Unit 5 Canada-"The True North"

Writing----to be a better writer

Teaching Plan

Teaching objectives:

1. Students get to know the structure of a travel report and master the vocabulary of distance, direction and location.

2. Students are expected to learn to use two most frequently applied writing techniques- attributive clause and appositive to make their writing better.

3. Students learn how to evaluate an essay from different aspects (the outline, content, grammar etc.)

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Technique 1: Attributive clause 定语从句

Rewrite the sentences and make them into one.

(1) a. He is a man of great experience. b. Much can be learned from him.

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(2) a. I have many books. b. Some of the books are on chemistry.

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(3) a. He visited the Great Wall again. b. He went there two years ago.

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What is the key to combine two sentences into an attributive clause (定语从句)?

- To find out the overlap.

Practice:

(4) a.加拿大是世界第二大国家。 (4) b. 它面积有997万平方公里。

Combine the above two sentences together.

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Technique 2: Appositives 同位语

(5) a. Ottawa is the capital of Canada and is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

(5) b. Ottawa is also a good place for people to settle down.