Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”Period 7 Revision: Summing up and learning tip
整体设计
教材分析
This is the last teaching period of this unit, so the emphasis should be placed on going over and summarizing what has been learned in this unit. It includes the following parts: Summing Up, Learning Tip, assessment and consolidation exercises.
Summing Up summarizes the whole contents of this unit from the aspects of topics, vocabulary and grammar. The teacher can first use this part to let students to sum up what they have learned and then explain what students couldn’t understand very well in this unit. An experienced teacher should design some additional exercises for students to do in order that they can learn to use and grasp all the contents.
Learning Tip teaches students the word formation. It explains to them what prefixes are and what suffixes are. It also gives the examples of the prefix super-and the suffix-ment to form new words. This is a very effective way of learning English words. It can enlarge students’ vocabulary in a short time.
In this period, the teacher can also provide more practices to consolidate what students have learned in this unit.
Finally, ask students to finish Checking yourself on Page 75 in the Workbook. This part aims at encouraging students to make a self-assessment after they finish learning this unit. It is very important to improve their learning. Of course, a testing assessment is also needed.
教学重点
1. Get students to review and consolidate what they have learned in this unit.
2. Develop students’ ability to solve problems.
教学难点
Get students to turn what they have learned into their ability.
三维目标
知识目标
1. Get students to go over the useful new words and expressions in this unit.
2. Have students review the new grammar item: noun clauses as the appositive.
能力目标
1. Develop students’ ability to use the important language points in this unit.
2. Enable students to learn to use noun clauses as the appositive correctly.
情感目标
1. Encourage students to learn more about Canada and other foreign countries.
2. Strengthen students’ sense of group cooperation.
教学过程
→Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Dictate some useful new words and expressions in this unit.
→Step 2 Lead-in
Tell students: Up to now, we have finished Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”. Have you learned and grasped all in this unit? Turn to Page 40. You can check yourself by filling in the blanks in the part Summing Up.
→Step 3 Summing Up
Five minutes for students to summarize what they have learned in this unit by themselves. Then check and explain something where necessary.
Suggested answers:
Write down what you have learned about Canada.
(Students’ answer may vary. ) We have learned about some basic information about Canada, its geography, its culture and its population.
From this unit you have also learned
useful verbs: chat, surround, measure, border, mix, confirm, terrify, impress
phrasal verbs: settle down, manage to do, catch sight of, have a gift for
useful nouns: minister, continent, baggage, scenery, harbor, measure, eagle, acre, topic, mixture, bush, maple, frost, distance, mist, schoolmate, booth, dawn, buffet, tradition
useful adjectives and adverbs: eastward, westward, upward, aboard, slight, slightly, wealthy, misty, downtown, approximately, broad, nearby, terrified, pleased, impressive
other useful expressions: rather than, in the distance
a new grammar item: noun clauses as the appositive
→Step 4 Practice
Show the exercises on the screen or give out exercise papers. First let students do the exercises. Then the answers are given. The teacher can give them explanations where necessary.
Ⅰ. Word spelling
1. They come from Canada, so they are ______________(加拿大人).
2. The new ______________(部长; 大臣) will be ______________(批准) in office by the Queen.
3. This world we live in is divided into seven ______________(大陆).
4. The ______________(景色; 风景) in the mountains is very beautiful.
5. She has always been ______________(包围; 环绕) with fashionable friends.
6. We reached the ______________(港口) at sunset.
7. They took strong ______________(措施) against dangerous drivers.
8. It is a ______________(传统) that the young look after the old in their family.
9. The animals were ______________(吓坏) by the storm.
10. His words are strongly ______________(使铭记; 使印象深刻) on my memory.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Use each expression only once and make changes where necessary.
rather than settle down manage to catch sight of have a gift for in the distance
1. I could see the faint gleam of light ______________.
2. After retirement, the old man ______________ in a faraway village.
3. He ______________ making everyone around him feel happy.
4. ______________ risk breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything.
5. She ______________ a car in the distance and ran towards it.
6. The pilot ______________ circle the balloon for some time.
Ⅲ. Choose the best answers.
1. Information has been put forward ______________ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.
A. whileB. that C. whenD. as
2. ______________ is no possibility ______________ Bob can win the first prize in the match.
A. There; that
B. It; that
C. There; whether
D. It; whether
3. There is much chance ______________ Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.
A. that
B. which
C. until
D. if
4. Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class was ______________ he had to meet his uncle in the airport.
A. why
B. that
C. where
D. because
5. —It’s thirty years since we last met.
