1、2014春季英语人教版新课标必修3U5精品学案（1）第一课时 精读课课前预习信息匹配 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Are You Ready for College?Before you send in your college applications,keep this in mind:its not the norm(准则)in every culture for students to go to college right out of high school.68 So if you find
2、 yourself applying for college simply because its the thing to do after high school,think again.Going to college right after high school may be the norm in your community,but its not the norm everywhere and it may not be the best decision for you.69 Yes,higher education often gives young people a bi
3、g advantage in the working world,but not always.A solid technical or business school application can give you an advantage as well,and if the environment seems like a better one for you than a traditional college campus,this might be your best choice.A lot of people lead successful lives with a high
4、 school education and years of work experience.The price of a college or university education has become a serious burden for young people and their families.70 In some cases,putting off college for a year or two while a student earns money full time can make sense.7172 Almost all students suffer fr
5、om homesickness,but for some students,the transition may be too much to deal with.A.Is going to college always the best choice for high school graduates?B.Spend some time considering your choices before sending in your applications.C.Besides,its quite possible that going to college is not the right
6、choice for you.D.During this time,the student can take a few inexpensive classes at a community college.E.So students take massive amounts of loans,which can take decades to pay off.F.Many young people have other choices,like military service,work experience,community service or travel.G.The transit
7、ion from high school to college is an emotional challenge for almost everybody,especially if you move away from home.答案:6872 FCEDG第一步 引入话题( Warming Up )1. The teacher raises the topic - travel by asking the students some questions:Do you like to go sightseeing? What is the longest trip you have ever
8、 taken?Whats the best city in China for sightseeing in your opinion?What country will you want to go for sightseeing if you have enough money?2. Give them a suggestion about where to go by showing some pictures of Canada and make them interested in the places and eager to find out what places they a
9、re.3. Give them the answer by showing the students the maple flag and a map of Canada.4. Find out what the students have known about Canada by filling the form. (学生抢答完成，以小组为单位计分)Full country nameCanadaLocation_North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the_, North Pacific Ocean on the_, an
10、d the Arctic Ocean on the_, the United States on the _ Total area/ sizeabout 9,984,670 kPopulationabout 32,270,500(July,2005)Capital cityOttawaThe leader of the countryPrime MinisterLanguagesEnglish, French, Climatevaries from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north Natural resourcesfore
11、sts, fishing, water, wildlife, coal, natural gasGeographical featuresmountains, lakes, rivers, prairieNational animalbeaverAnswer key: northern east west north south 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
12、 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 titl
13、e 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” 1Give students 5 minutes, and ask them to scan or skim for the answers to the following questions: What is the main
14、 idea of the passage? Why is the title given as Canada- “The True North”? Which topics in the form in Warming Up are mentioned in the text? Suggested answers: The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada. Because the two girls took a trip across Canada by t
15、aking the cross-Canada train called “The True North”. name, size, natural resources, population,geographical features.2Give 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
16、the main places mentioned in the text.)Answer the questions in complete sentences. (Comprehending 1 on page 35) Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast? What is the continent they are crossing? Why do many people want to live in Vancouver? What happens at the Calgary Stampede? Wh
17、ere does wheat grow in Canada? Look at the map of Canada. Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada?3. The following sentences are not true. Write sentences with correct information. Tell Your partner where you found them. (Comprehending 2 on page 35) The girls went to Canada to see thei
18、r relatives in Montreal. Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver. You can cross Canada in less than five days by bicycle. The girls looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada, near Toronto. 第四步： 攻克理解重难点 (小组合作学习; 小组竞赛）1. Ask stu
19、dents to go over the passage and find out their own difficult points in reading. Then discuss in groups of four trying to solve the problems together.2. The four teams try to find some difficult points of the text and take turns to ask the other teams to solve these problems. 全班分为四组，各组依次就课文内容提出一个问题让
20、其他组回答，答对组得分。3. The teacher offers help at last if necessary. 4. The teacher can get them to paraphrase some sentences and check their understanding. Many of them have a gift for working with animals and they can win thousands of dollars in prizes. Most Canadians live within 320 kilometers of the USA
21、 border, and in fact, the population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million. That idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong.第五步： 口语训练（采取双人活动进行讨论、复述和编对话）1. Ask the students to use three words to describe Canada and explain the reason according to what they have read
22、in the text.Suggested answer: big ; empty; beautiful; (It is the second biggest country in the world; The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong.; The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million; You will see mountains and pass thousands of lakes, forests a
23、nd wide rivers as well as cities.)2. Have the students circle the places mentioned in the text and then draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada on the map on page 33. Retell what they saw and what they heard at those places. Ask students to exchange their opinions in groups of two an
24、d then ask some students to report .3. Make up a dialogue between Li Daiyu and Liu Qian (Exercise 4 in Learning about Language on page 36 )The students are encouraged to act out the dialogue in front of the class. 第六步： 作业布置1. Go over the text, and try to get a better understanding of the text.2. Underline the useful expressions, especially the phrases in the text.3. Recite the new words (from multicultural to port )
