1、 “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train.Reading-I-fast reading (2m)What is “The True North”? Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada on the map of page 33.VancouverRocky MountainsCalgaryThunder BayLake SuperiorToronto Rocky Mts.1.Which continen

2、t are the cousins crossing?2.Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?Reading-III-detailed reading (5m)Read the text in detail, and answer the following questions.They are crossing North America.Because they think it exciting to

3、take the train from west to east across Canada.The population of Vancouver is growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.4.What happens at the Calgary Stampede?5.How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?6.What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources? At the Calgary Stampede cowb

4、oys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars. Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. Canada has abundant fresh water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests1. Which of the following is described as the

5、 most beautiful city in Canada? A. Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. MontrealFeedback quiz (2m)2. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean?A. a bitB. a lotC. greatlyD. lightly3. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?A. Because they found nobody on their way.B

6、. Because there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.C. There are too many lakes in Canada.D. Because Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.4. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. Li D

7、aiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their cousins in Montreal.B. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada near Toronto.C. The girls looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys.D. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their relatives on the Atlantic coast.Fill in t

8、he blank and retell the story Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from _ to _ . Their friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “_ _ _” . Canada is the _ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from _ to _. As they go _, they saw beautiful scenery as well as

9、cities. Vancouver is _ by mountains on the northwesteast The True NorthsecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedRetell (5m) and east. When the cousins _ _ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all