—But I still remember the story, believe it or not, ______________ we got lost on a rainy night.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. when
6. A warm thought suddenly came to me ______________ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.
A. if
B. when
C. that
D. which
7. There’s a feeling in me ______________ we’ll never know what a UFO is—not ever.
A. that
B. which
C. of which
D. what
8. Along with the letter was his promise ______________ he would visit me this coming Christmas.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. whether
9. A story goes ______________ Elizabeth Ⅰ of England liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court.
A. when
B. where
C. what
D. that
10. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ______________ a cure for AIDS will be found.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. whether
11. It is said that more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities. This is the information ______________ has been put forward.
A. what
B. that
C. when
D. as
12. She heard a terrible noise, ______________ brought her heart into her mouth.
A. it
B. which
C. this
D. that
13. I can’t stand the terrible noise ______________ she is crying loudly.
A. it
B. which
C. this
D. that
14. Some of the scientists held the point ______________ the book said was right.
A. what what
B. what that
C. that that
D. that what
15. A decision was made ______________ those ______________ once lied to the factory in order to get a job would not be allowed to stay.
A. whether; who
B. when; that
C. that; who
D. once; that
Keys for reference:
Ⅰ. 1. Canadians 2. minister; confirmed 3. continents 4. scenery 5. surrounded6. harbor 7. measures 8. tradition 9. terrified 10. impressed
Ⅱ. 1. in the distance 2. settled down 3. has a gift for 4. Rather than 5. caught sight of 6. managed to
Ⅲ. 1～5 BAABB 6～10 CABDB 11～15 BBDDC
→Step 5 Learning tip
Ask students to turn to Page 40. Read through the passage and make sure they understand it. Encourage them to learn prefixes and suffixes well. They will be teaching themselves a useful way of learning English words.
→Step 6 Assessment
1. Checking yourself (on Page 75 in the Workbook)
First get students to think about these questions individually. Then they can discuss in groups sharing their experience. The teacher can join in and give them advice and suggestions where necessary.
2. Test-assessment
1)Underline the noun clauses as the appositive in the following sentences and then translate them into Chinese.
(1)The suggestions that citizens with higher income should pay higher taxes has been accepted by the committee.
(2)Can you explain the phenomenon that water expands when it is frozen?
(3)Stella was very disappointed with the news that her school basketball team was defeated.
(4)Who could illustrate the idea that gravity was different in space?
(5)Mrs. Rogers could not put up with the fact that her daughter came back late every night.
Suggested answers:
(1)The suggestions that citizens with higher income should pay higher taxes has been accepted by the committee.
收入较高的公民应该缴纳较高的调节税, 这一建议已经被委员会所接纳。
(2)Can you explain the phenomenon that water expands when it is frozen?
你能解释一下水在结冰时会膨胀这一现象吗？
(3)Tom was very disappointed with the news that his school basketball team was defeated.
校篮球队比赛失利这一消息令汤姆很失望。
(4)Who could illustrate the idea that gravity was different in space?
谁能举例说明在太空中引力是不同的这一理论？
(5)Mrs. Smith could not put up with the fact that her daughter came back late every night.
史密斯夫人不能容忍女儿每天晚上晚回家这一事实。
→Step 7 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.
2. Review and summarize what you have learned in Unit 4.
板书设计
Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
Unit revision
Summing up
Write down what you have learned about Canada.
(Students’ answer may vary. ) We have learned about some basic information about Canada, its geography, its culture and its population.
From this unit you have also learned
useful verbs: chat, surround, measure, border, mix, confirm, terrify, impress
phrasal verbs: settle down, manage to do, catch sight of, have a gift for
useful nouns: minister, continent, baggage, scenery, harbor, measure, eagle, acre, topic, mixture, bush, maple, frost, distance, mist, schoolmate, booth, dawn, buffet, tradition
useful adjectives and adverbs: eastward, westward, upward, aboard, slight, slightly, wealthy, misty, downtown, approximately, broad, nearby, terrified, pleased, impressive
other useful expressions: rather than, in the distance
a new grammar item: noun clauses as the appositive
活动与探究
Find Iqaluit in the Nunavut territory on the map of Canada and its information in the Reading Task. Then find a place on the map of China that is very far north. Find out information about the Chinese city, and compare it with Iqaluit. Talk about climate, daylight, population, and what work people do. Make a chart to show your comparisons.
Characteristics Iqaluit Chinese city (your choice)
Climate (summer/winter)
Daylight (summer/winter)
Population
Work