Period 1
Step 1 presentation
After the National Day is over, we get down to study again. However, we still miss the days spent with our parents and relatives together to travel.
1. How many places have you been to these days?
2. How do you like your travel, what’s your feeling when you are traveling?
3. Why do you travel? (People, culture, scenery, knowledge, etc)
4. People who are from different places speak different dialects or with a certain accent, can you name a few?
5. When we listen to foreign people (or, native speakers) speak English, so you think that they speak English in the same way?
6. Yes, you are right. Different people speak different English. For example, people from the USA speak American English; people from England speak British English; and people from Australia speak Australian English. What about people coming from Canada? Yes, they speak Canadian English. China?
7. Speak putonghua with different accent.
Step 2. Dialogue
Pre-listening questions:
1. Are there many differences between American English and Canadian English? (No, there are just a few differences between American English and Canadian English)
2. Which of the following does he talk about? Grammar, vocabulary, spelling or pronunciation
Read more carefully and answer more questions
3. Why does Fang Qun think that Dean is from the United States?
4. Can you give an example to show the difference between American accent and Canadian accent?
5. Do the Canadian people use American spelling or British spelling?
6. Do the Canadian people speak the same way all over the country?
Key to those questions
1. Probably from the way he speaks. Besides, many people can’t tell the difference between an American accent and a Canadian accent
2. Most Canadians say news but Americans say
3. They use both American spelling and British spelling. And American spellings are used more and more in Canada now.
4. No, people living in the eastern provinces and in some country area speak quite differently from the rest of Canada.
Act the dialogue out.
Step 3 grammar points
1) Tell the difference: to point out in what way the two are different
Betty and Alice are twin sisters. Can you tell the difference between them?
2) Quite a lot of: much
3) Accent
Mao Zedong spoke with a strong Hunan accent
Their English teacher has a bit more American accent
4) gas: petrol tap: faucet Corn; maize
eraser; rubber fall; autumn highway; main road
mail; post motor; engine movie; film
5) Generally speaking: it is a general thing. It is common to say
Frankly speaking exactly speaking
Step 4 retells
From Canada/from the States a few differences between Canadian English and American English use both British English and American English in spelling not speak English the same way
Model:
Fang Qun thinks that Dean is from the States, but in fact Dean is from Canada. That is because many people can’t tell the difference between an American accent and a Canadian accent. Dean tells her that there are only a few differences between Canadian English and American English. When Fang Qun asks him whether the Canadian people use British spelling or American spelling, Dean says that they Finally Dean says that Canadian people do not speak English the same way. use both. Finally Dean says that Canadian people do not speak English the same way.
Step 5 situations
A foreigner who has just arrived in China and wanted to find out about the Chinese language. Ask a good student questions
Period2
Step 1 presentation
If we are to learn something about a country, what do you want to know?
(Weather, size; population; location; language; history; capital; industry and agriculture; Education; medical care)
1. What do you already know about the country?
2. Is there anybody in our class who has ever been to Canada before?
3. If none of you have ever been to this country before, do you want to go there sometime in the future? Why?
Discuss the questions on page38
Step 2. Reading
Show some pictures about Canada
1. What is the population of Canada?
2. Is there plenty of fresh water in Canada? How do you know?
Answers:
1. The population of Canada is about 29 million
2. Yes, Canada has one third of the world’s supply of water. Because there are five great lakes in the south, and there are many others, especially in the north.
Do the exercises on page39
Step 3 listening and comprehending
Choose the subjects included in the passage
True or false questions:
1. Canada is the largest country I the world
2. Canada covers 6 of the world’s 24 time areas
3. Both French and English are spoken in Canada
4. Settlers from France reached Canada 4earlier than those from England
5. English and French settlers fought against each other for a long time because they spoke different languages
6. The passage seems to suggest that if you speak only English in the province where French is spoken, you’ll have no trouble in talking wit others
7. One third of the world’s water supply is found in Canada.
Key:
1. False. Canada is the second largest country in the world
2. True
3. True
4. False settlers from France reached Canada in 1543 while the settlers from England reached Canada in 1497
5. False they fought against each other in order to control the country
6. False since there are French restaurants and all the teaching in schools in done in French there, you might have met with some trouble there is you speak English only
7. False. Canada has got one third or the worlds supply of fresh water
Step4 retell
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Information in general |
Capital |
Ottawa |
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Population of Canada |
About 29 million |
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The distance from east to west |
More than 5500 kilometers |
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Language spoken |
English and French |
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Something about the settlers |
In 1497 |
The first settlers from England arrived |
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In 1534 |
Settlers from France reached Canada |
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Weather conditions |
Winter in the north |
Long and hard with snow for six months of the year |
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Lowest temperature in the north Winter in Ottawa |
-60C Average temperature -10C |
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Summer in Ottawa |
Average temperature 21C |
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Winter in the west coast |
Warmest place, average January temperature 3C |
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Supply of fresh water |
Has one third of the world’s supply of fresh water |
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Natural resources |
She has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas |
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Industry and agriculture |
Canada is famous for papermaking industry and fishing |
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Step 5 discussion
1. What do you think of Canada?
2. What do you think part the English language played in the history of Canada?
3. What kind of industry should Canada develop in the future?
4. What other information do you know about Canada?
5. Would you immigrate to Canada if having a chance? Why or why not?
Lesson 27 Canada (2)
Step 1 pre- reading
Get the answers to the two questions
1. what does the passage tell us about?
2. How many kinds of habitants are mentioned?
Step2 read and fill in the diagram
A. North American Indians
Place they live in: southern Canada
History: 20,000 years
Came from: natives
In the early days: lived in tents/moved around/hunted
Way of life:
Live in special areas to keep their way of life
B. Inuit
Place they live in: northern Canada
History: for over 4000 years
Came from: Asia
Custom: live on fish and meat/make holes in the ice and catch fish and seals
Population: about 25,000
Present life: live in settlements
a new project: teaching/learning/the way of their life
Step 3 listening
More questions:
1.In what part of Canada does North American Indians live?
2.How long have they lived there?
3.What did they live on in the early days?
4.What are the people of northern Canada called?
5.Where did they come from and when did they settle in Canada?
6.What did they do in winter and summer?
7.What did they live on?
8.How did the catch fish and seals?
9.How did they make clothes and shoes?
10.How many Inuit are there in all?
Answers:
1.North American Indians live in southern Canada
2.They have lived there for over 20,000 years
3.In the early days, some hunted animals from place to place while others remained in one place and started farms of their own
4.They are called Inuit
5.They came from Asia and settled in Canada about 4000 years ago
6.They hunted a type of deer in summer and in winter they built small round houses with blocks of snow
7.They lived on fish and meat
8.They used to make holes in the ice to catch fish and seals
9.They made clothes and shoes from furs and from skins of seals
10.There are about 25000 Inuit in all
Step 3 discussion
1. Do you think whether it is a good idea to have the way of Inuit life kept alive for many more centuries? Why/why not?
2. In the past Inuit lived a quite different life from other people in Canada. Please pick out these differences.
Step 4 further reading
Using the material in the CULTURE EXCHANGE about the Indians in American and discuss further about their life now and in the past
Step 6 homework:
finishing all the exercises on page 40, 41,42
workbook and fast-reading
Period 3
Step 1 revision True or false
1) Canada is the largest country in the world
2) The population is 125 million
3) There are three official languages: English, French and German
4) The warmest place in winter is in the east
5) Canada has lots of forests
6) Canada makes most of its electricity from coal
Questions:
1) Where is Canada located?
2) What is the capital of Canada?
3) Why does Canada have plenty of fresh water?
4) What do you know about the industry in Canada? What’s also important for Canadians?
Retell the text.
Step2: language points
1.reach
Vi 达到， 延伸
How far does the new road reach?
The speaker’s voice didn’t reach to the back of the hall
The number of students in that school reaches to 2,000.
Vt 到达，伸手碰到
I can’t reach the top of the door
The cup is out of your reach
Please put the bread within my reach because I don’t want to get up.
2.cover (vt)
The town covers 10 square miles.
Reporters are then sent to cover the events.
By sunset we had coverd thirty miles.
This story covers 2 years
3. Settle settler settlement
He settled in the country after his retirement
After years of traveling, he decide to settle down
They settled the homeless people in the reservations.
I hope the boss will settle their quarrel and become friends
Let’s settle the date of Autumn-outing.
Settle to do / settle that…
4.struggle + with/against/for vi/n
he struggled with the robber for 2 hours.
The workers are still struggling for better working conditions.
