Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Part1:TeachingDesignPeriod1:Asamplelessonplanforreading(ATRIPONTHETRUENORTH)AimsTodevelopreadingabilityTolearnaboutCanadaProceduresI.WarmingupWarmingupbytalkingaboutCanadaHello,everyone.TodaywearegoingtoreadaboutCanada.ButfirstI’dliketoinformyouofsomefactsaboutthissecondlargestcountryintheworld.BestoftheWorld'sBestFor7yearsinarow(1994-2000inclusive)theUnitedNationsvotedCanada"thebestCOUNTRYintheworldinwhichtolive".In2001itwasvoted2ndandin2002Canadawasranked3rd.An8thplacerankingin2003wasdisappointing,butCanadiansstillfeelthatitisthebest!.InJanuary2000,Vancouver(BC)wasvoted"thebestCITYintheworldinwhichtolive"(ina3-waytiewithZurich&Bern,SwitzerlandandVienna,Austria).WarmingupbylookingandlisteningHi,everyone.Lookatthepictureandtellmewhatitislike.Yes,theheadofthemanlookslikethemapofCanada.Theman,representingCanada,isplayinghockey,thenationalsportofthecountryCanada.HockeyCanadaStrengths4.5millionCanadiansareinvolvedinhockeyascoaches,players,officials,administratorsordirectvolunteers(thisdoesnotincludespectators,parentsandoccasionalvolunteers).Researchhasshownthathockeyistheactivityofchoiceofover2millionCanadians.Over508,000playersareregisteredwithHockeyCanadaforthe1998-99season.Therearemorethan1.5milliongamesplayedand2millionpracticeseveryyear.Thereareover3,000arenasinCanada.WarmingupbygivingfactsNicetoseeyoubackatschool,boysandgirls.Tobeginwithturntopage33,andgooverthewarmingupexercises.FindoutthefactsaboutthecountryofCanada.GENERALINFORMATIONarea:9,970,610sqkm/3,849,652sqmi;capital:Ottawa;majortowns/cities:Toronto,Montral,Vancouver,Edmonton,Calgary,Winnipeg,Qubec,Hamilton,Saskatoon,Halifax,London,Kitchener,Mississauga,Laval,Surrey;physicalfeatures:用心爱心专心116号编辑mountainsinwest,withlow-lyingplainsininteriorandrollinghillsineast;StLawrenceSeaway,MackenzieRiver;GreatLakes;ArcticArchipelago;RockyMountains;GreatPlainsorPrairies;CanadianShield;NiagaraFalls;climate:variesfromtemperateinsouthtoarcticinnorth;45ofcountryforestedII.Pre-reading1.QuestioningandansweringHowdoyouusuallytravelwhenonvacation?Alone?Withcompanion?Withclassmates?Whattypeofactivitiesdoyoumostliketoparticipateinwhenyoutravel?Doyoudogrouptravel?2.TalkingandsharingWhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?HappyCanadaDay!(wordstodescribeCanada)HappyCanadaDay!Eventhoughourcountryisn'tperfect,IfeelluckytoliveherewhenIthinkaboutsomeofthehorriblethingsthatarehappeninginotherpartsoftheworld.WhataresomewordsthatspringtomindwhenyouthinkaboutCanada?Herearesomeofmine:vast,changingweather,uncertainIII.Reading1.ListeningandreadingaloudNowpleaselistenandreadthetextaloud.Payattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.加拿大太平洋岸的一颗宝石——温哥华市Vancouver世界上很少有城市能像卑诗省的温哥华如此秀丽天成、多彩多姿及诸色人种汇聚一堂。温哥华坐落于加拿大西海岸，拥有一百八十万多元化人口，乃加拿大第三大城市，并且是国际商业重镇。温哥华被海洋、青山及公园绿地所环绕，提供了其它城市难得一见的城区优质生活。它的街道安全洁净；它的海滩、青山易于接近；它的居民亲切友善。温哥华提供琳琅满目的体育、文化、娱乐活动机会。在它四季宜人的气候下，您一定可以了解为何温哥华被喻为"加拿大太平洋岸的一颗宝石"。2.ReadingandunderliningNextyouaretoreadandcirclealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemintoyournotebookafterschoolashomework.用心爱心专心116号编辑CollocationsfromATRIPONTH...
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