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Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”AnalyzethematerialThisunitintroducesthestudentstosomebasicinformationaboutCanada,itsgeography,itscultureanditspopulation.TheclimatesandgeographyofChinaandCanadaarecompared.Studentsarefamiliarwiththistopic.Themaintaskofthisperiodistotrainstudents'readingskillofscanningtoimprovetheirreadingspeedanddeveloptheirabilityofreadingandcomprehension.Lessontype:ReadingAnalysisofstudentsTheclassisgiventoSeniorOnestudentswhohavemasteredacertainamountofEnglishwordsandphrasesaswellasacquiredsomeusefulreadingstrategies.Suchasskimmingformainideaandscanningforspecificinformation.However,theystillhavedifficulyindealingwithsomeproblemsconcernedwithguessingnewwords,inferringandunderstandingthetoneofthepassage.Teachingmethodsandstudyingways1.CommunicativeApproach;2.WholeLanguageTeaching;3.Task-basedLanguageTeaching;4.TotalSituationAction.Atthesametime,CAIcanprovidearealsituationwithitssoundandpicture,itcandevelopthestudentscreativityinlearningEnglish.TeachingtoolsBeforeclass,Ipreparetaperecorder,tape,multi-media.TeachingaimsBasedontheanalysisoftheteachingmaterialandstudents,Isetthefollowingaims:Knowledgeandskillaims:1.TalkaboutCanada.2.Learnhowtoreadatravelingreport.3.Totrainstudents'readingability.(Suchasguessingthemeaningofnewwordsinthecontext,thespeedofreading.)4.Totrainstudents'readingcomprehension.(Togetmessagesfromwhattheyread.)Processandmethodsaims:Guidethestudentstoreadthemessagewiththefollowingmethods:1.Fast-reading,careful-readingandpost-reading;2.Adoubleactivitiesteachingmethod;3.Agroupdiscussionmethod;4.Apairworkorindividualworkmethod;5.Dosomeexercisesaboutthem.Emotion,attitudeandvaluesaims:1.Inspirethestudents’interestinreadingandbuilduptheirconfidenceinlearningEnglish；2.MakestudentsknowtheimportanceofknowingaboutCanada.TeachingimportantpointsanddifficultpointsTeachingimportantpoints:1.Studentsgetusedtothreereadingskills;2.Studentsunderstandthegivenpassage.Thedifficultpoints:EnablethestudentstofinishCareful-readingpart.1.Doyouliketraveling?2.Whatisthelongesttripyouhaveevertaken?3.Haveyoueverbeenabroad?4.Ifyougetachancetogoabroad,whichcountrywouldyouliketovisitmost?Why?5.IfyoutakeatriptoCanada,whatdoyouexpecttoseethere?Warming-upATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”FastReading1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Itisabout_____oftwogirlsacross_______bytrain.2.Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?“TheTrueNorth”isanameof__________________.thecross-CanadatrainatripCanadaReadparagraphoneandthenanswermyquestions:•Q1:WhowereonatriptoCanada?•Q2:Whomtheywillvisit?Readparagraphtwoandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:Q1:Whatdidthechildrenseegoingeastward?Q2:WhatarethefourmostthewritermentionsaboutVancouver?SkimmingandscanningReadparagraphthreeandthenanswerthequestionsbelow:Q1:WhatdidthechildrenseewhentheycrossedtheRockeyMountains?Q2:WhatisCalgaryfamousfor?Readparagraphfourandthenanswerthequestionsbelow:Q1:WheredomostCanadianslive?Q2:Whatsurprisedthegirls?Carefulreading5,500kmSomeinformationaboutVancouver＊Itis_________bymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacificOceanonthewest.＊Vancouverisinthe_______partofCanadaanditisoneofthemost_______and_______cities,wherepeoplecango_____intheRockyMountainsand_____intheharbour.＊ThecoastnorthofVancouverhassomeofthe_____andmost_______forestsintheworld.surroundedwarmestbeautifulpopularskiingsailingoldestbeautifulMuchofthecountryiscoveredbyforests.forestsTheRockyMountainsaremadeupofanenormouschainofmountains.☆WhatdidthetwogirlsseewhentheycrossedtheRockyMountains?Theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoats,agrizzlybearandaneagle.SomeinformationaboutCalgary＊Itisfamousfor_________________.＊Manycowboys_____________ridinghorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.theCalgaryStampedehaveagiftfor☆Whatdidthegirlsseewhentheygothroughawheat-growingprovince?＊Theysawfarmsthatcoveredthousandsofacres.＊TheybegantorealizethatCanadaisquite______withapopulationofslightlyoverthirtymillion.emptySomeinformationaboutThunderBay＊Itisabusy_____cityatthetopoftheGreatLakesinanurbanarea.＊BecauseoftheGreatLakes,Canadahas________oftheworld’stotalfreshwater.portone-third苏必利尔湖休伦湖安大略湖伊利湖密歇根湖theGreatLakesSomeinformationaboutTorontoTorontoisthe_______andmost_______cityinCanada.Thereisthetall_________andthefamous____________,whichisbeautifulwitha_____cloudthat_____fromit.Thereisalsoa_______stadiumandthree_________whereyoucangetgoodCantonesefood.wealthybiggestCNTowerNiagaraFallsmistyrisescoveredChinatownsTheNiagarafallChinabyairVancouverbytrainTheRockyMountainsCalgaryawheat-growingprovinceThunderBayLakeSuperiorTorontoMontrealTherouteofthetravelinCanadaPost-readingWorkwithyourpartnerandfillintheblanks.LiDaiyuandliuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom______to________.Theircousin’sfriend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch“__________________.”Canadaisthe_______largestcountryintheworld.Itis5500kilometersfrom______to________.Astheygo_______,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris__________bymountainsonthenorthandeast.Whenthecousins_____________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena_____bear.ChinaVancouverTheTrueNorthsecondco