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（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9,重要句型1.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainwesttoeastacrossCanada.(ratherthan...)2.Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting.(nounclauseastheappositive)3.Goingeastward,you’llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.(presentparticipleusedasadverbial)4.SkiingintheRockyMountainsandsailingintheharbourmakeVancouveroneofCanada’smostpopularcitiestolivein.(make+O+O.C.)5.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90metres.(“pronoun+doing”usedasadverbial)6.BecauseoftheGreatLakes,theylearned,Canadahasmorefreshwaterthananyothercountryintheworld.(more...thananyother...)功能Direction&PositionWhereis...? 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...onthenorth/south/west/eastof... goeastward/westward/northward/southwardacrossthecontinent/lake throughtheforests alongthecoast/river语法NounclausesastheappositiveThethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting.ThegirlsweresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes.教学重点1.Getstudentstoknowaboutgeography,multiculturalsocietyandCanada.2.Havestudentslearnusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthisunit.3.Enablestudentstograspandusetheexpressionsofdirectionsandpositions.4.Letstudentslearnthenewgrammaritem:nounclausesastheappositive.5.Developstudents’listening,speaking,readingandwritingability.6.Letstudentslearntoreadandusethemap.教学难点1.Enablestudentstomasterthenewgrammaritem:nounclausesastheappositive.2.Letstudentslearntowriteadescriptionofaplace.3.Developstudents’integrativeskills.课时安排Periodsneeded:7Period1WarmingupandreadingPeriod2Learningaboutlanguage:ImportantlanguagepointsPeriod3Learningaboutlanguage:GrammarPeriod4Usinglanguage:ListeningandtalkingPeriod5Usinglanguage:ExtensivereadingPeriod6Usinglanguage:SpeakingandwritingPeriod7Revision:SummingupandlearningtipPeriod1 Warmingupandreading整体设计9,教材分析Thisisthefirstteachingperiodofthisunit,whichintroducesstudentstosomebasicinformationaboutCanada,itsgeography,itscultureanditspopulation.Atthebeginningoftheclass,theteachercanleadinthetopicoftheunitbyshowingstudentsamapofCanadaorotherpicturesofCanadaandletthestudentsdescribethemortalkaboutCanada.WarmingUpisintendedtofindouthowmuchgeneralknowledgestudentsalreadyhaveaboutCanada.ItwillalsogiveachancetothosewhohavevisitedorreadaboutCanadatosharetheirknowledgewiththerestoftheclass.Soallowstudentssometimetogiveshorttalks,showphotographs,etc.andmotivateotherstobecomeinterestedinCanadatoo.Pre-readingcontainsthreequestionswhichencouragestudentstoreflectontheirpersonalexperiencesandinformationandtheirownideas.Thisdiscussionleadstothereadingpassageinwhichtheymayfindsomefactstheyrecognizeaswellasnewinformation.Studentscanbeencouragedtodiscussthesequestions.Thentheyareaskedtolookatthetitleofthereadingpassageandthepicturestopredictwhatthepassageisabout.ThispartisveryusefulforthenextpartReading.ThereadingpassageATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”describesatripacrossCanadabytrain.Havestudentsreadthepassagebythemselvesandidentifynewwordsandexpressions.Astheyread,askthemtofindtheplacesmentionedonthemapofCanada.Itisusefultohavethemdiscusswithapartnerwhattheythinkthenewvocabularymean,andtoworktogetheronthemap.Theteachercanidentifynewwordsandstructuresthatstudentsmightfinddifficultandpre-teachthemtomakethereadingeasier.Studentsareencouragedtoskimforthegeneralideaandscanforfurtherunderstanding.Afterreading,studentsarerequiredtodotheexercisesinComprehendingtoseehowmuchtheyhaveunderstoodthereadingpassage.Theteachercanletthemworkinpairsoringroupstofindtheanswerscooperatively,andthenchecktheiranswerswiththewholeclass.Meanwhile,dealwithanylanguageproblemsthatstudentsmeet.Toconsolidatethecontentsofthereadingpassage,studentsshouldberequiredtoreadthepassageagainandthenretellit.Inordertoarousetheirinterest,theteachercanholdacompetition.Theteacheralsoneedstomakeasummaryonthepassageincludingthegeneralidea,writingcharacteristics,andsoontoletstudentsunderstandthepassagefurtherattheendoftheclass.