Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”(Period 1 Warming up and reading)
it’s. . . kilometers from. . . to. . . within. . . kilometers of. . .it’s about. . . kilometers northeast of. . . . . . is close to. . .in the north/south/west/east of. . . to the north/south/west/east of. . .on the north/south/west/east of. . . go eastward/westward/northward/southwardacross the continent/lake through the forests along the coast/river語(yǔ)法noun clauses as the appositivethe thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.the girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the great lakes.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)1. get students to know about geography, multicultural society and canada.2. have students learn useful new words and expressions in this unit.3. enable students to grasp and use the expressions of directions and positions.4. let students learn the new grammar item: noun clauses as the appositive.5. develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing ability.6. let students learn to read and use the map.教學(xué)難點(diǎn)1. enable students to master the new grammar item: noun clauses as the appositive.2. let students learn to write a description of a place.3. develop students’ integrative skills.課時(shí)安排periods needed: 7period 1 warming up and readingperiod 2 learning about language: important language pointsperiod 3 learning about language: grammarperiod 4 using language: listening and talkingperiod 5 using language: extensive readingperiod 6 using language: speaking and writingperiod 7 revision: summing up and learning tipperiod 1 warming up and reading
整體設(shè)計(jì)教材分析this is the first teaching period of this unit, which introduces students to some basic information about canada, its geography, its culture and its population. at the beginning of the class, the teacher can lead in the topic of the unit by showing students a map of canada or other pictures of canada and let the students describe them or talk about canada.warming up is intended to find out how much general knowledge students already have about canada. it will also give a chance to those who have visited or read about canada to share their knowledge with the rest of the class. so allow students some time to give short talks, show photographs, etc. and motivate others to become interested in canada too.pre-reading contains three questions which encourage students to reflect on their personal experiences and information and their own ideas. this discussion leads to the reading passage in which they may find some facts they recognize as well as new information. students can be encouraged to discuss these questions. then they are asked to look at the title of the reading passage and the pictures to predict what the passage is about. this part is very useful for the next part reading.