人教版本英語必修3（Unit 5 Canada “The True North”）教案

1、5. Reading and underliningA really useful way to help us with our listening is to become aware of 'thought groups' .When we speak, we need to divide speech up into small chunks to help the listener understand messages. These chunks or thought groups are groups of words which go together to e

2、xpress an idea or thought. In English, we use pauses and low pitch to mark the end of thought groups.Next you are to read the text, dividing the text into thought groups and circling all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after school as homework.Coll

3、ocations from A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”on a trip(在旅途中), on the Atlantic coast（在大西洋海岸）, take the aeroplane（乘飛機）, fly from to（從飛行到）, take the train from to（乘火車從到）, from west to east（從西到東）, across Canada（橫穿加拿大）, cross the whole country（橫貫整個國家）, wait for（等候）, at the airport（在機場）, taketo（把帶到）, catch the

4、 train（乘坐火車）, on the way to（在去的路上）, see great scenery（看美麗壯觀的風景）, on the trip（在旅途中）, go eastward（向東行駛）, pass cities（經過城市）, in less than five days（在不五天的時間里）, from coast to coast（從一個海岸到另一個海岸）, in the warmest part of（在最熱的地方）, be surrounded by（被所包圍）, on the north（在北邊）, ski in the mountains（在山上滑雪）, sail i

5、n the harbour（在港灣了揚帆行船）, north of（的北邊）, settle down in the seat（落座）, look out of the window at the wild scenery（從窗口看到了自然風光）, a mountain goat（野山羊）, a grizzly bear（大灰熊）, a famous Western festival（有名的西方節(jié)日）, come from all over（全來自）, compete in ing（比賽做）, ride wild horses（駕馭野馬）, have a gift for ing（有天資/天分

6、做）, work with（與共處）, winprizes（贏得獎金）, live within 320 kilometres of the USA border（居住在靠近美國320公里以內的邊境地帶）, go through（穿過）, a wheat-growing province（種植小麥的省份）, thousands of square kilometers in size（面積有數(shù)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

7、（穿行過）The Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains, the great backbone of North America, extend 5,000 kilometers from New Mexico to Canada. The elevations range from about 1,500 meters along the plains to 4,399 meters, and the widths range from 120 to 650 kilometers. The Rocky Mountains are composed of man

8、y mountain ranges with unique ecological features. For example, 20 ranges make up the Rocky Mountains in and adjacent to Wyoming. The natural beauty, abundant wildlife, and fresh water have attracted human inhabitants for the last 10,000-12,000 years.6. Reading and transferring informationRead the t

9、ext again to complete the table summarizing A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH.A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTHAbout CanadaAbout VancouverAbout Rocky MountainsAbout Thunder Baybigger than the US; 2nd biggest country in the world; From west to east, you can see mountains, thousands of lakes, forests and wide rives as

10、well as cities. 5,500 km from coast to coastwarmest part of Canada; most beautiful city in Canada, surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west; population increasing rapidly; wild scenery; mountain goats; a grizzly bear; at the top end of the Great Lakes; a busy p

11、ort; 7. Going over the text for the type of writing and summary of the ideaDetermining the type of writing will help you determine the authors topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject supportive, condemning, objective, etc.)T

12、ype of writingThis is a piece of narrative writing.Main idea of the passageLi Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada, visiting their cousins and enjoying the beautiful scenery across the whole continent of Canada from west to east.Main idea of 1st paragraphLi Daiyu and her cousin Liu

13、 Qian were on a trip to Canada.Main idea of 2nd paragraphHaving arrived in Vancouver, the most beautiful city in Canada, they were to be taken to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train.Main idea of 3rd paragraphSettling down in their seats in the train, they enjoyed the wild scenery while cr

14、ossing the Rockey Mountains to Calgary.Main idea of 4th paragraphWhile arriving Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resource and etc.Main idea of 5th paragraphThe train rushed through the night towards Toronto while they were sleeping.8. Reading the text once again to make a d

15、iargram of A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” towards Torontoarrive in Thunder Baycross the Rockey Mountaincatch “The True North” train.on a trip to Canada.9. Understanding difficult sentencesAre there any difficult sentences? Now discuss with your partner the difficult points from the text. 10. Closing down by acting the textActing out the text is a strategy for motivating u