Unit5　Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Period5　Usinglanguage:Extensivereading整体设计教材分析Thisisthefifthteachingperiodofthisunit.Asusual,theteachershouldcheckstudents’homeworkandofferchancesforthemtogooverwhattheylearnedinthelastperiodatthebeginningoftheclass.Thenleadinthenewlesson.Inthisperiod,theteachingemphasiswillbeputondevelopingstudents’readingabilitybyreadingextensively.Wewilldealwithtwoparts:“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALinUsinglanguageonPage38andIQALUIT—THEFROZENTOWNinReadingTaskonPage74.Whilereading,getstudentslearningtousesomereadingstrategiessuchasskimming,scanning,andsoon.Astonewwordsandphrases,theteachercanfirstfindthosestudentsfeelmostdifficultandhelpthemtounderstand.That’senoughhere.Thereadingpassage“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALtakesthevisitorsonavisittoTorontoandMontreal,twoofCanada’smajorcities.Thefunctionalitemsdealingwithdirectionandpositionarefurtherintroducedinthetext,astherearefurtherdescriptionsofCanada.TheteachercanasksomestudentstoretellthepassageATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”orasksomequestionstoleadinthetopicandthenaskstudentstoreadthepassageanddosomecomprehendingexercises.Andmeanwhileletthemfindouttheexpressionsdealingwithdirectionandpositionandtrytokeeptheminmind.Whilecheckingtheiranswerswiththewholeclass,dealwithlanguageproblemsstudentscan’tworkoutbythemselves.Thisisanextensivereadinglesson,sotheteachingstepsshouldbesimple.AstothepassageIQALUIT—THEFROZENTOWN,itgivesstudentsinformationabouttheInuitpeopleinNortheasternCanada.Askstudentstoreadthroughthepassageandtrytoknowmoreandfinishtheirreadingtask.Attheendoftheclass,askstudentstoretellthetwopassages.Inordertoarousestudents’interest,theteachercanholdacompetitionamongthem.教学重点1.Developstudents’readingskillsbyextensivereading.2.Letstudentsreadandunderstandthetwopassages.教学难点1.Enablestudentstolearntousereadingstrategiessuchasskimming,scanning,andsoon.2.Getstudentstounderstandsomedifficultlongsentencesinthispart.三维目标知识目标1.Getstudentstolearnsomeusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart:topic,mix,mixture,bush,maple,frost,confirm,wealthy,distance,mist,misty,schoolmate,booth,downtown,approximately,dawn,buffet,broad,nearby,tradition,terrify,terrified,impress,impressive,inthedistance2.GetstudentstoreadthetwopassagesaboutCanada.能力目标1.Developstudents’readingskillsbyextensivereadingandenablethemtolearnhowtousedifferentreadingskillstoreaddifferentreadingmaterials.6,2.Havestudentslearntousetheusefulnewwordsandexpressionscorrectly.3.EnablestudentstounderstandthepassagesandknowmoreaboutCanada.情感目标1.Stimulatestudents’interestintravelingandenjoyingthebeautifulCanadianscenery.2.Developstudents’senseofgroupcooperationandteamwork.教学过程→Step1Revision1.Checkthehomeworkexercises.2.AsksomestudentstotalkaboutthemajorsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChinaandCanada.→Step2Leading-in1.HavesomestudentsretellthereadingpassageATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”.2.ShowstudentssomepicturesofTorontoandMontrealandletthemdescribewhattheycanseefromthepictures.3.Tellstudents:TurntoPage38.Wearegoingtoreadanotherreadingpassage,“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALandlearnmoreaboutCanada.→Step3Reading1.Askstudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandthendothefollowingassoonaspossible.1)Tickoutthethingsmentionedinthetext.