2019届一轮复习人教版必修三Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”单元教案（17页word版）

2019届一轮复习人教版必修三Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”单元教案（17页word版）

‎2019届一轮复习人教版必修三Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”单元教案 第一部分 教学设计说明 About the topic and the structures 单元话题和结构 本单元以节日为话题，介绍了世界各地的一些节日的含义、由来和民俗。通过本单元的学习，可以帮助学生更多地了解节日、体味文化；同时又可以引导学生理解、尊重不同的文化和习俗。‎ 本单元语言功能项目是：方向、位置和情感。‎ 本单元语言结构项目是“名词从句作同位语”。‎ 本单元还要求学生学习写作“描写文：报道”。‎ ‎《金色教案》教学设计在单元课时划分上与课本保持一致，即“阅读课、知识课、运用课三课时/三课型划分”。但在实际教学过程中，建议教师依据学生基础、教学条件、学校安排的因素，对课本、对《金色教案》教学设计重新划分课时，裁剪、拼接使用提供的材料，以便“物尽所用”，达到最佳教学效果。教师也可以参照《金色教案》提供的“实际教学过程课时划分建议”进行教学。‎ Period 1‎ Reading ‎ 阅读课 Warming Up课本提供了一个关于加拿大概况的小测试，目的是激活学生已有的知识和经验，为进入本单元的学习作好准备。教师也可以参考本书提供的Warming up by talking about Canada或者 Warming up by looking and listening导入新课。‎ Pre-reading课本通过四组问题激活学生有关旅行和加拿大的知识和经历。本单元阅读是“在旅途中看加拿大”，因此，“读前”部分首先提问学生经历过的旅行，然后提问学生最想去的国家，由此切入到本单元的话题“加拿大”。然后进一步提出“你是否想去加拿大旅行?你想到那儿去看什么?” “你会使用哪三个词语来描述加拿大?” 教师也可以利用本书 Pre-reading by questioning and answering进行操作。‎ Reading部分是篇游记，记述了李黛予和刘倩去加拿大看她们的表兄妹的途中见闻。乘火车横穿加拿大之前，她们表兄妹的朋友林丹尼向他们介绍了加拿大的概况，包括面积、地貌、城市、人口、生态环境等。一路上，他们看到了加拿大的自然美景，野生动物，并因中途停靠卡尔加里(Calgary)而联想到卡尔加里大赛马会(Calgary Stampede)。加拿大地广人稀，多数人住在美—加边境。本文还提到了桑德贝(Thunder Bay)，五大湖(the Great Lakes)，温哥华(Vancouver)，多伦多(Toronto)，介绍了加拿大的淡水资源。本文对加拿大的介绍涉及面较宽，但都没有详述，这给学生留下了足够的思维空间。建议教师使用本书提供的Talking and sharing, Listening and reading aloud, Reading and underlining, Reading and transferring information, Understanding difficult sentences， Closing down by acting the text 帮助学生掌握课文的形式、理解课文的内容，进而活用课文。 ‎ Comprehending部分由三部分组成：回答问题、写出正确信息和画路线图。这些不仅检查学生对阅读课文的细节的把握，比如，要求学生介绍卡尔加里大赛马会、列举加拿大蕴藏的两种自然资源、写出有关桑德贝的地理位置的正确信息等，而且检查学生根据阅读课文内容所作的推理和判断，比如，“Why do many people want to live in Vancouver?”一题，要求学生联系文中相关信息，做出因果推理。此外，还检查学生的读图能力，比如，“Why would ships be able to reach the center of Canada?”一题，要求学生把地图和课文两方面的信息综合起来。最后，要求学生在地图上画出横穿加拿大的路线图，抓住文中人物的行踪也就抓住了行文的线索，零散的信息就有机地串联起来了。‎ Period 2‎ Learning about language ‎ 知识课 Learning about Language部分首先通过构词法的学习扩大学生的词汇量并培养学生的词汇生成能力。用阅读课文中的词和信息编对话和填空，旨在提高学生活用词汇的能力。语法部分通过从阅读课文中找例句和造句的练习教学同位语从句。教师可以参考本书提供的下列步骤进行教学：Warming up by discovering useful words and expressions, Reading and finding, Doing exercises, Ready used materials for “Noun clauses as the appositive”, Closing down by doing ‎ a quiz。‎ Period 3‎ Using language 运用课 Using Language部分综合训练听说读写的能力。听与写、听与说有机结合在一起，使学生通过填空、讨论的形式进一步学习有关加拿大的知识——加拿大的居民、语言等。阅读部分继续加拿大之行：从多伦多到蒙特利尔(Montreal)。本文提到了枫树，加拿大国家塔(CN Tower)，尼亚加拉瀑布(Niagara Falls)，多伦多猛龙队(Toronto Raptors)，蓝鸟队(Blue Jays)，中国城(Chinatown)，圣劳伦斯河(St Lawrence River)等等，充分展示了异域文化风情。写的部分是两篇报告，一个写途中所见，另一个写途中所闻。教师可以根据课本上的提示，向学生介绍“报告”的写作方法。写之前，先让学生根据本单元的两篇阅读完成图表上所要填写的信息。写报告时，要求学生自拟题目，先提出话题，再根据图表信息详述所见或所闻，最后作一小结。本书提供的下列步骤可供参考： Warming up by listening and writing，Speaking， Reading and underlining， Acting， Closing down by having a guided writing。 ‎ 实际教学过程课时划分建议 Period 1‎ 将Warming Up、 Pre-reading、Reading和Comprehending整合在一起上一节“阅读课”。‎ Period 2‎ 将Learning about language 和Workbook中的 USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS、USING STRUCTURES 整合在一起上一节“语言知识课”。‎ Period 3‎ 将Using language 设计为一节包括听说读写单项技能或组合技能训练的“综合技能课（一）”。‎ Period 4‎ 将Workbook 的READING AND LISTENING和TALKING整合在一起上一节“听说课”。‎ Period 5‎ 将Workbook 的LISTENING TASK、READING AND WRITING TASK和 SPEAKING TASK整合为一节“综合技能课（二）”。‎ 第二部分 教学资源说明 Section 1‎ 围绕单元话题“Festival around the world”‎ Background ‎ 背景 ‎，《金色教案》提供了几则语言规范、短小精干的趣味性材料。这些材料既可以作为教师教学参考材料为教师所用，也可以直接或改写、重组后作为课堂内外的拓展性阅读材料呈现给学生。‎ Section 2‎ Explanation 解析 重点针对“阅读课型”中的课文难句，《金色教案》不仅提供了详尽的，就句论句的解析和翻译，而且还以解析的焦点话题为线索，进行了一定的归纳、辨析和总结，以帮助教师更好地实施“语言形式”的教学。‎ Section 3‎ Vocabulary 词汇 按照课本单元词汇表顺序，《金色教案》重点提供动词、短语搭配的讲解。