高二英语下册Unit 5教案
Canada—“The True North”
Teaching aims
Skill Goals
Talk about the basic information about Canada— location, main cities, customs and cultural diversity.
Learn how to read a traveling report and use maps.
Learn to express directions and positions.
Master the Noun Clause- Appositive clause.
Learn to write a report to express what you hear and see in a place.
Important sentences
Where is...?
How does one go to...?
In what direction is...?
Is... close to/far from...?
How far is...?
It is/lies in the north/south of...
It is/lies to the south/east/northwest of...
It is within...
Kilometers of...
It is/lies on the west/east.
Teaching importance
Noun clause as the appositive
Teaching methods: skimming, scanning, discussing.
Teaching aids: a tape recorder, a projector and a computer.


Teaching procedures
The first period Reading (I)
Step 1 Revision
Check the students’ homework.
T: Before we come to the new lesson, let’s check your homework.
The teacher checks the assignment of the last class.
Step 2 Lead-in and Warming Up
Show the students the maple flag and ask them some questions.
T: Do you know which country uses this national flag?
Ss: Canada.
T: Which continent is Canada in?
Ss: It is in North America.
T: How large is it?
Ss: I only know it is the second largest country in the world. I don’t know the exact number.
T: Canada occupies an area of 9, 978, 4670 square kilometers. It is a bit bigger than China. Which country is its neighbor?
Ss: The United States.
(The teacher shows a map of Canada to the students.)
T: Right. The United State is its neighbor. Canada is a beautiful country. First let’s have a quiz and see how much you know about Canada. Please turn to Page33. I will give you one minute to choose your answers. You can score 2 points for each correct answer.
Give one minute to the students to do the quiz.
One minute later.
T: OK. Time is up. Let’s check the answers.
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A
T: Now figure out your score please. If you get 10 points, you did a good job. Did you do a good job? If not, it doesn’t matter. The reading passage is about a trip to Canada. It will tell us more information about this country.
Step 3 Pre-reading
T: Now I want to ask you a question. Do you like traveling?
Ss: Yes, we like traveling very much. (No, I don’t like traveling. It is tiring.)
T: I know most of us like traveling. Have you ever been abroad?
Ss: No / Yes.
T: Few of us have ever been abroad. Then what is the longest trip you have ever taken?
Sa: Beijing (Shanghai / Hainan / Harbin).
Sb: I have never been out of my hometown.
T: If you get a chance to go abroad, which three countries would you like to visit most? Why?
If you take a trip to Canada, what do you expect to see?
What three words would you use to describe Canada?
The teacher can ask some pairs to tell their ideas in class.
Step 4 Fast reading
Get the students read the passage quickly and carefully. Meanwhile, help the students form a good habit of reading. T: Do you feel puzzled when you read the title? What is “the True North”? Now, read the passage and get the general idea of the passage. Underline the main places mentioned in the text.
Give the Ss five minutes for reading.
Ask: what the passage is mainly about?
Sa: The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.
T: Right. It mainly tells us the information about Canada. What are the main places mentioned in the text?
Sb: They are the Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Rocky Mountains, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior and Toronto.
T: Look at the map on Page33. Draw the traveling rout
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