必修3_unit5_Canada_Reading A Trip on the True North.ppt

Why did they begin to realize that Canada is quite empty? Para. 4 charateristics(特点):____________ empty Because there are only slightly over thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border. A wheat-growing province farms: covers thousands of acres(亩). Para. 4 ____________ Thunder Bay Thunder Bay is a ________ city. Where is Thunder Bay? It is at the top of the _______________. Canada has ______________ the world’s total fresh water; and much of it is in ______________. busy port Great Lakes one third of the Great Lakes Para 5 :the last stop: Toronto Read paras 3-5 and answer the following questions 1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination(目的地)? 1 Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains. 2 … Calgary… 3 After 2 days’ travel, … empty… 4 After dinner, …Thunder Bay… 5 That night … across Lake Superior … Toronto Vancouver Time route Rocky Mountains 5,500km Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean _________ : mountains, lakes forests, wide rivers , large cities Size : 5,500 km from _______ to ________ Population: _________ over thirty million, most Canadians live _______ a few hundred km of the USA border Agriculture: wheat farms covered thousands of _________ Natural resources (资源): has the most _______ water Scenery coast coast slightly within acres fresh General impression of Canada Skimming Read the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts Part 1 para(s)___ Part 2 para(s)___ Part 3 para(s)___ What they really saw and felt after boarding the train brief introduction of their trip Their chat on their way to the station 1 2 3-5 After-readin