1、Reading,Canada- The True North,2,3,* 教学目标 Teaching aims: 1. Target language 目标语言Students will be able to grasp the useful words and expressions: Canadian, continent, rather than, baggage, scenery, chat, surround, measure, aboard, have a gift for, catch sight of. 2. Ability goals能力目标a. To read the pa
2、ssage of Canada to develop the reading ability.b. To learn something about the country of Canada.,本课首先通过关于加拿大介绍的一个视频导入，展示了加拿大的一些基本概况, 包括它的地理位置、面积、地貌、主要城市、生态环境、风土人情以及该国的多元文化。期间学生需要学会方向与位置的表达法。然后提供了一个关于加拿大概况的小测试，通过五个问题进一步激活学生有关旅行的经历和有关加拿大的知识，使学生产生了解加拿大的兴趣。阅读篇章主要是围绕两位女孩李黛予和刘倩的加拿大之旅展开的, 通过他们的途中见闻向我们通过学习
3、本单元，使学生对加拿大有更多的了解；然后通过回答问题、写出正确信息和画出旅游路线图，不仅检查学生对细节的把握，而且检测学生根据课文内容进行推理和判断的能力以及读图能力；要求学生在地图上画出文中人物横穿加拿大的路线图，使零散的信息有机地串联起来，同时更有助于抓住行文的线索。输出环节要求学生对所学的文章内容进行整合summary并进行篇章仿写。,Canada,the maple country,lie _ the north of the United States;_ the coast of the Atlantic Ocean;_ the coast of the Arctic Ocean;
4、_ the coast of the Pacific Ocean; _ the Pacific Ocean on the west ,on,on,on,on,border,1. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. EnglishB. English and GermanC. English and FrenchD. English and Spanish,2. What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. Q D.Calgary Ottawa,3. What is the nati
5、onal animal of Canada?B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D.Polar bear Penguin,4. What is the leader of the country called? President Prime Minister Queen,Stephen Harper,5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6,Lake Superior,Lake Huron,Lake Michigan,Lake Erie,Lake Ontario,Hello, I am
6、 Li Daiyu.,Hi, I am Liu Qian.,Would you like to take a great trip to Canada?,cousins,Predict (预测),Reading strategy(策略): - Make a guess according to the title before reading.,3.The author organizes the passage in the order of _ and _.,time,place,2. The main idea of the passage:It is about _ of two gi
7、rls; and it tells us some information about _.,a trip,1. What is “The True North” ? It is a name of: _,The cross-Canada train.,Canada,Part 1 para(s) _Part 2 para(s) _Part 3 para(s) _,A. What they really saw and felt aboard the train.B. Brief introduction to their trip.C. Their chat on their way to t
8、he station.,1,2,3-5,Skimming:,Li Daiyu Liu Qian,to _,visit their cousins,Part 1,plane train,Montreal, Canada,Para.2,Canada,distance (from coast to coast),Going eastward, youll pass:,Vancouver,- mountains,- wide rivers & large cities,scenery,5,500 kilometres,- lakes & forests,Part 1,Writing strategy(
9、策略): - Learn how to describe a place.,Vancouver (Para.2),one of the most popular cities to _,- Its population is _.,live in,increasing rapidly,skiing in the Rocky mountains; sailing in the harbour,be surrounded by,extremely tall trees, measuring,Canadas warmest part,climate,scenery,entertainment,1 W
10、hat mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and whats their next destination(目的地)?,1Earlier that
11、day, Rocky Mountains.,2 Calgary,3 After 2 days travel, empty,4 After dinner, Thunder Bay,5 That night across Lake Superior Toronto,Vancouver,Time,route,Part 3,the Rocky Mountains (Para.3),- They _ catch _ of some animals.,managed to,sight,Calgary (Para.3),be famous for,Cowboys, who _ riding wild hor
12、ses, come to _ in it and many of them can win _ of dollars in prizes.,have a gift for,compete,thousands,Thunder Bay (Para.4),- the busy _ city at the _ of the Great Lakes.,port,top,1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to ea
13、st across Canada.,2. That afternoon aboard the train , the cousins settled down in their seats.,3. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.,- Memorize the useful words and phrases.,3. 他对音乐有天赋。,He has a gift for music.,She enjoys singing rather than
14、dancing.,1. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。,2. 你适应新工作了吗？,Have you settled down in your new job yet?,Write a letter to Li Hua, telling him something about Canada and give your advice.,Dear Li Hua,I am glad to know that you are going to study in Canada, so I am writing to tell you something about it.Best wishes.Yours,L
15、ocated in North America, Canada is the second largest country. It is 5,500 km from coast to coast. However, it has a small population, most of whom live within hundreds of kilometres of the USA border. It has the largest number of lakes, which provide more fresh water than any other country in the w
16、orld. The climate there varies from area to area, and the northern part of it has long winters.I suggest that you should choose to study in Vancouver, where there arent so many overseas students. Besides, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean, it is Canadas warmest and most beautiful city. S
17、o it will be a good choice.,Post reading: (group discussion),Ex 3 on P35 You can choose any one to discuss.,Which part of the passage interests you most? If you go to Canada, where will you go? Why?,Tips: Beginning: If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to go to _, which impressed me most. _ is a city. The reasons are as follows: Body: Firstly, Then,. Besides,. Ending: So Id like to choose _.,Distance from east to coast Population Where most Canadians live Location of large fresh water supply,Key points about,Vancouver Calgary Thunder Bay,Basic facts about Canada,
