广东省惠州市惠东县惠东荣超中学高中英语 Unit5 Reading学案1 新人教版必修3

广东省惠州市惠东县惠东荣超中学高中英语 Unit 5 Reading学案

新人教版必修3

【学习目标】

1.了解加拿大的概况：地理位置，主要城市，风土人情等；

2.了解多元文化现象和多元文化国家的特点。

3.学会阅读和使用地图

【方法指导】

1.通读课文，理解文章大意

2.再次细读课文，理解细节内容.

3. 找出难懂的句子，与同伴交流学习。

课前预习:

Step1. Reading preparation.在课文中找出下列单词短语（A级）

1____________ n. 大臣;部长 2____________ n. 风景景色

3____________ n. 大陆;洲 4____________ adv. 向东; adj. 向东的

5____________ vt.& vi.包围; 环绕 6____________ v. 测量；衡量 n. 计量单位；措施7____________ adv.稍稍;轻微地 8____________ prep.在......之内; 不越出

9____________ n.海港 10____________ n. 城市的；市镇的

11____________ adj.市区的 12____________ vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊

13____________ n.边界;国界 vt & vi与...接壤

14____________ prep & adv.在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上

15.____________ 与其；不愿 16._____________ 定居；平静下来；专心于

17.____________ 设法做 18._____________ 看见；瞥见

19.____________ 对……有天赋

Step 2: Quiz(知识小测):How much do you know about Canada?

1. What language(s) do Canadians speak?

A. English

B. English and German

C. English and French

D. English and Spanish

2. What is the capital of Canada?

A. Vancouver

B. Toronto

C. Calgary

D. Ottawa

3. What is the national animal of Canada?

A. Beaver

B. Grizzly bear

C. Polar bear

D. Penguin

4. What is the leader of the country called?

A. President

B. Prime Minister

C. Governor

D. King

5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?

A. Lake Superior

B. Lake Huron

C. Lake Erie

D. Lak e Ontario

E. Lake Michigan

6. Canadian symbol—— ________________

课堂探究案Exploring Case

Step 1: Fast reading

Read the whole passage and answer the questions.

（方法导引：略读整篇文章并回答问题。）

1. What is the passage mainly about?

It is about _____ ______ of two _______; and it tells us some information about __________.

2. What is “The True North”?

“The True North ” is the ________ that run through _________ .

3.Find out w hat these numbers are about?

second: _________________________________________________________

5,500: __________________________________________________________

a few hundred: __________________________________________________

thirty million: ___________________________________________________

one-third: ______________________________________________________

Step 2: Careful reading

Read the whole passage carefully and try to do the following activities.

（方法导引：仔细阅读整篇文章并试着做下列活动。）

I. Choose the best answer:

1. Why are the two girls not flying directly to the Atlantic coast?

A. It is too long a trip for them.

B. They want to travel across Canada.

C. There is no direct flight to the Atlantic coast.

D. It is much cheaper to get there by train.

2. Which of the following cities is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?

A. Vancouver.

B. Calgary.

C. Toronto.

D. Montreal.

3. Which of the following statements about Canada is NOT true?

A. Vancouver is the warmest part of Canada.

B. Canada is bigger than America and is the second biggest country in the world.

C. The cousins are able to cross Canada in less than five days.

D. M ost Canadians live within 320 kilometres of the USA border.

4. Who will take part in the Calgary Stampede?

A. Cowboys from Stampede.

B. People from Canada.

C. Anyone who has a gift for riding.

D. Cowboys from all over the world.

5. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?

A. They found nobody on their way.

B. There are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.

C. There are too many lakes in Canada.

D. Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.

II. Read the text again and fill in the blanks.