2. It is the second biggest country in the world.

3. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall.

4. Many of them have a gift for working with animals and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.

5. There is more fresh water in Canada than in any other country in the world.

6. We don’t leave until this evening.

7. They were not leaving for Montreal until later...

8. The idea that they would cross the whole continent was exciting.

9. The fact that ocean ships can go there surprises many people.

10. The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong.

(2)Fill in the blanks

Li 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 Homework

1. Remember the underlined sentences.

2. Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada. The second period Reading (II)

Step 1 Warming up

Show the map of Toronto and the picture of CN Tower,

Toronto from the CN Tower. Niagara Falls, Chinatown

Old Montreal, St. Lawrence River

Step 2 reading

1. Do the exercises ------Fill in the blanks.

2.Answer the questions about the passage

1. How do we know it is fall in Canada?

1. 概念:

2. 功能:

同位语从句对名词进一步解释，说明名词的具体内容。

3. 用法:

常跟的抽象名词有: fact/ idea/reason/ thought/order/ doubt/news/hope/ truth/belief …

4. 连词

that/whether/who/ which/ what /when /where/why/how

同位语从句与定语从句区别:

Then do some exercises

I.合并成一句:

1. We were excited at the news. Our football team had won a third match .

2. They have made a new plan. Another experiment building will be put up beside the library.

3. They had the question. Could he pass the final exam?

4. Who did the damaged computer belong to? No one had any idea.

5.The problem has been solved. Why were so many areas flooded during the heavy storm?

Step 2 Discovering useful structures

1.

The idea that they would cross the

whole continent was exciting.

The idea that you can cross Canada in

less than five days is just wrong.

The fact that ocean ships can go there

surprises many people

2.

The possibility that the weather in

winter would be warmer pleased the

Canadians.

The idea that there will be an

earthquake terrifies many people.

The hope that we could go to France