Unit 5 Canada-“The Truth North” Reading阅读课教案 2020-2021学年高中英语人教版新课标必修三

Unit 5, Students' Book 3 Canada－“The True North” --Reading Learning Aims: 1. To learn about basic information like the geography and diverse culture of Canada through reading and speaking activities; 2. To enhance reading skills including skimming and clse reading through reading tasks; 3. To develop your interest in English learning and cross-cultural communication by engaing in class activities and learn to introduce China to the world. Learning Focus: To learn about the basic information of Canadian geography, culture, social development etc. Learning Difficulty: To locate and generarlize key information in a long text or complex material; to introduce a place from various aspects including geography, culture, economy and customs etc. Learning Steps: I. Warming-up In-class quiz: How much do you know about Canada? II.Pre-reading: thinking and talking 1. Look at the title of the text, what do you think “The True North” refer to? 2. What might be included in a travelling journal during a trip to Canada? III. While-Reading Activity 1: Skimming & Drawing Please skim through the text and try to draw the cousins travelling route on the map. (to skim: to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points 浏览；略读) Activity 2: Close Reading & Answering Exercise 1: Please read the text carefully and try to figure out the answers of the following questions. 1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? 2. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? 3. What happens at Calgary Stampede? 4. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? 5. What are some of Canada's natural resourses? Exercise 2:Use the information in the passage to fill in the table below. Basic Infromation about Canada Distance from east to west coast Oceans on east and west coasts Population Where most Canadian live Key point about Vancouver Key point about Calgary Key point about Thunder Bay Summary: Let’s confirm and conclude what can be