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Unit 4 Jurney Across a Vast Land
Using Language 2
Seeing The True North Via Rail:
Toronto and Montreal
Learning Aims
In this class, you will
1. read about a rail journey across Canada;
2. find out information about Canada’s geography, climate, and culture;
3. write an email about a rail journey across Canada.
Lead-in
Review the route of the girls’ trip across Canada.
Vancouver →
Lake Louise →
Jasper →
Edmonton →
Winnipeg →
Toronto
→
Toronto
maple trees
CN Tower
Niagara Falls
Chinatown
Montreal 蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和世界最大河港之一,全国工商业、金融、文化中心。
Old Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Vancouver
clear sky; beautiful mountains and forests
Lake Louise
massive mountains and forests; blue water
Jasper
beautiful scenery: spectacular mountain peaks and diverse creatures
Edmonton
large shopping malls
Toronto
misty clouds; skyscrapers and old- fashioned cars
Montreal
signs and ads in French; many lovely shops
Notes:
Dear mom and dad,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Love you,
Daiyu
2. Imagine that you are Li Daiyu. Using the map and your notes, write an email to your parents telling them about what you saw during your trip.
Requirements:
Write about 80 words;
Use some discourse markers and descriptive expressions;
You can add more information if necessary.
Useful Expressions:
Descriptive expressions:
When we were in/reached..., we were surprised/astonished to see...
Seen from the train window, … caught our eyes/drew our attention.
… is a country/city/province with a long history and a diverse culture.
The scenery was so spectacular that took our breath away.
We saw hundreds of skyscrapers and old-fashioned cars rolling by.
That night the train was speeding along… towards… and down to…
……
Discourse markers:
We started in… Then… From there, we...
Before starting out,…
However,…
Since… Later,…
Eventually/Finally/All in all/At last,…
Exchange your draft with a partner. Use this checklist to help you assess your partner’s draft. Then revise your own draft according to your partner’s comments.
Does the writer start the email with an appropriate greeting
Is the email well-organized and coherent
Does the writer make use of discourse markers to express different relationships between ideas
Are the descriptions of people and places interesting
Does the writer end the email in a natural way
Dear mom and dad,
My cousin and I traveled across Canada by train from the west to the east. We saw many things from the train on the way across, especially in the cities of Toronto and Montreal.
We started in Vancouver where we went shopping for gifts and then went hiking. When passing through the Rocky Mountains on the train, we saw awesome scenery, such as massive mountains, blue water as well as diverse creatures. Later, the train headed across the great Canadian Pairie. It is here that we truly understand the reputation of Canada for being a wheat-growing country.
Sample writing:
In Toronto, we went up the CN Tower, seeing the mist rising from Niagara Falls and old-fashioned cars rolling by. Then we saw a Chinatown and had dinner at the Pink Pearl restaurant.
When we arrived in Montreal the next day, many signs and ads in French caught our eyes. Afterwards, we went to Old Montreal and sat in a typical café beside the broad St Lawrence River, enjoying its exceptional beauty.
There are so many things to see in Canada on one trip. We saw only a few of them, but we think we will go back for another visit.
Love you,
Daiyu
Sample writing:
Homework:
Finish your writing and then polish it according to the checklist.
THANKS

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