(1)theclimateinCanada(2)thepopulationinToronto(3)theCNtowninToronto(4)Toronto’seconomic(5)alakewhichisonthenorthsideofNiagaraFalls(6)goodCantonesefood(7)famousrestaurantsinToronto(8)theoldMontreal(9)thelocationofMontreal(10)briefintroductiontoMontrealSuggestedanswers:(1),(3),(5),(6),(8),(10)2)Howmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?Writeoutthemainideaofeachpart.Suggestedanswers:Itcanbedividedinto4partsasfollows:Part1(Paragraph1):FallhadarrivedinCanada.Part2(Paragraphs2-4):TheirtourofthecityToronto.Part3(Paragraph5):TheirtravelinMontreal.Part4(Paragraph6):Theyleftfortheeastcoast.2.Askstudentstoreadthepassagecarefullyandthendothefollowing:1)Answerthefollowingquestions:(1)WhatcansometimesbeseenfromtheCNTowerinToronto?(2)WhyistheregoodCantonesefoodinToronto?(3)WhichdirectionisthetraingoingfromToronto?(4)WhatthreethingsshowthatMontrealisaFrenchcity?Suggestedanswers:6,(1)SometimesthemistycloudthatrisesfromNiagaraFallscanbeseenfromtheCNTower.(2)ThereisgoodCantonesefoodinTorontobecausemostoftheChinesepeopletherecamefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong.(3)Thetrainisgoingeast(northeast)fromToronto.(4)Goodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusicshowthatMontrealisaFrenchcity.AlsothesignsandadswereinFrench.2)Fillinthefollowingchartwithcorrectinformation.ThenextmorningAroundnoonLatethatnightAtdawnthenextmorningTheyspenttheafternoonThenightSuggestedanswers:Thenextmorningtheysawbeautifulmapleleavesandfrostonthegroundandrealizedthatfallhadcome.AroundnoontheyarrivedinToronto.Latethatnightthetrainleft.AtdawnthenextmorningtheyarrivedinMontreal.Theyspenttheafternooninlovelyshopsandvisitingartistsintheirworkshopsbesidethewater.Thenightthetrainwasspeedingdowntothedistanteastcoast.3.Askstudentstoreadthepassagealoudtothetapeandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Collocations:from...to...,thenextmorning,ontheground,aroundnoon,leavefor,goonatour,inthedistance,onthesouthsideof,onone’swayto,homeof,atelephonebooth,arounddusk,overdinner,chatwithsb.,comefrom,SouthChina,goasfaras,atdawn,becloseto,spend...doingsth.,beonatraintrip,dreamofLetstudentsreadtheabovecollocationsaloudandcopythemdownintheirexercisebookafterclassashomework.Trytokeeptheminmind.→Step4Importantlanguagepoints1.Thenextmorningthebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,goldandorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatfallhadarrivedinCanada.第二天早上,在她们的车窗外到处是灌木丛和枫树,挂满朱红、赤金和橘黄色的叶子,地面上覆盖了一层薄霜,表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。句子中的confirmingthatfallhadarrivedinCanada是现在分词短语,用作状语,表示结果。confirmvt.provideevidenceforthetruthorcorrectnessof;establishthetruthof证实;证明;确认ratify;makedefiniteorestablishmorefirmly批准;肯定;巩固Pleaseconfirmyourtelephonemessagebywritingtome.请给我来封信,确认一下你在电话中传达的消息。MyemployerwillconfirmthatIwasthereontime.我的雇主将会证实,我是准时到达的。ThenewministerwillbeconfirmedinofficebytheQueen.6,新的部长将由女王批准任职。2.TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔,因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。not...until...表示“直到……才……”,常与表示瞬间的动词连用。例如:Wedonotleaveuntilthisevening.我们直到今天晚上才离开。Thenoiseinthestreetdidn’tstopuntilmidnight.街上的吵闹声直到深夜才停止。goonatour:visit;goonatrip参观;游览Wewentonatourofthemuseumtheotherday.前几天我们参观了博物馆。3.Inthedistance,theycouldseethemistycloudthatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake.远处,她们可以看到湖的南边尼亚加拉瀑布上方升腾着的雾霭。这是一个复合句,含有两个定语从句。thatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls是限制性定语从句,先行词为cloud;whichisonthesouthsideofthelake是非限制性定语从句,先行词为thegreatNiagaraFalls。inthedistance:faraway在远处;在远方Themanstandinginthedistanceismyheadteacher.