Unit5-Canada-the-true-north-Reading.ppt

1、Unit 5 Canada -The True North,Learning aims:,To train the ability to skim for the main idea of each paragragh and to scan for the detailed information To develop the ability to apply the newly-learnt information to expressing their ideas To learn basic knowledge about Canada,課前自主預(yù)習(xí),重點單詞 根據(jù)英文釋義寫出單詞 1

2、._ the cases, bags, boxes, etc. carried by someone who is traveling 2. _ a large mass of land surrounded by sea 3. _ an informal friendly conversation 4. _ a short informal test 5. _on or onto s ship, plane, bus or train 6. _ the people of Canada 7. _ the natural features of a particular part of a c

3、ountry, such as mountains, forests, deserts, etc,baggage,continent,chat,quiz,aboard,Canadian,scenery,8. _ to be all around someone or something on every side 9. _ to find the size , length, or amount of something using standard units 10._ connected with a town or city 11._ the official line that sep

4、arates two countries, or the area 12. _ a government member who is in charge of a government department 13._ in or by a very small amount, so small that it almost cannot be seen,surround,measure,urban,minister,border,slightly,II. 重點短語,1. compare A _ B 把A與B進(jìn)行比較 2. _ do sth. 設(shè)法作某事 3. have _ for 對. 有天賦

5、 4. _ 與其， 不愿 5. _ 定居；專心于 6. _ 看見；瞥見 7. have _ with sb. 與某人聊天 8. _ 去旅行,with,manage,a gift,rather than,settle down,catch sight of,a chat,go on a trip,Step I: Warming up How much do you know about Canada? Try the quiz on page33.,1. What language (s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German

6、C. English and French D. English and Spanish,2. What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. D. Calgary Ottawa,3. What is the national animal of Canada? B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin,4. What is the Canadian leader called? President Prime Minister Governor King,5. How m

7、any “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they? Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan,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

8、True North”? The True North is a name of _.,a trip,Canada,the cross-Canada train,Step II: Skimming,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 felt after boarding the train bri

9、ef introduction of their trip Their chat on their way to the station,1,2,3-5,Characters: Places: Route:,Task 1: scan the passage and find out characters, places and their travelling route.,Li Daiyu liu Qian and Danny Lin,Vancouver; the Rocky Mountains; Calgary; a wheat-growing province; Thunder Bay;

10、 The Great Lakes; Toronto,Draw a travelling route on the map on P33,STEP III: Scanning,Rocky Mountains,5,500km,Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,plane train.,Li Daiyu Liu Qian,Montreal, Canada,visit their cousins,Task 2: Read Para.1 and finish the chart below,1. _ 2._,population _,Part 2 Their chat on th

11、eir way to the station Para.2,Canada,distance _ (from coast to coast),Going eastward, youll pass 1._ 3._,_,Vancouver,the warmest part,the most beautiful city,3. _ _,increasing rapidly.,5._,4. _ _,wet climate,trees _,extremely tall measuring over 90 metres,mountains,wide rivers & large cities,2. _,sc

12、enery,5,500 kilometres,beautiful forests,oldest & most,one of Canadas most popular cities,thousands of lakes & forests,Part 3 What they really saw and felt after boarding the train Read Paras 3-5 and answer the following questions.,1 What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2 Which city did th

13、ey go after crossing the mountains? 3 What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days travel? 4 Where did they go after dinner? 5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and whats their next destination(目的地)?,1Earlier that day, Rocky Mountains.,2 Calgary,3 After 2 days travel, empty,4 Af

14、ter dinner, Thunder Bay,5 That night across Lake Superior Toronto,Vancouver,Time,route,Task 3:Read the text and fill in the blanks.,measuring,surrounded,ski,harbour,have a gift for,catch sight of,the Calgary Stampede,the Great Lakes,acres,urban,Translate the following sentences into Chinese and reci

15、te them,1. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down their seats. 那天下午登上火車后，表姐妹倆在座位上坐好。 2.Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.,那天一大早，火車先是穿越落基山脈，他們 設(shè)法看到了野山羊，甚至還看到了一只大灰 熊和一只鷹,Fi

16、nd out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings with the following ones.,1. They determined to fly to Vancouver and go from west to east across Canada by train instead of taking a plane all the way. 2. Lots of them have a natural ability to ride wild horses well and they can be rewarded

17、 with a large sum of money.,Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.,Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses And can win thousands of dollars in prizes.,Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from

18、 _ to _ . Their cousins friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “ _ _ _ ”. Canada is the _ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from _ to _. As they go _, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is _ by mountains on the north and east.,Task 4 Fill in the blanks. 1 point for each correct answer.,west east,The True North,second,coast,eastward,surrounded,coast,When the cousins _ _ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from a