Unit 5　Canada—“The True North”(Period 5　Using language: Extensive&nbsp

unit 5　canada—“the true north”

period 5　using language: extensive reading

整体设计教材分析this is the fifth teaching period of this unit. as usual, the teacher should check students’ homework and offer chances for them to go over what they learned in the last period at the beginning of the class. then lead in the new lesson.in this period, the teaching emphasis will be put on developing students’ reading ability by reading extensively. we will deal with two parts: “the true north” from toronto to montreal in using language on page 38 and iqaluit—the frozen town in reading task on page 74. while reading, get students learning to use some reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and so on. as to new words and phrases, the teacher can first find those students feel most difficult and help them to understand. that’s enough here. the reading passage “the true north” from toronto to montreal takes the visitors on a visit to toronto and montreal, two of canada’s major cities. the functional items dealing with direction and position are further introduced in the text, as there are further descriptions of canada. the teacher can ask some students to retell the passage a trip on “the true north” or ask some questions to lead in the topic and then ask students to read the passage and do some comprehending exercises. and meanwhile let them find out the expressions dealing with direction and position and try to keep them in mind. while checking their answers with the whole class, deal with language problems students can’t work out by themselves. this is an extensive reading lesson, so the teaching steps should be simple. as to the passage iqaluit—the frozen town, it gives students information about the inuit people in northeastern canada. ask students to read through the passage and try to know more and finish their reading task.at the end of the class, ask students to retell the two passages. in order to arouse students’ interest, the teacher can hold a competition among them.教学重点1. develop students’ reading skills by extensive reading.2. let students read and understand the two passages.教学难点1. enable students to learn to use reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and so on.2. get students to understand some difficult long sentences in this part.三维目标知识目标1. get students to learn some useful new words and expressions in this part: topic, mix, mixture, bush, maple, frost, confirm, wealthy, distance, mist, misty, schoolmate, booth, downtown, approximately, dawn, buffet, broad, nearby, tradition, terrify, terrified, impress, impressive, in the distance2. get students to read the two passages about canada.能力目标1. develop students’ reading skills by extensive reading and enable them to learn how to use different reading skills to read different reading materials.2. have students learn to use the useful new words and expressions correctly.3. enable students to understand the passages and know more about canada.情感目标1. stimulate students’ interest in traveling and enjoying the beautiful canadian scenery.2. develop students’ sense of group cooperation and teamwork.

