Unit 5 Canada---- “The True North”

Period 1 warming up listening and speaking

Which country has the second biggest area in the world ?

Warming

up

Step 1

CANADA ? CHINA ? USA ? CUBA ?

Canada

Do you know something about the country –Canada ?

Find out the location of Canada

Warming-up--II----discussion (2m)

Task 2 quiz

1. What language(s) do Canadians speak ?

A .English B. English and German .

C. English and French D. English and Spanish

2. What is the capital of Canada?

A. B.

Vancouver TorontoC. Q D.

Calgary Ottawa

Quiz

3. What is the national animal of Canada?

A. B.

Beaver Grizzly bear

C. D.

Polar bear Penguin

4. What is the leader of the country called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Queen

5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in

Canada and what are they?A. Lake SuperiorB. Lake HuronC. Lake ErieD. Lake OntarioE. Lake Michigan

refer to the map on page 33

You score two points for each correct answer .10 is best , 8 is good and 6 is ok.

Canada is a multicultural country like China .It is the second largest country in the world .There are some similarities and differences

How many scores have you got ?

Step 2 Listening

1.Pre-listening

Brainstorming

There are some similarities and differences between China and Canada

similarities

Brainstorming

Large area

Rich in wood

Lies in the north globe

Beautiful

…

…

differences

Brainstorming

Long coast in China

Cold in winter in CanadaSand and

desert in China

Small population in Canada

2.First-- listening

After listening ,decide which statements are true and which are false .

1.Friends in Canada invited the two cousins to dinner at a restaurant .

2. They could not talk about all the geography of China because it is too big .

3. China is over 7,000 kilometers from east to west .

F

F

T

4.Both China and Canada have world-famous waterfalls.

5.Canadian people cannot talk with their neighboring country because they do not speak English

F

F

3 .Second - listeningCompare China to Canada

similarities differences

China Canada

Large countrydifficult to talk ab

outHigh mountains i

n the west Have long rivers a

nd many lakes

More mountains and highlands where many great rivers have their sources

nothing in the great Gobi Desert

Has 15 neighboring countries

Not easy to talk with all their neighbors

Different climates

1.No beach can be sit in winter.2 .has only one country USA.3.cold

Find two places that are a long distance from your home and explain to your partner where they are and how to get there .present your conversation to the class . You may answer the questions like these .

How far is … ? Where is…?In what direction is …?How does one go to …?Is … close to …?Is … far from…?

Use these expressions to help you

In the north /south of … East/west of… On the border to the south/ east /northwest of … Within … kilometers of … Away from On the west /east Along the coast Go northward

Sample dialogue :(students living in kunming)

A: I need to go to Qingdao .in what direction is it from here ?B: Qingdao is northeast of here ,on the east coast .A: Is it far from Beijing?B: It’s a little southeast of Beijing . You need to take an overnight train .A: How does one go from Kunming to Qingdao ?B: I think you go northward to Xi’an ,then continue to Beijing . Perhaps you could also take a ship from Shanghai and go north along the coast .A: Is Qingdao close to Harbin ?B: No , Harbin is north of Qingdao and in the northeast of China .A: Thanks . I think I will go to Harbin this time. It is southeast of here and will be warmer now . Also it’s within a few hundred kilometers of here . Qingdao is too far north . Harbin is also a good choice , but maybe i’ll wait and go in the summer