Unit5Canada---“Thetruenorth”Teachingaims:1.TalkaboutthebasicinformationaboutCanada.2.Learnhowtoreadatravelingreportandusemaps.3.Learntoexpresslocationsanddirections.4.Masterthenounclauses---appositiveclause5.Vocabulary:minister,continent,surround,dawn,booth,slightly,settledown,haveagiftfor,figureout,asfaras,alltheway,ratherthanThefirstperiodStepⅠRevision1.Checkthestudents’homework2.Checktheassignment.StepⅡLead-inandwarmingupShowthestudentsthemapleflagandaskthemsomequestions.T:Doyouknowwhichcountryusesthisnationalflag?Ss:Canada.T:WhatcontinentisCanadain?Ss:InNorthAmerica.T:Howlargeisit?Ss:Itisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.T:Yes.Itoccupiesanareaof9,984,670squarekilometers.ItisabitbiggerthanChina.Whichcountryisitsneighbor?Ss:TheUnitedStates.(ShowamapofCanadatothestudents)T.Right.TheUnitedStatesis.Canadaisabeautifulcountry.Firstlet’shaveaquizandseehowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada.(GivetheSsoneminutetofinishthequiz.)T:OK.Timeisup.Let’schecktheanswers.1.C2.D3.A4.B5.AStepⅢPre-readingT:NowIwanttoaskyouaquestion:Doyouliketravelling?Ss:Yes.T:Iknowmostofyoudo.Sohaveyoueverbeenabroad?Ss:Yes/No.T:What’sthelongesttripyouhaveevertaken?…T:Verygood.Ifwewanttomakeourmotherlandmorebeautifulandmoredeveloped,weshouldknowmoreaboutothercountries.Herearetwoquestions,youmayaskyourpartnerforanswersandgiveyouranswerstohim/her.a.IfyoutakeatriptoCanada,whatdoyouexpecttosee?用心爱心专心b.WhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?(Asksomepairstotelltheirideastotheirclassmates.)StepⅣFastreadingGetthestudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandaccuratelyandmeanwhilehelpthestudentstoformagoodhabitofreading.T:Doyoufeelpuzzledwhenyoureadthetitle?Whatisthetruenorth?Nowreadthepassageandgetthegeneralideaofthepassage.Underlinethemainplacesmentionedinthetext.GivetheSs5minutesforreading.a.Whatthepassageismainlyabout?b.Whatarethemainplacesmentionedinthetext?c.Drawthetravelingrouteofthetwogirlsonthemap.T:Doyouhaveanydifficultyinreading?Nowlet’sdiscusssomedifficultpointstogether.StepⅤHomework1.Remembertheunderlinedsentence.2.WriteashortpassagetoreportwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQiansawinCanada.ThesecondperiodStepⅠRevision1.Haveadictation.2.Asktwostudentstowriteontheblackboard.3.Askonestudenttomakeashortreport.StepⅡLead-inT:LiDaiyuandLiuQianwereonthetrainyesterday.ThetrainrushedacrossthetopoftheLakeSuperior.Whichisthenextcityitrunstowards?Ss:Toronto.T:Torontoisanimportantcity.ItisthefinancecenterofCanada.Ithasrichpopularartsandculture.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutToronto?Ss:ThereareChinatownswhereyoucanbuyChinesemedicine.T:Quiteright.DoyouwanttoknowmoreaboutToronto?Ss:Yes.StepⅢReadingT:Readthepassageon38.Inthispassage,youcanlearnalotaboutToronto,andMontreal,whichisCanada’ssecondlargestcity.Iwillgiveyoufourminutestoreadthepassage,thenanswerthequestionson37—38.Fourminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththeclass.用心爱心专心StepⅣIntensivereading(readingtask)T:Readthepassageandfillinthechartusingtheinformationofthetext.PointsinthepassageWhatBeththoughtInformationinpassageThetemperatureHowtotravelHolidaysHowpeopleliveWhattheInuitdoDaylighthoursT:Youcanhaveadiscussionwithyourpartner.StepⅤDiscussionT:WehaveknownalotaboutCanada.Nowlet’scompareChinawithCanada.SameasChinaDifferentfromChinaLargelandSixtimeareaWeatherisdifferentfromareatoarea,longandhardwinterNoplacesashotassouthchinaDifferentpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesCanadahastwoofficiallanguages,smallerpopulationManyriversandlakesWorldfamousriversandlakesMuchcoal,oilgasandothernaturalresourcesMuchfreshwater,alotofforestStepⅥHomework1.ReadthetwopassagesagainandfindthemaincharactersofToronto,MontrealandIqaluit.2.Readfunreadingbyyourself.用心爱心专心