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Unit 5 Canada“The True North”單元教學(xué)目標(biāo)技能目標(biāo)Skill GoalsTalk about the basic information about Canada location, main cities, customs and cultural diversity.Learn how to read a traveling report and use maps.Learn to express directions and positions.Master the Noun Clause- Appositive clause.Learn to write a report to express what you hear and see in a place.II 目標(biāo)語言功能句式表示方向的句式Where is.?How does one go to.?In what direction is.?Is. close to/far from.?How far is.?表示位置的句式It is/lies in the north/south of.It is/lies to the south/east/northwest of.It is within.Kilometers of.It is/lies on the west/east.The place is on the border.You go along the coast.It is east /west of.It is far away from.One goes northward.詞匯1. 四會詞匯Quiz Canadian minister continent baggage chat scenery eastward westward upward surround harbor measure aboard eagle within border slight acre urban topic mix mixture bush maple frost confirm wealthy distance mist misty schoolmate booth downtown approximately dawn buffet broad nearby tradition terrify terrified pleased impress impressive2. 詞組Prime minister, rather than, settle down, manage to do, catch sight of, have a gift for, in the distance語法Noun clause as the appositiveIII 教材分析與教材重組1. 教材分析本單元通過兩位女孩李黛玉與劉茜的加拿大之旅，向我們展示了加拿大的一些基本概況，包括它的地理位置、主要城市、風(fēng)土人情以及它的多元文化。通過學(xué)習(xí)本單元，讓學(xué)生對加拿大有了更多的了解，使學(xué)生能夠用所學(xué)的詞匯與句式表達(dá)方向與位置，并學(xué)會條理地寫出旅游過程中的所見所聞。1.1 Warming Up部分通過四組問題激活學(xué)生有關(guān)旅行和加拿大的知識和經(jīng)歷。本單元閱讀是“在旅途中看加拿大”，因此，Warming Up通過五個關(guān)于加拿大的問題的測試，目的是激活學(xué)生已有的知識，為介紹加拿大做好準(zhǔn)備。1.2 Pre-reading部分通過四個問題激活學(xué)生有關(guān)旅行的經(jīng)歷和有關(guān)加拿大的知識，使學(xué)生產(chǎn)生了解加拿大的興趣，為閱讀做好準(zhǔn)備。1.3 Reading 部分是“在旅途中看加拿大”，沿著從西向東的旅游路線向我們介紹了加拿大的面積、地貌、主要城市、人口、生態(tài)環(huán)境等。兩位女孩在旅途中看到了自然美景及野生動物，文章還介紹了加拿大的自然資源，讓學(xué)生對加拿大的美麗、富饒、幅員遼闊、地廣人稀有了更深的了解。學(xué)生可以通過學(xué)習(xí)課文掌握新的詞匯、句型和游記的寫法，提高學(xué)生的閱讀能力。1.4 Comprehending部分設(shè)計(jì)了三種題型，前兩個題是對Reading部分細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容的理解，一個是問答題，一個是改錯題。最后是在地圖上標(biāo)出兩位女孩的旅游路線，相對簡單一些。此部分不僅檢測學(xué)生對細(xì)節(jié)的把握，還要求學(xué)生列舉加拿大蘊(yùn)藏的兩種自然資源，而且檢測學(xué)生根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容進(jìn)行推理和判斷的能力以及讀圖能力。抓住文中人物的行蹤，就能夠很好地把握文中的信息。1.5 Learning about Language部分首先是構(gòu)詞法，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生詞匯生成能力，旨在通過加上前綴或后綴的方法擴(kuò)大學(xué)生的詞匯量。第二部分使用課文中的詞匯和信息進(jìn)行填空和編對話，旨在提高學(xué)生活用詞匯的能力。語法部分是有關(guān)同位語從句的練習(xí)。1.6 Using Language部分綜合訓(xùn)練聽說讀寫的能力。通過聽力填空及討論的形式進(jìn)一步了解有關(guān)加拿大的知識居民和語言。閱讀部分繼續(xù)加拿大之旅，從多倫多到蒙特利爾，介紹了加拿大的旅游景點(diǎn)及風(fēng)土人情。寫作部分要求以報(bào)告的形式寫旅游見聞，要求學(xué)生掌握旅游報(bào)告的寫作方法。1.7 Summing Up部分要求學(xué)生就內(nèi)容、詞匯和結(jié)構(gòu)三個方面進(jìn)行歸納，對本單元所學(xué)知識進(jìn)行概括總結(jié)。2. 教材重組2.1 Reading(I)： 從話題內(nèi)容和功能上分析Warming Up， Pre-reading Reading與Post-reading話題相同，可以整合成一節(jié)閱讀課。2.2 Reading(II)：可將Using language中的Reading與Workbook中Reading Task放在同一節(jié)課中處理，再上一節(jié)閱讀課。因?yàn)樵掝}都是關(guān)于加拿大的城市與風(fēng)土人情的。2.3 Listening：可將Using Language中的Listening and Writing, Speaking, Workbook中的Listening(P69) 與Workbook中的Listening Task三個活動整合成一節(jié)“聽力課”。2.4 Speaking:把Learning about Language中的Exercise 4 Making up a dialogue(P36)與 Workbook中的Talking (P69) 和 Speaking Task （P74） 整合一節(jié)“口語課”。2.5 Learning about language:將Learning about language( P36 Exercise 4除外) 與Workbook中的Using words & expressions （P70） 和 Using structures （P71） 結(jié)合在一起，上一節(jié)“語言學(xué)習(xí)課”。2.6 Writing 可將Using Language中的Writing(P39) 與Workbook中的Writing Task (P74)整合成一節(jié)寫作課。3. 課型設(shè)計(jì)與課時分配 (經(jīng)分析教材, 本單元可以用六課時教完)1st period:Reading (I)2nd period: Reading (II)3rd period: Listening4th period:Speaking5th period:Learning about Language6th period:Writing. 分課時教案The First Period Reading (I)Teaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Target language目標(biāo)語言a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語rather than, baggage, scenery, eastward, chat, surround, harbor, measure, aboard, have a gift for, within, manage to do, catch sight of, eagle, acre, urbanb. 