1、教学设计Learning about Language：Importantlanguage points整体设计教材分析The emphasis of this period will be placed on the important new words，expressions and sentence patterns in the parts Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and Comprehending.In order to make students understand these important points thoroughly，we c
2、an first get students to understand their meanings in the context，then give some explanations about them，and later offer some practice to make students master their usages.Some new words and expressions，such as surround，measure，confirm ，impress ，rather than，manage to do，and so on are very useful and
3、 important.So are the sentence patterns “The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.” and “It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall，some measuring over 90 meters.” We ought to pay more attention to them and design special exercises.At the end of the class，the teac
4、her can make students do more exercises for consolidation.In doing so，they can learn，grasp and use these important language points well.教学重点1Enable students to grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions as surround，measure，confirm， impress，rather than，manage to do，etc.2Get students
5、 to master the patterns “The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.” and “It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall，some measuring over 90 meters.”教学难点1Let students learn the usage of the expression “manage to do”2Enable students to learn the sentence pattern “The
6、 thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.”3Get students to understand some difficult and long sentences.三维目标知识目标1Get students to learn and grasp the important useful new words and expressions in this part.2Let students learn the following important useful sentence patterns：1）R
7、ather_than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.（rather than ）2）The thought that_they_could_cross_the_whole_continent_was exciting.（noun clause as the appositive）3）Going_eastward ，youll pass mountains and thousands of lake
8、s and forests，as well as wide rivers and large cities.（present participle used as adverbial）4）Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make_Vancouver_one_of_Canadas_most_popular_cities_to_live_in.（makeO O.C.）5）It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall， some_measuring_over_
9、90_meters.（“pronoundoing” used as adverbial ）6）Because of the Great Lakes，they learned，Canada has more fresh water than_any_other country in the world.（morethan any other ）能力目标1Get students to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.2Enable students to make sentences after the useful sen
10、tence patterns.情感目标1Stimulate students interests in learning English.2Develop students spirit of cooperation and teamwork.教学过程设计方案（一）Step 1 Revision 1Check the homework exercises.2Ask some students to retell the passage A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”Step 2 Reading and findingGet students to read through
11、 Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and Comprehending to underline all the new words and useful expressions or collocations in these parts.Read them aloud and copy them down in the exercise book after class.Try to keep them in mind.Step 3 Practice for useful words and expressions1Turn to Page 36.Go throu
12、gh the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions with students and make sure they know what to do.2Give them several minutes to finish the exercises.They first do them individually，and then discuss and check them with their partners.3Check the answers with the whole class and explain the
13、 problems they meet where necessary.Step 4 Studying important language points1Canada is a multicultural country.加拿大是一个多元文化国家。multi是一个前缀，意思是“多” 。例如：multiparty 多党的 multinational 多国的；多民族的 multipurpose 多种用途的 multiform 多种形式的 multistory 多层的 multimedia多媒体a multicultural country 多元文化国家2Li Daiyu and her cous
14、in Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast.李黛予和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹。the Atlantic coast 大西洋沿岸地区trip n （usually short）journey，esp.for pleasure（通常指短途的）行走；旅行（尤指娱乐性的）与 trip 搭配的主要动词和介词：be on a trip to/go on a trip to/make a trip to/take a trip t
15、oa trip to the seaside 海滨之行a honeymoon trip to Paris 前往巴黎的蜜月之旅He is on a business trip.他出差在外。My father will make a trip to New York next week.我父亲下礼拜要到纽约去。3Rather than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥
16、华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。rather than prep. in preference to（sb./sth. ） ；instead of 与其（某人/某物） ；不愿；不要Ill have a lemonade rather than a coke.我想喝柠檬汁，不想喝可乐。He was busy writing a letter rather than reading a newspaper.他正忙于写信而不是读报。4Going eastward，youll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests，as well
17、as wide rivers and large cities.一路向东行，你会经过一座座山脉，上千个湖泊、森林，还有宽阔的河流和许多大城市。going eastward 是现在分词短语，用作状语，表示时间，相当于时间状语从句 when you go eastward。eastward 也作 eastwards，副词，意为“向东” 。例如：They sailed eastward（s） 他们向东航行。We couldnt decide whether to go eastward（s）or westward.我们难以决定是向东走还是向西走。ward（ s）是一个后缀，意思是 “朝着；向着；对着