站在远处的那个男子是我的班主任老师。4.It’stoobadyoucan’tgoasfarasOttawa,Canada’scapital.很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。这是Itis/was+adj./n.+that-clause句型,it为形式主语,that-clause是主语从句。口语或非正式语言中that可以省略。asfaras:totheplacementioned,butnofurther直至所提到之处为止Iwalkedasfarasthefootofthemountain.我一直走到山脚。Sarahhasreadasfarasthefourthvolume.莎拉已经读到第四卷了。5.AstheysatinabuffetrestaurantlookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.当他们坐在一家自助餐厅里眺望广阔的圣劳伦斯河时,一个年轻人坐在了她们身边。这是一个复合句,AstheysatinabuffetrestaurantlookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver是时间状语从句,其中的lookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver是现在分词短语,用作状语,表示伴随情况。broadadj.1)largeinsidefromonesidetotheother;wide宽的;阔的;广的abroadstreet,avenue,river,canal,etc.宽阔的街道、林荫道、河流、运河等2)fromsidetoside;inbreadth宽arivertwentymetersbroad一条二十米宽的河3)coveringawidearea;extensive辽阔的;宽广的abroadexpanseofwater辽阔无际的水面Thereisbroadsupportforthegovernment’spolicies.政府的政策得到广泛的拥护。6,4)tolerant;liberal宽宏的;胸怀开阔的amanofbroadviews豁达大度的人【辨析】broad&widebroad和wide是一对同义词,基本可通用,但在修饰表示人的身体部位的名词时不能通用,修饰眼、嘴等用wide,修饰胸、背、肩等用broad。例如:Theoldstonebridgeisonly2meterswide/broad.那座旧石桥只有两米宽。Shestaredathimwitheyeswide.她睁大了眼睛注视着他。Heistall,broadandmuscular.他身高肩宽,肌肉发达。6.ThegirlstoldhimtheywereonatraintripacrosstheCanadaandthattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal.姑娘们告诉他,他们是坐火车来旅游的,要横穿加拿大,在蒙特利尔只待一天。这是一个复合句,含有两个宾语从句,一个是theywereonatraintripacrosstheCanada,另一个是thattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal。一个动词若带两个that引导的宾语从句,第一个从句的that可以省略,第二个从句的that一般不能省略。→Step5ReadingtaskTurntoPage74.1.Askstudentstoreadthepassagefastandgetthemainideaassoonaspossible.2.Letstudentsreadthepassageagain,thistimecarefullytogetsomedetailedinformation,andthenhavethemfillintheformtoseehowmuchtheyunderstandaboutthepassage.PointsinthepassageWhatBeththoughtInformationinthepassageThetemperatureHowtotravelHolidaysHowpeopleliveWhattheInuitdoDaylighthours3.Severalminuteslater,showtheanswersonthescreenandcheckthemwiththewholeclass.Atthesametime,dealwithanydifficultlanguagepointsthatstudentscan’tunderstand.Suggestedanswers:PointsinthepassageWhatBeththoughtInformationinthepassageThetemperatureCold,butnottoocoldVerycold,-35degreesaverageinwinterHowtotravelBydogsledBysnowmobileHolidaysToocoldforholidaysTouristslikeicefishingandphotographingpolarbearsHowpeopleliveInicehousesInwarmhousesWhattheInuitdoHuntanimalsHavebusinessDaylighthoursLightindaytimeDarkinwinterday;lightinsummernight6,→Step6ConsolidationAskstudentstogobacktothetwopassages.Givethemseveralminutestobepreparedtoretellthemintheirownwords.Thenaskasmanystudentsaspossibletocometothefronttodotheirretelling.→Step7Homework1.FinishofftheWorkbookexercises.2.Learntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.3.TellyourfriendsorfamilysomethingaboutCanada.板书设计Unit5　Canada—“TheTrueNorth”ExtensiveReadingIQALUIT—THEFROZENTOWNPointsinthepassageWhatBeththoughtInformationinthepassageThetemperatureCold,butnottoocoldVerycold,-35degreesaverageinwinterHowtotravelBydogsledBysnowmobileHolidaysToocoldforholidaysTouristslikeicefishingandphotographingpolarbearsHowpeopleliveInicehousesInwarmhousesWhattheInuitdoHuntanimalsHavebusinessDaylighthoursLightindaytimeDarkinwinterday;lightinsummernight活动与探究ReadingandenjoyingReadandenjoythelittlepoemMyHeartSoarsinthepartREADINGFORFUNonPage40.Firstfindinformationaboutthewriter,ChiefDanGeorgeontheInternet.Thenlistentothetapeandpracticereadingaloud.Payattentiontotherhythm.TrytounderstandandtranslateitintoChinese.Finallyreciteittotheclass.6