英语人教版 (2019)Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land教案设计

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2019新人教高中英语选择性必修二Unit4 Journey Across A Vast Land公开课教案Teaching aims:By the end of this period, students will be able to:1.Learn about the geography,history and culture of Canada by reading the passage.2.Focus on discourse markers to show relationships and understand their functions.3.Identify the useful patterns and expressions about how to describe Canada.4.Realize the positive impact of journey on one’s life by discussing related topics.Teaching key points:   Help students to analyses understand the text by drawing a flow chart.   Instruct students to talk about the positive impact of the journey on one’s life.Teaching difficult points：Enable students to judge the structure of the passage and catch the key information by drawing a flow chart.Teaching procedures:StepⅠBefore-readingA quiz about Canada1.What is the capital of Canada?2.What is the population of Canada?3.What is the national animal of Canada?4.What is the leader of Canada called?5.What are the official languages of Canada?6.What are the four Great Lakes in Canada?Suggested answers:1.Ottawa.2.Over slightly thirty-seven million.3.The beaver.4.The Prime Minister.5.English and French.6.Lake Superior,Lake Huron,Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.StepⅡ While-ReadingActivity1 PredictionRead the title of the text SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADA.Try to answer the following questions.1.What are the destinations of the journey?2.How does the journey begin?Read headlinesHeadlines usually include not only key ideas or information from the text.They often do not follow strict grammar rules,because writers use as few words as possible to catch the attention of the readers.Suggested answers:1.Vancouver and other places of Canada.2.By rail/train.Activity 2 Read for the main ideaRead for the main ideaRead the text quickly and get the main idea by answering some questions.1.Who are the main characters?2.Where did they go? How did they go there? What did they see/do?3.How was the journey like?4.What is the main idea of the passage?Suggested answers:1.Li Daiyu and Liu Qian.2.They went to Canada.By train.They visited many cities of Canada and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Canada.3.It was a most awesome journey and they enjoyed it very much.4.It is mainly about what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian have seen and done during the trip from Vancouver to Toronto.Activity3 Read for detailsRead the text again and try to complete the table below with the information from the text.（红色部分为学生填写）PlaceInformationVancouveroften rains;a harbour;beautiful mountains looking out over the city;a forest just a short distance awaythe Canadian Rockiesmassive mountains and forests;the exceptional beauty of Lake Louise;spectacular mountain peaks and forests;many different creatures,including deer,mountain goats,and even a grizzly bear and an eagleEdmontoncentre of Canada’s huge oil and gas industry;cold in winter,with daily temperatures averaging -10 ℃;home to one of the largest shopping malls in North Americathe Canadian Prairieopen;a wheat-growing area;a bunch of farms that covered a very large areaOntarioa land of forests,lakes and rolling hills;four Great Lakes on its southern border Activity4 Read for discourse markers1.Brainstorm and classify some discourse markers.（红色部分为学生作答）Adding something:in addition to,includingShowing contrast:however,despiteExplaining a reason:sinceEmphasis:in factTime:before,during,later,when,eventually,not...until...,Concluding:all in all2.Read the text and underline the discourse markers.Suggested answers:In addition to, including, however, despite, since, before, during, later, when, eventually, not...until..., all in all, in factActivity 5 Read for thinkingWork in pairs to discuss the question.1.Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian? Why or why not?2.How is a rail journey different from other forms of travel,such as by plane or by car?Suggested answers:1.I would love to take such a journey.It seems so wonderful and relaxing,and I would get to see many beautiful sites.2.A rail journey is different from a car journey,with a car journey,if you see something interesting,you can stop and take a look.A journey by plane will get you to your destination much faster than a trip by train or by car.However,usually you cannot see anything interesting from a plane window,and a plane gives much less space and fewer opportunities to get up and walk around.StepⅢ Post-readingDiscuss the questions combining your own experiences.Work in pairs.1.Can you feel the excitement of the two cousins during the journey? Besides this,what else do you think they can learn from this journey?2.As a travel journal,do you think that the writer has provided you with enough information about Canada? If not,what can be added to the text?Suggested answers:1.Yes,we can.I think,besides this,they both can learn much information about Canada,such as the weather,the geography and the unique natural beauty and so on.2.No,not enough.I think the writer can describe more about the beautiful scenery of each place where the cousins have visited.And to make it much better,he/she can describe something about the people in those places by describing the interactions with the local people.Sometimes,he/she can also describe something that happened between the cousins and the people sitting together with them on the traffic tools.StepⅣ Language useSuppose you are a travel guide,please explain the beauty of Lake Louise to your travellers.Suggested answer:Welcome to the beautiful Lake Louise.First,please look at the water.How blue and clear it is! The reflection of the sky is scattered over the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.Then look far across the lake,you can feel the wide stretch of the lake and you can also feel the strength of nature which takes our breath away.HomeworkSurf on the Internet to find more information about Canada.