18、” 。例如：westward（s）向西 southward（s）向南 northward（s）向北 foreword（s）向前backward（s）向后 outward（s）向外thousands of 成千上万的。注意 million，billion ，thousand，hundred，score，dozen 之前有确定的数字时，不论后面有无 of，词尾都不加 s。例如：five hundred students 500 名学生five hundred of them 他们当中的 500 人five score people 100 人five dozen eggs 五打鸡蛋如果前面没有确定
19、的数字而后接 of 时，词尾都加s 。例如：thousands of goats 成千上万只山羊scores of years 几十年5Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days，but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometres from coast to coast.有些人认为可以在不到 5 天的时间里横跨加拿大，但是他们忘了加拿大从东海岸到西海岸有 5500 千米这个事实。这是一个并列复合句。前一分句中的 that you
20、can cross Canada in less than five days 作idea 的同位语，是同位语从句；后一分句中的 that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast 作 fact 的同位语，也是同位语从句。6People say it is Canadas most beautiful city，surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.人们说它（温哥华）是加拿大最美丽的城市，因为它被群山和太平洋所包围。surrounded by mountains and the Pacifi
21、c Ocean 是过去分词短语，用作状语，表示原因，相当于原因状语从句 as it is surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean。surround vt.（ cause sb./sth.to）move into position all round sb./sth.包围；围住；环绕；围绕。常用下列结构：surround sb./sth.with sb./sth.sth./sb.be surrounded by/with sth.The fence surrounds the school.篱笆环绕着学校。They have surrounde
22、d the town with troops.他们出动军队包围了该城。The house is surrounded by high walls.房子的四周有高墙。7Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in.落基山脉可以滑雪，海港供你扬帆，这些使得温哥华成为加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。skiing in the Rocky Mountains 和 sailing in the harbor 是两个动名
23、词短语，在句中作主语。动名词作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数，但若两个或两个以上的动名词一起作主语，谓语动词则用复数。例如：Seeing is believing.眼见为实。Fishing and swimming are my favourite sports.钓鱼和游泳是我最喜爱的运动项目。make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in 是“makeO. O.C.”结构。当 make 表示“使；让 ”等时，后面跟复合宾语结构，其中宾语补足语可以由名词、形容词等充当。例如：Karl Marx made London the
24、 base for his revolutionary work.卡尔马克思把伦敦作为他从事革命工作的基地。8The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.温哥华以北的海岸生长着世界上最古老，最美丽的森林。north ofto the north of 表示“在的北方” 。其他方位词，如：east，west，south，southeast，northeast 等，都有类似的用法。例如：He lives（to the）east of Los Angeles.他
25、住在洛杉矶以东（的地方） 。Its about four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto它在多伦多东北大约 400 千米处9It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall，some measuring over 90 meters.那儿的湿度很大，所以树都长得特别高，有的超过 90 米。some measuring over 90 meters 是独立主格结构，在句中作状语。measure 1）vi.& vt. find the size，length ，volume，etc.of（sth
26、. ）by comparing it with a standard unit 测量 assess（sth.） ；gauge 估计；衡量；判定 be（a certain size，length，volume ，etc. ）为（某体积、长度、容积等）Mother measured me to see what size of dress I should have.母亲给我量尺寸，好知道我该穿多大号的衣服。Its hard to measure his ability when we havent seen his work.没有见过他的作品，很难估计他的能力。The room measures
27、 10 meters across.这间屋宽 10 米。2）n. standard or system used in stating the size，quantity or degree of sth.计量制 unit used in such a standard or system 计量单位 action taken to achieve a purpose 措施Which measure do they use？他们用哪一种计量制？The meter is a measure of length.米是长度单位。They took strong measures against dan
28、gerous drivers.他们对危害公众的司机采取强硬的措施。10That afternoon aboard the train，the cousins settled down in their seats.那天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。settle down：sit or lie in a comfortable position；adopt a more stable or quiet way of life； get used to a new way of life，job，etc.安稳坐下；安居下来；适应起来His grandfather settled down in t
29、he armchair with a newspaper.他爷爷手拿报纸坐在扶手椅里。Have you settled down in your new job yet?你适应新工作了吗？settle（sb.）down：（cause sb.to）become calm，less restless，etc. （使某人）安静、安顿、安心等Wait until the children settle down before you start the lesson.等孩子们都静下心来再开始上课。The chairman tried to settle the audience down.主席尽力让听
30、众安静下来。11Earlier that day，when they crossed the Rocky Mountains，they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.那天一早，当穿过落基山脉时，他们设法看到了几只野山羊，甚至还看到了大灰熊和鹰。manage to do：succeed in doing（sth.）设法做成了（某事）The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.这位飞行员设法绕气球飞了
31、一阵。At first，no ready technical data were available，but we managed to go without.起初，我们没有现成的技术资料，但也设法照样干下去了。He managed to avoid an accident.他设法避免了事故。【辨析】manage to do & try to domanage to do 的意思是“设法做成了（某事） ”，强调结果。try to do 的意思是“努力做（某事） ；尽力做（某事） ”，不强调结果。请比较：I just about managed to get up the stairs.我总算挣
32、扎着上了楼。He said he tried to be here on time.他说他尽量按时到这儿来。catch sight of：see（sb./sth.） for a moment 一眼瞥见（某人/某事物）She caught sight of a car in the distance.她一眼瞥见远处的汽车。12Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.他们中许多人都有骑野马的才能，他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。have a gift for：ha
33、ve natural talent or ability in（sth./doing sth.）在方面有天分、有天赋It seems he has a gift for music.好像他对音乐有些天赋。She has a gift for learning languages.她对学语言有天赋。Step 5 Using words，expressions and patternsDo exercises in Using Words and Expressions on Pages 7071.The following procedures may be followed：1Go throu
