1、Unit 5 Canada “The True North”单元要览类别 课程标准要求掌握的项目话题 Geography: multicultural society; Canadaquiz n. 测验; 问答比赛 mixture n. 混合（物）; 混合状态Canadian n. 加拿大人 adj. 加拿大的; 加拿大人的aboard prep. 部长 maple n. 枫; 枫树continent n. 洲; 大陆 frost n. 霜; 霜冻baggage n. 行李 confirm vt. 证实; 证明; 批准chat vi. 闲聊 wealthy adj. 富有的scenery n.
2、 景色; 风景 distance n. 距离; 远方eastward adv. 向东 adj. 向东的; 朝东的mist n. 薄雾westward adv. 向西 adj. 向西的; 朝西的misty adj. 有薄雾的; 模糊的upward adv. 向上地; 上升地adj. 向上的; 上升的booth n. 公用电话间; 货摊; 售货亭surround vt. 围绕 schoolmate n. 同学; 校友harbor n. 海港 approximately adv. 接近; 大约measure vt. 衡量; 判定 n. 计量制; 计量单位; 措施downtown adj. 市区的 a
3、dv. 在市区; 往市区bush n. 灌木（丛）; 矮树（丛） dawn n. 黎明; 拂晓; 破晓eagle n. 鹰 buffet n. 自助餐; 饮食柜台within prep. 在 之内 broad adj. 宽阔的; 广泛的border n. 边界 ; 国界; 边沿vt. 接近nearby adv. 在附近 adj. 附近的; 邻近的slight adj. 轻微的; 微小的 tradition n. 传统; 风俗slightly adv. 稍稍; 轻微地 terrify vt. 使恐怖; 恐吓impress vt. 使印象深刻; 使铭记 terrified adj. 恐惧的; 受惊
4、吓的impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的; 感人的 pleased adj. 欣喜的; 高兴的topic n. 话题 acre n. 英亩词汇mix vt. 调配 urban adj. 城市的; 市镇的prime minister 首相; 丞相 catch sight of 看见; 瞥见短语rather than 与其; 不愿 have a gift for 对有天赋settle down 定居 ; 平静下来; 专心于in the distance 在远处manage to do 设法做 at dawn 在黎明的时候重要句型 1. Rather than take the aerop
5、lane 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 lakes and forests,
6、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. (make+O+O. C. )5. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metr
7、es. (“pronoun+doing” used as adverbial)6. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. (more. . . than any other. . . )功能 Direction all; train; for; introduction; biggest; catch; down; at; arrived; top; onStep 5 Homework1. Learn the usefu
8、l new words and expressions in this part by heart.2. Read the reading passage again and try to retell the passage.设计方案(二)Step 1 Leading in the topicPlay the videos of the beautiful Canadian scenery. Enjoy them with students.Step 2 Warming upAsk students to turn to Page 33. Let them work in pairs and
9、 answer this quiz to see how much they know about Canada.Step 3 Pre-readingShow students a map of Canada and let them discuss the following questions in pairs:1)If you take a trip to Canada, what do you think you might see there?2)What three words would you use to describe Canada?Step 4 Reading1. Gi
10、ve students 3 minutes and let them skim the passage to get the general idea of the passage.2. Give students 6 minutes to read the passage carefully and then do the following:1)Answer the following questions.(1)Which continent are the cousins crossing?(2)Why were they not flying directly to the Atlan
11、tic coast?(3)Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?(4)What happens at the Calgary Stampede?(5)How are ocean ships able to reach the center of Canada?(6)What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources?2)Complete the form below:Route What the cousins saw and heard.Vancouver Its Can
12、adas 1 city, surrounded by mountains and the 2 . The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.3 They managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even 4 and an eagle.Calgary 5 from all over the world to come to 6 in the Stampede.Thunder Bay The cit
13、y is at 7 the Great Lake. It is a very busy 8 .(Keys: 1. most beautiful 2. Pacific Ocean 3. Rocky Mountains 4. a grizzly bear5. Cowboys 6. compete 7. the top of 8. port)3. Give students 4 minutes to read the passage a third time. Encourage them to try to deal with the language points in the context.
14、 Give them some explanations where necessary.4. Listening and reading aloudPlay the tape of the text for students and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each new word and the pauses within each sentence. Then ask them to read the text aloud to the tape.Step 5 DiscussionLet students think
15、 about and discuss the following questions in pairs.1. Which part of the reading passage interests you most?2. If someday you go to Canada, where will you go? Why?Step 6 Closing down by retelling the passage1. Have students get prepared in 3 minutes or so and then ask them to retell the passage.2. A
16、sk as many students as possible to have a try in front of the class.Step 7 Homework1. Go over the text and try to learn all the useful words and expressions in this part by heart.2. Finish the exercises in Comprehending on Page 35.板书设计Unit 5 Canada“The True North”Warming up and readingA TRIP ON “THE
17、 TRUE NORTH”Type of writing This is a piece of narrative writing.Main idea of the passage Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada, visiting their cousins and enjoying the beautiful scenery across the whole continent of Canada from west to east.Main idea of Paragraph 1 Li Daiyu and
18、her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.Main idea of Paragraph 2 Having arrived in Vancouver, the most beautiful city in Canada, they were to be taken to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train.Main idea of Paragraph 3 Settling down in their seats in the train, they enjoyed the wild scen
19、ery while crossing the Rocky Mountains to Calgary.Main idea of Paragraph 4 While arriving at Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resources, etc.Main idea of Paragraph 5 The train rushed towards Toronto while they were sleeping.活动与探究Surf the Internet to find the following infor
20、mation about Canada. Then make a pocket information card, on which writes the information and try to keep it in mind.Full country name:Total area:Population:Capital city:People:Languages:Religion:Government:Sample card:Full country name: CanadaTotal area: about 9 984 670 km2Population: about 31 485
21、000 (October, 2002)Capital city: OttawaPeople: British descent, French descent, Italian descent, aboriginal peoples, plus significant minorities of German, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish and Chinese descent.Languages: English, French, Chinese, Italian, Punjabi, Spanish. . .Religion: Catholic, Protestant and minorities from most of the worlds major religionsGovernment: Parliamentary democracy
