邵Unit5 Canada-the true north-Reading[1]

Unit5Canada------TheTrueNorth高一英语邵忠娟Learningaims:•Totraintheabilitytoskimforthemainideaofeachparagraghandtoscanforthedetailedinformation•Todeveloptheabilitytoapplythenewly-learntinformationtoexpressingtheirideas•TolearnbasicknowledgeaboutCanadaStepI:WarmingupHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Trythequizonpage33.5.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanadaandwhatarethey?A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeHuronC.LakeErieD.LakeOntarioE.LakeMichiganLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganSkimthepassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Itisabout_____oftwogirls;andittellsussomeinformationabout______.2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?TheTrueNorthisanameof_____________________.atripCanadathecross-CanadatrainStepII:SkimmingReadthetextquicklyandquietlytofillintheblanksandmatchthemainideaofthe3partsPart1Para(s)___Part2Para(s)___Part3Para(s)____WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainbriefintroductionoftheirtripTheirchatontheirwaytothestation123-5Characters:Route:DrawatravellingrouteonthemaponP33Task1:scanthepassageandfindoutcharactersanddrawtheirtravellingroute.LiDaiyuliuQianandDannyLinSTEPIII:Scanning5,500kmAtlanticOceanplanetrain.Part1:Briefintroductionaboutthetripwho_______andhercousin______whyto_________________howfirstby______,thenby______where______________LiDaiyuLiuQianMontreal,CanadavisittheircousinsTask2:Para.1andfinishthechartbelow1._____________2._________________population___________Part2TheirchatontheirwaytothestationPara.2Canadadistance____________(fromcoasttocoast)Goingeastward,you’llpass1.______________3._____________________________Vancouverthewarmestpartthemostbeautifulcity3.______________________________increasingrapidly.5._________________4.____________________________wetclimatetrees___________extremelytallmeasuringover90metresmountainswiderivers&largecities2.____________scenery5,500kilometresbeautifulforestsoldest&mostoneofCanada’smostpopularcitiesthousandsoflakes&forestsPart3WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainReadParas3-5andanswerthefollowingquestions.1Whatmountainsdidtheycrossealierthatday?2Whichcitydidtheygoaftercrossingthemountains?3WhatdidthegirlsthinkaboutCanadaafter2days’travel?4Wheredidtheygoafterdinner?5Whichlakedidthetrainrushacrossthatnight,andwhat’stheirnextdestination(目的地)?1Earlierthatday,…RockyMountains.2…Calgary…3After2days’travel,…empty…4Afterdinner,…ThunderBay…5Thatnight…acrossLakeSuperior…TorontoVancouverTimerouteTask3:Readthetextandfillintheblanks.PlaceInformationVancouver●Itis__________bymountainsandthePacificOcean.●Peoplecan___inRockyMountainsandsailinthe________.●Wetclimatemakesthetreesextremelytall,some_________over90metres.measuringsurroundedskiharbourPlaceInformationTheRockyMountains●Thecousinsandtheirfriendmanagedto____________somemountaingoats,agrizzlybearandaneagle.Calgary●Itisfamousfor____________________.●Manycowboys_____________ridinghorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.haveagiftforcatchsightoftheCalgaryStampedePlaceInformationAwheat-growingProvince●Farmscoverthousandsofsquare_____.ThunderBay●ItisabusyportcityatthetopoftheGreatLakesinan______area.●Oceanshipscansailup______________.theGreatLakesacresurbanStepIV:groupdiscussionWhichplaceofCanadainterestsyoumost?Why?StepV:Writeashortpassage:IfsomedayyougotoCanadaforatrip,wherewillyougo?Andwhy?•Beginning:IfIhavethechancetotraveltoCanada,Iprefertogoto___,whichimpressedmemost.____isa…city.Thereasonsareasfollows:•Body:Firstly,…Secondly,….Besides,….•Ending:SoI’dliketochoose____.•IfIhavethechancetotraveltoCanada,IprefertogotoVancouver,whichimpressedmemost,ratherthanotherplaces.Thereasonsareasfollows:Firstly,itisCanada’mostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.Secondly,IcanskiintheRockeyMountainsandsailingintheharbour,whichmakeVancouveroneofthemostpopularcitiestolivein.Besides,Iamlookingforwardtocatchingsightofsomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld,especiallysometreesmeasuringover90meters•SoI’dtochooseVancouver.IfIhavethechancetotraveltoCanada,IprefertogotoCalgary,whichleftadeepimpressiononme.Thereasonsareasfollows:Firstly,IthinkitinterestingtoseecowboyswhohaveagiftforridingwildhorsesintheCalgaryStampede.What’smore,Icanmanagetowinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.SoI’dliketochooseCalgaryHomeworkWriteashortpassagetoreportwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQiansawinCanada.