unit 5　canada—“the true north”(period 1　warming up and reading)

1 / 19 Unit 5 Canada “The True North”(Period 1 Warming up and reading) Unit5 canada “TheTrueNorth” 单元要览 类 别 课 程 标 准 要 求 掌 握 的 项 目 话 题Geography:multiculturalsociety;canada 词汇 quizn.测验 ;问答比赛 mixturen.混合（物） ;混合状态canadiann. 加 拿 大 人 adj. 加 拿 大 的 ; 加 拿 大 人 的aboardprep.&adv.在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上ministern.大臣 ;部长 maplen.枫 ;枫树 continentn.洲 ;大陆frostn.霜 ;霜冻 baggagen.行李 confirmvt.证实 ;证明 ;批准chatvi.&n.聊天 ;闲聊 wealthyadj.富有的 sceneryn.景色 ;风景 distancen.距离 ;远方 eastwardadv.向东 adj.向东的 ;朝东的 mistn.薄雾 westwardadv.向西 adj.向西的 ;朝西的 mistyadj.有薄雾的 ;模糊的 upwardadv.向上地 ;上升地 adj.向上的 ;上升的 boothn.公用电话间 ;货摊 ;售货亭surroundvt.&vi.包围 ;围绕 schoolmaten.同学 ;校友harborn. 海港 approximatelyadv. 接近 ; 大约measurevt.&vi.测量 ;衡量 ;判定 n.计量制 ;计量单位 ;措施 downtownadj.市区的 adv.在市区 ;往市区 bushn.灌木2 / 19 （丛） ;矮树（丛） dawnn.黎明 ;拂晓 ;破晓 eaglen.鹰 buffetn.自助餐 ;饮食柜台 withinprep.在 之内 broadadj.宽阔的 ;广泛的 bordern.边界 ;国界 ;边沿 vt.&vi.与接壤 ;接近 nearbyadv.在附近 adj.附近的 ;邻近的 slightadj.轻微的 ;微小的 traditionn.传统 ;风俗 slightlyadv.稍稍 ;轻微地 terrifyvt.使恐怖 ;恐吓 impressvt.使印象深刻 ;使铭记 terrifiedadj.恐惧的 ;受惊吓的 impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的 ;感人的 pleasedadj.欣喜的 ;高兴的 topicn.话题acren.英亩 mixvt.&vi.混合 ;调配 urbanadj.城市的 ;市镇的短语 primeminister 首相 ;丞相 catchsightof 看见 ;瞥见 ratherthan 与其 ;不愿 haveagiftfor 对有天赋 settledown 定居 ;平静下来 ;专心于 inthedistance 在远处 managetodo 设法做 atdawn 在黎明的时候 重要句型 ,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainwesttoeastacrosscanada.(ratherthan.) (nounclauseastheappositive) 3 / 19 ,you llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.(presentparticipleusedasadverbial) Vancouveroneofcanada smostpopularcitiestolivein.(make+o+) ,somemeasuringover90metres.( “ pronoun+doing ”usedasadverbial) ,theylearned,canadahasmorefreshwaterthananyothercountryintheworld.(more.thananyother.) 功能 Direction&Position Whereis.? Inwhatdirectionis.? Howdoesonegoto.? Howfaris.? Isitnearby? Is.closeto.? Is.farfrom.? It s.kilometersfrom.to. within.kilometersof. It sabout.kilometersnortheastof. .iscloseto. inthenorth/south/west/eastof. tothenorth/south/west/eastof. 4 / 19 onthenorth/south/west/eastof. goeastward/westward/northward/southward acrossthecontinent/lake throughtheforests alongthecoast/river 语法 Nounclausesastheappositive Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting. ThegirlsweresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes. 教学重点 ,multiculturalsocietyandcanada. ns. :nounclausesastheappositive. listening,speaking,readingandwritingability. 教学难点 :nounclausesastheappositive. integrativeskills. 课时安排 5 / 19 Periodsneeded:7 Period1Warmingupandreading Period2Learningaboutlanguage:Importantlanguagepoints Period3Learningaboutlanguage:Grammar Period4Usinglanguage:Listeningandtalking Period5Usinglanguage:Extensivereading Period6Usinglanguage:Speakingandwriting Period7Revision:Summingupandlearningtip Period1 Warmingupandreading 整体设计 教材分析 Thisisthefirstteachingperiodofthisunit,whichintroducesstudentstosomebasicinformationaboutcanada,itsgeography,theteachercanleadinthetopicoftheunitbyshowingstudentsamapofcanadaorotherpicturesofcanadaandletthestudentsdescribethemortalkaboutcanada. WarmingUpisintendedtofindouthowmuchgeneralknowledgestudentsalreadyhaveaboutcanada.Itwillalsogiveachancetothosewhohavevisitedorreadaboutcanada,showphotographs,canadatoo. Pre-readingcontainsthreequestionswhichencouragestud6 / 19 entstoReading. ThereadingpassageATRIPoN “ THETRUENoRTH ”describesatripacrosscanada,askthemtofindtheplacesmentionedonthemapofcanada.Itisusefultohavethemdiscusswithapartnerwhattheythinkthenewvocabularymean,studentsarerequiredtodotheexerciseatively,dealwithanylanguageproblemsthatstudentsmeet. Toconsolidatethecontentsofthereadingpassage,lidea,writingcharacteristics,andsoontoletstudentsunderstandthepassagefurtherattheendoftheclass. 教学重点 ,population,maincities,naturalbeautyandnaturalresourcesofcanada. 教学难点 readingability. canada. 三维目标 知识目标 canada. 能力目标 7 / 19 readingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills. canada. 情感目标 interestinlearningaboutforeigncountries. senseofcooperativelearning. 教学过程 设计方案 (一 ) Step1Leading-inandwarmingup canadatostudentsandtalkaboutcanada.Thenaskthemthefollowingquestions: 1)Whatkindofcountryiscanada? 2)Howlargeisit? 3)Whatelsedoyouknowaboutcanada? Suggestedanswers: 1)canadaisamulticulturalcountry. 2)It china. 3)(Students ) 8 / 19 Showthefollowingonthescreen. Howmuchdoyouknowaboutcanada? (s)docanadiansspeak? canada? D.ottawa. canada? ? canada? 9 / 19 %orbetter. Step2Pre-reading : 1)Whatisthelongesttripyouhaveevertaken? 2)Ifyoutakeatriptocanada,whatdoyouthinkyoumightseethere? 3)Whatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribecanada? ,lookatthetitleo Step3Reading Askstudentstoskimthereadingpassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions: 1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? 2)Whatis“ TheTrueNorth” ? 3)Howmanycitiesarementionedinthetext?Whatarethey? Threeminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass. Suggestedanswers: 1)Thepassageisaboutatripoftwogirls,andittellsussomeinformationaboutcanada. 2) “ TheTrueNorth ”10 / 19 isthetrainthatgoesacrosscanada/thecross-canadatrain. 3),Vancouver,calgary,ThunderBayandToronto. Allowstudentstoreadthepassagecarefullythistimetounderstandthemainideasofeachparagraphandgettheimportantdetails,andthenfinishthefollowing: 1)choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothetext. (1)Asyougoeastward,youcanseethefollowingthingsexcept_. (2)WhowilltakepartinthecalgaryStampede? (3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? 11 / 19 ,thepopulationofcanadaismorethanthirtymillion. (4)Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrouteofthecousin stravel? calgary Vancouver ThunderBay calgary ThunderBay Toronto ThunderBay calgary Toronto ThunderBay calgary Vancouver Suggestedanswers:(1)D (2)D (3)c (4)B 2)Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetofillinthetablebelow. BasicFactsaboutcanada Distancefromeasttowestcoast oceansontheeastandthewestcoast Population Wheremostcanadianslive Locationofthelargestfreshwatersupply keypointsaboutVancouver keypointsaboutcalgary keypointsaboutThunderBay 3)Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences. (1)Whichcontinentwerethecousinscrossing? 12 / 19 (2)WhyweretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast? (3)WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly? (4)WhathappensatthecalgaryStampede? (5)Howareoceanshipsabletoreachthecenterofcanada? (6)Whataresomeofcanada sgreatestnaturalresources? Readthepassageathirdtimeandthenworkinpairstodiscussthesequestions. 1)Whichpartofthereadingpassageinterestsyoumost? 