Using LanguageⅠ课堂实录【1】

Book3 Unit5 Canada---“The True North”

教学设计

范丽

Teaching important points: 1.

Lead the students learn more things about Canada and its background knowledge. 2.

Encourage the students to work in pairs or groups to deal with the reading passage and improve their reading skills. Teaching difficult points: 1.

How to arouse the students’ interest in Reading part. 2.

How to encourage the students to take part in the various activities to improve their reading ability. Teaching tools: A computer, a blackboard and a projector.

Teaching procedure: Step1 Lead-in 1. The teacher raises the topic --- travel by asking the students some questions: Do you like to go sightseeing? What is the longest trip you have ever taken?

What’s the best city in China for sightseeing in your opinion?

What country will you want to go for sightseeing if you have enough money? 2. Give them a suggestion about where to go by showing some pictures of Canada and make them interested in the places and eager to find out what places they are. Step 2 Warming up

Then the teacher leads the students to have a quiz about the basic knowledge of Canada. 1. What language (s) do Canadians speak?

A. English

B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish 2. What is the capital of Canada? A. Vancouver

B. Toronto

C. Calgary

D. Ottawa 3. What is the national animal of Canada? A. Beaver

B. Grizzly bear

C. Polar bear

D. Penguin 4. What is the Canadian leader called? A. President

B. Prime Minister C. Governor

D. King 5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?

A. Lake Superior B. Lake Huron C. Lake Erie

D. Lake Ontario E. Lake Michigan Ask some students to answer these questions and then check the answers together, this part will help the students to learn the basic knowledge of Canada. Step 3 Pre-reading Have the students read some materials related to the background knowledge of Canada and meanwhile the teacher gives some information about the reading passage, and then encourages the students to guess the main idea of the reading passage according to the title and pictures in the reading. T: Now we have learned more things about this beautiful country, today we will follow Li Daiyu and Liu Qian to start this trip and can you predict what they will experience? Let’s start.

Ss: Ok. Step 4 Reading

1.

Fast-reading Give students 5 minutes, have the students listen to the tape carefully and underline the important information to deal with the following questions: 1) What is the passage mainly about?

It is about _____ of two girls; and it

tells us some information about ______. 2) What is “The True North”?

The True North is a name of_____________________. Suggested answers:

1) a trip; Canada

2) the cross-Canada train 2. Intensive- Reading Give students 5 minutes to read the passage carefully, and answer the following questions: 1) Characters:

Li Daiyu

Liu Qian and Danny Lin Places:

Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay; The Great Lakes; Toronto

Route:

Draw a traveling route on the map on P33 2) True or False ____1. They will take the train across Canada westward. ____ 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days. ____3. Vancouver is the coldest part in Canada. ____4. It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall. ____ 5. Canada is a large country with a small population. ____ 6. The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay. ____ 7. Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay. ____ 8. Their trip across the whole continent was exciting because of some great scenery. ____9. Their cousins took them and their baggage to catch “The True North”.

____10. Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. Suggested answers:1)F 2)F 3)F 4)T 5)T 6)F 7)T 8)T 9)F 10)T 3).Comprehending

Answer the following questions: 1. Why are the cousins not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from West to East across Canada. 2. What is the continent they are crossing? They are crossing North America. 3. What is “The True North”?

The True North” is the train that goes across Canada/the cross-Canada train. 4 .Why do many people want to live in Vancouver? People want to live in Vancouver because it is beautiful/it is surrounded by mountains and ocean/they can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbor. 5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?

At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses to win thousands of dollars. 6. How are ships able to reach the centre of Canada? Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to go there. Step 5 Discussion Work in groups of four. Imagine two of you are cousins who traveled across Canada. The others ask questions about the trip. Describe two or three things that impressed you most and your feelings when you experienced them. Then present what you have talked in the front of class. The following expression s may help you. Where is …../ In what direction is ……?

excited

pleased How do you get to ……?

afraid

worried

How far is …….?

surprised

terrified Is ….close to ….?

happy

impressed It’s …kilometers from…to…?

amazed

satisfied Within …kilometers of…

in the north /south/west/east of…

go eastward/westward/northward/southward….. Step 6 Homework 1. Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada. 2. Memorize the important language points,