unit5 Canadathe true north教案

unit5 Canadathe true north教案 Unit5Canada“The TrueNorth”Teaching aimsSkill GoalsTalk aboutthe basicinformation about Canadalocation,main cities,customs andcultural diversity.Learn howto reada travelingreport anduse maps.Learn toexpress directionsand positions.Master theNoun Clause-Appositive clause.Learn towrite a report toexpress whatyou hearand seein aplace.Important sentencesWhere is.?How doesone go to.?In whatdirection is.?Is.close to/far from.?How faris.?It is/lies in the north/south of.It is/lies to the south/east/northwest of.It iswithin.Kilometers of.It is/lies on the west/east.Teaching importanceNoun clauseas theappositive Teachingmethods:skimming,scanning,discussing.Teaching aids:a taperecorder,a projectorand aputer.Teaching proceduresThe firstperiod Reading(I)Step1Revision Checkthe studentshomework.T:Before wee to the newlesson,lets checkyour homework.The teacherchecks theassignment of the lastclass.Step2Lead-in andWarming UpShow the students the maple flagand askthem somequestions.T:Do you know whichcountry usesthis nationalflag?Ss:Canada.T:Which continentis Canada in?Ss:It isin North America.T:How largeis it?Ss:I onlyknow it is the second largestcountry in the world.I dont knowthe exactnumber.T:Canada oupiesan areaof9,978,4670square kilometers.It is a bitbigger thanChina.Which countryis its neighbor?Ss:The UnitedStates.(The teachershows amap ofCanada to the students.)T:Right.The UnitedState isitsneighbor.Canada is a beautifulcountry.First lets have a quizand seehow muchyouknowabout Canada.Please turnto Page33.I willgive youone minute to chooseyour answers.You canscore2points foreach correctanswer.Give oneminute tothe studentsto dothe quiz.One minutelater.T:OK.Time isup.Lets checkthe answers.1.C2.D3.A4.B5.A T:Now figureout yourscore please.If youget10points,you dida good job.Did youdo a goodjob?If not,it doesnt matter.The readingpassage is about a trip toCanada.It willtell usmore information about thiscountry.Step3Pre-reading T:Now Iwant toask youa question.Do you like traveling?Ss:Yes,we liketraveling verymuch.(No,I dont liketraveling.It istiring.)T:I knowmost ofus liketraveling.Have youever beenabroad?Ss:No/Yes.T:Few ofus haveever beenabroad.Then what is thelongest tripyou haveever taken?Sa:Beijing(Shanghai/Hainan/Harbin).Sb:I havenever beenout ofmy hometown.T:If youget achance togo abroad,which threecountries wouldyouliketo visitmost?Why?If youtake atrip toCanada,what do you expectto see?What threewords wouldyou useto describeCanada?The teachercan asksome pairsto telltheir ideasin class.Step4Fast readingGet thestudents read the passagequickly andcarefully.Meanwhile,help thestudents forma goodhabit ofreading.T:Do youfeel puzzledwhen youread thetitle?What is“the TrueNorth”?Now,read the passage andget thegeneral ideaof the passage.Underline the main places mentioned in the text.Give theSs fiveminutes forreading.Ask:what the passage ismainly about?Sa:The passageisaboutatripof two girls,and ittells ussome informationabout Canada.T:Right.It mainlytells usthe informationaboutCanada.What arethemainplacesmentionedin thetext?Sb:They arethe Atlantioast,Vancouver,Rocky Mountains,Calgary,Thunder Bay,Lake Superiorand Toronto.T:Look at themapon Page33.Draw thetraveling routeof the twogirlson themap.Give thestudents oneminutetodraw theroute.T:You didagoodjob.Do youhave anydifficulty inreading?Lets lookat thedifficult pointstogether.The teacherexplains some important ordifficult