教学重点1.Letstudentsreadthepassageandlearnaboutthegeography,population,maincities,naturalbeautyandnaturalresourcesofCanada.2.Getstudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.教学难点1.Developstudents’readingability.2.EnablestudentstolearnaboutsomebasicinformationandtalkaboutCanada.三维目标知识目标1.Getstudentstolearntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart.2.LetstudentslearntheknowledgeofCanada.能力目标1.Developstudents’readingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.2.Letstudentslearnhowtoreadatravelingreportandhowtouseamap.2.EnablestudentstolearnaboutsomebasicinformationandtalkaboutCanada.情感目标1.Stimulatestudents’interestinlearningaboutforeigncountries.9,2.Developstudents’senseofcooperativelearning.教学过程设计方案(一)→Step1Leading-inandwarmingup1.ShowamapofCanadatostudentsandtalkaboutCanada.Thenaskthemthefollowingquestions:1)WhatkindofcountryisCanada?2)Howlargeisit?3)WhatelsedoyouknowaboutCanada?Suggestedanswers:1)Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.2)It’sthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.Itcoversanareaof9984670squarekilometers.ItisabitbiggerthanChina.3)(Students’answermayvary.Encouragethemtotellmoreinformation.)2.MakeaquizShowthefollowingonthescreen.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?1.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.English.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.2.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.Vancouver. B.Toronto. C.Calgary. D.Ottawa.3.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.Beaver.B.Grizzlybear.C.Polarbear.D.Penguin.4.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.President.B.PrimeMinister.C.Governor.D.King.5.HowmanyGreatLakesarethereinCanada?A.4.B.3.C.5.D.6.Letstudentsworkinpairsandanswerthisquiz.Thenhavethemcomparetheiranswerswithanotherpair.Givethemthecorrectanswersandseehowmanystudentsgot80%orbetter.9,→Step2Pre-reading1.Letstudentsdiscussthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthelongesttripyouhaveevertaken?2)IfyoutakeatriptoCanada,whatdoyouthinkyoumightseethere?3)WhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?3.HavestudentsturntoPage34ofthetextbook,lookatthetitleofthereadingpassageandthepicturesandpredictwhatthepassageisabout.Thenhavethemreadthepassagequicklytoseeiftheyareright.→Step3Reading1.FastreadingAskstudentstoskimthereadingpassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?3)Howmanycitiesarementionedinthetext?Whatarethey?Threeminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Suggestedanswers:1)Thepassageisaboutatripoftwogirls,andittellsussomeinformationaboutCanada.2)“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.3)Five.TheyareMontreal,Vancouver,Calgary,ThunderBayandToronto.2.IntensivereadingAllowstudentstoreadthepassagecarefullythistimetounderstandthemainideasofeachparagraphandgettheimportantdetails,andthenfinishthefollowing:1)Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothetext.(1)Asyougoeastward,youcanseethefollowingthingsexcept______________.A.mountainsB.thousandsoflakesC.forestsandwideriversD.cows(2)WhowilltakepartintheCalgaryStampede?A.CowboysfromStampede.B.PeoplefromCanada.C.Anyonewhohasagiftforriding.D.Cowboysfromallovertheworld.(3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.OnecancrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysbytrain.B.ManypeoplethinkCalgaryisthemostbeautifulcityinCanada.C.Infact,thepopulationofCanadaismorethanthirtymillion.D.OceanshipscannotreachThunderBay.