Canada“ The True North” 編號(hào)001【學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)】 加拿大的知識(shí)和經(jīng)歷【教學(xué)重點(diǎn)】 the words and the expressions in the text 【教學(xué)難點(diǎn)】 How to enable the students to grasp the usages of words and in order to and understand some difficult and long sentences .【知識(shí)鏈接】Canada is the second largest country in the world. Ottawa is the capital of Canada. A population of 1,200,000 makes Ottawa the fourth-largest urban area in Canada【自主預(yù)習(xí)】加拿大太平洋岸的一顆寶石溫哥華市 Vancouver世界上很少有城市能像卑詩省的溫哥華如此秀麗天成、多彩多姿及諸色人種匯聚一堂。溫哥華坐落于加拿大西海岸，擁有一百八十萬多元化人口，乃加拿大第三大城市，并且是國際商業(yè)重鎮(zhèn)。溫哥華被海洋、青山及公園綠地所環(huán)繞，提供了其它城市難得一見的城區(qū)優(yōu)質(zhì)生活。它的街道安全潔凈；它的海灘、青山易于接近；它的居民親切友善。 溫哥華提供琳瑯滿目的體育、文化、娛樂活動(dòng)機(jī)會(huì)。在它四季宜人的氣候下，您一定可以了解為何溫哥華被喻為 加拿大太平洋岸的一顆寶石?！咀詫W(xué)檢測(cè)】Read the text and fill in the blanks. PlaceInformationVancouverIt is _ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.People can _ in Rocky Mountains and sail in the _ .Wet climate makes the trees extremely tall, some _ over 90 metres.PlaceInformationThe Rocky MountainsThe cousins and their friend managed to _ some mountain goats, a grizzly bear and an eagle.CalgaryIt is famous for _.Many cowboys _riding horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.A wheat-growingProvinceFarms cover thousands of square _ .Thunder BayIt is a busy port city at the top of the Grate Lakes in an _ area.Ocean ships can sail up _ .【預(yù)習(xí)疑問】 【課堂探究】Task 1 Reading comprehension1. What language (s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish2. What is the capital of Canada?A. Vancouver B. Toronto C. Calgary D.Ottawa3. What is the national animal of Canada?A. Grizzly bear B. Beaver C. Polar bear D. Penguin4. What is the Canadian leader called?A. President B. Prime Minister C. Governor D. King5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?A. Lake SuperiorB. Lake HuronC. Lake ErieD. Lake OntarioE. Lake Michigan6. Which is the national flag of Canada?Task 2 Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:1) What is the passage mainly about? It is about _ of two girls; and it tells us some information about _.2) What is “The True North”?The True North is a name of _.Read the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts Part 1 Para(s)_Part 2 Para(s)_Part 3 Para(s)_What they really saw and A .felt after boarding the trainB.brief introduction of their tripC.Their chat on their way to the stationScan the passage to find out True or False_ 1. They will take the train across Canada westward._ 2. You can cross Canada in less than five days._ 3. Vancouver is the coldest part in Canada._ 4. It is so wet in Vancouver that the trees are tall._ 5. Canada is a large country with a small population._ 6. The ocean ships cannot go to Thunder Bay._ 7. Toronto is to the south of Thunder Bay._8. Their trip across the whole continent was exciting because of some great scenery._9. Their cousins took them and their baggage to catch “The True North”._10. Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.Answer questions according to the passage.1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? 2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? 3. What is “The True North”? 4. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? 5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? 6. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? 7. What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources? 8. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?A Vancouver B. Calgary C. Toronto D. Montreal9. What does the word “slightly” in the text mean?A. bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly10. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?【總結(jié)反思】 Surrounded; ski; harbour ; measuring ; catch sight of ; the Calgary Stampede ; have a gift for ; acres ; urban ; the Great LakesTask 1 Reading comprehension1-4 CDAB ; 5 ABCDTask 2 Skim the passage and then answer the following questions:1.a trip Canada 2. the cross-Canada trainPart 1 Para(s)_1_ BPart 2 Para(s)_2_CPart 3 Para(s)_3-5_AWhat they really saw and A .felt after boarding the trainB.brief introduction of their tripC.Their chat on their way to the station1. They are crossing North American. 2. They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.3. “The True North” is the train that runs through Canada.4. The population of Vancouver is growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.5. At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.6. Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence