必修3UNIT5_WARMING_UP_AND_READING

Polar bear
Penguin
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Quiz 6. What is the leader of the country called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Queen
Prime Minister of Canada
Stephen Harper
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Quiz
Calgary
(Para.3)
Cowboys ________ from all over the world compete come to _______in the Stampede. The top of The city is at __________the Great port Lake. It is a very busy_____.
D.
maple
daffodil[ 'dæfədil]
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Quiz 3. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish
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Let’s have a quiz.
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Quiz 1. Which is the national flat of Canada? A. B.
C. Q
D.
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Quiz 2. Which is the national flower of Canada? A. B.
cherry C. Q
rose
Unit 5 Canada— ”The True North”
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Warming-up Discuss in group the following questions.
1. Do you like to go traveling? 2. Which countries do you like to visit? Why? 3. What can you see in the following countries?
Vancouver Calgary Thunder Bay
Toronto
refer to the map on page 33 25
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Guessing:
In groups try to guess which cities
they are: Vancouver\ CalgaryThunder Bay\ Toronto
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name of the city
Calgary
famous for Stampede Cowboys come to compete in riding wild horses. A gift for working with animals
They can win a lot of money in prizes.
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Reading :
A TRIP ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
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Reading--I----fast reading (2m)
What is the passage mainly about?
(Pay attention to the title and the topic sentence.)
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1.Please try to guess which cities they are.
name of the city:
Vancouver
the warmest part of Canada. the most beautiful city in Canada many Asian people want to live there. the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world the trees are extremely tall.
Key words: Qinghai Dialect (青海方言) Ta’er Lamasery（塔尔寺） Tibet Potala （布达拉宫）
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Homework:
1.Read and learn the words in Unit5 2.Read the passage and do the exercise on page 35 .
Lake Michigan Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
refer to the map on page 33
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Pre-reading 1.Would you like to take a trip to Canada?
2.What three words would you use to describe Canada?
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Britain
• The Big Ben
Guards
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America
Mt Rushmore
White House
The Statue of Liberty
4பைடு நூலகம்
Triumphal Arch
France
Eiffel Tower
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Australia
Sydney Opera House
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Japan
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Quiz 4. What is the capital of Canada? A. B.
Vancouver
C. Q D.
Toronto
Calgary
Ottawa
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QuizWhat is the national animal of Canada? 5.
A. B.
Beaver
C. D.
Grizzly bear
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slightly over thirty million
One third: Canada has one third of the
world’s fresh water
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Canada is bigger than the United States. It is _____ the _______largest country in the world. second It is _____ kilometers from coast to coast in 5500 Canada. The population of Canada is only slightly over_____________. thirty million Canada has _________ of the world’s one-third fresh water, much of which is in the Great Lakes ___________. On the coast north of Vancouver some of the oldest and most beautiful _______ in forests the world still remain. It is so wet there tall that the trees are extremely ______. 33
Mount Fuji
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Egypt
pyramid
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Canada
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How much do you know about Canada?
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How long and how long is Canada?
9.98million km2
5,500km
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position
Canada is in northern North America
Details:
Thinking:
1.Where is Qing Hai ? 2.What’s the weather like in Qing Hai ? What’s the average temperature (平均气温) in Feb. ? What about in Aug.? 3.What’s the most famous scenic spots in Qing Hai? 4.How many nationalities in Qing Hai?
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name of the city
Thunder Bay
at the top end of the Great Lakes very busy port close to the centre of the country so that ocean ships can go there.
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Careful reading: 1.What the cousins saw and heard (Para.24)? most beautiful Vancouver It’s Canada’s ___________ city, (Para.2) surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean ___________. They managed to catch sight of some Rocky goats Mountains mountain _____ and even a grizzly bear _________ ________ and an eagle. (Para.3)
The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.
What is “The True North”?(Para.1) “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the crossCanada train. How many cities are mentioned in the text?
A. B. C. D. E.
7. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they? Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Lake Erie Superior Lake Ontario Lake Lake Michigan Huron
What are they?
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Listen to the passage and answer:
How many cities are mentioned in the text? What are they?
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Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada.
Thunder
Bay(Para.4)
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2.What these numbers refer to in the text.
5500: It is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast.
Thirty million: The population of Canada is