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Period 2 Reading Canada— land of the maple tree
( reading%201.ppt )
Teaching aims
1. let students learn the geography, history and four cities of Canada.
2. train Ss to learn the reading strategy: how to sort information into sections on a variety of different subject.
3. improve students’ reading ability
Teaching procedures
In general
The reading text is a brochure about Canada. Students are expected to gain some information about the geography, history and four cities of Canada. Students are expected to gain more information about Canada and improve their reading skills by fully participating in all the activities.
In detail
Step 1 Revision and Leading in (10 minutes)
1. Review the new words learnt in the last period. Have a dictation to check if the students have mastered the words.
2. Show a map of Canada and ask :
Which country is it in the map
Can you tell me something about Canada
3.Ask students some questions about Canada.
Q1 What is Canada famous for
Q2 Can you name some famous cities in Canada
Q3 What are the official languages that are used in Canada
Q4 What is the capital city of Canada
Q5 Where is the largest city, Toronto, located
Q6 Where is the second largest city, Montreal, located
Q7 Where is Vancouver, the city with the largest Chinese population, located
Q8 Where is Edmonton, a city in the province of Alberta, located
Ask the students to tick these places out in the map.
Step 2 Predicting and Scanning (5 minutes)
1. Guess the article with the title Canada ---land of the maple tree. Ask Ss what subjects they want to know about Canada .Then ask students to create a spider gram to organize their ideas.
2. Scan the article as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A. Remind Ss only to focus on the information needed to answer these questions.
ANSWERS:
A 1. About 30 million people.
2. Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton.
3. 670 meters wide.
Ask the students if the reading passage tell all the information they want to know about Canada.
Step 3 Skimming (15minutes)
1. Ask students to read the article again and complete Part C1 and C2 individually.
2. Check the answers:
C1 1).M 2).M 3).T 4).T 5).M 6).F 7).T 8).T
C2 1). Montreal 2). Montreal 3) Toronto .4) Vancouver 5). Edmonton 6). Toronto
3. Ask the students to read the Reading strategy and remind them to concentrate on how to sort the information into sections. Tell the students that a good way of sorting out the information is to make a table with different headings and take notes while reading the text. Subtitles in the text may show how it is organized. Tell the students to read the text again and consider how the information is grouped in the reading passage.
Step4 Vocabulary (3 minutes )
Ask the students to do Part D.
Check the answers
1. d 2 .b 3. j 4 .I 5. f 6. e 7 .g 8. h .9 .a 10 c
Step5 Blank filling (10 minutes)
Read the article again to find the details. Then get students to fill in the following table.
category Description
Population About 30 million
location The arctic is to the north, the USA is to the south, the Atlantic ocean is to the east and the Pacific to the west.
Size Second largest country in the world
Geography Frozen waste; vast mountain ranges; enormous open plain; countless rivers; endless forests
Landscape spectacular
Major cities Toronto Largest in Canada; most multicultural; famous for the CN tower
Montreal Second largest in Canada; second largest French-speaking city in the world; wonderful mix of Old World and New World architecture and culture
Vancouver Smaller in size but equally famous; multicultural; has the biggest Chinese population in Canada; close to the ski resorts
Edmonton A city in the province of Alberta; home to west Edmonton mall, the largest pedestrian mall in the world
Other interest Niagara falls
History Quebec---originally a French colony; gold rush in 1896
symbol Maple leaf
Step7 Homework (2 minute)
1. Finish the exercises E on page 5.
2. Surf the Internet to get more information about Canada .
3. Read the passage after class until students can read it correctly and fluently.
4.Categorize difficult and vital language points on their own .
Feedback
In general, 95% drafted teaching objectives have been fulfilled. Students knew more about Canada and its culture. In this part, they also learnt how to sort the information into sections . In a word, the teaching plans have been carried out smoothly and efficiently. However, few students couldn’t express themselves freely and fluently because they lack of self-confidence. So we should pay more attention to them, encourage them to express their feelings, and praise them in time.
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