Ⅰ教具 錄音機，投影儀、一張加拿大地圖
Ⅱ課堂教學(xué)設計
1. 檢查生詞及短語(yǔ)。
2. 教師展示準備好的加拿大地圖，通過(guò)以下提問(wèn)導入正課：If we
are to learn something about a country ,what do you want to know?
板書(shū)學(xué)生所提出話(huà)題。Possible topics：Size ; Population; Location; Language; History; Capital; Weather; Industry and agriculture; Education; Medical care
OK.Today we’ll learn something about Canada.What do you already know about this country?Is there anybody in out class who has ever been to Canada before?If none of you have ever been to this country before,do you want to go there sometime in the future?Why?
鼓勵學(xué)生開(kāi)口，就以上內容討論。
3.準備閱讀課文。教師給出讀前提問(wèn)：1）What is the population of Canada?2)Is there plenty of fresh water in Canada?How do you know?
教師給學(xué)生數分鐘，要求學(xué)生快速閱讀課文，之后請同學(xué)回答上述問(wèn)題。
Key:1)The population of Canada is about 29 million.
2)Yes,Canada has one third of the world’s supply of water. Because there are five great lakes in the south ,and there are many others , especially in the north.
4.放課文錄音，學(xué)生跟讀一至兩遍。指導學(xué)生完成39頁(yè)有關(guān)課文理解練習，并予以訂正。
5.教師用投影儀打出以statements,要求學(xué)生判斷其正誤，并對錯誤的statements進(jìn)行修改。
1）Canada is the largest country in the world.2)Canada covers 6 of the world’s 24 time areas.3)Both French and English are spoken in Canada.4)Settlers from France reached Canada earlier than those from England .5)English and French settlers fought against each other for a long time because they spoke different languages.6)The passage seems to suggest that if you speak only English in the province where French is spoken, you’ll have no trouble in talking with others .7)One third of the world’s water supply is found in Canada.
Key:1)False.(Canada is the second largest country in the world.) 2)True. 3)True. 4)False. (Settlers from France reached Canada in 1543 while the settlers from England reached Canada in 1497) 5)False. (They fought against each other in order to control the country). 6)False. (since there are French restaurants and all the teaching in schools is done in French there,you might have met with some trouble there if you speak English only.) 7)False.(Canada has got one third of the world’s supply of fresh water.)
6.布置作業(yè)1）復述課文，介紹加拿大的概況，如國土面積、人口、天氣情況、主要資源及生產(chǎn)情況等；2）完成練習冊安排的練習。