Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Writing----tobeabetterwriterTeachingPlanTeachingobjectives:1.Studentsgettoknowthestructureofatravelreportandmasterthevocabularyofdistance,directionandlocation.2.Studentsareexpectedtolearntousetwomostfrequentlyappliedwritingtechniques—attributiveclauseandappositivetomaketheirwritingbetter.3.Studentslearnhowtoevaluateanessayfromdifferentaspects(theoutline,content,grammaretc.)TeachingProcedures:Step1WarmingupTechnique1:Attributiveclause定语从句Rewritethesentencesandmakethemintoone.(1)a.Heisamanofgreatexperience.b.Muchcanbelearnedfromhim._____________________________________________________________________(2)a.Ihavemanybooks.b.Someofthebooksareonchemistry._____________________________________________________________________(3)a.HevisitedtheGreatWallagain.b.Hewenttheretwoyearsago._____________________________________________________________________Whatisthekeytocombinetwosentencesintoanattributiveclause(定语从句)?—Tofindouttheoverlap.Practice:(4)a.加拿大是世界第二大国家。(4)b.它面积有997万平方公里。Combinetheabovetwosentencestogether._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Technique2:Appositives同位语(5)a.OttawaisthecapitalofCanadaandisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworld.(5)b.Ottawaisalsoagoodplaceforpeopletosettledown._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step2Writingtask:ImagineyouarethecousinswhotravelledacrossCanadaandwriteatravelreportaboutwhatyousawduringthetrip.(Studentsarerequiredtocarefullyobservetheorganizationofthetravelreportbelowandfigureoutitsstructure.)WhatwesawinCanadaMycousinandItraveledacrossCanadabytrainfromwesttoeast.Wesawmanythingsfromthetrainonthewayacross,andinthecitiesofTorontoandMontreal.Someofthemostimportantandinterestingthingsthatwesawareincludedinthisreport.WepassedthroughtheRockyMountainsonthetrain,andsawwildscenery,agrizzlybearandsomemountaingoats.Canadaisawheat-growingarea.ThecityofThunderBayisaportinthecenterofCanada.OceanshipscancomeallthewaytothetopoftheGreatLakes.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ThereissomuchtoseeanddoinCanadaononetrip.Wesawonlyafewthings,butwethinkwewouldliketogobackforanothervisit.写作内容:请根据以下内容,完成李黛玉和刘谦的旅游报告。Day1Day21.在多伦多---加拿大最大最富裕的城市,登上加拿大国家电视塔(CNTower),看到了尼亚加拉大瀑布(NiagaraFalls)上升腾的薄雾(mistycloud)4.第二天抵达蒙特利尔,发现周围的人们都讲法语,看到很多指示牌和广告都是用法语写的,有一些上面有小写的英语。2.参观了一个加顶的大型体育场(coveredstadium),那是几支著名篮球队的主场地5.蒙特利尔是一个具有法国文化和传统的城市,3.去了中国城和一个朋友在一个叫做PinkPearl餐厅吃饭Step3While-writingTask1:Workingroupsoffour.Eachgroupworkstogethertowriteasentenceandthenchoosearepresentativetoreportyoursentence.Exchangeyourworkandtrytocorrectthemistakes.1.Isthesentencestructureright?2.Istheinformationfullyexpressed?3.Arethereanyspellingorgrammaticalmistakes?4.Arethereanyadvancedwordsorexpressionsinit?Step4HomeworkMakethe5sentencesintoagoodwriting.Remembertousesometransitionalwordswhennecessary.Sample:InToronto,thebiggestandthewealthiestcityinCanada,wewentupthetallCNTowerandsawthemistycloudthatrosefromtheNiagaraFalls.Thenwevisitedthecoveredstadium,whichisthehomeofseveralfamousbasketballteams.Atdusk,wewenttoChinatownandhaddinnerwithafriendatarestaurantcalledThePinkPearl.WhenwearrivedinMontrealthenextday,wefoundthatpeoplespokeFrencheverywhereandsawmanysignsandadvertisementsinFrench,someofwhichhadEnglishwordsinsmallletters.Generallyspeaking,MontrealisacitywithFrenchcultureandtraditions.对爸爸的印象,从记事的时候,就有了,他留给我的印象就是沉默少言的,但是脸上却始终有微笑,不管家里遇到了什么样的困难,只要有爸爸在,一切都能够雨过天晴的,小时候,家里很穷,可是作为孩子的我们(我和哥哥),却很幸福。爸爸从来不会因为缺钱,而让我们感觉得些许的拮据和紧张,哪怕的低三下气的问人借钱,爸爸都会按时给我们交了学费,从来都不会给我们兄妹俩拖欠学费。爸爸闲下来的时候,就会给我和哥哥讲他们生活的那个年代,很苦很累,还经历过自然灾害,穷的时候,连饭都吃不饱。在我的印象里,最深的一件事情就是过年的时候,不管这一年钱赚的多还是少,爸爸总会让妈妈带着我和哥哥去买新衣服,当然了,妈妈也必须买新的,唯有爸爸,他是家里面唯一一个可以穿旧衣服过新年的人,这就是我关于爸爸的儿时的印象,他爱家人,从来不肯委屈自己的妻子和孩子。成长岁月里的爸爸在我们渐渐成长的的岁月里,作为孩子,我们都有了自己的认知和想法,青春期的叛逆,我们也给爸爸惹了不少祸,但是,不管我们闯的祸有多大,最后都是爸爸出面,来摆平解决一切。在这个渐渐懂事的过程中,爸爸扮演着一位良师的角色,事情过后,爸爸也会趁机好好的教育我们,让我们懂得,我们做的是对的,值得鼓励的,还是不对的,今后需要去改正的。爸爸在社会上经历的多了,懂得的道理也比我们多很多。我们是在跌跌撞撞的认知中去探索这个社会,而爸爸就是这条探索道路的指明灯!在我们长大的青春光阴里,我们在爸爸身上看到了责任、懂得了承担的重要性!爸爸,在我们的生活中,必不可少,他让我们(大哥和我)拥有了正确的人生观和价值观,他教会了我们如何看待这个世界,如何去更好的创造自己想要的生活!渐渐上了年纪的爸爸:我只想用“渐渐上了年纪”来形容现在的爸爸,不想要用已经“老去”来形容爸爸。没错,岁月是真的很无情的,不知不觉间,爸爸的眼角多了些许的皱纹,额头的皱纹也不自觉的来向他报到了,爸爸再伟大,也终究抵不过岁月的蹉跎。两角鬓白的爸爸,让我们看着多了很多的心疼,一向雷厉风行、无所不能的爸爸,渐渐地,变得老了,特别是当我们都成家以后,爸爸也算是把他一生最重要的任务也都完成了,上了年纪的爸爸,更多的心思,留在了妈妈的身上,一路走来,是妈妈的陪伴和默默的奉献,才让爸爸能够在外工作的时候,毫无杂念!妈妈,就是爸爸最为坚强的后盾,而我们,是爸爸努力奋斗的最大动力,如今,爸爸渐渐地老了,作为儿女,我们无法让时光倒流,能做的就是多陪伴他们,让他们的晚年生活能够幸福!爸爸的一生,都在付出