高中英语必修三第五单元词阅读
Analysis of the teaching materials and students
The topic of the Unit is Canada-some students’(Li Daiyu her cousin Liu Qian and their friend Danny Lin) travelling experience in Canada. Through studying, students can get a general knowledge about Canada, including the geography, characteristics of different big cities and cultures. The text describes a trip across Canada by train. Words lay very important foundation for the students’ reading. Therefore, I’ve asked students to learn and read the words of the passage correctly before class. In the class, I focus on teaching and practicing the reading skills including skimming and scanning, meanwhile, obey the law of language in-put and out-put and encourage students to express themselves with the knowledge and language learned in the reading part.
The students have been divided into 6 groups before class and the group cooperation is along the course of learning. It’s helpful to arouse the interest and reduce the difficulties of learning. I think students can show their learning ability or realize their disadvantage in learning during the course of group cooperation.
II. Teaching targets
1. Language ability goals:
★ Learn to read and comprehend an article.
★ Learn to express or describe a trip.
2. Learning strategy goals:
Students learn some reading skills such as skimming and scanning.
3. Language knowledge goals:
Key words and expressions: rather than; surround; measure; manage to do; within…
4. Emotional goals:
★ Students get inspired to learn English well so that they can travel aboard.
★ Students learn to plan and organize a trip properly.
III. Teaching methods
1. Situational Teaching Approach
2. Task-based Approach
3. Student-centered Teaching Approach
IV. Learning methods
1. Group work 2. Interactive work 3. Independent work
V. Teaching aids: blackboard, multimedia and other normal teaching tools
VI. Teaching Procedure:
Before class: Show the students a short video about the beautiful scenery of Canada.
Step 1. Warming up and leading-in （The teacher and students interact by asking and answering questions.）
1. Watch a video clip to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Canada and arouse the interest of learning.
T: Yesterday we’ve got a general knowledge about Canada. Do you want to make a trip to Canada?
Ss: Yes/Of course…
T: Ok, Let’s watch a video clip to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Canada.
(Watch the short video)
Dou you like it? Yes, Canada is such a beautiful and charming country. If you have a chance to Canada, where would you prefer to choose?
Ss: (students may have various answers)
T: If I have the chance, I prefer to visit…
Show different pictures of Canada( Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, the Great Lakes, the Rocky Mountains and so on), and introduce in brief sentences.
2. Lead in the topic
Today, we’ll read a text A Trip On “The True North” and follow some students steps to travel in Canada.
Step 2. Reading
Skimming
T: Firstly, Let’s skim the passage to get the general knowledge and answer the following questions:
(1) What does “The True North” refer to?
(2) Who made the trip?
(3) Where was their destination?
(4) How did they get to the destination?
Paraphrase the word destination. It means the place they’ve planned to get before they set off.
Teach students the skimming skill.
T: This time you needn’t read the whole passage. Just focus on the first one or two sentences of each paragraph and it’s enough for you to get the general knowledge of the passage and answer the four questions.
Give students about 3 minutes to skim the passage.
Ss’ answer:
“The True North” ,the cross-Canada train.
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian their friend Danny Lin
Montreal on the Atlantic coast.
They flew to Vancouver and then took the train from west to east across Canada.
Scanning
T: Next, we’ll read the passage again. This time, you still needn’t read the whole passage, just pay attention to the places they visited and draw their travelling route on the map.
Reading Skill Guide: Try to focus on the target information (the places they visited) and ignore other information. You should get all the target information as soon as possible.
Give students about 3 minutes to read.
T: Have you finished reading? Who can show their travelling route on the map with your body language?
S: Go to the blackboard and show the travelling route with body language.
Careful reading:
T: Now, we have got some information about their trip, next we’ll read the passage carefully to get some details of the trip. Firstly, read Paragraph 1 carefully and answer a question: Why did they take the train instead of flying directly to the Atlantic coast? (2 minutes)
Ss: The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. (appositive clause)
T: Then, read paragraph 2 carefully and try to describe several pictures with sentences of the text. These pictures are about Vancouver, the beginning of their trip. (5 minutes)
Ss: Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbor make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities to live in.
The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It’s so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 meters.
T: Now they’ve set off from Vancouver, crossed the Rocky Mountains and arrived in Calgary. Please read paragraph 3 and answer a question. (5 minutes)
When they were crossing the Rocky Mountains aboard the train, which animals didn’t they catch sight of?
Ss: They didn’t catch sight of the beaver.
T: Look at the screen, the pictures are about Calgary Stampede. Please try to describe the pictures with your own words.
Ss: Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world who have a gift for riding wild horses come to compete in the Stampede and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.
T: After leaving Calgary, they were on the way to the next stop. Please read paragraph 4-5 and finish the following study tasks: (5minutes)
Task 1: Fill in the blanks.
Task 2: True or false questions.
Step 3: Summary
We’ve finished reading the whole passage and visited several places of Canada with Li Daiyu, Liu Qian and Danny Lin. They set off from…. Their first stop is… The next stop is… and later they arrived in … If you have a chance to Canada, which place will you go to visit and why.
Step 4: After Reading
Group work: If someday you can make a trip to Canada, where will you go? Why?
T: Each group should have a discussion to finish the task. Each group should choose a leader to organize the discussion and the reporter should go to the blackboard to make the speech.
Ss’ speech:
If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to go to Calgary.
The Calgary Stampede impressed me so much. I think cowboys are so cool and handsome. Some of them have a gift for riding wild horses, which must be an exciting and amazing skill. I wish I would become a cowboy and take part in the Calgary Stampede. I think May be I would have the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes.
If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to visit the Great Lakes.
I think the Great Lakes is the most beautiful place in the world. It is the biggest freshwater lake in the world and 1/3 of the world’s total fresh water is here. It’s surprising that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Here people can enjoy the most beautiful scenery in the world. So, I would like to choose the Great Lakes.
If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to visit Vancouver.
Vancouver is the warmest part of Canada. The city is surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean, so the natural environment is very good. Vancouver is the most popular city to live in. If I can go to Vancouver, I will ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbor. I think that must be an exciting experience.
If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to climb the Rocky Mountains.
First, The Rocky Mountains is the holy land for outdoor sports. I like skiing so much and I wish to have a chance to ski in the Rocky Mountains.
Then, the natural environment is so good. In the mountain, people can catch sight of some wild animals, such as the grizzly bear, mountain goats and eagles.
Besides, there’s the oldest and most beautiful forests in the Rocky Mountain. I like plants and forests, so I choose the Rocky Mountains.
Step 5 Homework
Write a short passage to introduce Canada.
课件25张PPT。Unit 5 Canada —— “The True North”Vancouverthe most popular city to live inthe biggest and most wealthy city of Canadaa French culture citya city famous for the Calgary Stampedecapital of Canadathe holy land for outdoor sportsReadingA Trip on “The True North”Skim to answer the following questions. Skimming1. What does “The True North” refer to?
2.Who made the trip?
3. Where was their ?
4. How did they get to the destination?Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian their friend Danny Lin Montreal on the Atlantic coastThey flew to Vancouver and then took the train from west to east across Canada.“The True North” ,the cross-Canada train.destinationScan the passage and find out the they visited and draw their on the map. ScanningMontrealplacesPacific CoastAtlantic Coast Careful Reading
Read and answer the question
Why did they take the train instead of flying directly to the Atlantic coast ?The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Para.1appositive clauseCareful Reading
Read and describe the following pictures with sentences of the textVancouver
Rocky MountainsPara. 2Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the pacific Ocean.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbor make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities to live in.The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It’s so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 meters. Vancouver is the ________ part and the most beautiful city in Canada. It is _________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. People can ________ in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the _________, which makes Vancouver the most ________ city to live in. There’re the oldest and most beautiful ________ in the world. The trees in forests there are ________ ________, some _________ over 90 meters because of the _________ climate.
warmestsurroundedskiharbourpopularforestsextremelytallmeasuringwetPara. 3Read and pay attention to what they saw aboard the train.Crossed the Rocky Mountains, and arrived in CalgaryWhen they were crossing the Rocky Mountains, which animal(s) didn’t they catch sight of?Para. 3grizzly bearMountain goatseaglebeaverdescribe the pictures in your own words.Calgary, which is ________ for the Calgary Stampede. ________ from all over the world who have a ______ for _______ wild horses come to ________ in the Stampede and can win thousands of dollars in _________ .famousCowboysgiftridingcompeteprizesTwo days later, after crossing the empty area and a ____________ province which covers thousands of ________,“the True North” was back in an ________ area, the_________ ______. wheat-growingacresurbanThunderBayPara.4--5detailsOn the way to the next stop.True or False questionsThe largest population of Canada is in the north area within a few hundred kilometers of the USA.
The Great Lakes are connected with the Oceans.
3. Much of the fresh water is in the Great Lakes, which accounts for more than half of the world’s amount.
4. Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay.FsouthTF1/3TPost reading: (group discussion) If someday you can make a trip to Canada, where will you go? Why?Homework Write a short passage to introduce Canada in brief.Unit 5 Reading 课堂检测
根据课文内容，完成下面的短文
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were _______ _______ _______ to Canada. _______ _______ take the plane _______ _______ _______, they decided to _______ _______ Vancouver and then take the ________ across Canada. Their friend told them they would see thousands of lakes and forests, _______ _______ _______ wide rivers and large cities. Vancouver is said the most beautiful city, _______ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It’s so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ________ over 90 meters. That afternoon _______ the train, the cousins ________ _______ in their seats. When crossing the Rocky Mountains, they manage to _______ _______ _______ some goats, a bear and an eagle. Then they reached Calgary, where many of the cowboys _______ _______ _______ riding wild horses.
Most Canadians live _______ a few hundred kilometers of the US _______, and the population is only _______ over thirty million. They saw farms that covered thousands of acres. Because of the Great Lakes, Canada has more fresh water than _______ ________ country in the world.
