Unit5Canada–“TheTrueNorth”Period2ReadingI.TeachingAims1.KnowledgeAimsA.ReadandunderstandthepassageB.Summarizethearticle2.AbilityAimsTraintheabilityoffindingdetailinformationinapassage3.EmotionAimsGettoknowmoreaboutCanadaandbroadenourhorizonsII.TeachingImportantPointsThereadingandcomprehensionofthepassageIII.TeachingDifficultPointsSummarizethepassageIV.TeachingMethods1.Task-basedteachingandlearning2.Cooperativelearning3.DiscussionV.TeachingAidsMultimediaandothernormaltoolsVI.TeachingProceduresStep1.WarmingupDotheexercisetoreviewsomethingaboutCanada,includingthelanguagespeoplespeak,thecapitalofCanada,thenationalanimal,theGreatLakesandsoon.Step2.Fastreading1.Readthepassagequicklyandfindoutwhatthenumbersareabout.(1)second：_______________________________(2)5,500：_________________________________(3)thirty：____________________________________(4)one-third：____________________________________12.TalkabouttherouteoftwogirlstravelingacrossCanada.Vancouver–theRockyMountains–Calgary–ThunderBay–LakeSuperior–TorontoStep3.Carefulreading1.Readthefirstparagraphandfinishthechart.briefintroductionaboutthetripwhoLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwhytovisittheircousinshowfirstbyplane,thenbytrainwhereinMontreal2.Readthesecondparagraphandchoosethebestanswers.(1)WhichofthefollowingisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?()A.Vancouver.B.Calgary.C.Toronto.D.Montreal.(2)Asyougoeastward,youcanseethefollowingthingsexcept.A.mountainsB.thousandsoflakeC.cowsD.ForestsandwideriversReadPara2againandfillintheblanks.(1)Distance:______________________(fromcoasttocoast)(2)Scenery:goingeastward,youwillpass1._______________________2._______________________3._______________________(3)Vancouver:1.________________part2.__________________city3.oneof_____________________________4.______________________________5.climate:______________________Thepopulationis________________________________.3.Readthethirdparagraphandchoosethebestanswers.(1)Thecousinsmanagedtocatchsightofthefollowinganimalsexcept__________.A.aneagleB.agrizzlybearC.mountaingoatsD.abeaver2(2)WhatisCalgaryfamousfor?A.Thehorses.B.Thecowboys.C.CalgaryStampede.D.Theprizesofcompetition.(3)Whatdothecowboyshaveagiftfor?A.Traininghorses.B.Ridingwildhorses.C.Feedinghorses.D.Playingwithhorses.4.Readthefourthparagraphandchoosethebestanswers.(1).WhydidtheybegintorealizetwodayslaterthatCanadaisquiteempty?()A.Theyfoundnobodyontheirway.B.ThereareonlythirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuchahugelandandmostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.C.TherearetoomanylakesinCanada.D.CanadaissurroundedbyOceansonthreesides.(2).Whatdoestheword“slightly”inthetextmean?()A.abitB.alotC.greatly(3)WhydoesCanadahavemorefreshwaterthananyothercountry?()A.BecauseofThunderBay.B.Thecountryisempty.C.BecausepeopleliveneartheUSborder.D.BecauseoftheGreatLakes.Step4.Summarytake,name,Canadian,chat,two,east,beautiful,surround,scenery,catch,lookTwoChinesegirls___________LiDaiyuandLiuQian__________atripbytotrainacross____________.TheirfriendDannyLingoingtotakethemtocatch“TheTrueNorth.”Canadaisthe__________largestcountryintheworld.Astheywent_____________,theysawbeautiful___________.Vancouveristhe_______________cityinCanadaanditis_____________bymountains.Whenthecousins____________downintheseats,theylookedoutofthewindowand___________sightofsomeanimals.TheywentbyCalgaryandtheirlaststopwas3Toronto.Step5.Homework1.Reviewthelesson2.Finishtheexercise4
