Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”

3.  why is the population of vancouver growing so rapidly ?<people want to live in vancouver because it is beautiful / it is surrounded by mountains and ocean / they can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.>4.  what happens at the calgary stampede?<at the calgary stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses / can win thousands of dollars for riding wild horses.>5.  how are ocean ships able to reach the center of canada?<ships are able to reach the center of canada because they can follow the st. lawrence river and the great lakes to go there.>6. what are some of canada’s greatest natural resources?<canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.>step 6 retellingli daiyu and liu qian took the train in canada from _____ to  _____ . their cousins’ 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 cities. vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north 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 over north america ______ _____ _____ ______ working with animals. then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. thunder bay is a busy port. it is ______ ____ the center of the country.suggested answers:1. west; east  2. the true north  3. second  4. coast; coast  5. eastward  6. surrounded  7. settled down  8. grizzly  9. have a gift for  10. went through  11. close to step 7 discussion 1.                   which part of the country interests you most?2.                   if someday you go to canada, where will you go? why?homework1. remember the underlined sentences.2. write a short passage to report what li daiyu and liu qian saw in canada.3. english weekly page 4 part 1, 2