人教版高一英语必修三unit5-Reading

Doyouknowwhichcountryusesthisnationalflag?Whichcontinentisitin?Howlargeisit?Whichcountryisitsneighbour?Canadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.Canadaoccupiesanareaof9,984,670squarekilometers.ItisinNorthAmerica.加拿大的面积是9984670平方公里，居世界第二位，位于北美洲,东临大西洋，西濒太平洋，南界美国本土，北靠北冰洋。WarmingUpNowlet’shaveaquizandseehowmuchyouknowaboutCanada.1.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanishtheFrench-speakingprovince----QuebeclanguagesOfficiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchtheTVandradioinFrench;Frenchrestaurants;teachinginschoolsbedoneinFrench.2.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.B.BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguin3.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanadaandwhatarethey?A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeHuronC.LakeErieD.LakeOntarioE.LakeMichiganLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganTheGreatLakes五大湖•五大湖是世界上最大的淡水湖群。位于北美洲中东部，加拿大和美国之间。自西向东为苏必利尔湖（LakeSuperior）、密歇根湖（LakeMichigan）、休伦湖（LakeHuron）、伊利湖（LakeErie）和安大略湖（LakeOntario）。总面积24.5万平方公里，约三分之二属美国。五大湖及其周围地区是世界著名陆游胜地，沿湖地区辟有许多国家公园和避暑胜地。4.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.B.VancouverTorontoC.D.CalgaryOttawaCapitalcity-----OttawaOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.Apopulationof1,200,000makesOttawathefourth-largesturbanareainCanada.5.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.PresidentB.PrimeMinisterC.GovernorD.King•IfyoutakeatriptoCanada,whatdoyouexpecttosee?•WhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?Pre-readingLet’sstartthetripwithLiDaiyuandLiuQiantogether.ATripon“TheTrueNorth”A.astoryB.apieceofnewsC.anadvertisementD.atraveljournalWhatkindofpassageisit?Skimthepassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Itisabout_____oftwogirls;andittellsussomeinformationabout______.2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?TheTrueNorthisanameof_____________________.atripCanadathecross-CanadatrainStepⅠSkimming3)Thispassagecanbedividedinto3parts.Fillintheblanksandmatchthemainideaofthe3partsPart1Para(s)___Part2Para(s)___Part3Para(s)____WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainbriefintroductionoftheirtripTheirchatontheirwaytothestation123-5Characters:Places:Route:Scanthepassageandfindoutcharacters,placesandtheirtravellingroute.LiDaiyuliuQianandDannyLinVancouver;theRockyMountains;Calgary;awheat-growingprovince;ThunderBay;TheGreatLakes;TorontoDrawatravellingrouteonthemaponP33StepⅡScanningThunderBayTheywente________,acrossthewholec________.astwardontinentNorthAmerica1.Readthetextandfillintheblanks.PlaceInformationVancouver●Itis__________bymountainsandthePacificOcean.●Peoplecan___inRockyMountainsandsailinthe________.●Wetclimatemakesthetreesextremelytall,some_________over90metres.measuringsurroundedskiharbourStepⅢCarefulreadingPlaceInformationTheRockyMountains●Thecousinsandtheirfriendmanagedto____________somemountaingoats,agrizzlybearandaneagle.Calgary●Itisfamousfor____________________.●Manycowboys_____________ridinghorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.haveagiftforcatchsightoftheCalgaryStampedePlaceInformationAwheat-growingProvince●Farmscoverthousandsofsquare_____.ThunderBay●ItisabusyportcityatthetopoftheGrateLakesinan______area.●Oceanshipscansailup______________.theGreatLakesacresurban2.Answerquestionsonpage35accordingtothepassage.1.Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing?TheyarecrossingNorthAmerica.2.WhyaretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?TheyarenotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticCoastbecausetheywanttotakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada./TheywanttoseeCanada./TheywanttotravelacrossCanada.3.WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?ThepopulationofVancouverisgrowingsorapidlybecauseitisbeautiful.4.WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?AttheCalgaryStampedecowboyscompeteinridingwildhorsesforthousandsofdollars.5.HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecentreofCanada?ShipsareabletoreachthecentreofCanadabecausetheycanfollowtheStLawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakes.6.WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?Canadahaswaterfromitslakesandriversandwoodfromitsforests.7.WhichofthefollowingisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A.VancouverB.CalgaryC.TorontoD.Montreal8.Whatdoestheword“slightly”inparagraph4mean?A.abitB.alotC.greatlyD.lightly9.WhydidtheybegintorealizetwodayslaterthatCanadaisquiteempty?BecausethereareonlythirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuchahugelandandmostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.(groupdiscussion)Ex3onP35Youcanchooseanyonetodiscuss.1.Whichpartofthepassageinterestsyoumost?2.IfyougotoCanada,wherewillyougo?Why?Tips:Beginning:IfIhavethechancetotraveltoCanada,Iprefertogoto___,whichimpressedmemost.____isa…city.Thereasonsareasfollows:Body:Firstly,…Then,….Besides,….Ending:SoI’dliketochoose____.StepⅣPostreading*Homework:1.ReadthetextcarefullyagainandfinishEx1、2onP36.2.Keepthenewwordsinyourmind.ThankYou!Welldone^_^