2010高中英语 Unit5 Canada—“The True North”教案 新人教版必修3

1、Unit 5 Canada“The True North”教案Teaching goals 1. Target language a. 重点词汇与短语figure, figure out, terrify, official, maple, frost, wealthy, tour, distance, flow, booth, downtown, as far as, dawn, broad b. 重点句子1. They were not leaving for Montreal until later.2. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa

2、Canadas capital. 3. Its about four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto, so it would take too long.4. As they sat in a café looking over the broad St. Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them. 5. In the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls, wh

3、ich is on the south side of the lake. 6. I stay as far away from polar bears as possible. Teaching important points Find the correct information about cities of Canada according to the questions.Step 1 lead-inLi Daiyu and Liu Qian were on the train yesterday. The train rushed across the top of the L

4、ake Superior. Which is the next city it runs towards?T: Toronto is an important city. It is the finance center of Canada. It has rich popular arts and culture. How much do you know about Toronto?Step 2 fast readingPlease underline the time mentioned in this text.Please underline all the places they

5、have been to or they have seen.The time to arrive in Toronto: The time to arrive in Montreal :The places they visited in Toronto: What is the main idea of the passage? How many parts is the text divided into and whats the main idea of each part? PartsParagraphsMain ideas Suggested answers: The passa

6、ge is about their trip to Toronto and Montreal and it gives us further information about Canada. Part1 (Paragraphs1-5) _Part2 (Paragraph 6) _Part3 (Paragraphs 7) _Step 3 careful readingAnswer the questions about the passage.1. How do we know it is fall in Canada? _2. What can sometimes be seen from

7、the CN Tower in Toronto?_3. Where does the water from the lake go?_4.Which direction is the train going from Toronto?_5. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?_Step 4 post reading Fill in the blanks.They went on a _ of _, the most _ and _ city in Canada. They went up the tall _ an

8、d saw the misty cloud that rose from _. And then they visited _ and had dinner in _, where they could get good Cantonese food. The next morning they arrived in _, a city which has a _ culture.Suggested answers: tour, Toronto, wealthy, biggest, CN Tower, the great Niagara Falls, the covered stadium,

9、downtown Chinatown, Montreal, FrenchStep 5 Language points 1. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city1) They were not leaving for.属于过去进行时表示将来的动作。2) until/till 直到为止 until常与否定句连用, notuntil 直到才 He didnt finish the work until yesterday.2. We can get good Canton

10、ese food here, because most of the Chinese people here come from South China, especially Hong Kong. especially表示“尤其, 格外,特别”,意思相当于“in particular ”或“particularly”。多用在介词短语或连词前面。3. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa. as far as (程度副词) “远达，远至” He walked as far as the railway station yesterday evening. 一些带有as.as 结构的常见短语： as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌 as easy as ABC 像ABC一样容易 as deep as a well 像井一样深 as light as a feather 像羽毛一样轻 as soft as butter 像黄油一样软 as rich as a Jew 像犹太人一样富裕4. The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the