Students of Grade One are all interested in traveling and this passage exactly meets with their interest. Learning of this Unit can make them know more about Canada and become aware of different cultures in the world

Enable the students to understand the passage well and grasp how to know a country from some aspects

Step 1 Revision

Ask the students to go over what they learned last class by translating the following sentences.

Step 2 Lead-in and Warming Up （师生互动）

1)Show the students the maple flag and ask them some questions to lead in Unit5 Canada---- The True North

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?

2) Show some pictures to introduce canada

A. Its natural resources

B. Its large area

C. Its beautiful scenery

3) Ask the students whether they would like to visit Canada