Unit 5　Canada—“The True North”(Period 1　Warming up and reading)

the reading passage a trip on “the true north” describes a trip across canada by train. have students read the passage by themselves and identify new words and expressions. as they read, ask them to find the places mentioned on the map of canada. it is useful to have them discuss with a partner what they think the new vocabulary mean, and to work together on the map. the teacher can identify new words and structures that students might find difficult and pre-teach them to make the reading easier. students are encouraged to skim for the general idea and scan for further understanding. after reading, students are required to do the exercises in comprehending to see how much they have understood the reading passage. the teacher can let them work in pairs or in groups to find the answers cooperatively, and then check their answers with the whole class. meanwhile, deal with any language problems that students meet.to consolidate the contents of the reading passage, students should be required to read the passage again and then retell it. in order to arouse their interest, the teacher can hold a competition. the teacher also needs to make a summary on the passage including the general idea, writing characteristics, and so on to let students understand the passage further at the end of the class.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)1. let students read the passage and learn about the geography, population, main cities, natural beauty and natural resources of canada.2. get students to learn different reading skills.教學(xué)難點(diǎn)1. develop students’ reading ability.2. enable students to learn about some basic information and talk about canada.三維目標(biāo)知識目標(biāo)1. get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part.2. let students learn the knowledge of canada.能力目標(biāo)1. develop students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.2. let students learn how to read a traveling report and how to use a map.2. enable students to learn about some basic information and talk about canada.情感目標(biāo)1. stimulate students’ interest in learning about foreign countries.2. develop students’ sense of cooperative learning.

教學(xué)過程設(shè)計(jì)方案(一)→step 1 leading-in and warming up1. show a map of canada to students and talk about canada. then ask them the following questions:1)what kind of country is canada?2)how large is it?3)what else do you know about canada?suggested answers:1)canada is a multicultural country.2)it’s the second largest country in the world. it covers an area of 9 984 670 square kilometers. it is a bit bigger than china.