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Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”（公开课教学设计）教学重点1.Letstudentsreadthepassageandlearnaboutthegeography,population,maincities,naturalbeautyandnaturalresourcesofCanada.2.Getstudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.教学难点1.Developstudents’readingability.2.EnablestudentstolearnaboutsomebasicinformationandtalkaboutCanada.三维目标知识目标1.Getstudentstolearntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart.2.LetstudentslearntheknowledgeofCanada.能力目标1.Developstudents’readingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.2.Letstudentslearnhowtoreadatravelingreportandhowtouseamap.2.EnablestudentstolearnaboutsomebasicinformationandtalkaboutCanada.情感目标1.Stimulatestudents’interestinlearningaboutforeigncountries.2.Developstudents’senseofcooperativelearning.教学过程Step1Leading-inandwarmingup1.ShowamapofCanadatostudentsandtalkaboutCanada.Thenaskthemthefollowingquestions:1)WhatkindofcountryisCanada?2)Howlargeisit?3)WhatelsedoyouknowaboutCanada?Suggestedanswers:1)Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.2)It’sthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.Itcoversanareaof9984670squarekilometers.ItisabitbiggerthanChina.3)(Students’answermayvary.Encouragethemtotellmoreinformation.)2.MakeaquizShowthefollowingonthescreen.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?1.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.English.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.2.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.Vancouver.B.Toronto.C.Calgary.D.Ottawa.3.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.Beaver.B.Grizzlybear.C.Polarbear.D.Penguin.4.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.President.B.PrimeMinister.C.Governor.D.King.5.HowmanyGreatLakesarethereinCanada?A.4.B.3.C.5.D.6.Letstudentsworkinpairsandanswerthisquiz.Thenhavethemcomparetheiranswerswithanotherpair.Givethemthecorrectanswersandseehowmanystudentsgot80%orbetter.Step2Pre-reading1.Letstudentsdiscussthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthelongesttripyouhaveevertaken?2)IfyoutakeatriptoCanada,whatdoyouthinkyoumightseethere?3)WhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?3.HavestudentsturntoPage34ofthetextbook,lookatthetitleofthereadingpassageandthepicturesandpredictwhatthepassageisabout.Thenhavethemreadthepassagequicklytoseeiftheyareright.Step3Reading1.FastreadingAskstudentstoskimthereadingpassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?3)Howmanycitiesarementionedinthetext?Whatarethey?Threeminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Suggestedanswers:1)Thepassageisaboutatripoftwogirls,andittellsussomeinformationaboutCanada.2)“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.3)Five.TheyareMontreal,Vancouver,Calgary,ThunderBayandToronto.2.IntensivereadingAllowstudentstoreadthepassagecarefullythistimetounderstandthemainideasofeachparagraphandgettheimportantdetails,andthenfinishthefollowing:1)Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothetext.(1)Asyougoeastward,youcanseethefollowingthingsexcept______________.A.mountainsB.thousandsoflakesC.forestsandwideriversD.cows(2)WhowilltakepartintheCalgaryStampede?A.CowboysfromStampede.B.PeoplefromCanada.C.Anyonewhohasagiftforriding.D.Cowboysfromallovertheworld.(3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.OnecancrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysbytrain.B.ManypeoplethinkCalgaryisthemostbeautifulcityinCanada.C.Infact,thepopulationofCanadaismorethanthirtymillion.D.OceanshipscannotreachThunderBay.(4)Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrouteofthecousin’stravel?A.Toronto→Calgary→Vancouver→ThunderBayB.Vancouver→Calgary→ThunderBay→TorontoC.Vancouver→ThunderBay→Calgary→TorontoD.Toronto→ThunderBay→Calgary→VancouverSuggestedanswers:(1)D(2)D(3)C(4)B2)Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetofillinthetablebelow.BasicFactsaboutCanadaDistancefromeasttowestcoastOceansontheeastandthewestcoastPopulationWheremostCanadiansliveLocationofthelargestfreshwatersupplyKeypointsaboutVancouverKeypointsaboutCalgaryKeypointsaboutThunderBay3)Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.(1)Whichcontinentwerethecousinscrossing?(2)WhyweretheynotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?(3)WhyisthepopulationofVancouvergrowingsorapidly?(4)WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?(5)HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecenterofCanada?(6)WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?3.ReadinganddiscussingReadthepassageathirdtimeandthenworkinpairstodiscussthesequestions.1)Whichpartofthereadingpassageinterestsyoumost?2)IfsomedayyougotoCanada,wherewillyougo?Why?(Letstudentshaveenoughtimetoreadthepassagecarefullyanddiscussthequestionswiththeirpartners.Encouragethemtoexpandtheiranswersaccordingtotheirownexperiences.)4.DealingwithlanguagepointsHelpstudentsanalyzesomedifficult,longandcomplexsentencesandguessthemeaningsofsomenewwordsandexpressions.Encouragethemtotrytodealwiththelanguagepointsinthecontext.Givethemexplanationsifnecessary.5.ListeningandreadingaloudAskstudentstoreadthepassagealoudtothetapeandletthempayattentiontothepronunciationofeachnewwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Tellthemtopickoutalltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsfromthepassagewhilereadingandcopythemtothenotebookafterclassashomework.Readthemaloudandtrytolearnthembyheart.Collocations:beonatripto,ratherthan,take