重點(diǎn)句子2. Ability goal 能力目標(biāo)Learn how to describe the places that Li Daiyu and Liu Qian visit in Canada. Understand the noun clause used as appositive. Enable the students to understand the details of the passage about Canada and find the correct answers to the questions in the post-reading.3. Learning ability goals學(xué)能目標(biāo)Improve the students reading ability - guessing words, searching for information.Learn the information about Canada.Master the expressions for describing directions and locations.Teaching important points 教學(xué)重點(diǎn)及難點(diǎn)a. Find the answers to the questions in post-reading.Learn the methods of writing a traveling report about.b. Understand the use of noun clause - appositive clause.Learn to read the traveling report according to the traveling route.Teaching methods 教學(xué)方法 1 Skimming and scanning;2 Asking-and-answering activities;3 Listening method.Teaching aids 教具準(zhǔn)備A computer, a projector and a tape recorder.Teaching procedures & ways教學(xué)過程與方式Step 1 Revision Check the students homework.T: Before we come to the new lesson, lets check your homework.The teacher checks the assignment of the last class.Step 2 Lead-in and Warming UpShow the students the maple flag and ask them some questions. T: Do you know which country uses this national flag? Ss: Canada. T: Which continent is Canada in?Ss: It is in North America. T: How large is it? Ss: I only know it is the second largest country in the world. I dont know the exact number.T: Canada occupies an area of 9, 978, 4670 square kilometers. It is a bit bigger than China. Which country is its neighbor? Ss: The United States. (The teacher shows a map of Canada to the students.)T: Right. The United State is its neighbor. Canada is a beautiful country. Step 3 Pre-readingT: Now I want to ask you a question. Do you like traveling?Ss: Yes, we like traveling very much. (No, I dont like traveling. It is tiring.)T: I know most of us like traveling. Have you ever been abroad?Ss: No / Yes.T: Few of us have ever been abroad. Then what is the longest trip you have ever taken?Sa: Beijing (Shanghai / Hainan / Harbin).Sb: I have never been out of my hometown.T: If you get a chance to go abroad, which three countries would you like to visit most? Why?Sc: I would like to go to French, Australia and Ireland. I think French is full of romantics and there are many beautiful buildings. Australia is famous for its beautiful scenery and people are very friendly. Ireland is also beautiful. I want to walk along the roads of the countryside.Sd: I think I will travel in china first, because China is my motherland and she is very beautiful. I would also like to go to Canada so that I can see the large and beautiful lakes, and theres the wonderful snow scenery. I also feel like paying a visit to Australia because there are many sheep and rare animals there.T: Very good. We love our motherland, but if we want to make our country more beautiful and more developed, we should know more about the other countries. Here are two questions. You may ask your partner for answers and give your answers to him/her.Show the questions on the screen or on the blackboard.If you take a trip to Canada, what do you expect to see?What three words would you use to describe Canada?The teacher can ask some pairs to tell their ideas in class.T: Whod like to tell us your opinions?Sa: I want to see the mountains and the forests. Canada is beautiful, wide and people are friendly.Sb: I want to see the big snow and polar bears, three words large, clean and mysterious.T: Are they right? You can find the answers in the text. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian will take us to visit Canada. Please turn to Page34, read “A Trip on the True North”.Step 4 Fast reading Get the students read the passage quickly and carefully. Meanwhile, help the students form a good habit of reading. T: Do you feel puzzled when you read the title? What is “the True North”? Now, read the passage and get the general idea of the passage. Underline the main places mentioned in the text. Give the Ss five minutes for reading.Five minutes later.T: Time is up. Have you finished? Ss: Yes, we have.T: The first question is what the passage is mainly about?Sa: The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.T: Right. It mainly tells us the information about Canada. What are the main places mentioned in the text?Sb: They are the Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Rocky Mountains, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior and Toronto.T: Look at the map on Page33. Draw the traveling route of the two girls on the map.Give the students one minute to draw the route. T: You did a good job. Do you have any difficulty in reading? Lets look at the difficult points together.The teacher explains some important or difficult points to the students.Step 5 Reading aloudLet the students read the passage again and find the details from the passage.T: Now you read the questions on Page35 first, and then read the text aloud to find the answers to the questions. After a while, answer the questions in complete sentences without looking at your books.Give the students a few minutes to read and find answers. Then ask some students to give their answers.Suggested answers: 1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? They are crossing North American. 