2)Ifsomedayyougotocanada,wherewillyougo?Why? (Letstudentshaveenoughtimet) Helpstudentsanalyzesomedifficult,longand Askstudentstoreadthepassagealoudtothetapeandletthempayattenti collocations:beonatripto,ratherthan,taketheaeroplane,alltheway,takethetrain,attheairport,onthewayto,chatabout,aswellas,lessthan,aboardthetrain,settledown,managetodo,catchsightof,befamousfor,haveagiftfor,thousandsof,inprizes,beamazedtodo,atthetopof,besurprisedat,becauseof,freshwater 13 / 19 Step4consolidation Givestudents10minutesorsoandletthemdothefollowing: eidea. ATRIPoN“ THETRUENoRTH” Typeofwriting mainideaofthepassage mainideaofParagraph1 mainideaofParagraph2 mainideaofParagraph3 mainideaofParagraph4 mainideaofParagraph5 Suggestedanswers: ATRIPoN“ THETRUENoRTH” Typeofwriting Thisisapieceofnarrativewriting. 14 / 19 mainideaofthepassage LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwentonatriptocanada,visitingtheircousinsandenjoyingthebeautifulsceneryacrossthewholecontinentofcanadafromwesttoeast. mainideaofParagraph1 LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptocanada. mainideaofParagraph2 HavingarrivedinVancouver,themostbeautifulcityincanada,theyweretobetakentocatch“ TheTrueNorth” ,thecross-canadatrain. mainideaofParagraph3 Settlingdownintheirseatsinthetrain,theyenjoyedthewildscenerywhilecrossingtheRockymountainstocalgary. mainideaofParagraph4 WhilearrivingatThunderBay,theylearnmoreaboutcanada,itspopulation,resources,etc. mainideaofParagraph5 ThetrainrushedtowardsTorontowhiletheyweresleeping. thewholestory. LiDaiyuandLiuQianwereona_theway,theywouldcrossthewholecontinentofcanadaina_afterarrivingVancouverbyair. 15 / 19 DannyLinwaited_themattheairportandgavethemabrief_aboutcanada,thesecond_countryintheworldandVancouver,themostbeautifulcityofthecountry,whiletakingthemto_thetrain,“ TheTrueNorth” . Havingsettled_intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow_thewildscenery,themountaingoats,_inThunderBay,acityatthe_oftheGreatLakes,learningmoreaboutcanadaofitspopulationresourcesandso_.TheirlaststopisToronto,oneofthesouthernmostcitiesincanada. keys:trip;all;train;for;introduction;biggest;catch;down;at;arrived;top;on Step5Homework 设计方案 (二 ) Step1Leadinginthetopic Step2Warmingup ada. Step3Pre-reading 16 / 19 Showstudentsamapofcanadaandletthemdiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairs: 1)Ifyoutakeatriptocanada,whatdoyouthinkyoumightseethere? 2)Whatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribecanada? Step4Reading ofthepassage. ing: 1)Answerthefollowingquestions. (1)Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing? (2)WhyweretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast? (3)WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly? (4)WhathappensatthecalgaryStampede? (5)Howareoceanshipsabletoreachthecenterofcanada? (6)Whataresomeofcanada sgreatestnaturalresources? 2)completetheformbelow: scanada s 1 city,surroundedbymountainsandthe 2 .ThecoastnorthofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld. 3 Theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoatsandeven 4 5 fromallovertheworldtocometo 6 7 8 .(keys: ) 17 / 19 Playthetapeofthetextforstudentsandletthempayattenti Step5Discussion Letstudentsthinkaboutanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairs. ? ,wherewillyougo?Why? Step6closingdownbyretellingthepassage assage. Step7Homework partbyheart. 板书设计 Unit5 canada “ TheTrueNorth” Warmingupandreading ATRIPoN“ THETRUENoRTH” Typeofwriting Thisisapieceofnarrativewriting. mainideaofthepassage 18 / 19 LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwentonatriptocanada,visitingtheircousinsandenjoyingthebeautifulsceneryacrossthewholecontinentofcanadafromwesttoeast. ma