新课标人教版必修3 第5单元Book 3 unit 5 Canada“The True North” Reading A trip on “The True North” Important points:l let students read the passage and learn about the geography, population, main cities, natural beauty and natural resources of Canada.l Get students to learn different reading skills.(skimming; scanning; detailed reading, referring; etc.)Difficult points:l Develop studentsreading ability.l Enable students to learn about some basic information and talk about Canada.Teaching aims:l learn the useful new words and expressions in this part:Chat; surround; measure; aboard; within; border; rather than; settle down; manage to do; catch sight of; have a gift for; etc.l let students learn the knowledge of Canada.l Develop students reading ability and learn different reading skills.l let students learn how to read a travelling report and how to use a mapl Stimulate interests in learning about foreign countries.Teaching methods: skimming, scanning, discussing,etc.Teaching aids: multimedia and a computer.Teaching proceduresThe first period Reading (I)Step 1 Leading-in1. Show a list of pictures to students, ask them enjoy the beautiful scenery and try to guess where the scenery comes from. 2.Have a quiz (How much do you know about Canada?) Divide the whole class into 2 groups (boys and girls). Let students have a competition. ( Aims: to introduce the unit topic and arouse students interests in class activities)Show the following on the screen 1. Which is the national flag of Canada?A . B. C. D. ( 4 pictures on the screen)2. Which is the national flower of Canada?A. cherry B. rose C. maple D. daffodil (with pictures on the screen) 3. What language(s) do Canadians speak?A. English B. English and GermanC. English and French D. English and Spanish(with pictures on the screen)4. What is the capital of Canada?A. Vancouver B. TorontoC. Calgary D. Ottawa(with pictures on the screen)5. What is the national animal of Canada?A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear C. Polar bear D. Penguin(with pictures on the screen)6. What is the leader of the country called?A. President B. Prime MinisterC. Queen D. Chairman7. which lake is not in Canada?A. Lake Superior B. Lake HuronC. Lake Erie D. Lake OntarioE. Lake Michigan (Show a map on the screen)Step 2 ReadingI. Skimming(略读) 2ms Ask students: Do you feel puzzled when reading the title? To find the answer quickly youd better have a skimming of the passage.( develop students reading ability to get the main idea and certain information.)Reading tips: Go through the passage quickly and silently to get the main idea. Dont worry about the details and new words. 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 True North”?The True North is a name of _.II. Scanning (跳读) 4ms ( Aims: Develop students ability to get specific information for the passages and make preparations for the next task.)Reading tips: It is a travelling journal (游记) so we should find out the essential items (基本项目) in it.Scan the passage and find out characters(人物), places and their travelling route（路线）. Characters:Places : Route: Draw a travelling route on the map on P33III. Detailed reading( 细读) 10ms (Aims: Develop students ability to get more details about the passage, and have students get a further understanding including some words and sentences) Read the passage more carefully and find more information about Canada. Then finish the following tasks .Task 1 A trip on “The True North”place informationVancouverIt is _ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.People can _ in Rocky Mountains and sail in the_.Wet climate makes the trees extremely tall, some _ over 90 meters.The Rocky MountainsThey managed to_some mountain goats, a grizzly bear and an eagle.CalgaryIt is famous for _.Many cowboys _ riding horses and can win thousands of dollars in prize.a wheat-growing provinceFarms cover thousands of square_.Thunder BayIt is a busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes in an _ area.Ocean ships can _the Great Lakes. Task 2 Do you know what they refer to(指代)? They could cross the whole continent( para 1) Its population is increasing rapidly.(para 2)and much of it is in the Great Lakes.( para 4)Task 3 Translation Bar ( 译译吧) n That afternoon, the cousins got on the train and then sat in their comfortable seatsn Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. n 她们不想一路乘飞机，而决