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

設(shè)計(jì)方案(二)→step 1 leading in the topicplay the videos of the beautiful canadian scenery. enjoy them with students.→step 2 warming upask students to turn to page 33. let them work in pairs and answer this quiz to see how much they know about canada.→step 3 pre-readingshow students a map of canada and let them discuss the following questions in pairs:1)if you take a trip to canada, what do you think you might see there?2)what three words would you use to describe canada?→step 4 reading1. give students 3 minutes and let them skim the passage to get the general idea of the passage.2. give students 6 minutes to read the passage carefully and then do the following:1)answer the following questions.(1)which continent are the cousins crossing?(2)why were they not flying directly to the atlantic coast?(3)why is the population of vancouver growing so rapidly?(4)what happens at the calgary stampede?(5)how are ocean ships able to reach the center of canada?(6)what are some of canada’s greatest natural resources?2)complete the form below:routewhat the cousins saw and heard.vancouverit’s canada’s 　1　 city, surrounded by mountains and the 　2　. the coast north of vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.　3    they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even 　4　 and an eagle.calgary　5　 from all over the world to come to 　6　 in the stampede.thunder baythe city is at 　7　 the great lake. it is a very busy 　8　. (keys: 1. most beautiful　2. pacific ocean　3. rocky mountains　4. a grizzly bear5. cowboys　6. compete　7. the top of　8. port)3. give students 4 minutes to read the passage a third time. encourage them to try to deal with the language points in the context. give them some explanations where necessary.4. listening and reading aloudplay the tape of the text for students and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each new word and the pauses within each sentence. then ask them to read the text aloud to the tape.→step 5 discussionlet students think about and discuss the following questions in pairs.1. which part of the reading passage interests you most?2. if someday you go to canada, where will you go? why?→step 6 closing down by retelling the passage1. have students get prepared in 3 minutes or so and then ask them to retell the passage.2. ask as many students as possible to have a try in front of the class.→step 7 homework1. go over the text and try to learn all the useful words and expressions in this part by heart.