pointstothestudents.Step5Reading aloudLet thestudents read thepassageagain and find thedetails from thepassage.T:Now youreadthe questions on Page35first,and thenreadthetext aloudto find the answerstothequestions.After awhile,answer thequestions inplete sentences without lookingat yourbooks.Give thestudents afew minutesto readandfindanswers.Then asksome studentsto give their answers.Suggested answers:(Show themon thescreen.)1.They arenot flyingdirectly tothe AtlanticCoast because they wantto travelacross Canada.2.They arecrossing theNorthAmerica.3.“The TrueNorth”is the train thatruns throughCanada.4.People wantto livein Vancouverbecause itis verybeautiful.They canski in the RockyMountains andsail inharbour.5.Cowboys petein ridingwild horses,and someof themcan win thousands of dollars.6.Wheat growsin the center ofCanada.7.Ships areable toreach thecenter becausethey canfollow theSt.Lawrence Riverand theGreat Lakes.8.Canada haswater from its lakesand riversand woodfromitsforests.Let thestudents doExercise2by themselves.Then checkthe answerswith the whole class.1.The girlswent tosee theirrelatives onthe Atlantioast ofCanada.2.Danny Linwas goingto drivethem tothe train station to catch the“the TrueNorth”.3.You cant crossCanada infive daysby bike,and youcant crossCanada inless thanfive daysby train.4.The girlslooked out of the window andsaw agrizzly bear,mountain goatsand wildscenery.5.Thunder Bayisaport cityatthetop endof theGreat Lakes,near thecenter of the country.Step6Listening andfill in the blanks (1)Listening T:Listen tothe tapeand underlinesomeimportantsentences.Pay attentionto yourpronunciation.You canfollow the tape ina lowvoice.1.Rather thantake theaeroplane allthe way,they decidedto flyfrom Chinato Vancouver.2.It is thesecondbiggest countryin theworld.3.It isso wetthere that the treesare extremelytall.4.Many of them havea gift for working with animalsand canwinthousandsofdollarsin prizes.5.There ismore freshwater in Canada thanin anyother countryin theworld.6.We dont leaveuntil thisevening.7.They werenot leavingfor Montrealuntil later.8.The ideathat theywould crossthe wholecontinent was exciting.9.The factthat oceanships cango theresurprises manypeople.10.The ideathat youcan crossCanada inless thanfive daysis justwrong. (2)Fill inthe blanksLi Daiyu and Liu Qian tookthe trainin Canadafrom_to_.Their cousinsfriend,Danny Lin,took them tothetrainstationtocatch“_”.Canada isthe_biggest countryintheworld.It is5,500kilometers from_to_.As theygo_,they sawbeautiful sceneryas well as cities.Vancouver is_by mountainsonthenorth andeast.When thecousins_intheseats,they lookedoutof thewindow.They sawmountain goatsand evena bear.Calgary isfamous forits petition.Many of the cowboysfrom allover NorthAmerica_workingwithanimals.Then they_a wheat-growing province.Thunder Bayisabusy port.It is_thecenterofthecountry.Suggested answers:1.west;east2.The TrueNorth3.second4.coast;coast5.eastward6.surrounded7.settled down8.grizzly9.haveagiftfor10.went through11.close toStep7Homework1.Remember theunderlined sentences.2.Write ashort passageto reportwhat LiDaiyu andLiu Qiansaw inCanada.The secondperiod Reading(II)Step1Warming upShow themap of Toronto andthe pictureof Tower,Toronto fromthe Tower.Niagara Falls,Chinatown Old Montreal,St.Lawrence RiverStep2reading1.Do theexercises-Fill inthe blanks.2.Answer thequestions aboutthepassage1.How dowe knowitisfall inCanada?2.What cansometimes beseen fromthe Tower in Toronto?3.Where doesthe waterfromthelake go?4.Why isthere goodCantonese foodinToronto?5.Which direction isthetrain goingfrom Toronto?6.Why didthe girlsgotoOldMontreal?7.What threethings showus thatMontreal isa Frenchcity?Step3Language points1.They werenot leavingfor Montrealuntil later,so theywent ona tourofthecity1)They werenot leavingfor.