(4)Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrouteofthecousin’stravel?A.Toronto→Calgary→Vancouver→ThunderBayB.Vancouver→Calgary→ThunderBay→TorontoC.Vancouver→ThunderBay→Calgary→TorontoD.Toronto→ThunderBay→Calgary→VancouverSuggestedanswers:(1)D (2)D (3)C (4)B2)Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetofillinthetablebelow.BasicFactsaboutCanada9,DistancefromeasttowestcoastOceansontheeastandthewestcoastPopulationWheremostCanadiansliveLocationofthelargestfreshwatersupplyKeypointsaboutVancouverKeypointsaboutCalgaryKeypointsaboutThunderBay3)Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.(1)Whichcontinentwerethecousinscrossing?(2)WhyweretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?(3)WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?(4)WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?(5)HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecenterofCanada?(6)WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?3.ReadinganddiscussingReadthepassageathirdtimeandthenworkinpairstodiscussthesequestions.1)Whichpartofthereadingpassageinterestsyoumost?2)IfsomedayyougotoCanada,wherewillyougo?Why?(Letstudentshaveenoughtimetoreadthepassagecarefullyanddiscussthequestionswiththeirpartners.Encouragethemtoexpandtheiranswersaccordingtotheirownexperiences.)4.DealingwithlanguagepointsHelpstudentsanalyzesomedifficult,longandcomplexsentencesandguessthemeaningsofsomenewwordsandexpressions.Encouragethemtotrytodealwiththelanguagepointsinthecontext.Givethemexplanationsifnecessary.5.ListeningandreadingaloudAskstudentstoreadthepassagealoudtothetapeandletthempayattentiontothepronunciationofeachnewwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Tellthemtopickoutalltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsfromthepassagewhilereadingandcopythemtothenotebookafterclassashomework.Readthemaloudandtrytolearnthembyheart.Collocations:beonatripto,ratherthan,taketheaeroplane,alltheway,takethetrain,attheairport,onthewayto,chatabout,aswellas,lessthan,aboardthetrain,settledown,managetodo,catchsightof,befamousfor,haveagiftfor,thousandsof,inprizes,beamazedtodo,atthetopof,besurprisedat,becauseof,freshwater→Step4ConsolidationGivestudents10minutesorsoandletthemdothefollowing:1.Workinpairsandfillinthetableaboutthetypeofwritingandsummaryoftheidea.ATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”TypeofwritingMainideaofthepassageMainideaofParagraph1MainideaofParagraph2MainideaofParagraph3MainideaofParagraph4MainideaofParagraph59,Suggestedanswers:ATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”TypeofwritingThisisapieceofnarrativewriting.MainideaofthepassageLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwentonatriptoCanada,visitingtheircousinsandenjoyingthebeautifulsceneryacrossthewholecontinentofCanadafromwesttoeast.MainideaofParagraph1LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanada.MainideaofParagraph2HavingarrivedinVancouver,themostbeautifulcityinCanada,theyweretobetakentocatch“TheTrueNorth”,thecross-Canadatrain.MainideaofParagraph3Settlingdownintheirseatsinthetrain,theyenjoyedthewildscenerywhilecrossingtheRockyMountainstoCalgary.MainideaofParagraph4WhilearrivingatThunderBay,theylearnmoreaboutCanada,itspopulation,resources,etc.MainideaofParagraph5ThetrainrushedtowardsTorontowhiletheyweresleeping.2.Completethesummaryofthestorywithonewordineachblankandthenretellthewholestory.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwereona______________acrossCanada.Insteadoftakingtheaeroplane______________theway,theywouldcrossthewholecontinentofCanadaina______________afterarrivingVancouverbyair.DannyLinwaited______________themattheairportandgavethemabrief______________aboutCanada,thesecond______________countryintheworldandVancouver,themostbeautifulcityofthecountry,whiletakingthemto______________thetrain,“TheTrueNorth”.Havingsettled______________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow______________thewildscenery,themountaingoats,andgrizzlybears.TheywentbythecityofCalgaryand______________inThunderBay,acityatthe______________oftheGreatLakes,learningmoreaboutCanadaofitspopulationresourcesandso______________.TheirlaststopisToronto,oneofthesouthernmostcitiesinCanada.Keys:trip;all;train;for;introduction;biggest;catch;down;at;arrived;top;on→Step5Homework1.Learntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.2.Readthereadingpassageagainandtrytoretellthepassage.