Canada—“ThetrueNorth”教案

1、教案 李巍New Senior English for ChinaStudents Book 3Unit5: Canada“The true North”Students level: senior 1Teaching content: Reading passage in students bookTeaching aims: 1.To talk about the basic information about Canada 2. To practice the skill of skimming and scanning 3. To learn how to read a traveli

2、ng report Teaching focus: 1. The basic information about Canada 2. The practice the skill of skimming and scanningTeaching knots: The practice the skill of skimming and scanningTeaching aids: Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder Teaching time: 40 minutesTeaching stages: Step1: Lead in (5 minutes) 1.

3、 Question and answer(listen to the question carefully, then answer the question quickly)(1)Which continent is Canada in? A: North America. (2)What is the capital of Canada? A: Ottawa(3)Which is the national flower of Canada?A: maple(5)What language(s) do Canadians speak?A: English and FrenchWhat is

4、the largest city of Canada?A: Toronto2. Brief introduction of the location of Canada. Step2: Presentation and practice (35 minutes)1. Listen to the tape while skimming the passage to get a main idea of the passage.Scenery (what did they see?)Places (where did they go?)What did they hear about?What d

5、id they do?Trip to Canada 2. Scan the reading passage and underline the main places mentioned in the text, and then draw the travelling route of the two girls at the map on page33. Vancouver Rocky Mountain Calgary Thunder Bay Lake SuperiorToronto The Atlantic Coast 3. Read the passage carefully and

6、finish comprehending exercise 1 and 2. Exercise1:(1). which continent are they crossing?They are crossing North America. (2). Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast? Because they want to across Canada by taking the train from west to east (3). Why is the population of Vancouver

7、growing so rapidly? Because it is beautiful. /It surrounded by mountains and ocean/ People can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbour.(4). What happens at the Calgary Stampede? Cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands dollars. (5). How are ocean ship able to reach the centre o

8、f Canada? Ships can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes(6). What are some of Canadas greatest natural resources? Water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests. Exercise 2:Basic facts about CanadaDistance from east to west5,500kmOceans on east and west coastAtlantic Oceans-ea

9、st; Pacific Oceans-westPopulationSlightly over 30 millionWhere most Canadians liveWithin a few hundred kilometers of the USA borderLocation of largest fresh water supplyThe Great Lakes Key point about VancouverCanadas warmest part /Canadas most beautiful city / some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the worldKey point about CalgaryFamous fo