exercises to make sure they know what to do. Then, get them to do some exercises.

　　2. Play the tape for them to listen two times.

　　True or false exercises:

　　1). China is over 7000 kilometers from east to west.

　　2). Both China and Canada have mountains in the west of the country.

　　3). The Great Wall cannot keep the desert`s dust away from Beijing.

　　4). China has 15 neighboring countries while Canada only has one.

　　5). Canadians cannot talk with people in their neighboring country because they do not speak English.

　　Step 4 Talking

　　Show them a map of Canada and a map of China and get them to talk about the similarities and differences between Canada and China.

　　Step 5 Listening Task on Page 72

　　1. Turn to page 72 and tell students: we are going to listen to the introductions of three famous Canadians in different areas of work.

　　2. Listen to the part 1 and fill in the chart:

Hometown Job Kind of music Number of recordings and CDs Play with.... 　　3. Listen to the part 2 and fill in the chart:

Hometown Job Found a drug that... Refused to... Is a heroine to..... 4. Have them listen to part 3 and then fill in the chart:

Is called .... Job Is the best.... He believed in ..... He was a star because he scored....

　　Step 6 Summary

We mainly focus on the listening ability. It is very important. If your listening is