C. Its beautiful scenery

3) Ask the students whether they would like to visit Canada

A Trip "On The True North"

Step 3 Pre-reading

T: Now I want to ask you a question. Do you like traveling? Tell the student that we'll follow the two girls to have a look at Canada.

Step 4 Fast reading

Get the students read the passage quickly and carefully try to get the general idea of the passage. Also give the Ss five minutes to divide the whole passage into 3 parts.

Part I An introduction of the trip

Part II their chat on their way to the station

Part III What they saw and felt during the trip

Step 5 Careful reading （师生互动）

Let the students read the passage again and find the details from the passage.

T: Now you read the questions on Page35 first, and then read the text aloud to find the answers to the questions. After a while, answer the questions in complete sentences without looking at your books.

Give the students a few minutes to read and find answers. Then ask some students to give their answers.

Suggested answers:

1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?

They are crossing North American.

2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?

They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.

3. What is "The True North"?

"The True North" is the train that runs through Canada.