Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”(Period 5 Using language: Extensive reading)
turn 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.板書設(shè)計
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
活動與探究
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.