Model 3 Unit 5 Canada—“The True North” Learning aims:(学习目标) Enable students to learn about some basic information and talk about Canada. Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning. Learning important points:(学习重点) 1. Let students read the passage and learn about the geography, population, main cities, natural beauty and natural resources of Canada.2. Get students to learn different reading skills.Learning difficult points:(学习难点) Develop students’ reading ability. Learning tools:(学习工具) Text book;learning plan;blackboard Learning procedures:(学习步骤) Step 1 lead-in Answer the following questions : 1. Which country do you know is the second largest one in the world? 2. How large is it?3.What else do you know about it? Step 2 Pre-reading 1. Let students discuss the following questions:1)What logo do you know is on the flag of Canada?2)Which continent is Canada in? Which country is its neighbor?3)What three words would you use to describe Canada? 2. Have students turn to Page 34 of the text book, look at the title of the reading passage and the pictures and predict what the passage is about. Then have them read the passage quickly to see if they are right.Step 3 Reading activity1. Fast reading listen to the tape and match the main idea with each paragraphParagraph 1Having arrived in Vancouver, the most beautiful city in Canada, they were to be taken to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada trainParagraph 2Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.Paragraph 3While arriving at Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resources, etc.Paragraph 4Settling down in their seats in the train, they enjoyed the wild scenery while crossing the...