公开课教学设计：M9U1 Reading 

Canada—land of the maple tree

工作室成员 成化高中 张鑫

Teaching objectives:

       By the end of this period, students will have a better understanding of the 4 countries of Canada and master the skill of sorting out information according to different categories.

Teaching steps:

Step 1: Lead-in

Students will be shown some pictures about typical scenery of different countries as the way to attract students’ attention and broaden their horizons. Then students will be shown more pictures about Canada so as to lead in the topic.

After that, students will be encouraged to think about the symbol, national flag, capital city and so on.

Step 2: Fast reading

With the basic knowledge of Canada, students will be guided to go through the whole passage for more detailed information. Before going through the passage, students will be asked to think about which of the following aspects are mentioned in the whole passage: leaders, landscape, history, location, size, places of interest, major cities, famous people, national symbol, population, language.

 

Step 3: Careful reading

1. Since the whole passage is made up of several categories and each category is mentioned in different paragraphs, students will be guided to find out the structure of the whole passage as well as the main idea of each paragraph.

2. After this step. Students will be asked to focus on different categories mentioned above for detailed information to complete the following table. When talking about the Gold Rush and the Niagara Falls, necessary information needs to be introduced so that students will know more about them.

 

3. Since 4 major cities are mentioned in the whole passage, students will be encouraged to read the passage again and find the detailed information about these 4 major cities as follows.

 

Step 4: Consolidation

       After this step, students will be encouraged to compete with others in the following ways.

Gap filling

1. If you want to see historic churches built 300 years ago, you should go to ________.

2. For the best entertainment in the evenings, I would recommend ________.

3. To view the city on the third tallest tower in the world, make sure you visit ______.

4. The best city for sailing and skiing is ______.

5. If you want to do shopping, visit art galleries and play in the water park all in one place, you should go to ______.

6. To experience many different cultures, you could go to ______.

 

Multiple choices

⑴ Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only toChina.

B. Toronto is the largest city inCanada.

C. Maple syrup isCanada’s most famous food.

D.Canadawas named the best country in the world to live in by the UN in 1996.

⑵ In which city is the tallest tower in the world located?

  A. Montreal                  B. Tornoto           C. Vancouver              D. Edmonton

⑶ Why does Montreal has a wonderful mix of Old World and New World?

  A. Because it’s the largest French-speaking city in the world.    

B. Because Quebec was once lost to the British.

  C. Because it’s a port and the second largest city inCanada.  

D. Because Quebec was originally colonized byFranceand its population is still over 70 per cent French.

 ⑷ Which of the following facts about the Edmonton mall is wrong?

  A. It is in the city ofEdmonton.       

B. It is said to be the largest pedestrian mall in the world.

C. It has an area of more than 20 football pitches.

D. It attracts over 55,000 customers every year.

= 5 \* GB2 ⑸ Which of the following words can not replace the word name in the last paragraph?

  A. declared       B. called             C. considered                   D. titled

Keys: ABDDC

 

Step 5: Post-reading activity

Pair work:

Students will be encouraged to write a short letter, introducing Canada to their best friends with their own words based on what they have learned.

 

Step6: Homework

1. Read the text again and again. Try to preview the language points.

Vocabulary	words	Minus, defend, waste, countless, seemingly, freezing, abundant, fond, locate, mix, upwards, awesome, approximately, settlement
	useful expressions	Second to, be famous for, have an area of, be abundant in, be fond of, the majority of, be thrilled by, be known for, as well as, be located in, for short, be lost to, have a population of, be home to, consist of, seek one’s fortune, a handful of, be featured on, go with
sentence patterns		1. It is possible to hike, sail, cross-country ski or travel by snowmobile for hours… 2. Located in the heart ofTorontois theCanadianNationalTower… 3. Smaller in size, but equally famous, is city ofVancouverin the province … 4. Nearer to the Atlantic coast isNiagara Falls. 5. With all of these attractions, you can see why, in 1996, the UN namedCanadathe best country in the world to live in!

 

2. Parts A1 and A2 on page102 inWorkbook.