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Unit5Canada–“TheTrueNorth”WarmingupWhoishe?MarkRowswellCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.加拿大:9984670平方公里,居世界第二位,其中陆地面积9093507平方公里,淡水覆盖面积891163平方公里。CountryCanadaLocationInthecontinentof_____________,borderingtheUnitedStatesonthe____Totalarea/sizeThe______largestcountryCapitalcityOttawaNorthAmericaSouthSecondHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?thesecondlargestcountryintheworldNationalAnimalbeaver海狸Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.Itisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Workinpairsandanswerthisquiz.1.WhichisthenationalflagofCanada?A.B.C.D.A2.WhichisthenationalflowerofCanada?A.B.cherryroseC.D.mapledaffodil水仙花C3.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanish4.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.PresidentB.PrimeMinsterC.GovernorD.KingCB5.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.B.VancouverTorontoC.D.CalgaryOttawaD6.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.B.BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguinA7.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanadaandwhatarethey?A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeHuronC.LakeErieD.LakeOntarioE.LakeMichiganABCD苏必利尔湖休伦湖密歇根湖伊利湖安大略湖TheGreatLakesarethelargestfreshsurfacewatersystemonEarth.Itsuppliesaboutone-fifthoftheworld’sfreshsurfacewaterandnine-tenthsoftheU.S.water.InterestingFactsAboutCanada1.Italsohasthelongestcoastlineintheworld,about243,000kilometersinlength.2.Thecountrysharestheworld'slongestcommonborderwiththeUnitedStatesofAmerica,whichisalsotheonlyunprotectedborderintheworld.3.Canada’scityofMontreal,sometimescalledTheCityofChurches,isthatithasmorechurchesthanhouses!4.TheNiagaraFalls,oneofthelargestandmostpopularwaterfalls,isinOntario.5.Halfofthecountryiscoveredwithforestsanditisalsohometothepolarandthegrizzlybears.ReadingReadthetextandfindout:Whatplaceshavetheybeen?Wherearetheyheading?Whatdidtheysee?ATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”VancouverCalgaryThunderBayTorontogoeastward,acrossthecontinentWhatdidtheyseethere?VancouveratnightTheRockeyMountainsTheRockyMountainsmakeupanenormouschainofmountainsinwesternNorthAmerica.Itextends3,000milesfromCanadathroughtheUnitedStatestoMexico.Grizzlybear灰熊CityofCalgaryisacityofabout1,000,000(1Million)CalgariansandbypopulationisthelargestcityintheprovinceofAlberta,Canada.CalgarySkylineStampede(美国西部或加拿大)大西部赛马会Thecowboyshaveagiftforworkingwithanimalsandtheycanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.CalgaryStampedeThunderBayTorontoCanadaSkylinetheNiagarafallmostoftheelectricityisproducedbywaterTrytofindoutwhatthesenumbersrefertointhetext.5500:Thirtymillion:Onethird:Itis5500kilometersfromtheeasttothewestofthecountry.ThepopulationofCanadaisslightlyoverthirtymillion.Canadahasonethirdoftheworld’sfreshwater.Drawthetravelingrouteofthetwogirls.从中国到加拿大WouldyouliketotakeatriptoCanada?Wherewouldyouliketogo?Whatdoyouexpecttoseethere?Characters:Places:Route:Scanthepassageandfindoutcharacters,placesandtheirtravellingroute.LiDaiyuliuQianandDannyLinVancouver;theRockyMountains;Calgary;awheat-growingprovince;ThunderBay;TheGreatLakes;TorontoDrawatravellingrouteonthemaponP33ScanningLiDaiyuandLiuQianOnatriptoCanadathefirststopVancouverthesecond…willsee…it’s5,500thatafternoontheRockyMountainswhatdidtheysee?thenextstopCalgaryTheCalgaryStampedetwodayslaterthatnightTorontoThunderBayatthetop..itisa..closetoplanetrain.Briefintroductionaboutthetripwho_______andhercousin______whytovisit____________howfirstby______,thenby______whereLiDaiyuLiuQianMontreal,CanadatheircousinsPart1ReadPara.1andfinishthechartbelow1.the__________part2.themost_______citypopulation___________Part2Para.2Canadadistance____________(fromcoasttocoast)Goingeastward,you’llpass1.______________3._____________________________Vancouverwarmestbeautiful3.oneofCanada’smost__________cities_____increasingrapidly.5.wet____________4._oldest&mostbeautiful______climatetrees___________extremelytallmeasuring90metresmountainswiderivers&largecities2.____________scenery5,500kilometresforestspopularlakes&forestsPart3ReadParas3-5andanswerthefollowingquestions.1Whatmountainsdidtheycrossealierthatday?2Whichcitydidtheygoaftercrossingthemountains?3WhatdidthegirlsthinkaboutCanadaafter2days’travel?4Wheredidtheygoafterdinner?5Whichlakedidthetrainrushacrossthatnight,andwhat’stheirnextdestination(目的地)?1Earlierthatday,…RockyMountains.2…Calgary…3After2days’travel,…empty…4Afterdinner,…ThunderBay…5Thatnight…acrossLakeSuperior…TorontoVancouverTimeroute1.WhyarethetwogirlsnotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?A.Itistoolongatripforthem.B.TheywanttotravelacrossCanada.C.ThereisnodirectflighttotheAtlanticcoast.D.Itismuchcheapertogettherebytrain.Choosethebestanswer.B2.WhydidtheybegintorealizetwodayslaterthatCanadaisquiteempty?A.Theyfoundnobodyontheirway.B.ThereareonlythirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuchahugelandandmostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.C.TherearetoomanylakesinCanada.D.CanadaissurroundedbyOceansonthreesides.B1.Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing?TheyarecrossingNorthAmerica.1Readthepassageandwritedowntheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Comprehending2.WhyaretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?3.WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?