教学过程 step 1 revision1. check the homework exercises.2. ask some students to talk about the major similarities and differences between china and canada. step 2 leading-in1. have some students retell the reading passage a trip on “the true north”.2. show students some pictures of toronto and montreal and let them describe what they can see from the pictures.3. tell students: turn to page 38. we are going to read another reading passage, “the true north” from toronto to montreal and learn more about canada. step 3 reading1. ask students to read the passage quickly and then do the following as soon as possible.1)tick out the things mentioned in the text.(1)the climate in canada(2)the population in toronto(3)the cn town in toronto(4)toronto’s economic(5)a lake which is on the north side of niagara falls(6)good cantonese food(7)famous restaurants in toronto(8)the old montreal(9)the location of montreal(10)brief introduction to montrealsuggested answers: (1), (3), (5), (6), (8), (10)2)how many parts can the passage be pided into? write out the main idea of each part.suggested answers: it can be pided into 4 parts as follows:part 1 (paragraph 1): fall had arrived in canada.part 2 (paragraphs 2-4): their tour of the city toronto.part 3 (paragraph 5): their travel in montreal.part 4 (paragraph 6): they left for the east coast.2. ask students to read the passage carefully and then do the following:1)answer the following questions:(1)what can sometimes be seen from the cn tower in toronto?(2)why is there good cantonese food in toronto?(3)which direction is the train going from toronto?(4)what three things show that montreal is a french city?suggested answers:(1)sometimes the misty cloud that rises from niagara falls can be seen from the cn tower.(2)there is good cantonese food in toronto because most of the chinese people there came from south china, especially hong kong.(3)the train is going east (northeast) from toronto.(4)good coffee, good bread and good music show that montreal is a french city. also the signs and ads were in french.2)fill in the following chart with correct information.the next morningaround noonlate that nightat dawn the next morningthey spent the afternoonthe nightsuggested answers:the next morningthey saw beautiful maple leaves and frost on the ground and realized that fall had come.around noonthey arrived in toronto.late that nightthe train left.at dawn the next morningthey arrived in montreal.they spent the afternoonin lovely shops and visiting artists in their workshops beside the water.the nightthe train was speeding down to the distant east coast.3. ask students to read the passage aloud to the tape and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage.collocations: from. . . to. . . , the next morning, on the ground, around noon, leave for, go on a tour, in the distance, on the south side of, on one’s way to, home of, a telephone booth, around dusk, over dinner, chat with sb. , come from, south china, go as far as, at dawn, be close to, spend. . . doing sth. , be on a train trip, dream oflet students read the above collocations aloud and copy them down in their exercise book after class as homework. try to keep them in mind. step 4 important language points1. the next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that fall had arrived in canada.第二天早上, 在她们的车窗外到处是灌木丛和枫树, 挂满朱红、赤金和橘黄色的叶子, 地面上覆盖了一层薄霜, 表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。句子中的confirming that fall had arrived in canada是现在分词短语, 用作状语, 表示结果。confirm vt. provide evidence for the truth or correctness of; establish the truth of证实; 证明; 确认ratify; make definite or establish more firmly批准; 肯定; 巩固please confirm your telephone message by writing to me.请给我来封信, 确认一下你在电话中传达的消息。my employer will confirm that i was there on time.我的雇主将会证实, 我是准时到达的。the new minister will be confirmed in office by the queen.新的部长将由女王批准任职。2. they were not leaving for montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city.她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔, 因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。not. . . until. . . 表示“直到……才……”, 常与表示瞬间的动词连用。例如:we do not leave until this evening.我们直到今天晚上才离开。the noise in the street didn’t stop until midnight.街上的吵闹声直到深夜才停止。go on a tour: visit; go on a trip参观; 游览we went on a tour of the museum the other day.前几天我们参观了博物馆。3. in the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great niagara falls, which is on the south side of the lake.远处, 她们可以看到湖的南边尼亚加拉瀑布上方升腾着的雾霭。这是一个复合句, 含有两个定语从句。that rose from the great niagara falls是限制性定语从句, 先行词为cloud; which is on the south side of the lake是非限制性定语从句, 先行词为the great niagara falls。in the distance: far away在远处; 在远方the man standing in the distance is my head teacher.站在远处的那个男子是我的班主任老师。4. it’s too bad you can’t go as far as ottawa, canada’s capital.很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。这是it is/was+adj. /n. +that-clause句型, it为形式主语, that-clause是主语从句。口语或非正式语言中that可以省略。as far as: to the place mentioned, but no further直至所提到之处为止i walked as far as the foot of the mountain.我一直走到山脚。sarah has read as far as the fourth volume.莎拉已经读到第四卷了。5. as they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad st lawrence river, a young man sat down with them.当他们坐在一家自助餐厅里眺望广阔的圣劳伦斯河时, 一个年轻人坐在了她们身边。这是一个复合句, as they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad st lawrence river是时间状语从句, 其中的looking over the broad st lawrence river是现在分词短语, 用作状语, 表示伴随情况。broad adj. 1)large in side from one side to the other; wide宽的; 阔的; 广的a broad street, avenue, river, canal, etc. 宽阔的街道、林荫道、河流、运河等2)from side to side; in breadth宽a river twenty meters broad 一条二十米宽的河3)covering a wide area; extensive 辽阔的; 宽广的a broad expanse of water 辽阔无际的水面there is broad support for the government’s policies.政府的政策得到广泛的拥护。4)tolerant; liberal宽宏的; 胸怀开阔的a man of broad views 豁达大度的人【辨析】broad & widebroad和wide是一对同义词, 基本可通用, 但在修饰表示人的身体部位的名词时不能通用, 修饰眼、嘴等用wide, 修饰胸、背、肩等用broad。例如:the old stone bridge is only 2 meters wide/broad.那座旧石桥只有两米宽。she stared at him with eyes wide.她睁大了眼睛注视着他。he is tall, broad and muscular.他身高肩宽, 肌肉发达。6. the girls told him they were on a train trip across the canada and that they had only one day in montreal.姑娘们告诉他, 他们是坐火车来旅游的, 要横穿加拿大, 在蒙特利尔只待一天。这是一个复合句, 含有两个宾语从句, 一个是they were on a train trip across the canada, 另一个是that they had only one day in montreal。一个动词若带两个that引导的宾语从句, 第一个从句的that可以省略, 第二个从句的that 一般不能省略。 step 5 reading taskturn to page 74.1. ask students to read the passage fast and get the main idea as soon as possible.2. let students read the passage again, this time carefully to get some detailed information, and then have them fill in the form to see how much they understand about the passage.points in the passagewhat beth thoughtinformation in the passagethe temperaturehow to travelholidayshow people livewhat the inuit dodaylight hours3. several minutes later, show the answers on the screen and check them with the whole class. at the same time, deal with any difficult language points that students can’t understand.suggested answers:points in the passagewhat beth thoughtinformation in the passagethe temperaturecold, but not too coldvery cold, -35 degrees average in winterhow to travelby dogsledby snowmobileholidaystoo cold for holidaystourists like ice fishing and photographing polar bearshow people livein ice housesin warm houseswhat the inuit dohunt animalshave businessdaylight hourslight in daytimedark in winter day; light in summer night step 6 consolidationask students to go back to the two passages. give them several minutes to be prepared to retell them in their own words. then ask as many students as possible to come to the front to do their retelling. step 7 homework1. finish off the workbook exercises.2. learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.3. tell your friends or family something about canada.

板书设计

unit 5　canada—“the true north”

extensive reading

iqaluit—the frozen townpoints in the passagewhat beth thoughtinformation in the passagethe temperaturecold, but not too coldvery cold, -35 degrees average in winterhow to travelby dogsledby snowmobileholidaystoo cold for holidaystourists like ice fishing and photographing polar bearshow people livein ice housesin warm houseswhat the inuit dohunt animalshave businessdaylight hourslight in daytimedark in winter day; light in summer night

活动与探究

reading and enjoyingread and enjoy the little poem my heart soars in the part reading for fun on page 40. first find information about the writer, chief dan george on the internet. then listen to the tape and practice reading aloud. pay attention to the rhythm. try to understand and translate it into chinese. finally recite it to the class.