The students don't have enough knowledge of Canada, so I first let them read the passage through quickly in the morning and then do the exercises in the exercise book (on Page 63)to get the genernal idea. 四、教学过程 Teaching procedures 教学过程

Step 1 Revision

Ask the students to go over what they learned last class by translating the following sentences.

Step 2 Lead-in and Warming Up （师生互动）

1)Show the students the maple flag and ask them some questions to lead in Unit5 Canada---- The True North

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

Ss: Canada.

T: Which continent is Canada in?

Ss: It is in North America.

T: How large is it?

Ss: I only know it is the second largest country in the world. I don't know the exact number.

T: Canada occupies an area of 9, 978, 4670 square kilometers. It is a bit bigger than China. Which country is its neighbor?

2) Show some pictures to introduce canada

　　A. Its natural resources

　　B. Its large area

　　C. Its beautiful scenery

3) Ask the students whether they would like to visit Canada

A Trip "On The True North"

Step 3 Pre-reading

T: Now I want to ask you a question. Do you like traveling? Tell the student that we'll follow the two girls to have a look at Canada.

Step 4 Fast reading

Get the students read the passage quickly and carefully try to get the general idea of the passage. Also give the Ss five minutes to divide the whole passage into 3 parts.

Part I An introduction of the trip

Part II their chat on their way to the station

Part III What they saw and felt during the trip

Step 5 Careful reading （师生互动）

Let the students read the passage again and find the details from the passage.

T: Now you read the questions on Page35 first, and then read the text aloud to find the answers to the questions. After a while, answer the questions in complete sentences without looking at your books.

Give the students a few minutes to read and find answers. Then ask some students to give their answers.

Suggested answers:

1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?

They are crossing North American.

2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?

They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.

3. What is "The True North"?

"The True North" is the train that runs through Canada.

4. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?

The population of Vancouver growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.

5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?

At Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.

6. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?

Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.

7. What are some of Canada's greatest natural resources?

Canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.

Step 6.Do some exercises.

Ask the students to fill in the blanks to finish the summary of the passage

Step 7 Homework

Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada.