Teaching goals 
 1. Target language 
a. important words and phrases: minister,quiz,rather than, continent, 
eastward, surround, settle down, abpard, have a gift for, slightly b. imortant sentences:  
   Rather than take the plane all the way, they decided to fly from China to Vancouver. 
   The idea that they would cross the whole continent was exciting.  The fact that ocean ships can go there surprise many people. 
2. Ability goals 
a. Learn how to describe the places that Li Daiyu and Li Qian visit in Canada. 
b. Enable students to understand the details of the passage about Canada and find the correct answers to the questions in the post-reading.
 3. Learning ability goals 
a. improve the students’reading ability     b. learn the information about Canada. 
Ⅴ. Teaching important points 
a.draw out the route for the trip. 
b.find the answers to the questiong in post-reading  
Ⅵ. Teaching methods 
a.fast reading and careful reading b.asking-and –answering activities c.discussion
Ⅶ.teaching aids:    Multimedia 
Ⅷ. Teaching procedures and ways. 
Step1. Lead in 
Show the students the Canadian map and five questions. 
1. Where is Canada located?
2.What are Canada's neighboring countries?
3. What are the oceans on either side of Canada?
4. How large is Canada?
5. What are Canada's big cities?
6.Let’s enjoy the Canadian national anthem. (Students find out the answers on the map) 
  
Step2.Warming-up 
 a.Show some beautiful pictures about Canadian to the students.     
 b.A quiz to check how much do the students know about Canada.  
Step 3. Reading 
Fast-reading: Ask the students to scan the passage and finish two task. 
a. Read the title and think about what does “THE TRUE NORTH” mean? 
b. Go through the passage and underline the main places mentioned in the text then draw it on the map on P33. 
Careful-reading:  
A.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 
1. What’s the passage mainly about? 
A.The secenery the two girls saw on the train. 
B. A trip of two girls, which tells us some information about Canada. C. What the two girls learned about Canada. D. The natural resources of Canada. 
2. Why is the tittle given as A TRIP ON --- “The True North” 
A. Because they took a trip across Canada on the cross-Canada train called “The True North”. 
B. Because Canada lies in the North America. 
C. Because it was cold in Canada when they got there.
The First Period Reading (I)
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
Quiz Canadian minister continent baggage chat scenery eastward westward upward surround harbor measure aboard eagle within border slight acre urban topic mix mixture bush maple frost confirm wealthy distance mist misty schoolmate booth downtown approximately dawn buffet broad nearby tradition terrify terrified pleased impress impressive
2. 词组
Prime minister, rather than, settle down, manage to do, catch sight of, have a gift for, in the distance
2. Ability goal 能力目标
Learn how to describe the places that Li Daiyu and Liu Qian visit in Canada.       
Understand the noun clause used as appositive.    
Enable the students to understand the details of the passage about Canada and find the correct answers to the questions in the post-reading.
3. Learning ability goals学能目标
Improve the students’ reading ability - guessing words, searching for information.
Learn the information about Canada.
Master the expressions for describing directions and locations.
Teaching important points 教学重点及难点
a. Find the answers to the questions in post-reading.
Learn the methods of writing a traveling report about.
b. Understand the use of noun clause - appositive clause.
Learn to read the traveling report according to the traveling route.
Teaching methods 教学方法  
1. Skimming and scanning;
2. Asking-and-answering activities;
3. Listening method.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer, a projector and a tape recorder.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step 1 Revision 
Check the students’ homework.
T: Before we come to the new lesson, let’s check your homework.
The teacher checks the assignment of the last class.
Step 2 Lead-in and Warming Up
表示方向的句式
Where is...? How does one go to...? In what direction is...? Is... close to/far from...? How far is...?
表示位置的句式
It is/lies in the north/south of...  It is/lies to the south/east/northwest of...
It is within...  Kilometers of...  It is/lies on the west/east.
The place is on the border.  You go along the coast.
It is east /west of...  It is far away from... One goes northward.

Show the students the maple flag and ask them some questions.                     
T: Do you know which country uses this national flag? 
Ss: Canada. 
T: Which continent is Canada in?
Ss: It is in North America. 
T: How large is it? 
Ss: I only know it is the second largest country in the world. I don’t know the exact number.
T: Canada occupies an area of 9, 978, 4670 square kilometers. It is a bit bigger than China. Which country is its neighbor? 
Ss: The United States.
        
