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Talk about scenery and culture along a journey
Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land
Learning Objectives
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By the end of this period, you will be able to…
get the main idea and the key details by listening to the conversation.
understand the meaning of idioms in the listening text.
talk about your own travel experiences by using what you learned.
compare Canada with China and enjoy the pleasure of long journey.
01
Warming-up
Talk about scenery and culture along a journey
What are the two key words in the title
the natural feature, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests...
the customs and beliefs, lifestyles, art, soical or famous figures...
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Pre-listening
Look and guess what they will be talking about.
On the train, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian start talking with a local passenger, a young woman called Anna.
beautiful alpine lake
going skating on a frozen lake
going camping, playing ukulele and roasting marshmallows
going hiking in a forest
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While-listening
Task 1
climate, activity, city, geography, another travel experience
1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter
2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers
People like to__________on the ice.
Many areas of____________ have________________ .
3. How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg
4. What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg
5. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken
__________________kilometres.
________, _________, __________, and________ things like movies or restaurants on the weekends.
They travelled from_________________ on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.
go skating
south Canada
very hot summers
More than 1300
Skiing
hiking
camping
city
Beijing to Moscow
Listening strategy
Understand idioms
Idioms are often used in the English language. The meanings of some idioms can be guessed. However, many others need to be studied
and remembered.
Example:
feel at home
feel relaxed and comfortable
cost an arm and a leg
cost a lot of money
Task 2
Listen again. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.
idioms
1. words fail me
2. as hot as an oven
3. as flat as a pancake
4. as far as the eye can
5. dead centre
6. kill time
7. you name it
idioms and similes
similes
similes
similes
idioms
idioms
idioms
idioms
idioms
idioms
[Background: sound of train tracks and other passengers' conversations.]
Daiyu: Look there, Liu Qian! What a beautiful lake!
Liu Qian: Oh, _____________! That must be Lake Louise! It's so beautiful! _____________
Anna: Yes, that's Lake Louise.
Daiyu: It's pretty.
Anna: It's even prettier in winter, after the lake freezes over. People like to go skating on the ice.
Liu Qian: Does all of Canada get so cold in winter
Anna: A lot of it does.
Daiyu: So then, Canada must have cool summers as well.
Anna: That's certainly true of many places. However, many areas of south Canada have a continental climate, with very hot summers and very cold winters, so some days it gets____________________.
大陆性气候
my goodness
Words fail me.
as hot as an oven
kill time
Liu Qian: Is all of Canada full of mountains like here
Anna: Oh, no. In fact, by the time we get to Edmonton, we’ll be in the Prairie. This is as______ as a pancake and stretches for as far as the eye can see — more than 1, 300 kilometres — until we reach Winnipeg. After that, there are lakes and forests.
Daiyu: What kind of place is Winnipeg
Anna: It's a small city almost in the dead centre of North America, from east to west.
Liu Qian: What do you do to_________ there
Anna: Oh,_____________ … skiing, hiking, camping. But also city things like movies or restaurants on the weekends, for example. So is this your first long train journey
Daiyu: Oh, no. Last autumn, we travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the
Trans-siberian Railway through Mongolia.
Anna: How interesting! What was it like
穿越西伯利亚的
flat
you name it
A. with no mountains or hills
B. all kinds of things
C. for a long distance
D. I'm surprised.
E. spend time
F. very warm
G. the exact middle of something
1. words fail me
2. as hot as an oven
3. as flat as a pancake
4. as far as the eye can
5. dead centre
6. kill time
7. you name it
idioms and similes
meanings
热如火炉
目之所及
正中心
消磨时光
只要你能说出的(应有尽有)
难以言表
Listen again. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.
平如煎饼
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Post-listening
In groups of three, continue the conversation about Canada and China based on your own travel experiences or the information you heard or read in this unit. End the conversation naturally.
Group Work
Anna: I thought China would be very crowded, given its large population.
Daiyu: Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actually.
Anna: That's great! There must be amazing scenery to see in China then!
...
Anna: Anyhow, the next station is my stop! Take care and enjoy the rest of your trip!
Daiyu: Thanks, Anna!
Liu Qian: It was really great to meet you!
Anna: And it was nice talking to you！
与…相反
adv. (结束交谈或转换话题时)不过；反正
祝你余下的旅程愉快！
Example
Oh, my goodness! / Good heavens!
You are kidding!
Are you kidding
Are you serious
It can't be true!
Oh no! Really
What a surprise!
I think it's fantastic!
Wow! How interesting/ amazing!
What was it like
Expressing surprise and curiosity
It's about ... kilometres northeast of ...
... is close to ...
in/on/to the north /south/west/east of...
across the continent/lake
alongside the coast/river
go eastwards/ westwards /northwards /southwards
in在里面，on接壤，to 不接壤
Talking about space and position
prep. 在……旁边；与……一起
adv. 在旁边
Ending a conversation naturally
I have to run. Good talking to you.
I'll catch you later.
It was good/nice meeting you.
I'm sure you want to relax a bit. I’ll let you go.
Sorry, I can't talk longer. I'm actually on my way to...
Well, I have to go. I'll talk to you later.
Show Time
The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
——Marcel Proust
真正的旅行不在于寻找新的风光，而在于拥有新的眼光。
Homework
1. Listen again and read the conversation aloud.
2. Make up a dailogue about the scenery and culture along a journey with your partner. Using the surprise and curiosity expressions.
Thank you

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