第一步 引入话题 ( Warming Up )

1. The teacher raises the topic --- travel by asking the students some questions:

Canada is a multicultural country. It is the second largest country in the world. How much do you know about Canada? Work in pairs and answer this quiz

(学生抢答完成，以小组为单位计分)

第二步： 预测文章的内容 ( Pre-reading )（个人自由发言）

1. Ask the students to give a brief introduction about Canada by looking at the map and then try to use three words to describe the country.

(Such information can be included as location, climate, cities, physical features, natural resources.)

2. What do you expect to see in Canada if you have a chance to take a trip to Canada?

3. Look at the title of this unit and ask students to guess why the title is given as Canada---"The True North" and imagine what topics will be talked about in the passage.

4. Ask one or two students to give their opinions.

第三步： 阅读文章 A TRIP ON"THE TRUE NORTH"

1．Give students 5 minutes, and ask them to scan or skim for the answers to the following questions:

① What is the main idea of the passage?

② Why is the title given as Canada--- "The True North"?

③ Which topics in the form in Warming Up are mentioned in the text?

Suggested answers:

① The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.

② Because the two girls took a trip across Canada by taking the cross-Canada train called "The True North".

③ name, size, natural resources, population, geographical features.

2．Give students 5 minutes to read the passage carefully, and answer the following questions:

(Before students read the passage, tell them that attention should be paid to the hints of the main places mentioned in the text.)

Answer the questions in complete sentences. (Comprehending 1 on page 35)