They have struggled for years to free their country from the enemy
In the struggle to arrest the thief, three policemen were injured
5.As in China
As in your country as in the last experiment
As in the last exam, he got the same score this time again.
As we all can see, he is a man of character.
He is respected both as a judge and a good man.
6.From area to area; from area to another
From place to place; from day to day; from house to house
7.can : possibility
It is usually hot in summer in the south, but it can be cool sometimes.
He has gone to America. It can’t be him.
Seven minus three is four.
8.Average n/adj
The average of 5, 10 and 15 is 10.
The average age of girls in our class is 16.
Tom’s work at school is above the average.
On an/the average below the average
9. A great deal
A great deal of money has been spent on the new hospital
I have learnt a great deal from my visit here
A large amount of / a sum of money
A number of / a great many
Plenty of / lots of / quantities of
10. exploit : develop/ use
They tried every means to exploit the iron.
You must exploit every opportunity to practise your spoken English.
11. refer vi/vt
It’s a good habit to refer to the dictionary when you meet difficulties.
“the country” in this sentence refers to Canada.
The rule refers to all the teachers working in the school.
In his speech, he referred to his experiences during the cultural revolution.
Don’t refer to him as a child. He has grown up.
He referred his failure to his carelessness.
If she needs more money, refer her to me.
12.remain vi 剩下， 停留，保持
If you take three from eight, five remains.
Let things remain as they are.
I shall remain to see the end of the game.
He remained silent all the time at the meeting.
13. make use of
We should make use of solar energy to produce electricity.
WE should make good use of any opportunities to practise English.
Make the best /full/better/wise of
14. keep…alive
We should keep some good traditions alive.
If a claim is kept alive, it is more likely to be recognized.
15. start :set going/cause/enable to begin
We can’t start the car. There is something wrong with the engine.
What they had done started great trouble.
He started the project for helping blind childen.
16. clear up
She clears up her room from time to time.
The weather has cleared up. We can go out to play footballI can’t clear up your problem.
Step 2 Grammar: agreement
谓语动词在人称和数上必须和主语一致
1.由合成代词some(any, no, every) + thing(body, one )作主语，由代词each, no, one, either, another, the other作主语，以及限定词either, neither, each, every, many a, more than one等+名词作主语时均跟单数谓语动词。例如：
Someone is crying outside.
No one but me knows him.
Many a boy likes football.
More than one student has gone home
2. pair(kind, type, form, glass, box) + of 等表示数量的短语修饰主语时，谓语要与pair等一致。
These two pairs of shoes are of the same color.
This pair of shoes fits me very well.
4. trousers, glasses, scissors等复数形式的名词作主语时用复数。
4．分数、百分数修饰可数或不可数名词作主语时，谓语取决于它表示的意义。
About 50 percent of the teachers are women.
Three-fouths of the earth is covered by water.
5. people, police, cattle等表示总称的名词作主语时，谓语用复数。
The police are fighting with the thief.
No people are allowed to enter by the back door.
6.both, few, , afew, many, several等表示复数概念的不定代词作主语时，谓语用复数。
Several of the pears are bad, and several more have worm holes.
Few people live to be 100 hundred.
8. None of them have /has a car.
Neither of them know / knows the answer.
9. 就近原则
Either you or she has stolen my wallet.
Neither…nor… / not only…but also…
10. There is an apple and three pears on the table.
There are three pears and an apple on the table.
11. 主语后接together with, along with, with, except, as well as, rather than, but, like等短语时， 谓语动词不受其影响。
The teacher, as well as two students, was in the room.
No one except my parents knows anything about it.
12．示时间、距离、金钱、重量等复数名词作主语时， 通常作整体看待，谓语动词用单数。
One hundred miles is not a long distance.
Ten dollars is enough.
13. 四则运算中， 谓语动词单复数均可
Five times five is /are twenty-five.
Two and two make/makes four.
14. 用形式或不定式作主语时， 谓语动词用单数。
Climbing the mountains is very tiring.
To get rid of smoking is very difficult.
15 集体名词如（army, class, enemy, family, team, committee, government, group等）做主语时， 谓语动词视情况采用单，复数
His family is not very large.
His family are all music lovers.
16.主语中有and时， 如果表示单一概念用单数动词，否则用复数
The iron and steel industry plays an important part in our national economy.
To mean to do something and to actually do something are two separate things.
Bread and butter is liked by children.