2. Why are they 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./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.3. What is “The True North”? “The True North” is the train that runs through Canada.4. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? The population of Vancouver growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.6. How are ocean 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.7. What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources? Canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.Step 6 Homework1. Remember the underlined sentences.2. Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada. Period two Extensive readingTeaching goals教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Target language 目標(biāo)語言a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯與短語figure, figure out, terrify, official, maple, frost, wealthy, tour, distance, flow, booth, downtown, as far as, dawn, broad b. 重點(diǎn)句子1. They were not leaving for Montreal until later.2. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa Canadas capital. 3. Its about four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto, so it would take too long.4. As they sat in a caf looking over the broad St. Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them. 5. 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. 6. I stay as far away from polar bears as possible. 2. Ability goal能力目標(biāo)Enable the students to know more information about cities: Toronto, Montreal and Iqaluit.3. Learning ability goals 學(xué)能目標(biāo)Teach the students how to describe a city with the target language and functional sentences.Teaching important points教學(xué)重點(diǎn)Find the correct information about cities of Canada according to the questions.Teaching difficult points 教學(xué)難點(diǎn)How to write the traveling report. Teaching methods 教學(xué)方法a. Skimming method;b Scanning; c.Task-based approach listening.Teaching aids 教具準(zhǔn)備A record, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures and ways 教學(xué)過程與方式Answer the questions about the passage.1. How do we know it is fall in Canada? We know it is fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and oranges, and there is frost on the ground.2. What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto? Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower. 3. Where does the water from the lake go?The water from the lake goes into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.4.Which direction is the train going from Toronto?The train is going east ( northeast ) from Toronto.5. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city? Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city. Also the signs and ads were in French. Period three GrammarTeaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Target language目標(biāo)語言a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語multicultural, figure, figure out, terrify, official, make commentsb. 重點(diǎn)句子 The idea that they would cross the whole continent was exciting.The fact that ocean ships can go there surprises many people. The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong.2. Ability goals 能力目標(biāo)Learn new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to a word.Learn noun clause used as appositives. 3. Learning ability goals 學(xué)能目標(biāo)Learn how to make new words.Learn what is noun clause and how to use it. Teaching important points教學(xué)重點(diǎn)難點(diǎn)Broaden vocabulary by adding prefixes or suffixes.Learn noun clauses used as appositives.Teaching methods教學(xué)方法a. Study individually;b. practice.Teaching aids教具準(zhǔn)備A computer and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways教學(xué)過程與方式同位語從句 1. 概念: 在復(fù)合句中作名詞的同位語的名詞性從句。 2. 功能: 同位語從句對名詞進(jìn)一步解釋，說明名詞的具體內(nèi)容。 3. 用法: 常跟的抽象名詞有: fact/ idea/reason/ thought/order/ doubt/news/hope/ truth/belief 4. 連詞 that/whether/who/ which/ what /when /where/why/how同位語從句與定語從句區(qū)別: 1. 