Cannda-The True North导学案2.docVIP

【学习目标】 1、掌握总结段落大意和查找细节信息的阅读能力。 2、通过阅读篇章，了解加拿大。 【自主学习】 I. Read the text and then answer the following questions 1. What does “The True North” mean in the passage? 2. Which continent are the cousins crossing? 3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? 4. What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources? 5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? 6. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? 7. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? II.True or false 1. They will take the train across Canada westward. 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days. 3. It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall. 4. Canada is a large country with a small population. 5. The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay. 6. Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay. 【问题探究】 I. Find out what these numbers are about. second5,500[学,科,网]thirty million one-thirda few hundred kilometres II. Read the text, find information to complete the following form. Basic Facts about Canada distance from east to west coastoceans on east and west coasts populationwhere most Canadians live location of largest fresh water supplykey point about Vancouver[学。科。网] key point about Calgary key point about Thunder Bay  III. Discussion 1. Which part of the reading passage interests you most? 2. If someday you go to Canada, where will you go ? Why?