设计方案(二)→Step1LeadinginthetopicPlaythevideosofthebeautifulCanadianscenery.Enjoythemwithstudents.→Step2WarmingupAskstudentstoturntoPage33.LetthemworkinpairsandanswerthisquiztoseehowmuchtheyknowaboutCanada.→Step3Pre-readingShowstudentsamapofCanadaandletthemdiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairs:1)IfyoutakeatriptoCanada,whatdoyouthinkyoumightseethere?2)WhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?→Step4Reading1.Givestudents3minutesandletthemskimthepassagetogetthegeneralideaofthepassage.9,2.Givestudents6minutestoreadthepassagecarefullyandthendothefollowing:1)Answerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing?(2)WhyweretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?(3)WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?(4)WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?(5)HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecenterofCanada?(6)WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?2)Completetheformbelow:RouteWhatthecousinssawandheard.VancouverIt’sCanada’s 1 city,surroundedbymountainsandthe 2 .ThecoastnorthofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld. 3Theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoatsandeven 4 andaneagle.Calgary 5 fromallovertheworldtocometo 6 intheStampede.ThunderBayThecityisat 7 theGreatLake.Itisaverybusy 8 .(Keys:1.mostbeautiful 2.PacificOcean 3.RockyMountains 4.agrizzlybear5.Cowboys 6.compete 7.thetopof 8.port)3.Givestudents4minutestoreadthepassageathirdtime.Encouragethemtotrytodealwiththelanguagepointsinthecontext.Givethemsomeexplanationswherenecessary.4.ListeningandreadingaloudPlaythetapeofthetextforstudentsandletthempayattentiontothepronunciationofeachnewwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Thenaskthemtoreadthetextaloudtothetape.→Step5DiscussionLetstudentsthinkaboutanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairs.1.Whichpartofthereadingpassageinterestsyoumost?2.IfsomedayyougotoCanada,wherewillyougo?Why?→Step6Closingdownbyretellingthepassage1.Havestudentsgetpreparedin3minutesorsoandthenaskthemtoretellthepassage.2.Askasmanystudentsaspossibletohaveatryinfrontoftheclass.→Step7Homework1.Gooverthetextandtrytolearnalltheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.2.FinishtheexercisesinComprehendingonPage35.板书设计Unit5 Canada—“TheTrueNorth”WarmingupandreadingATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”TypeofwritingThisisapieceofnarrativewriting.MainideaofthepassageLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwentonatriptoCanada,visitingtheircousinsandenjoyingthebeautifulsceneryacrossthewholecontinentofCanadafromwesttoeast.MainideaofParagraph1LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanada.MainideaofParagraph2HavingarrivedinVancouver,themostbeautifulcityinCanada,theyweretobetakentocatch“TheTrueNorth”,thecross-Canada9,train.MainideaofParagraph3Settlingdownintheirseatsinthetrain,theyenjoyedthewildscenerywhilecrossingtheRockyMountainstoCalgary.MainideaofParagraph4WhilearrivingatThunderBay,theylearnmoreaboutCanada,itspopulation,resources,etc.MainideaofParagraph5ThetrainrushedtowardsTorontowhiletheyweresleeping.活动与探究SurftheInternettofindthefollowinginformationaboutCanada.Thenmakeapocketinformationcard,onwhichwritestheinformationandtrytokeepitinmind.Fullcountryname:Totalarea:Population:Capitalcity:People:Languages:Religion:Government:Samplecard:Fullcountryname:CanadaTotalarea:about9984670km2Population:about31485000(October,2002)Capitalcity:OttawaPeople:Britishdescent,Frenchdescent,Italiandescent,aboriginalpeoples,plussignificantminoritiesofGerman,Ukrainian,Dutch,PolishandChinesedescent.Languages:English,French,Chinese,Italian,Punjabi,Spanish...Religion:Catholic,Protestantandminoritiesfrommostoftheworld’smajorreligionsGovernment:Parliamentarydemocracy9
