【人教课标必修三】Unit 5 Canada－－-The true north

Unit 5 Canada---The true north

Teaching aims:

1.    Talk about the basic information about Canada.

2.    Learn how to read a traveling report and use maps.

3.    Learn to express locations and directions.

4.    Master the noun clauses--- appositive clause

5.    Vocabulary: minister, continent, surround, dawn, booth, slightly, settle down, have a gift for, figure out, as far as, all the way, rather than

The first period

Step Ⅰ Revision

1.    Check the students’ homework

2.    Check the assignment.

Step ⅡLead-in and warming up

Show the students the maple flag and ask them some questions.

T:  Do you know which country uses this national flag?

Ss: Canada.

T: What continent is Canada in?

Ss: In North America.

T: How large is it?

Ss: It is the second largest country in the world.

T: Yes. It occupies an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers. It is a bit bigger than China. Which country is its neighbor?

Ss: The United States.

(Show a map of Canada to the students)

T. Right. The United States is . Canada is a beautiful country. First let’s have a quiz and see how much do you know about Canada.

( Give the Ss one minute to finish the quiz.)

T: OK. Time is up. Let’s check the answers.

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A

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