Unit 5 Canada 新学案.doc

Unit 5 Canada ---“The True North” 导学案 学习目标 一. 知识与技能 1.掌握简单的阅读技巧,提高阅读能力. 2.记住并熟练运用以下词汇和短语: coast, continue, scenery, eastward, surround, rapidly, extremely, within, slightly, resource, official, wealthy, distance, downtown, speed， rather than, as well as, settle down, have a gift for, be close to, figure out, have a view of, as far as, at dawn, look over, dream of。 二.过程与方法 1.以学习小组为单位，充分发挥学生的自主性，借用工具书等在课前初步了解加拿大的知识. 2.认真完成学案。 阅读导学案（一） 预习案 Step 1背景知识 Name : Canada Location: North America Independence Day : July 1 (1867) National Day : July 1 (1867) Capital : Ottawa Flag: Maple Leaf Flag Population :29 million Official languages: French and English Step2 阅读关于加拿大的短文并回答下列问题。 Canada, the best country in world to live in You probably know that Canada is crowned with the-best-country -in-the-world-to-live-in. In its annual（每年的）?reports during several years, the United Nations continuously?put?Canada?in the first place?among more than 160 countries, on the basis of employment, GDP per capita, per capita income, education, healthcare, etc...? Second in size only to Russia, Canada?occupies??the northern half of the North American continent with a landmass of more than 9,970,610 square kilometers. It has a population of more than 30 millions. With 3 persons per square kilometer?in average(平均数）, it has the lowest population density（稠密）in the world and there are no permanent residents on 89% of its territory. （?领土） As a vast nation, Canada?stretches?from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and?spans a quarter of the world s time zone. A land of plentiful natural resources, Canada is abundant（充足的）in oil, minerals, wood, marine products and water resources. Ocean on east coast:_______________________________ Ocean on the west coast:_____________________________ Country to the south of Canada:_________________________ Mountains range in the west :____________________________ The fam