English, French,
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Natural resources
forests, fishing, water, wildlife, coal, natural gas...
Geographical features
mountains, lakes, rivers, prairie
National animal
beaver
不错哦
Answer key: northern east west north south
第二步 预测文章的内容 ( Pre-reading )（个人自由发言）
1. Ask the students to give a brief introduction about Canada by looking at the map and then try to use three words to describe the country.
(Such information can be included as location, climate, cities, physical features, natural resources.)
2. What do you expect to see in Canada if you have a chance to take a trip to Canada?
3. Look at the title of this unit and ask students to guess why the title is given as Canada ---- “The True North” and imagine what topics will be talked about in the passage.
4. Ask one or two students to give their opinions.
第三步 阅读文章 A TRIP ON“THE TRUE NORTH”
1．Give students 5 minutes, and ask them to scan or skim for the answers to the following questions:
① What is the main idea of the passage?