所提供的例句，经典、地道、实用、易懂，完全可以直接用于教学。‎ 第三部分 教学测评说明 围绕单元词法、句法项目，《金色教案》提供了长短不一的“单元教学测评”，并备有参考答案供教师使用。有些测评题目直接源于历年高考试卷，更具有说服力和实用性。‎ Part 1 Teaching Design 第一部分 教学设计 Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading ‎(A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”)‎ Introduction In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to talk and share. Then they go on to listen and read aloud the text. Steps like reading and underlining, reading and transferring information, understanding difficult sentences and closing down by acting the text are to be taken. ‎ Objectives To help students understand the text’s forms and contents and learn about Canada ‎ To help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unit Focus Words chat，surround， measure， border，mix，confirm， terrify，impress Expressions rather than, settle down, catch sight of, in the distance Patterns ‎1. Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. ‎ ‎2. Rather than taking the airplane all the way, they decided to fly from China to Vancouver. ‎ ‎3. It is the second biggest country in the world and as you go eastward, you will see mountains, and pass by thousands of lakes, forests and wide rivers as well as cities. ‎ ‎4. That afternoon in the train the cousins settled down in their seats. ‎ ‎5. Many of them have a gift for working with animals and they can win thousands of dollars in prizes. ‎ Aids ‎ Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedures ‎1. Warming up ‎ Warming up by talking about Canada Hello, everyone. Today we are going to read about Canada. But first I’d like to inform you of some facts about this second largest country in the world.‎ Best of the World's Best For 7 years in a row (1994-2000 inclusive) the United Nations voted Canada "the best COUNTRY in the world in which to live". In 2001 it was voted 2nd and in 2002 Canada was ranked 3rd. An 8th place ranking in 2003 was disappointing, but Canadians still feel that it is the best!.‎ In January 2000, Vancouver (BC) was voted "the best CITY in the world in which to live" (in a 3-way tie with Zurich & Bern, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria). ‎ Warming up by looking and listening Hi, everyone. Look at the picture and tell me what it is like. Yes, the head of the man looks like the map of Canada. The man, representing Canada, is playing hockey, the national sport of the country Canada.‎ Hockey Canada Strengths ‎4.5 million Canadians are involved in hockey as coaches, players, officials, administrators or ‎ direct volunteers (this does not include spectators, parents and occasional volunteers).‎ Research has shown that hockey is the activity of choice of over 2 million Canadians.‎ Over 508,000 players are registered with Hockey Canada for the 1998-99 season.‎ There are more than 1.5 million games played and 2 million practices every year.‎ There are over 3,000 arenas in Canada.‎ Warming up by giving facts Nice to see you back at school, boys and girls. To begin with turn to page 33, and go over the warming up exercises. Find out the facts about the country of Canada.‎ GENERAL INFORMATION area: 9,970,610 sq km/3,849,652 sq mi; capital: Ottawa; major towns/cities: Toronto, Montral, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Qubec, Hamilton, Saskatoon, Halifax, London, Kitchener, Mississauga, Laval, Surrey; physical features: mountains in west, with low-lying plains in interior and rolling hills in east; St Lawrence Seaway, Mackenzie River; Great Lakes; Arctic Archipelago; Rocky Mountains; Great Plains or Prairies; Canadian Shield; Niagara Falls; climate: varies from temperate in south to arctic in north; 45 of country forested ‎2. Questioning and answering How do you usually travel when on vacation? Alone? With companion? With classmates? What type of activities do you most like to participate in when you travel? ‎ Do you do group travel?‎ ‎3. Talking and sharing What three words would you use to describe Canada?‎ Happy Canada Day! ( words to describe Canada) ‎ Happy Canada Day! Even though our country isn't perfect, I feel lucky to live here when I think about some of the horrible things that are happening in other parts of the world. What are some words that spring to mind when you think about Canada? Here are some of mine: vast, changing weather, uncertain ‎4. Listening and reading aloud Reading aloud to the recording of the text improves our literacy skills — reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Now please listen and read the text aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence.‎ 加拿大太平洋岸的一颗宝石——温哥华市 Vancouver 世界上很少有城市能像卑诗省的温哥华如此秀丽天成、多彩多姿及诸色人种汇聚一堂。温哥华坐落于加拿大西海岸，拥有一百八十万多元化人口，乃加拿大第三大城市，并且是国际商业重镇。‎ 温哥华被海洋、青山及公园绿地所环绕，提供了其它城市难得一见的城区优质生活。它的街道安全洁净；它的海滩、青山易于接近；它的居民亲切友善。 ‎ 温哥华提供琳琅满目的体育、文化、娱乐活动机会。在它四季宜人的气候下，您一定可以了解为何温哥华被喻为 "加拿大太平洋岸的一颗宝石"。‎ ‎5. Reading and underlining A really useful way to help us with our listening is to become aware of 'thought groups' .‎ When we speak, we need to divide speech up into small ‘chunks’ to help the listener understand messages. These chunks or thought groups are groups of words which go together to express an idea or thought. In English, we use pauses and low pitch to mark the end of thought groups.‎ Next you are to read the text, dividing the text into thought groups and circling all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after school as homework.‎ Collocations from A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”‎ on a trip(在旅途中), on the Atlantic coast（在大西洋海岸）, take the aeroplane（乘飞机）, fly from… to…（从……飞行到……）, take the train from… to…（乘火车从……到……）, from west to east（从西到东）, across Canada（横穿加拿大）, cross the whole country（横贯整个国家）, wait for…（等候……）, at the airport（在机场）, take…to…（把……带到……）, catch the train（乘坐火车）, on the way to…（在去……的路上）, see great scenery（看美丽壮观的风景）, on the trip（在旅途中）, go eastward（向东行驶）, pass cities（经过城市）, in less than five days（在不五天的时间里）, from coast to coast（从一个海岸到另一个海岸）, in the warmest part of…（在最热的地方）, be surrounded by…（被……所包围）, on the north（在北边）, ski in the mountains（在山上滑雪）, sail in the harbour（在港湾了扬帆行船）, north of…（……的北边）, settle down in the seat（落座）, look out of the window at the wild scenery（从窗口看到了自然风光）, a mountain goat（野山羊）, a grizzly bear（大灰熊）, a famous Western festival（有名的西方节日）, come from all over…（全来自……）, compete in ~ing（比赛做……）, ride wild horses（驾驭野马）, have a gift for ~ing（有天资/天分做……）, work with…（与……共处）, win…prizes（赢得……奖金）, live within 320 kilometres of the USA border（居住在靠近美国320公里以内的边境地带）, go through…（穿过……）, a wheat-growing province（种植小麦的省份）, thousands of square kilometers in size（面积有数千平方米）, at the top end of…（在……的最上首）, a busy port（繁忙的港口）, be close to…（接近……）, one-third of…（……三分之一）, rush through…（穿行过……）‎ The Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, the great backbone of North America, extend 5,000 kilometers from New Mexico to Canada. The elevations range from about 1,500 meters along the plains to 4,399 meters, and the widths range from 120 to 650 kilometers. The Rocky Mountains are composed of many mountain ranges with unique ecological features. For example, 20 ranges make up the Rocky Mountains in and adjacent to Wyoming. The natural beauty, abundant wildlife, and fresh water ‎ have attracted human inhabitants for the last 10,000-12,000 years.