(The teacher shows a map of Canada to the students.)
T: Right. The United State is its neighbor. Canada is a beautiful country. 
Step 3 Pre-reading
T: Now I want to ask you a question. Do you like traveling?
Ss: Yes, we like traveling very much. (No, I don’t like traveling. It is tiring.)
T: I know most of us like traveling. Have you ever been abroad?
Ss: No / Yes.
T: Few of us have ever been abroad. Then what is the longest trip you have ever taken?
Sa: Beijing (Shanghai / Hainan / Harbin).
Sb: I have never been out of my hometown.
T: If you get a chance to go abroad, which three countries would you like to visit most? Why?
Sc: I would like to go to French, Australia and Ireland. I think French is full of romantics and there are many beautiful buildings. Australia is famous for its beautiful scenery and people are very friendly. Ireland is also beautiful. I want to walk along the roads of the countryside.
Sd: I think I will travel in china first, because China is my motherland and she is very beautiful. I would also like to go to Canada so that I can see the large and beautiful lakes, and there’s the wonderful snow scenery. I also feel like paying a visit to Australia because there are many sheep and rare animals there.
T: Very good. We love our motherland, but if we want to make our country more beautiful and more developed, we should know more about the other countries. Here are two questions. You may ask your partner for answers and give your answers to him/her.
Show the questions on the screen or on the blackboard.
If you take a trip to Canada, what do you expect to see?
What three words would you use to describe Canada?
The teacher can ask some pairs to tell their ideas in class.
T: Who’d like to tell us your opinions?
Sa: I want to see the mountains and the forests. Canada is beautiful, wide and people are friendly.
Sb: I want to see the big snow and polar bears, three words large, clean and mysterious.
T: Are they right? You can find the answers in the text. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian will take us to visit Canada. Please turn to Page34, read “A Trip on the True North”.
Step 4 Fast reading 
Get the students read the passage quickly and carefully. Meanwhile, help the students form a good habit of reading. T: Do you feel puzzled when you read the title? What is “the True North”? Now, read the passage and get the general idea of the passage. Underline the main places mentioned in the text. 
Give the Ss five minutes for reading.
Five minutes later.
T: Time is up. Have you finished? 
Ss: Yes, we have.
T: The first question is what the passage is mainly about?
Sa: The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.
T: Right. It mainly tells us the information about Canada. What are the main places mentioned in the text?
Sb: They are the Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Rocky Mountains, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior and Toronto.
T: Look at the map on Page33. Draw the traveling route of the two girls on the map.
Give the students one minute to draw the route. 
T: You did a good job. Do you have any difficulty in reading? Let’s look at the difficult points together.
The teacher explains some important or difficult points to the students.
Step 5 Reading aloud
Let the students read the passage again and find the details from the passage.
T: Now you read the questions on Page35 first, and then read the text aloud to find the answers to the questions. After a while, answer the questions in complete sentences without looking at your books.
Give the students a few minutes to read and find answers. Then ask some students to give their answers.
Suggested answers:  
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? 
  They are crossing North American. 
2. Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast? 
  They are not flying directly to the Atlantic Coast because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada./ They want to see Canada./ They want to travel across Canada.
3. What is “The True North”? 
  “The True North” is the train that runs through Canada.
4. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly? 
  The population of Vancouver growing so rapidly because it is beautiful.
5. What happens at the Calgary Stampede? 
   At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.
6. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada? 
  Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.
7. What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources? 
  Canada has water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.
Step 6 Homework
1. Remember the underlined sentences.
2. Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada.

Skill Goals
1.Talk about the basic information about Canada— location, main cities, customs and cultural diversity.
2.Learn how to read a traveling report and use maps.
3.Learn to express directions and positions.
4.Master the Noun Clause- Appositive clause.
5.Learn to write a report to express what you hear and see in a place.
Step1 lead in 


Canada is located in the northernmost part of North America. Canada's southern territories run along the northern border of the continental United States. 
Canada's only land borders are with the United States, at two separate points. Canada borders the United States along its southern border, as well as its western border, where it borders the US state of Alaska. Canada also borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia in territorial size.
It has a total area of 9.9 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles). This includes about 891,163 square kilometers (344,080 square miles) of water. The country touches 3 oceans –the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the Pacific –and its coastline measures 202,080 kilometers (125,570 miles) long, making it the longest coastline in the world. Canada's border with the United States is 8,893 kilometers in length and includes a 2,477-kilometer border with Alaska, making it the longest land border in the world. Toronto is the largest city in Canada with a population of about 2.6 million. Other major cities include Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa.
There are ten non-island countries that share a border with only one country，These countries include Canada (which shares a border with the United States)。While some countries have many neighbors, others have very few. The situation of each country is important for its geopolitical relationship with surrounding countries, whether they be many or few. China, the world's third largest country in the area but the world's most populous country, has these fourteen neighbors: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam
Canada is often associated with cold weather and snow, but in reality, its climate is as diverse as its landscape. Generally, Canadians enjoy four very distinct seasons, particularly in the more populated regions along the US border. Daytime summer temperatures can rise to 35°C and higher, while lows of -25°C are not uncommon in winter. More moderate temperatures are the norm in spring and fall.