Unit 5 Canada – “The True North”学案（新人教版必修3）

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Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
Period 2 reading 学案
Teaching goals
1. Target language
a. 重点词汇和短语
rather than, baggage, scenery, eastward, chat, surround, harbor, measure, aboard, have a gift for, within, manage to do, catch sight of, eagle, acre, urban
Teaching important points
a. Find the answers to the questions in post-reading.
Learn the methods of writing a traveling report about.
b. Understand the use of noun clause - appositive clause.
Learn to read the traveling report according to the traveling route.
Step 1 revision
Say something about Canada.
Step 2 lead in
What kind of passage it is
A. a story
B. a piece of news
C. an advertisement
D. a travel journal
Step 3 fast reading
1)Read through the passage and find out which places are mentioned in it. Then draw them in circles on your map.
2)What does “The True North” mean
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Step 4 careful reading
Fill in the chart.
Basic Facts about Canada
Distance from east to west coast
Oceans on east and west coasts
Population
Where most Canadians live
Location of largest fresh water supply
Key point about Vancouver
Key point about Calgary
Key point about Thunder Bay
If I would like to go to Vancouver, what can I do there Can you tell me more about the city
Key words: _________________________________________________________________
Then I would like to know something about Calgary. Can you tell something about Calgary
Key words: _________________________________________________________________
How about Thunder Bay Where is it
The key words: _________________________________________________________________
Step 5 post reading
Answer the following questions:
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing
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2. Why are the cousins not flying directly to the Atlantic coast
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3. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly
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4. What happens at the Calgary Stampede
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5. How are ocean ships able to reach the center of Canada
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6. What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources
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Step 6 retelling
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from _____ to _____ . Their cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “____ _____ ______” . Canada is the ________ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to _______. As they go ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins ________ _______ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _______ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North America ______ _____ _____ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ____ the center of the country.
Step 7 Discussion
1.Which part of the country interests you most
2.If someday you go to Canada, where will you go Why
Homework
1. Remember the underlined sentences.
2. Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada.
3. English weekly page 4 part 1, 2
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