‎ ‎6. Reading and transferring information Read the text again to complete the table summarizing A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH.‎ A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH About Canada About Vancouver About Rocky Mountains About Thunder Bay bigger than the US; 2nd biggest country in the world; From west to east, you can see mountains, thousands of lakes, forests and wide rives as well as cities. 5,500 km from coast to coast warmest part of Canada; most beautiful city in Canada, surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west; population increasing rapidly; ‎ wild scenery; mountain goats; a grizzly bear; ‎ at the top end of the Great Lakes; a busy port; ‎ ‎7. Going over the text for the type of writing and summary of the idea Determining the type of writing will help you determine the author’s topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject — supportive, condemning, objective, etc.)‎ Type of writing This is a piece of narrative writing.‎ Main idea of the passage Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada, visiting their cousins and enjoying the beautiful scenery across the whole continent of Canada from west to east.‎ Main idea of 1st paragraph Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.‎ Main idea of 2nd paragraph Having arrived in Vancouver, the most beautiful city in Canada, they were to be taken to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train.‎ Main idea of 3rd paragraph Settling down in their seats in the train, they enjoyed the wild ‎ scenery while crossing the Rockey Mountains to Calgary.‎ Main idea of 4th paragraph While arriving Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resource and etc.‎ Main idea of 5th paragraph The train rushed through the night towards Toronto while they were sleeping.‎ ‎8. Reading the text once again to make a diargram of A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” ‎ towards Toronto arrive in Thunder Bay ‎→‎cross the Rockey Mountain catch “The True North” train.‎ on a trip to Canada.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎9. Understanding difficult sentences Are there any difficult sentences? Now discuss with your partner the difficult points from the text. ‎ ‎10. Closing down by acting the text Acting out the text is a strategy for motivating us to read out loud the text. We need oral practice and help with pronunciation and so acting out the text really helps us.‎ To end the period let’s act this text out. We shall have three student actors to play Li Daiyu, Liu Qian and Danny Lin.‎ Period 2 A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language ‎(Noun clauses as the appositive)‎ Introduction In this period students will be first helped by the teacher to warm up by discovering useful words and expressions. Then they go on to read and find collocations and do exercises. The ready used materials for “Noun clauses as the appositive” are offered for class reading. The period will end by students doing a quiz.‎ Objectives To learn about Noun clauses as the appositive ‎ To discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions To discover and learn to use some useful structures Procedures ‎1. Warming up by discovering useful words and expressions Turn to page 36 and do exercises 1, 2 ,3, and 4 first. Check your answers against your classmates’. ‎ ‎2. Reading and finding Turn to page 34 and read the text A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”. As you read, find out sentences with noun clauses as the appositive. ‎ Keys: The idea that they would cross the whole continent was exciting. / The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong. / The fact that ocean ships can go there surprise many people.