34、gh the exercises with students and make sure they know what to do.2Several minutes for students to finish them individually，and then discuss and check them with their partners.3Check the answers with the whole class.4If time permits，explain the problems students meet where necessary.Step 6 Homework1
35、Finish off the Workbook exercises.2Learn the new words and expressions by heart.设计方案（二）Step 1 Revision 1Check the homework exercises.2Ask some students to dictate some useful new words and expressions.Step 2 Vocabulary study1Let students review the new words and expressions in Warming Up，Prereading
36、，Reading and Comprehending and give time to students to ask their own questions.2Ask students to learn some new words using the word formation.3Explain some key new words and expressions.Step 3 Practice for useful words and expressionsLet students do the following exercises and check the answers aft
37、er most of them finish.1Find words that mean the same to fill in the blanks.1）_ bags that people take with them when they travel2）_ a government member who is in charge of a government department3）_ a short informal test4）_ to take to someone in a friendly，informal way5）_ on or onto a ship，plane，bus
38、 or train6）_ general appearance of nature around you，especially beautiful nature7）_ in or by a very small amount，so small that it almost cannot be seen8）_ to be all around somebody or something on every side2Guess the meanings of the words below according to the word formation.Multimany ward（s）in a
39、certain directionmulticultural multicoloured eastward（s） forward（s）multinational multimedia upward（s ） outward（s）multistor（e）y multichannel downward（s ） backward（s ）3Make sentences with the useful expressions below.rather than settle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift forStep 4 Sentence fo
40、cusAsk students to read through the Warming Up and Reading again to find out the difficult sentences they cant understand and give time to students to ask their own questions.Explain them to the class.Step 5 Workbook exercises for consolidationAsk students to do the exercises in Using Words and Expr
41、essions on Pages 7071 to consolidate what they have learned in this period.Step 6 Homework1Learn the new words and expressions by heart.2Finish off the Workbook exercises.3Do Exercise 3 on Pages 7071 in the exercise book.活动与探究Read books and surf the Internet to find as much information about Canada
42、as you can.Take notes and compare it with China，trying to find out their similarities and differences.SAME AS CHINA DIFFERENT FROM CHINASuggested answers：SAME AS CHINA DIFFERENT FROM CHINA1vast land2weather different from area to area；long hard winter in the north3multicultural4rich natural resource
43、s：lakes，rivers，coal，oil and gas1two official languages2six time areas3smaller population4no places as hot as South China5more fresh water and forests6only one neighbouring country备课资料Background informationCoast to Coast to CoastFlanked by the Pacific，Atlantic and Arctic Oceans，Canada is the second l
44、argest country in the world in terms of area.However，most of the country is uninhabited，as close to 90% of its 31 million inhabitants live within 100 miles of its southern border with the United States.Canada is made up of ten provinces and three territories.Its two official languages are English an
45、d French and its founding cultures are English，French and aboriginal.Politically，economically，and culturally，the country is often divided into six distinct regions.British ColumbiaBoasting both the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean in its geography，this west coast province is known for its rugge
46、d natural beauty.Its residents enjoy a relaxed pace of life and tend to be very environmentally conscious.British Columbias primary industries are forestry，mining and tourism.Vancouver，its main city，is the third largest city in the country and is slated to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.The Prairies（
47、or the West）The Prairie，or Western，provinces are Alberta，Saskatchewan and Manitoba.（The prairies are the flat，grassy plains that characterize this region.）This is the agricultural center of Canada，with Alberta known for its sizable beef industry while Saskatchewan and Manitoba are known for producin
48、g grains and other crops.More and more，these provinces are looking to mineral and energy resources for new sources of wealth.Albertas booming oil industry has made it one of the wealthiest provinces in Canada.Calgary，its largest city，is one of the fastest growing cities in the country.OntarioOntario
49、 is the most populous Canadian province.The financial and political center of Canada，Ontario accounts for roughly 40% of the countrys population and economic activity.Its economy is powered by the manufacturing and service industries，but forestry，agriculture ，mining and electricity are also important contributors to its financial strength.The countrys capital， Ottawa，and its “meg
