② Why is the title given as Canada ---- “The True North”?
③ Which topics in the form in Warming Up are mentioned in the text?
Suggested answers:
① The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.
② Because the two girls took a trip across Canada by taking the cross-Canada train called “The True North”.
③ name, size, natural resources, population, geographical features.
2．Give students 5 minutes to read the passage carefully, and answer the following questions:
(Before students read the passage, tell them that attention should be paid to the hints of the main places mentioned in the text.)
Answer the questions in complete sentences. (Comprehending 1 on page 35)
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① Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?
② What is the continent they are crossing?
③ Why do many people want to live in Vancouver?
④ What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
⑤ Where does wheat grow in Canada?
⑥ Look at the map of Canada. Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada?
3. The following sentences are not true. Write sentences with correct information. Tell Your partner where you found them. (Comprehending 2 on page 35)
① The girls went to Canada to see their relatives in Montreal.
② Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver.
③ You can cross Canada in less than five days by bicycle.
④ The girls looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys.
⑤ Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada, near Toronto.
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