‎ ‎3. Doing exercises Turn to page 37 and do the exercises in groups of four. ‎ ‎4. Ready used materials for “Noun clauses as the appositive”‎ Noun clauses as the appositive An appositive is a word, phrase or clause which is placed directly next to a preceding noun or pronoun and which renames or explains that noun or pronoun.‎ Examples:‎ My friend Henry won the prize, a two-year scholarship.‎ The belief that there will be nuclear war is widespread.‎ The idea that computers will recognize human voices surprises many people.‎ The possibility that the majority of the labor force will work at home is often discussed.‎ 同位语从句的特点是由一个抽象名词+that从句构成，引导词一般是that, 而且that在从句中不充当任何成分。这些抽象名词有：news, idea, fact, doubt, evidence, promise, rumor, hope, truth, belief, message等，同位语从句是对抽象名词进行说明解释。‎ ‎1. The news that our football team at last defeated Korea made the fans wild with joy. c.f.: The news that made the fans wild with joy was from the radio.‎ ‎2. There is much evidence that the crime rate in this city is on the rise.‎ ‎3. Einstein came to the conclusion that the maximum speed possible in the universe is that of light. 爱因斯坦得出的结论是宇宙中最大速度是光速。‎ ‎5. 学习同位语从句 ‎1. 从属连词that、whether引导的同位语从句。‎ He has the hope that he will become a college student. 他有上大学这么个愿望。‎ The question whether he should do this troubled him. 是否该做这件事这一问题使他很烦恼。‎ 注意：由连接词that （一般不可省略） 引导的同位语从句，在句子结构上与关系代词that引导的定语从句有相似之处，但有区别：‎ ‎1) The news that he had landed on the moon spread all over the country. 他登上月球的消息传遍全国。‎ ‎2）The news that John told us interested all of us.他告诉我们的消息使大家都感趣。‎ 解析：1）句中that从句中本身的内容就是“news ”内容本身，that在句子中不充当任何成分，起连接作用，所以，本句中的that从句 是同位语从句；而2）句中that从句说明“ news ”是怎样获得的，不涉及“news”的内容， that从句中充当 “tell”的宾语，所以，本句中的that从句 是定语从句。另外，可带同位语从句的名词主要是少数一些可加入具体内容的表示信息、思想等概念的名词，如：fact，news，idea，truth，belief，doubt，hope，possibility，order，wish，message，promise，suggestion，report，reply，problem, question, thought等。‎ ‎2. 连接副词how，when，where等引导的同位语从句。‎ You have no idea how worried I was！你不知道我是多么着急。‎ ‎6．Closing down by doing a quiz Underline the appositives in the following sentences ‎1. My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week. 2. The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop, a large rowboat. 3. Walter, the playboy and writer, is very attached to his mother, Mrs. Hammon. 4. The actor Paul Newman directed only one picture. 5. Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable girl, grew up to be a mentally troubled woman.‎ Underline and punctuate the appositives in the following sentences. Remember: not all require punctuation.‎ ‎6. Sweetbriar a company known throughout the South is considering a nationwide advertising campaign. 7. An above-average student and talented musician John made his family ‎ proud. 8. The extremely popular American film Titanic was widely criticized for its mediocre script. 9. The greatest American film ever made Citizen Kane won only one Academy Award. 10. 60 Minutes the TV news magazine program featured a story on the popular singer Whitney Houston.‎ Keys:‎ ‎1. My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week. 2. The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop, a large rowboat. 3. Walter, the playboy and writer, is very attached to his mother, Mrs. Hammon. 4. The actor Paul Newman directed only one picture. 5. Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable girl, grew up to be a mentally troubled woman.