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(共23张PPT)
UNIT 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
Reading and Thinking
Seeing the true north via rail: Vancouver and the heart of Canada
Learning Objectives
1. To figure out the structure of the passage.
2. To get to know more about a rail journey across Canada.
3. To appreciate the beauty of taking a rail journey.
Lead-in
Which country is it
Canada
A:English
B:English and German
1.What language(s) do Canadians speak
C:English and French
D:English and Spanish
A:Vancouver
B:Toronto
2.What is the capital of Canada
C:Calgary
D:Ottawa
A
3. What is the national flower/ tree of Canada
:6
Sakura
樱花
Lily
百合花
Maple
枫叶
Rose
玫瑰
The writing style of the passage：
The features of the style:
The writer will mention：
who
when
where(destination),
why(reason),
what (attractions)
how(transportation)
Exposition (说明文)
Travel journal
Feature（新闻报道）
Before-reading
The passage is about_____________across the whole Canada, and it tells us_____________________about the country.
the travel
the basic information
Para.1　　 A. On the way to Ontario.
Para.2 B. Introduction of Edmonton.
Para.3 C. Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper.
Para.4 D. Journey across the great Canadian Prairie.
Para.5 E. Their stay in Vancouver before the journey.
Para.6 F. The excitement of crossing Canada by rail.
Match the main idea of each paragraph
while-reading
Read for structure
Part 1:Para(s)_______
Part 2:Para(s)_______
Part 3:Para(s)_______
A.What they really saw and felt on the train
B.A brief introduction about the trip
C. Their stay in Vancouver before the journey
1
2
3-6
Para. 1
Topic: who ___________ and her cousin __________
what/why to ____________________
where (destination)
how (transporta-tion) first by ______________,
then by ________.
A brief introduction about the trip
Li Daiyu
Liu Qian
visit their cousins
Halifax，Canada
air
rail
Para. 2
Their stay in Vancouver before the journey.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Vancouver
take a boat ride out into the bay; visit an ilsand; took a hike
the sights; shops selling crafts and antiques; the beautiful mountains looking out over the city
wonderful, pleasant → pleased
Para. 3
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper.
Lake Louise
pass through the Canadian Rockies;
took a taxi to the lake
massive mountains and forests;
beautiful bule water of the lake
took their breath away
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Jasper
took a coach bound north， look at the beautiful scenery
beautiful scenery; spectacular mountain peaks and forests; many different creatures
awesome, spectaucular
dear
grizzly bear
eagle
goats
Para. 4
Introduction of Edmonton.
1. the ____________________of Alberta;
2. the centre of Canada’s _______________________________;
3. weather:_______________; with daily temperatures averaging __________;
4. home to one of the _______________________in North America
provincial capital
huge oil and gas drilling industry
cold in winter
-10 ℃
largest shopping malls
Para. 5
Journey across the great Canadian Prairie.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Cannadian Praire
went through two wheat-growing provinces
a bunch of farms that covered a very large area
amazed
Para. 6
On the way to Ontario.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Winnipeg, Ontario, Toronto
travel through the night
rolling hills; red, gold, and orange bushes and maple trees; frost on the ground; wide stretch of Lake Huron
/
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1. Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast
A. They don’ t have so much money.
B. They want to take the train to have a good view of Canada.
C. The aeroplane is so fast.
D. The distance from the west coast to the east isn’ t so long.
2. What do you know about Alberta
A. People here never go out in winter.
B. The temperature is low all the year round.
C. Edmonton is the largest shopping centre in North America.
D. It is the centre of Canada’s oil and gas drilling industry.
3. What surprised them
A. So small population of Canada.
B. So many schools.
C. Such an open place.
D. Growing so much wheat.
4. The train turned south towards Toronto and when they woke up the next morning, what did they see first
A. The wide river of Lake Huron.
B. Toronto, Ontario’ s capital.
C. Frost on the ground.
D. The red bushes outside the window.
train
The mind map of the travel route
Vancouver
China
Lake
Louise
Jasper
Ontario
Winnipeg
Canadian Prairie
Edmonton
Toronto
train
train
train
train
train
Test for goals
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada. Before 1._______　　　 　 (start) out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, 2. there were some shops selling crafts and 3. (antique). After that they took the train to Lake Louise, where the blue water took their breath 4. . Their next stop was in Edmonton, a city with daily temperatures 5. (average) －10℃. They had known that Canada is a country which has vast lands but 6.____small population. However, they didn't anticipate 7. _______(see) such an open country. They were so 8._________(amaze).The train thundered on, and the red maple trees outside the window 9.__________(confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada.10._________(eventual), they reached their destination—Toronto. The whole journey took them four days.
starting
where
antiques
away
averaging
a
seeing
amazed
confirmed
Eventually
Assignments
A 层 Copy of the phrases and important sentence patterns in the reading and recite them.
B 层 完成《》P101课文理解Step 1、Step 2
C 层 Retell the reading passage according to the following words:
Before starting out,… During the first day,… The next day,…Later,… The next morning,… From Jasper,… From Edmonton, … After another day, … When they woke up the next morning,… All in all,…
Thanks

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