高中英语Unit5CanadaTheTrueNorthPart1TeachingDesign教案1新课标人教版必修3Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、Warming up by talking about CanadaHello, everyone. Today we are going to read about Canada. But first Id like to inform you of some facts about this second largest country in the world.Best of the Worlds BestFor 7 years in a row （1994-xx inclusive） the United Nations voted Canada the best COUNTRY in

2、 the world in which to live. In xx it was voted 2nd and in xx Canada was ranked 3rd. An 8th place ranking in xx was disappointing, but Canadians still feel that it is the best!. In January xx, Vancouver （BC） was voted the best CITY in the world in which to live （in a 3-way tie with Zurich & Bern, Sw

3、itzerland and Vienna, Austria）. Warming up by looking and listeningHi, everyone. Look at the picture and tell me what it is like. Yes, the head of the man looks like the map of Canada. The man, representing Canada, is playing hockey, the national sport of the country Canada.Hockey Canada Strengths4.

4、5 million Canadians are involved in hockey as coaches, players, officials, administrators or direct volunteers （this does not include spectators, parents and occasional volunteers）.Research has shown that hockey is the activity of choice of over 2 million Canadians.Over 508,000 players are registere

5、d with Hockey Canada for the xx-99 season.There are more than 1.5 million games played and 2 million practices every year.There are over 3,000 arenas in Canada.Warming up by giving factsNice to see you back at school, boys and girls. To begin with turn to page 33, and go over the warming up exercise

6、s. Find out the facts about the country of Canada.GENERAL INFORMATION area: 9,970,610 sq km/3,849,652 sq mi; capital: Ottawa; major towns/cities: Toronto, Montral, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Qubec, Hamilton, Saskatoon, Halifax, London, Kitchener, Mississauga, Laval, Surrey; physical fea

7、tures: mountains in west, with low-lying plains in interior and rolling hills in east; St Lawrence Seaway, Mackenzie River; Great Lakes; Arctic Archipelago; Rocky Mountains; Great Plains or Prairies; Canadian Shield; Niagara Falls; climate: varies from temperate in south to arctic in north; 45 of co

8、untry forestedII. Pre-reading1. Questioning and answeringHow do you usually travel when on vacation? Alone? With panion? With classmates? What type of activities do you most like to participate in when you travel? Do you do group travel?2. Talking and sharingWhat three words would you use to describ

9、e Canada?Happy Canada Day! （ words to describe Canada） Even though our country isnt perfect, I feel lucky to live here when I think about some of the horrible things that are happening in other parts of the world.What are some words that spring to mind when you think about Canada?Here are some of mi

10、ne: vast, changing weather, uncertainIII. Reading1. Listening and reading aloudNow please listen and read the text aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence.加拿大太平洋岸的一颗宝石温哥华市 Vancouver世界上很少有城市能像卑诗省的温哥华如此秀丽天成、多彩多姿及诸色人种汇聚一堂。温哥华坐落于加拿大西海岸，拥有一百八十万多元化人口，乃加拿大

11、第三大城市，并且是国际商业重镇。温哥华被海洋、青山及公园绿地所环绕，提供了其它城市难得一见的城区优质生活。它的街道安全洁净；它的海滩、青山易于接近；它的居民亲切友善。温哥华提供琳琅满目的体育、文化、娱乐活动机会。在它四季宜人的气候下，您一定可以了解为何温哥华被喻为 加拿大太平洋岸的一颗宝石。2. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and circle all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after sc

12、hool as homework.Collocations from A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTHon a trip在旅途中）, on the Atlantic coast在大西洋海岸, take the aeroplane乘飞机, fly from to从飞行到, take the train from to乘火车从到, from west to east从西到东, across Canada横穿加拿大, cross the whole country横贯整个国家, wait for等候, at the airport在机场, taketo把带到, catch the t

13、rain乘坐火车, on the way to在去的路上, see great scenery看美丽壮观的风景, on the trip在旅途中, go eastward向东行驶, pass cities经过城市, in less than five days在不五天的时间里, from coast to coast从一个海岸到另一个海岸, in the warmest part of在最热的地方, be surrounded by被所包围, on the north在北边, ski in the mountains在山上滑雪, sail in the harbour在港湾了扬帆行船, nor

14、th of的北边, settle down in the seat落座, look out of the window at the wild scenery从窗口看到了自然风光, a mountain goat野山羊, a grizzly bear大灰熊, a famous Western festival有名的西方节日, e from all over全来自, pete in ing比赛做, ride wild horses驾驭野马, have a gift for ing有天资/天分做, work with与共处, winprizes赢得奖金, live within 320 kilom

15、etres of the USA border居住在靠近美国320公里以内的边境地带, go through穿过, a wheat-growing province种植小麦的省份, thousands of square kilometers in size面积有数千平方米, at the top end of在的最上首, a busy port繁忙的港口, be close to接近, one-third of三分之一, rush through穿行过The Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains, the great backbone of North America, extend 5,000 kilometers from New Mexico to Canada. The elevation