‎ ‎6. Sweetbriar, a company known throughout the South, is considering a nationwide advertising campaign. 7. An above-average student and talented musician, John made his family proud. 8. The extremely popular American film Titanic was widely criticized for its mediocre script. 9. The greatest American film ever made, Citizen Kane won only one Academy Award. 10. 60 Minutes, the TV news magazine program, featured a story on the popular singer Whitney Houston.‎ Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language ‎(“THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL)‎ Introduction Language is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in English, making use of the focused words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. Warming up by listening and writing is to be followed by speaking，reading and underlining and acting. The class ends in class having a guided writing. ‎ Objectives To enjoy the passage “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL To learn to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing ‎ ‎1. Warming up by listening and writing Turn to page 37 and listen to the tape and complete the sentences with correct information.‎ ‎2. Speaking In groups of four, talk about the 4 questions on the top of page 38.‎ Bilingualism双语国家 Under the Official Languages Act, Canada is an officially bilingual country. This means that Canadians have the right to get federal government services in English or French, no matter what part of Canada they are living in.‎ New Brunswick is the only province that is officially bilingual. New Brunswick residents receive services in both official languages from all of their provincial government departments and agencies.‎ In Quebec, French is the official language and in most cases, provincial and municipal services are provided in French.‎ In the other provinces and territories, English is the official language, and the availability of provincial services in both official languages varies.‎ At the municipal level, the availability of services in both official languages varies greatly.‎ Multiculturalism 多元文化 Canada is populated by people who have come from every part of the world. Through the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, the government encourages Canadians to take pride in their language, religion and heritage and to keep their customs and traditions, as long as they don't break Canadian laws.‎ ‎3. Reading and underlining Next you are to read “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL and underline all the useful expressions or collocations you’ve found in it. Copy them into your notebook after class as homework.‎ Collocations from “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL frost on the ground（地上覆盖了一层薄霜）, around noon（中午时分）, the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada（加拿大最大最富有的城市）, leave for…（离开去……）, go on a tour of the city（继续在市内游览一番）, go up the tower（登上塔顶）, look across the lake（俯瞰湖面）, flow into…（流人……）, flow over…（流经……）, on one’s way to…（在去……的路上）, a covered stadium（加顶的运动场）, walk north（向北走）, phone… from a telephone booth（到电话亭给……打电话）, have dinner in downtown Chinatown（在市内的中国城吃晚饭）, move to…（移居到……）, meet… at…（在……迎接……）, get good Cantonese food（吃到好吃的广东菜）, come from South China（来自中国南方）, go as far as Ottawa（去到远至渥太华）, about four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto（距多伦多东北大约有400公里）, take too long（花费的时间长）, at dawn（黎明）, at the train station（在火车站）, have English words in small letters（有小字体的英文标注）, go downtown（到市区去）, be close to…,（接近……） spend the afternoon in the lovely shops （整个下午在可爱的商店）, visit… in…（在……拜访……）, sit in a café（坐在咖啡馆）, look over…（眺望……）, sit down with…（和……坐在一起）, on a train trip across…（坐着火车上横穿……）, have a French culture（具有法国文化）, speed along the river toward…（沿着河流驶向……）, dream of…（梦想……）‎ ‎4. Acting a text play Acting out the text is a strategy for motivating us to read out loud the text. We need oral practice and help with pronunciation and so acting out the text really helps us.