Unit 5 Canada ——pp试讲周三.ppt

Retell the main idea of para.1-2. Para.1 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada. Para.2 Having arrived in Vancouver, they were to catch The True North“, the cross-Canada train.  1.Canada is a large country with a small population. 2.The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay. 3.Canada lacks of fresh water than any other countries in the world. 4.Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada, near Toronto. 6. Homework 1. Read the passage carefully to find out the vocabularies and sentences you can not understand thoroughly and underline them. 2. Use three or four sentences to describe what you have known about Canada. 3. Finish the exercise 1, 23 on page 36. * * Unit 5 Canada —— “The true North” Do you remember what we learned in last period? Vancouver Ottawa Discussion: From the Rock Mountains to Toronto, can you guess what they (Li Daiyu and Liu Qian ) might see and what they are surprised at ? Grizzly bear(灰熊) Mountain goats Eagles Please skim the rest passage (para.3-5) and then find the main idea of each paragraph. Main idea of each paragraph: Para.3: Para.4: Para.5: They enjoyed the wild scenery while crossing the Rocky Mountains to Calgary. While arriving at Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resources, etc. The train rushed towards Toronto while they were sleeping. Language points for reading aboard （adv﹠prep.） on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train 在（船、 飞机、公共汽车等）；上（船、 飞机、公共汽车等） e.g.: They was already aboard the plane. 他们已经登机了。 2. settle down e.g.: (1) She didn’t start her lesson until the students settled down. (2)他舒服地坐到沙发上读报纸去了。 (使)平静下来，(使)舒服坐下， 定居，安下心来 一直到学生们安静下来，她才开始上课。 He settled (himself) down in a sofa to read a newspaper. 3.manage to do something 设法做某事 e.g.：The box was heavy, but he managed to carry it.那箱子很重，但他仍设法搬运。 4. to catch sight of 看见……，发现…… e.g.：I caught sight of his tall figure in the crowds.在人群中我看到他那高大的身影。 grizzly （n.）(北美洲)灰熊 （adj