Unit 5Unit 5CanadaCanada“The True North”“The True North”单元要览单元要览类别话题词汇课程标准要求掌握的项目Geography:multicultural society;Canadaquizn.测验;问答比赛mixturen.混合（物）;混合状态prep.&adv.在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上n.枫;枫树n.霜;霜冻vt.证实;证明;批准adj.富有的n.距离;远方n.薄雾adj.有薄雾的;模糊的n.公用间;货摊;售货亭n.同学;校友adj.市区的adv.在市区;往市区n.黎明;拂晓;破晓n.自助餐;饮食柜台adj.宽阔的;广泛的adv.在附近adj.附近的;邻近的n.传统;风俗vt.使恐怖;恐吓adj.恐惧的;受惊吓的adj.欣喜的;高兴的n.英亩adj.城市的;市镇的Canadiann.加拿大人adj.加拿大的;aboard加拿大人的n.大臣;部长n.洲;大陆n.行李vi.&n.聊天;闲聊n.景色;风景adv.向东adj.向东的;朝东的adv.向西adj.向西的;朝西的maplefrostconfirmwealthydistancemistmistyministercontinentbaggagechatsceneryeastwardwestwardupwardsurroundharbormeasurebusheaglewithinborderslightslightlyimpressimpressivetopicmixadv.向上地;上升地adj.booth向上的;上升的vt.&vi.包围;围绕n.海港schoolmateapproximatelyadv.接近;大约vt.&vi.测量;衡量;判定downtownn.计量制;计量单位;措施n.灌木（丛）;矮树（丛）n.鹰prep.在之内dawnbuffetbroadn.边界;国界;边沿vt.&nearbyvi.与接壤;接近adj.轻微的;微小的adv.稍稍;轻微地vt.使印象深刻;使铭记adj.给人深刻印象的;感人的n.话题vt.&vi.混合;调配traditionterrifyterrifiedpleasedacreurban短语prime minister 首相;丞相rather than 与其;不愿settle down 定居;平静下来;专心于manage to do 设法做catch sight of 看见;瞥见have a gift for 对有天赋in the distance 在远处at dawn 在黎明的时候重要句型1.Rather than take the aeroplane all the way,they decided to fly toVancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.(rather than.)2.The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.(nounclause as the appositive)3.Going eastward,youll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests,as well as wide rivers and large cities.(present participle used as adverbial)4.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouverone of Canadas most popular cities to live in.(make+O+O.C.)5.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some measuring over 90metres.(“pronoun+doing”used as adverbial)6.Because of the Great Lakes,they learned,Canada has more fresh waterthan any other country in the world.(more.than any other.)Direction&PositionWhere is.?In what direction is.?How does one go to.?How far is.?Is it nearby?Is.close to.?Is.far from.?Its.kilometers from.to.within.kilometers of.Its about.kilometers northeast of.is close to.in the north/south/west/east of.to the north/south/west/east of.onthenorth/south/west/eastof.goeastward/westward/northward/southwardacross the continent/lakethrough the forestsalong the coast/riverNoun clauses as the appositiveThe thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the GreatLakes.1.Get students to know about geography,multicultural society and Canada.2.Have students learn useful new words and expressions in this unit.3.Enable students to grasp and use the expressions of directions andpositions.4.Let students learn the new grammar item:noun clauses as the appositive.5.Develop students listening,speaking,reading and writing ability.6.Let students learn to read and use the map.1.Enable students to master the new grammar item:noun clauses as theappositive.2.Let students learn to write a description of a place.3.Develop students integrative skills.Periods needed:7Period 1 Warming up and readingPeriod 2 Learning about language:Important language points功能语法教学重点教学难点课时安排Period 3 Learning about language:GrammarPeriod 4 Using language:Listening and talkingPeriod 5 Using language:Extensive readingPeriod 6 Using language:Speaking and writingPeriod 7 Revision:Summing up and learning tipPeriod 1Period 1Warming up and readingWarming up and reading整体设计整体设计教材分析教材分析This is the first teaching period of this unit,which introduces students to some basicinformation about Canada,its geography,its culture and its population.At the beginning of theclass,the teacher can lead in the topic of the unit by showing students a map of Canada or otherpictures of Canada and let the students describe them or talk about Canada.Warming Up is intended to find out how much general knowledge students already haveabout Canada.It will also give a chance to those who have visited or read about Canada to sharetheir knowledge with the rest of the class.So allow students some time to give short talks,showphotographs,etc.and motivate others to become interested in Canada too.Pre-reading contains three questions which encourage students to reflect on their personalexperiences and information and their own ideas.This discussion leads to the reading passage inwhich they may find some facts they recognize as well as new information.Students can beencouraged to discuss these questions.Then they are asked to look at the title of the readingpassage and the pictures to predict what the passage is about.This part is very useful for the nextpart Reading.The reading passage A TRIP ON“THE TRUE NORTH”describes a trip across Canada bytrain.Have students read the passage by themselves and identify new words and expressions.Asthey read,ask them to find the places mentioned on the map of Canada.It is useful to have themdiscuss with a partner what they think the new vocabulary mean,and to work together on the map.The teacher can identify new words an。
