Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Period5Usinglanguage:Extensivereading整体设计教材分析Thisisthefifthteachingperiodofthisunit.Asusual,theteachershouldcheckstudents’homeworkandofferchancesforthemtogooverwhattheylearnedinthelastperiodatthebeginningoftheclass.Thenleadinthenewlesson.Inthisperiod,theteachingemphasiswillbeputondevelopingstudents’readingabilitybyreadingextensively.Wewilldealwithtwoparts:“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALinUsinglanguageonPage38andIQALUIT—THEFROZENTOWNinReadingTaskonPage74.Whilereading,getstudentslearningtousesomereadingstrategiessuchasskimming,scanning,andsoon.Astonewwordsandphrases,theteachercanfirstfindthosestudentsfeelmostdifficultandhelpthemtounderstand.That’senoughhere.Thereadingpassage“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALtakesthevisitorsonavisittoTorontoandMontreal,twoofCanada’smajorcities.Thefunctionalitemsdealingwithdirectionandpositionarefurtherintroducedinthetext,astherearefurtherdescriptionsofCanada.TheteachercanasksomestudentstoretellthepassageATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”orasksomequestionstoleadinthetopicandthenaskstudentstoreadthepassageanddosomecomprehendingexercises.Andmeanwhileletthemfindouttheexpressionsdealingwithdirectionandpositionandtrytokeeptheminmind.Whilecheckingtheiranswerswiththewholeclass,dealwithlanguageproblemsstudentscan’tworkoutbythemselves.Thisisanextensivereadinglesson,sotheteachingstepsshouldbesimple.AstothepassageIQALUIT—THEFROZENTOWN,itgivesstudentsinformationabouttheInuitpeopleinNortheasternCanada.Askstudentstoreadthroughthepassageandtrytoknowmoreandfinishtheirreadingtask.Attheendoftheclass,askstudentstoretellthetwopassages.Inordertoarousestudents’interest,theteachercanholdacompetitionamongthem.教学重点1.Developstudents’readingskillsbyextensivereading.2.Letstudentsreadandunderstandthetwopassages.教学难点1.Enablestudentstolearntousereadingstrategiessuchasskimming,scanning,andsoon.2.Getstudentstounderstandsomedifficultlongsentencesinthispart.三维目标知识目标1.Getstudentstolearnsomeusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart:topic,mix,mixture,bush,maple,frost,confirm,wealthy,distance,mist,misty,schoolmate,booth,downtown,approximately,dawn,buffet,broad,nearby,tradition,terrify,terrified,impress,impressive,inthedistance2.GetstudentstoreadthetwopassagesaboutCanada.能力目标1.Developstudents’readingskillsbyextensivereadingandenablethemtolearnhowtousedifferentreadingskillstoreaddifferentreadingmaterials.2.Havestudentslearntousetheusefulnewwordsandexpressionscorrectly.3.EnablestudentstounderstandthepassagesandknowmoreaboutCanada.情感目标1.Stimulatestudents’interestintravelingandenjoyingthebeautifulCanadianscenery.2.Developstudents’senseofgroupcooperationandteamwork.教学过程→Step1Revision1.Checkthehomeworkexercises.2.AsksomestudentstotalkaboutthemajorsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChinaandCanada.→Step2Leading-in1.HavesomestudentsretellthereadingpassageATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”.2.ShowstudentssomepicturesofTorontoandMontrealandletthemdescribewhattheycanseefromthepictures.3.Tellstudents:TurntoPage38.Wearegoingtoreadanotherreadingpassage,“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALandlearnmoreaboutCanada.→Step3Reading1.Askstudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandthendothefollowingassoonaspossible.1)Tickoutthethingsmentionedinthetext.(1)theclimateinCanada(2)thepopulationinToronto(3)theCNtowninToronto(4)Toronto’seconomic(5)alakewhichi...
