2:TheirchatontheirwaytothestationWhatcantheyseeduringthejourney?mountainslakesforestswideriverslargecitiesItspopulationisincreasingrapidlyPara.2(Vancouver)VancouverLocation地理位置Climate气候Entertainment(娱乐)Scenery景色surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOceanwarmandwetskiingandsailingtheoldestandmostbeautifulforeststheRockyMountainsTheymanagedtocatchsightof__________________________________________________________.somemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneaglePara3Theycrossed______________________Calgary卡尔加里Para3Thenextstop--CalgaryPara.3(Calgary)WhatisCalgaryfamousfor?卡尔加里牛仔节(CalgaryStampede)，是卡尔加里最著名的节日，拥有“世界上最精彩的户外表演”的美誉，是真正的西部盛情与狂欢。牛仔节在每年七月的第一个星期五举行，在长达十天的节庆期间，不仅来自世界各地的顶级职业牛仔齐聚一堂，参加50万加币大奖的竞技大赛。最特别的是，这段期间卡尔加里市内所有的商店、旅馆、餐厅、街道全都布置成西部风格，更推出各种与牛仔相关的商品、乡村音乐、餐饮，全体市民也都戴起白色仔帽、穿上牛仔裤和时髦的马靴，一起欢度牛仔节，每天早上九点到十一点，在各主要购物商场等数十个定点，还免费提供上万份现做的煎饼早餐，邀请所有认识与不认识的人一起享用。卡尔加里牛仔节的表演节目在为期十天的牛仔节嘉年华期间，有一百二十万人前来参观，身临其境可尽情享受异域原野粗犷豪放的牛仔风情。节目包括职业牛仔竞技表演,蜚声世界的马车大赛、以及令人叹为观止的晚间大看台表演等等。号称北美最大的卡尔加里牛仔节起源于上世纪初，始于一个牛仔的梦想。在1912年时，一个经常旅行美国各地从事西部牛仔表演、名叫GuyWeadick的牛仔，一心梦想要举办一个牛仔竞技活动，发扬西部拓荒时期的精神与西部牛仔文化，在他努力的奔走之下，他的构想获得了当时担任牛仔竞技组织的四大巨头资助，筹措了十万美元，于1912年9月首次在卡尔加里创立了牛仔竞技活动，并且一举成功，得到全卡尔加里市民的支持。自那以后，每年7月，平时安静的卡尔加里便会陷入狂欢。牛仔节也越办越大，活动项目与奖金也不断的增加，吸引世界各地的好手前来角逐。Stampede（美国西部或加拿大)大西部赛马会The_________haveagiftforridingwildhorsesandtheycanwinthousandsofdollarsin______.cowboysprizesWhydidtheybegintorealizethatCanadaisquiteempty?Para.4charateristics(特点):____________emptyBecausethereareonlyslightlyoverthirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuchahugelandandmostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.Awheat-growingprovincefarms:coversthousandsofacres(亩).Para.4____________ThunderBayThunderBayisa________city.WhereisThunderBay?Itisatthetopofthe_______________.Canadahas______________theworld’stotalfreshwater;andmuchofitisin______________.busyportGreatLakesonethirdoftheGreatLakesPara5:thelaststop:TorontoReadparas3-5andanswerthefollowingquestions1Whatmountainsdidtheycrossealierthatday?2Whichcitydidtheygoaftercrossingthemountains?3WhatdidthegirlsthinkaboutCanadaafter2days’travel?4Wheredidtheygoafterdinner?5Whichlakedidthetrainrushacrossthatnight,andwhat’stheirnextdestination(目的地)?1Earlierthatday,…RockyMountains.2…Calgary…3After2days’travel,…empty…4Afterdinner,…ThunderBay…5Thatnight…acrossLakeSuperior…TorontoVancouverTimeroute1.Thetextisorganizedintheorderof_______.A.logicB.timeC.events2.Theirdestination(目的地)：＿＿＿＿Thecitiestheycrossed:⑴__________⑵__________⑶_____________3.Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?MontrealVancouverCalgaryThunderBayThecross-Canadatrain.5,500kmAtlanticOcean_________:mountains,lakesforests,widerivers,largecitiesSize:5,500kmfrom_______to________Population:_________overthirtymillion,mostCanadianslive_______afewhundredkmoftheUSAborderAgriculture:wheatfarmscoveredthousandsof_________Naturalresources(资源):hasthemost_______waterScenerycoastcoastslightlywithinacresfreshGeneralimpressionofCanadaAfter-readingWhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?bigbeautifulemptymulticultural1.Findoutwhatthesenumbersreferto?5,500thirtyone-thirdCanadais5,500kmfromcoasttocoast.ThepopulationofCanadaisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillionCanadahasone-thirdoftheworld’sfreshwaterLine10Line2