人教版高中英语必修三Unit 5《Canada》导学案.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 4 UNIT 5 CANADA Part I. Warming Up: Exploring Canada Students’ Worksheet Before You Start Pre-Activity Questions: Look at the photo of Canada’s national flag and listen to the national anthem. “O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.” 1. Why Canada is called “The True North” ? 2. How far and wide is Canada? Part One. Reading and Hands-on cooperation Read the following text and get useful facts about Canada and its geography. Canada is a country consisting of \o Provinces and territories of Canada ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of North America, it extends（延伸） from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Covering 9.98 million square kilometres in total, Canada is the worlds \o List of countries and dependencies by area second-largest country by total area and the \o List of countries and dependencies by area fourth-largest country by land area. Its \o Canada–United States border common border with the United States forms the worlds longest \o Land border land border. In the south, from west to east the ten provinces are British Columbia(Capital: Victoria), Alberta(Edmonton), Saskatchewan(Regina), Manitoba(Winnipeg), Ontario(Toronto), Quebec( Quebec City), and Newfoundland and Labrador(St. Johns). New Brunswick(Fredericton), Prince Edward Island(Charlottetown) and Nova Scotia(Halifax) lie closely on the southeast corner. In the northern part are the three vast territories: Yukon(Whitehorse), Northwest(Yellowknife) and Nunavut(Iqaluit). The largest part by land area is the territory of \o Nunavut Nunavut. The largest part by water area is the province of \o Quebec Quebe