1、Model 3 Unit 5 Canada“The True North” Learning aims:(學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)) Enable students to learn about some basic information and talk about Canada. Develop students sense of cooperative learning. Learning important points:（學(xué)習(xí)重點） 1. Let students read the passage and learn about the geography, population, main ci

2、ties, natural beauty and natural resources of Canada.2. Get students to learn different reading skills.Learning difficult points:（學(xué)習(xí)難點） Develop students reading ability. Learning tools：（學(xué)習(xí)工具） Text book；learning plan；blackboard Learning procedures：（學(xué)習(xí)步驟） Step 1 lead-in Answer the following questions

3、: 1. Which country do you know is the second largest one in the world? 2. How large is it?3.What else do you know about it? Step 2 Pre-reading 1. Let students discuss the following questions:1)What logo do you know is on the flag of Canada?2)Which continent is Canada in? Which country is its neighbo

4、r?3)What three words would you use to describe Canada? 2. Have students turn to Page 34 of the text book, look at the title of the reading passage and the pictures and predict what the passage is about. Then have them read the passage quickly to see if they are right.Step 3 Reading activity1. Fast r

5、eading listen to the tape and match the main idea with each paragraphParagraph 1Having arrived in Vancouver, the most beautiful city in Canada, they were to be taken to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada trainParagraph 2Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.Paragraph 3While

6、 arriving at Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resources, etc.Paragraph 4Settling down in their seats in the train, they enjoyed the wild scenery while crossing the Rocky Mountains to Calgary.Paragraph 5The train rushed towards Toronto while they were sleeping.Main idea of t

7、he whole passage:Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada, visiting their cousins and enjoying the beautiful scenery across the whole continent of Canada from west to east.activity2. Careful reading Read each part and answer the questionsPara 1and 2 1：What is “The Ture North”?A cros

8、s-Canada train2：As you go eastward, you can see the following things except( D )A. mountainsB. thousands of lakesC. forests and wide riversD. cows3:What information can you get about Vancouver in this part?The warmest part of Canada ,the most beautiful city in Canada, the trees are extremely tall.4.

9、What makes Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in?Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour.Para 31. Who will take part in the Calgary Stampede? ( D )A. Cowboys from Stampede.B. People from Canada.C. Anyone who has a gift for riding.D. Cowboys from all over the world.

10、2. What information can you get about Calgary in this part?It is famous for Stampede.3.What happens at the Calgary Stampede?Cowboys come to compete in riding wild horses and win a lot of money in prizes.4.What did they catch sight of when they crossed the Rocky Mountains?They caught sight of mountai

11、n goats and a grizzly bear and an eagle.Para 4 and 51.Which of the following statements is true? ( C )A. One can cross Canada in less than five days by train.B. Many people think Calgary is the most beautiful city in Canada.C. In fact, the population of Canada is more than thirty million.D. Ocean sh

12、ips cannot reach Thunder Bay.2.Which of the following shows the right route of the cousins travel? ( B )A. TorontoCalgaryVancouverThunder BayB. VancouverCalgaryThunder BayTorontoC. VancouverThunder BayCalgaryTorontoD. TorontoThunder BayCalgaryVancouver3. What information can you get about Thunder Ba

13、y in this part?It is at the top of the Great Lakes and a very busy port city.Activity3: decide whether the statement are true or falseThe girls went to Canada to see their relatives in Montreal. ( T )Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver. (F )You cant cross Canada in less than five days. (T

14、 )The girls looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. (F )Thunder Bay is a port city at the top end of the Great Lakes,near the centre of the country. (T )6. Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. （T ）Step 4.post-reading Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a _tri

15、p_ across Canada. Instead of taking the aeroplane _all_ the way, they would cross the whole continent of Canada in a _train_ after arriving Vancouver by air.Danny Lin waited _for_ them at the airport and gave them a brief _introduction_ about Canada, the second _largest_ country in the world and Van

16、couver, the most beautiful city of the country, while taking them to _catch_ the train, “The True North”.Having settled _down_ in the seats, they looked out of the window to _see_ the wild scenery, the mountain goats, and grizzly bears. They went by the city of Calgary and _arrived_ in Thunder Bay, a c