冀教版英语 七年级上册Unit 8 Countries around the world Lesson 46 Canada and the U.S.教案

UNIT 8　Countries around the World

Lesson 46: Canada and the U.S.

教学目标

通过本课节的教学，学生达成以下目标：

1. 知识目标

掌握单词：French, leaf

接触词汇：Ottawa, beaver, waterfall, stripe, eagle, statue, liberty,

短语：Niagara Falls, Statue of Liberty, New York

2. 能力目标

(1)理解短文，正确朗读短文；

(2)能够谈论加拿大和美国。

3. 情感目标

了解加拿大和美国的基本情况，增强认知世界的欲望。

重点难点

1. 重点：掌握本课节重点单词、短语；朗读和理解课文。

2. 难点：用英语谈论某个或某些国家。

教学准备

PPT 课件；世界地图；课文音频。

授课时数

1课时

教学过程

Step 1  Review

1. Homework check.

2. Talk about something about China.

Step 2  Leading in

1. Show a map of the world and ask the class the following questions:

Questions:

Where is China on the map?

Do you know any other countries?

Where are they?

2. Get some students to give their answers.

Step 3  Presentation

1. Teach the new words and expressions, and get the students to read the new words aloud by themselves.

leaf /liːf/         beaver /ˈbiːvə/          Niagara /naɪ’æɡərə/ Falls

n. 叶子          n. 海狸               尼亚加拉大瀑布

waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ n.瀑布

stripe /straɪp/ n. 条    eagle /ˈiːɡl/ n. 鹰  statue /ˈstætʃuː/ n. 雕像；塑像

liberty /ˈlɪbətɪ/ n. 自由

Statue of Liberty自由女神像

French /frentʃ/ n.法语

Ottawa /ˈɒtəwə/ 渥太华（地名）

New York /ˌnjuː ˈjɔːk/ 纽约（地名）

2. Get the students to repeat the words two or three times after the teacher. Make sure they can pronounce them correctly.

3. Get the students to remember the words.

Step 4  Listening and matching

Get the students to listen to this lesson and match the countries with their flags.

Canada               the U.S.

Step 5  Reading and answering

1. Get the class to read Part 1 of the lesson and answer the questions.

(1)What language do people speak in Canada?

(2)What is Canada’s flag like?

(3) What is Canada’s national animal?

(4) What is the capital city of Canada?

Answers: (1) They speak English and French.

(2) It is red and white and it has a leaf on it.

(3) It’s the beaver.

(4) Ottawa.

2. Get the class to read Part 2 of the lesson and answer the questions.

(1) Where is the U.S.?

(2) What is the capital city of the U.S.?

(3) What is the flag of the U.S. like?

(4) What is the national animal of the U.S.?

Answers: (1) It is south of Canada.

(2) Washington D.C.

(3) It has stars and stripes on it and it is red, white and blue.

(4) The eagle.

Step 6  Reading and filling

Get the class to read the lesson and fill in the blanks.

Canada is ________ of China. People speak ________ and ________. Canada’s flag is red and ________. It has a red ________ on it. Niagara Falls is ________ all over the world.

The U.S. is ________ of Canada. People speak ________. The flag of the U.S. has ________ and stripes on it. It is red, white and ________.

Answers: east; English, French; white; leaf; famous; south; English; stars; blue

Step 7  Reading and filling

Get the class to read the lesson and complete the chart.( Let’s Do It! No.1.)

Answers:

Step 8  Reading, finding and translating

Get the class to read the lesson and find the following phrases, and then translate them.

1. speak French

2. all over the world

3. the national animal

4. Statue of Liberty

Answers: 1. 讲法语　2. 全世界　3. 国兽　4. 自由女神像

Step 9  Reading and telling

1. Get the class to read the lesson following the recording.

2. Get the class to introduce Canada and the U.S.

Step 10  Exercises

1. Circle the word that DOES NOT belong in each group of words. (Let’s Do It! No. 2 )

1. Canada        China         New York        U.S.

2. southeast       west          right            north

3. beaver         horse         panda           eagle

4. French         Chinese       Western         English

5. Vancouver      Beijing        Ottawa         Washington D.C.

2. Read the statements. Which are about Canada? Which are about the U.S.? Write “C”for Canada and“U”for the U.S. (Let’s Do It! No. 3)

1. The capital is Ottawa.           (  C  )           

2. The eagle is the national animal.       (　 　)            

3. The Statue of Liberty is in this country.      (　 　)

4. The national animal is the beaver.          (　 　)

5. Washington, D.C. is the capital.            (　 　)

Answers: 2. U　3. U　4. C　5. U

3. Work in pairs. What else do you know about the U.S. and Canada? Talk about these countries. You can use the pictures below. (Let’s Do It! No. 4)

Step 11  Summary

Sum up what we learned in this lesson with the whole class.

谈论一个国家或地区时可以谈论：

1.位置

It is east / west/ north/ south of...

2.语言

　People speak...

3. 首都

　The capital city is...

4. 国旗

　The flag of...

5. 国兽

　The national animal...

6. 有代表性的景点或建筑

　This is...

Step 12  Language points

1. People speak English and French in Canada.

在加拿大，人们讲英语和法语。

French作不可数名词，意为“法语”。

Who can speak French? 谁会讲法语？

[拓展]

French作形容词，意为“法国的；法语的；法国人的”。

I like to eat in the French restaurant. 我喜欢在这家法国饭店吃饭。

2. It has a red leaf on it! 它上面有一片红色的树叶！

　leaf可数名词，意为“树叶”，它的复数形式是leaves.

  The leaves on the tree are beautiful. 这棵树上的叶子真美。

　[拓展]

　变复数时，把f/ fe变v，再加-es的单词还有：

　knife（刀）—knives

  wife（妻子）—wives

  wolf（狼）—wolves　

3. This is Niagara Falls. It is a waterfall and it’s famous all over the world.

这是尼亚加拉大瀑布。它是一个瀑布，并且闻名于全世界。

  (1)fall作可数名词，意为“瀑布”，与waterfall意思相近。

　There are many falls in the mountain in summer. 在夏天山里有许多瀑布。

　I want to see Huangguoshu Waterfall. 我想去看黄果树瀑布。

[拓展]

①fall作名词，意为“秋天”，常用于美式英语。

　The leaves turn yellow in fall. 在秋天树叶变黄。

  ②fall作动词，意为“落下；跌落”。

　My sister often falls off her bike. 我妹妹经常从她的自行车上摔下来。

Step 13  Homework

1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.

2. Preview Lesson 47.

当堂达标

Ⅰ.翻译句子。

1. 在加拿大，人们讲英语和法语。

　_____________________________________________________

2. 关于美国你了解多少？

　______________________________________________________

3. 这儿是一张河北地图。

  ______________________________________________________

4. 加拿大的国兽是海狸。

　_______________________________________________________

5. 这个瀑布闻名于全世界。

  ________________________________________________________

Ⅱ.用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Look! There are so many __________ (leaf) under the tree.

2. My friends Jenny and Danny ________ (live) in Canada.

3. Here ________ (be) some maps.

4. The flag of the U.S. _______ (have) stars and stripes on it.

5. Does Mr. King speak ________ (French)?

答案:Ⅰ. 1. People speak English and French in Canada.

2. How much do you know about the U.S.?

3. Here is a map of Hebei.

4. Canada’s national animal is the beaver.

5. The waterfall is famous all over the world.

Ⅱ.1. leaves　2. live　3. are　4. has　5. French

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