高一英语必修3《Canada—“The-True-North”》精品课件

Unit5Whoishe?Whereishefrom?Whichcountryisit?CanadaArcticCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericaPacificVancouverCalgaryTorontoAtlanticthelargestcountryintheworldthesecondlargestcountryintheworldsizehasanareaof9,984,670squarekilometers;thedistancefromeasttowestis5,500kilometers3rd4th5,500km9.98millionkm2currencypopulationapopulationof30million.EnglandFrancesettlersfromFrancesettlersfromEnglandsettlersThefirstsettlersarrivedfromEnglandin1497.SettlersfromFrancereachedCanadain1534.theFrench-speakingprovince----QuebeclanguagesOfficiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchtheTVandradio;Frenchrestaurants;teachinginschoolsisdoneinFrench.climatedifferentfromareatoarea(asinchina)inthenorthwinterslong；snowforsixmonthsOttawa:winter----10℃Summer---21℃westcoastwarmestJanuary:3℃July:18℃forestsMuchofthecountryiscoveredbyforests;resourcesofCanadafreshwatercoaloilnaturalgasforestsfishfreshwaterthefivegreatlakesonethirdoftheworld‘sfreshwaterfishing:importantforCanadians;besoldtomanyothercountriesOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.Montrealisthesecond-largestcityinCanada.VancouverranksthirdlargestinCanada.The2010WinterOlympicsand2010WinterParalympicswereheldthere.TorontoisthemostpopulouscityinCanadaandasoneoftheworld'smostlivablecities.CalgaryisthefifthlargestCMAinthecountryafterToronto,Montreal,Vancouver,andOttawa.Itiswell-knownasadestinationforwintersportsandecotourism.ItbecamethefirstCanadiancitytohosttheOlympicWinterGames.thenationalanthemofCanadathenationalanimalofCanadaCanadiansymbol——mapleleaf——beaverColumbiaUniversityOftheUnitedGreatBritainchoosethebestanswersWhatis“TheTrueNorth”inthepassage?“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatrunsthroughCanada.FastreadingTaskone:Readthereadingpassagewhilelistening,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.1.Answerthefollowingquestions.Q1.WhichcityinCanadadidtheyreachatfirst?What’sthedestination(目的地)oftheirtraveling?Q2.Didtheytravelbyplaneorbytrain?Q3.Whichofthefollowingplacesarementionedinthetext?theAtlanticcoast,Vancouver,Calgary,theRockyMountains,ThunderBay,Montreal,theGreatLakes,LakeSuperior,Niagara,StLawrenceRiver,Toronto,andOttawa.(Vancouver,theAtlanticcoast)Tasktwo:KnowledgeaboutCanada:TrueorFalse.1.CanadiansspeakEnglishandFrench.T2.TorontoisthecapitalofCanada.F3.CanadaliesinthenorthofSouthAmerica.F4.Canadaisthelargestcountryintheworld.F5.CanadaisonthenorthofUSA.T6.ThenationalanimalofCanadaispolarbear.F7.CanadaisamemberoftheBritishCommonwealth.T8.TheHeadoftheCanadianGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TOttawaNorthAmericasecondbeaverWhatthesenumberareabout?second5,500320thirtyone-thirdItis5,500kmfromcoasttocoast.MostCanadianslivewithin320kmoftheUSAborder.ThepopulationofCanadaisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillionCanadahasone-thirdoftheworld’sfreshwaterTaskthree:informationinnumberssecondlargestcountryintheworldTaskfour:BasicFactsaboutCanada•Distancefromeasttowestcoast_____________•Oceansoneastandwestcoast________________________•WheremostCanadianslive___________________________•Locationoflargestfreshwatersupply___________________•KeypointaboutVancouver____________________________•KeypointaboutCalgary_______________________________•KeypointaboutThunderBay___________________________•Population___________________________5,500kmAtlanticOcean(east),PacificOcean(west)slightlyover30millionwithin320kmoftheUSAborderTheGreatLakeswarmth,mostbeautifulcity,oldestforests…CalgaryStampede,…busyportcityatthetopoftheGreatLakes,…VancouverRockyMountainsCalgaryThunderBayLakeSuperiorTorontoTherouteofthetwogirlstravelingacrossCanada.2.Findoutthetravelingrouteofthetwogirls.TorontoMontrealThePacificcoast1.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada.2.Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthesholecontinentwasexciting.3.Goingeastward,you’llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.4.SomepeoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5,500kmfromcoasttocoast.Meaningandstructure:5.PeoplesayitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.6.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90metres.7.Earlierthatday,whentheycrossedtheRockyMountains,theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.8.TheirnextstopwasCalgary,whichisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.9.ThegirlsweresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes.1.WhichofthefollowingcityinCanadaisthewarmestinwinter?A.OttawaB.VancouverC.TorontoD.Calgary2.WhichofthefollowingcityisconsideredtobethemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A.OttawaB.VancouverC.TorontoD.Calgary3.WhichofthefollowingforestistheoldestinCanada?A.TheRockyMountainsB.TheoneofftheUSborderC.TheCalgaryStampedeD.ThenorthofVancouver4.FromthemapofCanada,weknowthat_____isnotlocatedinCanada?A.L.SuperiorB.L.OntarioC.L.MichiganD.L.Erieratherthancontinentbaggagechatscenerysurroundunwillingly;insteadoneofthelargelandmassesoftheearthacaseusedtocarrybelongingswhentravelingtalkinafriendlyinformalmannernaturalsurroundingsesp.inbeautifulandopencountrybearoundExplainthewordsaccordingtothetext