Unit 5　Canada—“The True North”(Period 5　Using language: Extensive reading)

2. get students to read the two passages about canada.能力目標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.情感目標1. stimulate students’ interest in traveling and enjoying the beautiful canadian scenery.2. develop students’ sense of group cooperation and teamwork.

教學過程→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 divided into? write out the main idea of each part.suggested answers: it can be divided 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.