Canada—”The Tre North” 高中英语.ppt

3. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin 4. What is the Canadian leader called? President Prime Minister Governor King 5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they? Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Basic facts about Canada Distance from east to west coast: 5,500km Oceans on east and west coasts: Atlantic Ocean-east; Pacific Ocean-west Population: slightly over 30 million Where most Canadians live: within a few hundred kilometers of the USA border Location of largest fresh water supply: the Great Lakes Key point about Vancouver: Canada’s warmest part/Canada’s most beautiful city/some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world Key point about Calgary: famous for the Calgary Stampede Key point about Thunder Bay: busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes If someday you go to Canada, where will you go? Why? I am most interested in the part about Calgary. I hope to visit Calgary someday and see the Calgary Stampede. I love animals, and I think it will be very interesting to see cowboys who have a gift for riding wild horses. Learning about language Sample dialogue for Exercise 4: LI DAIYU: What did you like best on the trip from Vancouver to Toronto? LIU QIAN: My favourite part was seeing the grizzly bear in the mountains. LI DAIYU: I loved the mountains’ wild scenery. LIU QIAN: What did you think of center where they grow all that wheat on the big farms? LI DAIYU: Actually, the Great Lakes we saw later were more beautiful. LIU QIAN: Me too. The busy port Thunder Bay was pretty interesting. I was surprised that the ships can come that far into the country. 在空格处填上适当的词，使下列定语从句和同位语从句完整。 Find out the appositive clause from the reading text. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. Some people