Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
3. what can you see in these countries?show some pictures of famous country: britain, france, usa, japan, canadawhat’s your first impression of this country?beautiful, modern, attractive, pleasant…step 2 quizhow much do you know about canada?if you have a chance to have a trip to canada, what do you want to know about it?canada is a multicultural country. it is the second largest country in the world. how much do you know about canada? work in pairs and answer this quiz1.c 2.d 3.a 4.b 5.astep 3 introductionintroduce some information of canada.position: canada is in northern north americasize: the second largest country in the worldhas an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers ; the distance from east to west is5,500 kilometerspopulation: a population of 30 million.history: the first settlers arrived from england in 1497. settlers from france reached canada in 1534languages: official languages: english and frenchclimate: different from area to area (as in china )resources: be rich in forests, coal, oil, waterstep 4 practiceknowledge about canada: true or false.1. canadians speak english and french. 2. toronto is the capital of canada. 3. canada lies in the north of south america. 4. canada is the largest country in the world. 5. canada is on the north of usa. 6. the national animal of canada is polar bear. 7. canada is a member of the british commonwealth. 8. the head of the canadian government is the prime minister. step 5 speaking 1. introduce something about canada to your friends.2. fill in the blanks.canada is a __________(多文化的) country. it covers an area of_____ million square kilometers and is __________________ (第二大) country in the world. ______ is its capital. canadians speak _________________. ________ is the national flower and _________ is the national animal.homework:1. preview the reading2. english weekly page 1 reading.period 2 reading教案teaching goals 1. target languagea. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語(yǔ)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 learn how to describe the places that li daiyu and liu qian visit in canada.