‎ Next we are going to put the text “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL” on stage. ‎ A TEXT PLAY OF “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL”‎ ‎(on the train)‎ Liu Qian: Look! The maple trees are red and gold and orange. ‎ Li Daiyu: Yes, there is even frost on the ground.‎ Liu Qian: I see. It’s fall time in Canada.‎ ‎(around noon)‎ Li Daiyu: We are coming close to Toronto, the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada.‎ Liu Qian: Wonderful! I am so excited that I can’t wait to go on a tour of the city.‎ ‎(out of the train station) ‎ Liu Qian: What can we visit?‎ Li Daiyu: We shall go up the tower of CN or CN Tower where we can look across the lake and see the misty cloud rising from the great Niagara Falls.‎ Liu Qian: Where does the water flow?‎ Li Daiyu: It flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.‎ Liu Qian: Look! There is a covered stadium over there!‎ Li Daiyu: It has been home of several famous basketball teams. Oh, by the way, let’s stop here. I am going to phone one of my mother’s friends from a telephone booth. He lives around here, I think.‎ Liu Qian: Where are we going to take our dinner? I am hungry, very hungry.‎ Li Daiyu: For dinner, we shall go to the downtown Chinatown. But first we have to meet Lin Tao at The Pink Pearl. He moved here many years ago.‎ ‎(at The Pink Pearl)‎ Lin Tao: Hi, Li Daiyu! Hi, Liu Qian. Nice to see you here in Canada.‎ Liu Qian: Thank you for coming to meet us. But, I…, I am hungry. I’d like to have Cantonese food. I don’t like Canadian food at all. ‎ Li Daiyu: Neither do I. There are many people who came from South China. They cook nice Cantonese food.‎ ‎(after dinner)‎ Lin Tao: It’s too bad you can’t go as far as Ottawa.‎ Liu Qian: Where is it? Is it a big city?‎ Lin Tao: It’s about four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto. It is the capital city of Canada.‎ ‎(at dawn the next morning)‎ Lin Tao: Here we are at the train station of Montreal.‎ Liu Qian: They are not speaking English!‎ Lin Tao: No, they aren’t. People are speaking French here. But don’t worry. All the French signs and ads have English words in small letters.‎ Li Daiyu: Let’s go downtown to Old Montreal. It’s close to the water, I guess.‎ Lin Tao: I agree. I like spending the afternoon in the lovely shops, visiting artists in their workplaces, sitting in a café, looking over the broad St Lawrence River.‎ Lin Tao: Are you dreaming?‎ Li Daiyu: Go ahead, let’s get started!‎ ‎5. Guided writing ‎ Suppose you are Liu Qian now. You are going to write home an imagined report on Canada.‎ After a total flight time of 11 hours I should be tired I guess, but somehow I was in a good shape and still willing to have a first sightseeing tour around Cadada.‎ Today we went to Capilano Suspension Bridge, a 13m long and 70m high suspension bridge. I saw quite some totems there, pretty impressing. I could also see how those totems are made by Indians.‎ Today I met my distant cousin Li Daiyu. She is from Beijing and studies in Vancouver. Until we could find arrangements to meet, several phone calls had to go all around the globe from Canada to China and from China to Canada again.‎