Unit 5 Canada-- “The True North”
教学目标
(1).Enable students to catch the main idea by fast reading
(2).Help students find out detailed information through careful reading
(3).Help students learn about geography, population, main cities, natural beauty of Canada
(4).Encourage students to express themselves with the language learned in class
学情分析
本节课的教学对象为高中一年级科的学生，他们智力发展趋于成熟，英语学习运用能力较弱。从学生们的学习动机，学习方法，学习心理方面看，他们需要提升自觉性，促进自主化。学生已完成高一英语必修一，二的学习，渐渐习惯高中英语课堂容量大的特点，也适应了我的教法。
重点难点
Get students to figure out the characteristics of Vancouver, Calgary and Thunder Bay
教学过程
Step one: Lead- in and Warming-up
Ask students “Do you like traveling?” to introduce the topic of traveling. Let students guess “What country will I visit next” with the help of three tips ( maple trees, five lakes and 5,500 kms) to lead in the country --- Canada.To get more basic knowledge of Canada, a competition will be held.
Step two While-reading
1. Ask students to look at the title of the passage to think out “What is “The True North” in the passage?”Go through the passage quickly to finish the following task:
♣ What is the passage mainly about?
It is about a trip of two girls; and it tells us some information about Canada.
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Brief introduction about the trip |
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who |
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian |
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why |
to visit their cousins |
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where |
Montreal on the Atlantic Ocean |
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how |
first by plane to Vancouver , then by train |
2. Read the passage quickly and draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada.
3. Read the text carefully(para2-para4) and find the main characteristics of three cities .
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Vancouver |
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①Canada’s warmest part. ②Canada’s most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ③People can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour. ④One of Canada’s most popular cities to live in. ⑤Some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. |
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They crossed the Rocky Mountain. They managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. |
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The next stop: Calgary Calgary is famous for Calgary Stampede The cowboys have a gift for riding wild horses and they can win thousands of dollars in prizes |
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Thunder Bay is a busy port city. Thunder Bay is at the top of Great Lakes. |
Step Three After Reading
Ask students to tell “What the True North in the passage is” after reading the passage.
Help students to give a presentation of main cities of Canada.
Step Four: Summary
Life is like a book, those who don’t travel read only one page
Step Six: Enjoy a song
Enjoy a song about traveling (Take me home, country road)
Step Seven: Homework
Write down your tour guide speech in the exercise book.
