【新课标】人教版高中英语必修3Unit5 Canada-the true north[Reading

Unit5Canada–“TheTrueNorth”thenationalflagofCanadaOttawacapitaltheNiagarafallCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericapositionthelargestcountryintheworldthesecondlargestcountryintheworldsizehasanareaof9,984,670squarekilometers;thedistancefromeasttowestis5,500kilometers3rd4thpopulationapopulationof30million.EnglandFrancesettlersfromFrancesettlersfromEnglandsettlersThefirstsettlersarrivedfromEnglandin1497.SettlersfromFrancereachedCanadain1534.theFrench-speakingprovince----QuebeclanguagesOfficiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchtheTVandradio;Frenchrestaurants;teachinginschoolsisdoneinFrench.weatherdifferentfromareatoarea(asinchina)inthenorthwinterslong；snowforsixmonthsOttawa:winter----10℃Summer---21℃westcoastwarmestJanuary:3℃July:18℃forestsMuchofthecountryiscoveredbyforests;resourcesofCanadafreshwatercoaloilnaturalgasforestsfishfreshwaterthefivegreatlakesonethirdoftheworld‘sfreshwaterfishing:importantforCanadians;besoldtomanyothercountrieschoosethebestanswersScanning:ListenandreadthetextandfinishEx.1inComprehendingonPage35.ComprehendingAnswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.1WhyarethecousinsnotflyingdirecttotheAtlanticcoast?TheyarenotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticCoastbecausetheywanttotakethetrainfromWesttoEastacrossCanada/theywanttoseeCanada/theywanttotravelacrossCanada.2Whatisthecontinenttheyarecrossing?TheyarecrossingNorthAmerica.3Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.4WhydomanypeoplewanttoliveinVancouver?PeoplewanttoliveinVancouverbecauseitisbeautiful/itissurroundedbymountainsandocean/theycanskiinthemountainsandsailintheharbour.5WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?AttheCalgaryStampedecowboyscompeteinridingwildhorses/canwinthousandsofdollarsforridingwildhorses.6WheredoeswheatgrowinCanada?WheatgrowsinthecentreofCanada.7LookatthemapofCanada.WhywouldshipsbeabletoreachthecentreofCanada?ShipsareabletoreachthecentreofCanadabecausetheycanfollowtheStLawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakestogothere.8NametwonaturalresourcesthatCanadahas.Findtheanswerinthereadingpassage.Canadahaswaterfromitslakesandriversandwoodfromitsforests.Ex.2Thefollowingsentencesarenottrueaccordingtothereadingpassage.Correctthem.1ThegirlwenttoseetheirrelativesintheEastofCanada/ontheAtlanticcoastofCanada.2DannyLinwasgoingtodrivethemtothetrainstationtocatchthecross-Canadatrain.3Youcan’tcrossCanadainfivedaysbybicycle.Youcan’tcrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysbytrain.4Thegirlslookedoutofthewindowandsawagrizzlybear,mountaingoatsandwildscenery.5ThunderBayisaportcityatthetopendoftheGreatLake,nearthecentreofthecountry.Task:writeashortpassagetoreportwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQiansawinCanada.TheysawmanythingsinCanada.First,theysawthewildsceneryoftheRockyMountains,agrizzlybearandsomemountaingoats.Intheemptycenter,theysawlargeareaofwheat.InthebusyportThunderBay,theysawalotofoceanships.Atlast,theysawtheforests.