第一步 引入话题 ( Warming Up )
1. The teacher raises the topic ---- travel by asking the students some questions:
Do you like to go sightseeing? What is the longest trip you have ever taken?
What’s the best city in China for sightseeing in your opinion?
What country will you want to go for sightseeing if you have enough money?
2. Give them a suggestion about where to go by showing some pictures of Canada and make them interested in the places and eager to find out what places they are.
3. Give them the answer by showing the students the maple flag and a map of Canada.
4. Find out what the students have known about Canada by filling the form.
(学生抢答完成,以小组为单位计分)
Full country name
Canada
Location
_______North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the_______, North Pacific Ocean on the_______, and the Arctic Ocean on the_______, the United States on the _____
Total area/ size
about 9,984,670 k㎡
Population
about 32,270,500 (July,2005)
Capital city
Ottawa
The leader of the country
Prime Minister
Languages
English, French,
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Natural resources
forests, fishing, water, wildlife, coal, natural gas...
Geographical features
mountains, lakes, rivers, prairie
National animal
beaver
Answer key: northern east west north south
第二步 预测文章的内容 ( Pre-reading )(个人自由发言)
1. Ask the students to give a brief introduction about Canada by looking at the map and then try to use three words to describe the country.
(Such information can be included as location, climate, cities, physical features, natural resources.)
2. What do you expect to see in Canada if you have a chance to take a trip to Canada?
3. Look at the title of this unit and ask students to guess why the title is given as Canada ---- “The True North” and imagine what topics will be talked about in the passage.
4. Ask one or two students to give their opinions.
第三步 阅读文章 A TRIP ON“THE TRUE NORTH”
1.Give students 5 minutes, and ask them to scan or skim for the answers to the following questions:
① What is the main idea of the passage?
② Why is the title given as Canada ---- “The True North”?
③ Which topics in the form in Warming Up are mentioned in the text?
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