高中英语必修三unit5

高中英语必修三unit5 Unit 5 Canada—“The True North” Period 1 & period 2 A sample lesson plan for reading (A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”) Objectives To help students understand the text’s forms and contents and learn about Canada To help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unit Focus chat，surround， measure， border，mix，confirm， terrify，impress Words rather than, settle down, catch sight of, in the distance Expressions Patterns 1. Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. 2. Rather than taking the airplane all the way, they decided to fly from China to Vancouver. 3. It is the second biggest country in the world and as you go eastward, you will see mountains, and pass by thousands of lakes, forests and wide rivers as well as cities. 4. That afternoon in the train the cousins settled down in their seats. 5. Many of them have a gift for working with animals and they can win thousands of dollars in prizes. Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedures 1. Warming up Warming up by talking about Canada Hello, everyone. Today we are going to read about Canada. But first I’d like to inform you of some facts about this second largest country in the world. 2. Questioning and answering How do you usually travel when on vacation? Alone? With companion? With classmates? What type of activities do you most like to participate in when you travel? Do you do group travel? 3. Talking and sharing What three words would you use to describe Canada? Happy Canada Day! ( words to describe Canada) Happy Canada Day! Even though our country isn't 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 mine: vast, changing weather, uncertain 4. Listening and reading aloud Reading aloud to the recording of the text improves our literacy skills — reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Now please listen and read the text aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. 5. Reading and underlining 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. Collocations 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), cross the whole country(横贯整个国家), wait for…(等候……), at the airport(在机场), take…to…(把……带到……), catch the train(乘坐火车),on the way to…(在去……的路上), see great scenery(看美景), on the trip(在旅途中), go eastward(向东行驶), in less than five days(在五天时间内), 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), sail in the harbour(在港湾了扬帆行船), 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), come from all over…(全来自……), have a gift for ~ing(有天资/天分做……), work with…(与……共处), win…prizes(赢得……奖金), go through…(穿过……), 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……) 6. Reading and transferring information Read the text again to complete the table summarizing A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH. A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH About Canada About Vancouver About Rocky About Thunder Bay Mountains ndbigger than the US; 2 warmest part of Canada; wild scenery; at the top end of the biggest country in the most beautiful city in mountain goats; a Great Lakes; a busy port; world; From west to Canada, surrounded by grizzly bear; east, you can see mountains on the north mountains, thousands and east and the Pacific of lakes, forests and Ocean on the west; wide rives as well as population increasing cities. 5,500 km from rapidly; coast to coast 7. Going over the text for the type of writing and summary of the idea Determining the type of writing will help you determine the author’s topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject — supportive, condemning, objective, etc.) 8. Reading the text once again to make a diargram of A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” ? on a trip catch cross the arrive in towards to “The True Rockey Thunder Toronto CanadaNorth” Mountain Bay . train. 9. Understanding difficult sentences Are there any difficult sentences? Now discuss with your partner the difficult points from the text. 10. Closing down by acting the text Acting out the text is a strategy for motivating us to read out loud the text. We need oral practice and help with pronunciation and so acting out the text really helps us. Blackboard design Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language (“THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL) Objectives To enjoy the passage “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL To learn to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing Procedures 1. Warming up by listening and writing Turn to page 37 and listen to the tape and complete the sentences with correct information. 2. Speaking In groups of four, talk about the 4 questions on the top of page 38. 3. Reading and underlining Next you are to read “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL and underline all the useful expressions or collocations you’ve found in it. Copy them into your notebook after class as homework. Collocations from “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL around noon(中午时分), the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada(加拿大最大最富有的城市), leave for…(离开去……), go on a tour of the city(继续在市内游览一番), go up the tower(登上塔顶), look across the lake(俯瞰湖面), flow into…(流人……), flow over…(流经……), on one’s way to…(在去……的路上), a covered stadium(加顶的运动场), walk north(向北走), phone… from a telephone booth(到电话亭给……打电话), move to…(移居到……), meet… at…(在……迎接……), go as far as Ottawa(去到远至渥太华), take too long(花费的时间长), at dawn(黎明), at the train station(在火车站), have English words in small letters(有小字体的英文标注), go downtown(到市区去), be close to…,(接近……) spend the afternoon in the lovely shops (整个下午在可爱的商店), visit… in…(在……拜访……), sit in a café(坐在咖啡馆), look over…(眺望……), sit down with…(和……坐在一起), on a train trip across…(坐着火车上横穿……), speed along the river toward…(沿着河流驶向……), dream of…(梦想……) 4. Acting a text play Acting out the text is a strategy for motivating us to read out loud the text. We need oral practice and help with pronunciation and so acting out the text really helps us. Next we are going to put the text “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL” on stage. 5. Guided writing Suppose you are Liu Qian now. You are going to write home an imagined report on Canada. After a total flight time of 11 hours I should be tired I guess, but somehow I was in a good shape and still willing to have a first sightseeing tour around Cadada. Today we went to Capilano Suspension Bridge, a 13m long and 70m high suspension bridge. I saw quite some totems there, pretty impressing. I could also see how those totems are made by Indians. Today I met my distant cousin Li Daiyu. She is from Beijing and studies in Vancouver. Until we could find arrangements to meet, several phone calls had to go all around the globe from Canada to China and from China to Canada again. Blackboard design