1、Unit 5 Canada“The True North”Period 1 文本研读课学习目标1.Talk about Canada.2.Learn the geography,population,main cities,natural beauty and natural resources of Canada.3.Learn how to read a journal and use maps.思考导引1.Do you like to go sightseeing?2.Which country do you like to visit?3.What can you see in the
2、se countries?课堂探究.Skimming(1)What is the main idea of the text?(2)What does “The True North” refer to?(3)Where are they heading?.Scanning(Try to find out what these numbers refer to in the text.)Second: 5,500 kilometres: Thirty million: One third: .Intensive ReadingTask 1 Fill in the blanks.Para.1So
3、mething about the tripPurpose Ways of traveling first by ,then by Para.2:Discussion (Pair work)Many people want to live in Vancouver.Find out all the reasons.Para.3-Para.5:Answer the following questions.1they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.(transla
4、tion)2.A number of cowboys have a natural ability to ride wild horses and they can get a lot of money if they win the competition.(paraphrase)3.What does “empty” mean in Para.4?(compare its size and population)Task 2 Detailed informationanswer the following questions1.Which continent are the cousins
5、 crossing?2.Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?3.What happens at the Calgary Stampede?4.How are ocean ships able to reach the center of Canada?5.What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources?.Post-reading1.According to the key words, retell the passage.Basic facts about Can
6、ada 2.Discussion (1)Design a route for travelling.(2)Which cities would you like to visit in China?(3)What can you see in these cities?Tips:Beginning:If I have the chance to travel,I prefer to go to.,which impressed me most.is a. city.The reasons are as follows:Body:Firstly,. Then,.Besides,.Ending:S
7、o Id like to choose.课后作业My trip to.(Key words:all the way,go through,cross,go across,go eastward,settle down)参考答案课堂探究.Skimming(1)Two girls,Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian,took the train to travel across Canada.(2)“The True North” refers to the cross-Canada train.(3)Eastward,across the continent.Sca
8、nningSecond:The second largest country in the world.5,500:It is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.Thirty million:The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million.One third:Canada has one third of the worlds total fresh water.Intensive readingTask 1 Para.1to visit their cousins in Mon
9、treal;plane;trainPara.2(1)It is Canadas warmest place.(2)It is Canadas most beautiful city.(3)People can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbor.(4)The coast north of it has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.Para.3-Para.51.她们总算见到了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。2.Many of them have a
10、 gift for riding horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.3.Of large size but a small population.Task 21.They are crossing the American continent.2.Because they want to cross Canada by train from west to east and see the great scenery.3.Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Calgary Stampede for thousands of dollars in prizes.4.They can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.5.Canada has fresh water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.