從詞類上區(qū)別 同位語從句前面的名詞只能是idea, fact, news, hope, belief, suggestion, proposal, word, thought, doubt, truth, possibility, promise, order等有一定內(nèi)涵的名詞，而定語從句的先行詞可以是名詞,代詞,主句的一部分或是整個主句。 He told me the news that he would come home from aboard soon. Word came that he had been abroad. 據(jù)說他已經(jīng)出國了。 Our team has won the game, which made us very happy. 我們的隊(duì)贏了, 這讓我們很高興。 (定語從句) 2.從性質(zhì)上區(qū)別 定語從句是從句對其先行詞的修飾或限制,屬于形容詞性從句的范疇;而同位語從句是從句對前面抽象名詞的進(jìn)一步的說明和解釋,屬于名詞性從句的范疇，如: The news that our team has won the game was true. 我們隊(duì)贏了那場比賽的消息是真的。 (同位語從句, 補(bǔ)充說明news到底是一個什么消息) The news that he told me yesterday was true. 昨天他告訴我的那個消息是真的。 (定語從句, news在從句中作told的賓語) 3. 從引導(dǎo)詞及其在句子中的成分上區(qū)別 有些引導(dǎo)詞如how, whether, what 可以引導(dǎo)同位語從句, 但不能引導(dǎo)定語從句。 如: That question whether we need it has not been considered. 我們是否需要它這個問題還沒有考慮。 (同位語從句) 引導(dǎo)詞that引導(dǎo)定語從句時, 在從句中一般作主語或賓語 (指物時還可以用which代替), 并且作賓語時常常省略，that在同位語從句中僅起連接作用, 不充當(dāng)任何成分, 并且不能省略, 也不能用which來代替，如: The order that we should send a few people to help the other groups was received yesterday. 我們應(yīng)派幾個人去幫別的幾個小組的命令昨天收到了。 (同位語從句, 是對order的具體解釋, that雖不作成分, 但不能省略) The order that we received yesterday was that we should send a few people to help the other groups. 我們昨天收到的命令是我們應(yīng)該派幾個人去幫助別的幾個小組。 (定語從句, 是名詞order的修飾語, that在從句中作received的賓語, 可以省略) Period four SpeakingSpeaking and writing on page 39A: Hi, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian! Welcome back from your trip! How was it?B: Oh, it was GREAT! We took the trip from the west coast of Canada all the way to the east coast. It was one of the best experiences of my life!C: Really? What was your favourite thing about the trip?B: Thats a hard question to answer! There were so many things. One thing that impressed me the most was the Rocky Mountains in the west of Canada.A: Why were you so impressed by the Rocky Mountains?B: They were amazing - so tall and clean and covered with pure white snow at the tops. I felt very small compared to the great mountain heights.C: How about you, Liu Qian? Did you have a favourite experience in Canada?D: Yes! I loved the city of Montreal. Its culture was so different from the rest of what we saw in Canada.A: What was so different about it?D: Everything was in French! The signs, the advertisements everything! I couldnt read any of it!C: How was the food? I hear that French culture is famous for its food!D: The food was pretty good I didnt pay attention to it very much, except the bread. The bread was really, really good!背景知識Background information about Canada 加拿大文化Location and area位置與面積Canada is situated in the northern half of the North America Continent in the West Hemisphere. It stretches over 5，500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and over 4, 600 kilometers from the northern tip Of Ellesmere land to the United States border The Country occupies an area of 9, 984, 670 square kilometers， which is a little bit larger than ChinaThe United States， the only country adjacent to Canada on land，is to the south of Canada The borderline shared by the two countries is as long as more than 5,500 kilometers，and this borderline is undefended Citizens Of both countries can cross the border without a visa On the other three sides Canada is surrounded by water To the east Of the country is the Atlantic Ocean， and to the west， the Pacific Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is to the north of the country.Population and races 人口與民族Canada is a country with a large territory, but with a small population. The population of the country is only 25,000,000 people. Since Canada is a country made up mainly of immigrants, its people have diversely different ethnic origins. The two largest groups are made up of people of the French and English origins. Indians and Inuit, the native people, made up only 1.2% of Canadas total population. Most Canadians believe in Catholicity and Christianity. Official languages官方語言English is Canadas first official language, and the other is French.Capital首都Canada composes ten provinces and two territories. And it is a federation of provinces. The capital of Canada is Ottawa.National anthem 加拿大國歌The title of the National Anthem of Canada is “O, Canada” 加拿大的國歌由卡力沙拉瓦雷(Calixa Lavalee)作曲、阿多爾夫貝西盧提爾(Adolp he Basile Routhier)作詞，1880年首次被演唱。國歌的歌詞原先只有法文，1908年，羅伯特斯坦利維爾寫了英文詞。1980年7月1日加拿大政府宣布啊，加拿大為正式國歌，并在首都渥太華舉行了國歌命名儀式。因此，加拿大的國歌有英、法兩種歌詞。加拿大的英文歌詞及中文大意是：O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts, we