高一必修3Unit5Canada-Atriponthetruenorth[Reading]

1、What three countries would you like to see most? Why?If you have a chance to visit Canada, what do you expect to see there?How much do you know about Canada? Canada is the second largest country in the world. 9984670平方公里，居世界第二位，平方公里，居世界第二位，其中陸地面積其中陸地面積9093507平方公里，淡水平方公里，淡水覆蓋面積覆蓋面積891163平方公里。平方公里。Lea

2、d-in and Warming UpCanadian flag 呈橫長方形，長與寬之比為呈橫長方形，長與寬之比為 。旗面中。旗面中間為白色正方形，內(nèi)有一片個角的紅色間為白色正方形，內(nèi)有一片個角的紅色楓樹葉；兩側(cè)為兩個相等的紅色豎長方形。楓樹葉；兩側(cè)為兩個相等的紅色豎長方形。白色正方形代表加拿大遼闊的國土，加拿大白色正方形代表加拿大遼闊的國土，加拿大很大面積的國土全年積雪期在天以上，很大面積的國土全年積雪期在天以上，故用白色表示；兩個紅色豎長方形分別代表故用白色表示；兩個紅色豎長方形分別代表太平洋和大西洋，因加拿大西瀕太平洋、東太平洋和大西洋，因加拿大西瀕太平洋、東臨臨大西洋；紅楓葉代表全體加

3、拿大人民，加大西洋；紅楓葉代表全體加拿大人民，加拿大素有拿大素有“楓葉之國楓葉之國”的美譽(yù)，楓樹是該國的美譽(yù)，楓樹是該國的國樹，楓葉是加拿大民族的象征。的國樹，楓葉是加拿大民族的象征。 圖案中間為盾形，盾面下部圖案中間為盾形，盾面下部為一枝三片楓葉；上部的四組為一枝三片楓葉；上部的四組圖案分別為：三頭金色的獅子，圖案分別為：三頭金色的獅子，一頭直立的紅獅，一把豎琴和一頭直立的紅獅，一把豎琴和三朵百合花，分別象征加三朵百合花，分別象征加拿大在歷史上與英格蘭、蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭和拿大在歷史上與英格蘭、蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭和法國之間的聯(lián)系。盾徽之上有一頭獅子舉著法國之間的聯(lián)系。盾徽之上有一頭獅子舉著一片紅楓葉

4、，既是加拿大民族的象征，也一片紅楓葉，既是加拿大民族的象征，也 表示對第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間加拿大的犧表示對第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間加拿大的犧牲者的悼念。獅子之上為一頂金色的王牲者的悼念。獅子之上為一頂金色的王冠，象征英女王是加拿大的國家元首。冠，象征英女王是加拿大的國家元首。盾形左側(cè)的獅子舉著一面聯(lián)合王國的國盾形左側(cè)的獅子舉著一面聯(lián)合王國的國旗，右側(cè)的獨角獸舉著一面原法國的百旗，右側(cè)的獨角獸舉著一面原法國的百合花旗。底端的綬帶上用拉丁文寫著合花旗。底端的綬帶上用拉丁文寫著“從海洋到海洋從海洋到海洋”，表示加拿大的地理，表示加拿大的地理位置位置西瀕太平洋，東臨大西洋。西瀕太平洋，東臨大西洋。 自然資源自

5、然資源9.98million km25,500kmOttawa 渥太華渥太華Knowledge about Canada: True or False.1. Canadians speak English and French. T2. Toronto is the capital of Canada. F3. Canada lies in the north of South America. F4. Canada is the largest country in the world. F5. Canada is on the north of USA. T6. The national

6、animal of Canada is polar bear. F7. Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth. T8. The Head of the Canadian Government is the Prime Minister. TOttawaNorth America secondbeaverTask one: Read the reading Read the reading passage while listening,passage while listening, and then and then finish th

7、e following tasks. finish the following tasks. 1.1. Answer the following questions.Answer the following questions. Q1.Q1. Which city in Canada did they reach at Which city in Canada did they reach at first whats the destination (first whats the destination (目的地目的地) )of their of their traveling ? tra

8、veling ? Q2.Q2. Did they travel by plane or by train? Did they travel by plane or by train? Q3.Q3. Which of the following places are Which of the following places are mentioned in the text? mentioned in the text? the Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Calgary, the Rocky Mountains, Thunder Bay, Montreal, the

9、 Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Niagara, St Lawrence River, Toronto, and Ottawa. (Vancouver, the Atlantic coast)2. Find out the traveling route of the two girls. Vancouver Rocky mountainCalgary Thunder BayToronto Lake Superior The Atlantic coast Task Two: Read carefully and answer the questions. 1. Why

10、 are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?2. What is the continent they are crossing?3. What is “The True North”?4. Why do many people want to live in Vancouver? 5. Name two natural resources that Canada has according to the text. Because they want to take the train from West to East

11、across Canada/ they want to see Canada / they want to travel across Canada. They are crossing North America. Because it is beautiful. People can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour.“The True North” is the cross-Canada train. “The True North” is its name. water from its lakes and river

12、s and wood from its forests. Li Daiyu and her cousin were_ _ _ to Canada.They decided to _ _ China to Vancouver and to _ _ _from west to east.Danny Lin was going to take them to catch _ _ _,the _ train.Canada is the _ _ country in the world.As they go _.they will see _, lakes, _ and _as well as cities.It is _ kilometers from _ to _.Vancouver is the _ part of Canada.Its population is _ rapidly because many people want to live there.On a tripfly fromtake the trainThe True Northcross-Canadasecond largesteastwardmountainsforestswide rivers5,500coastcoastwarmestincre