属于过去进行时表示将来的动作。 2)until/till直到为止until常与否定句连用,notuntil直到才He didnt finishthe workuntil yesterday.2.We canget goodCantonese foodhere,because mostofthe Chinese peoplehere e from SouthChina,especially HongKong.especially表示“尤其,格外,特别”,意思相当于“in particular”或“particularly”。 多用在介词短语或连词前面。 3.Its toobad youcant goas faras Ottawa.as faras(程度副词)“远达，远至”He walkedas faras therailway stationyesterday evening.一些带有as.as结构的常见短语as busyas abee像蜜蜂一样忙碌as easyas ABC像ABC一样容易as deepas awell像井一样深as lightas afeather像羽毛一样轻as softas butter像黄油一样软as richas aJew像犹太人一样富裕4.The trainleft latethat nightand arrivedin Montrealat dawnthe nextmorning.火车在那夜晚些时候起程,第二天黎明到达了蒙特利尔。 at,on,in表示时间的用法区别at表示时间点,常用来表示时刻,如果一段时间按时间点对待也用at。 Step4Reading Taskon page731Read thepassage andanswer thefollowing questions1).Why didthe reporterarrive there?2).What didthe peopleuse fortransportation?3).Why didit beedark early?2Compare Chinawith CanadaStep5Homework1.Read thetwo passagesagain andfindthemain charactersofToronto,Montreal andIqaluit.What canyou seeand dointhethree differentcities.2.Read FunReading byyourself.(P75)The thirdperiod Learningabout languageStep1Grammar同位语从句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/belief4.连词that/whether/who/which/what/when/where/why/how同位语从句与定语从句区别:Then dosome exercisesI.合并成一句:1.We wereexcited atthe news.Our footballteam hadwon athird match.2.They havemade anew plan.Another experimentbuilding will be putup besidethe library.3.They hadthequestion.Could hepass thefinal exam?4.Who didthe damagedputer belongto?No onehad anyidea.5.The problemhas beensolved.Why wereso manyareas floodedduring theheavy storm?Step2Discovering usefulstructures1.The ideathat theywould crossthewholecontinent wasexciting.The ideathat youcan crossCanadainless thanfive daysis justwrong.The factthat oceanships cango theresurprises manypeople2.The possibilitythattheweather inwinter wouldbe warmerpleased theCanadians.The ideathat therewillbean earthquaketerrifies manypeople.The hopethat wecould goto Francewasexciting.Step3Using structuresonP71?1.His suggestionthat weshould takethetrainfrom west to eastacross Canadasounds veryexciting.?2.The ideathat theywould clohe firsthuman beingsurprised manypeople atthe meeting.?3.He brokethe rulethat noone isallowed tosmoke onthe campus.?4.The Chinesebasketball fanswere wildwith joywhen theyheard thenews thatYao Minghad collectedforty pointsfor theHouston Rocketsinthegame.Step4Homework onP701.Exercise2.Translate thesentences intoEnglish.2.Exercise3.Make upa storyusing thegiven wordsand expressions.The fourthperiod ListeningStep1Listening1Listen tothe tapeand thenComplete thesesentenceswithcorrect information.2Hand outthe listeningmaterial andlisten tothe tape,then askthemtoplete thepassage Step2Listening on69Listen tothe tapeand dothe Trueor False1.Friends inCanada invitedthetwocousins todinner ata restaurant.False2.They couldnot talkabout allthe geographyof Chinabecause itis toobig.True3.China isover7,000kilometres fromeast towest.False4.Many riversin Chinaefromthe mountainsinthewest.True5.The GobiDesert islike thegrasslands inCanada.False6.The GreatWall cannotkeep thedust ofthe desertaway fromBeijing.True7.Canadian peopl