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(共17张PPT)
Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land
Using Language
Talk about scenery and culture along a journey
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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.
In this class, you will be able to:
Learning Objectives
On the train, Lidaiyu and Liuqian start talking with a local passenger, a young woman named Anna. Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess what they will be talking about.
A beautiful alphine (高山的) lake
going skating on a frozen lake
going camping, playing a ukulele
going hiking in a forest
高级词汇：attractive
breathtaking
striking
spectacular
picture-postcard
Pre-listening
What is mentioned in the listening Could you list some key words
______Louise、________of Canada (in _________and ________)、_________of Canada (mountains, the Prairie、lakes、forests)、Winnipeg、activities in Winnipeg、Daiyu and Liu Qian's _________ long train journey.
lake
climate
winter
summer
geography
first
While-listening
2. Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.
① What do people do when Lake Louise freezes over in winter
② What does Anna say about Canadian summers
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
Tip 2
Focus on key words
Underlining key words in the questions helps you focus on the information you need, and be more attentive while listening.
activities
distance
activities
names of places or trains
climate
While-listening
1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter
2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers
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
Many areas of____________ have________________ .
________, _________, __________, and city things like movies or restaurants on the weekends.
They travelled from___________________ on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.
People like to go skating on the ice.
south Canada
very hot summers
More than 1,300 kilometres.
Skiing
hiking
camping
Beijing to Moscow
While-listening
3. Listen again. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.
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 (习语,习惯用语) are often used in the English language. The meanings of some idioms can be guessed, like “eat like a bird”. However, many others need to be studied and remembered, like “for good”
Simile (明喻) is a frequently-used rhetorical device(修辞手法), which often uses the words “like”or ”as” to directly show the similarity among things. For example, “a face like a mask”or “as white as snow”
While-listening
Daiyu：Look there，Liu Qian! What a beautiful lake!
Liu Qian：Oh，my goodness! That must be Lake Louise! It’s so beautiful！1. .
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.
Words fail me
D. I’m surprised
3.Listen again and fill in the blanks with the seven idioms(习语) and similes(明喻) in activity 3. Then choose a suitable meaning for each one.
难以言表
While-listening
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 2.__________
.
Liu Qian：Is all of Canada full of mountains like here
as hot
as an oven
F. very warm
热如火炉
While-listening
Anna：Oh，no.In fact，by the time we get to Edmonton，we’ll be in the prairie.This is 3. ___________________ and stretches for 4. ____________________—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 5. __________ of North America，from east to west.
Liu Qian：What do you do to 6. there
as far as the eye can see
kill time
C. for a long distance
E. spend time
dead centre
G. the exact middle of something
as flat as a pancake
A. with no mountains or hills
平如煎饼
目之所及
正中心
消磨时间
While-listening
Anna：Oh，7. __________...skiing，hiking，camping.
But also city things: 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
Liu Qian：Well，once you go north from Beijing，you pass through some low mountains and then enter the grasslands with its rolling hills.
you name it
B. all kinds of things
应有尽有
While-listening
① He's always as busy as a bee. I wonder if he ever takes a break.
② She was as clear as crystal (水晶) about her intentions.
③ I used to feel as free as a bird when I was younger.
④ He's as hard as nails (钉子) with his staff.
⑤ Don’t trust him because he’s as sly (狡猾的) as a fox.
being busy and hard-working 忙忙碌碌
being clear in mind 心如明镜
being free and relaxed 自由自在
being tough 冷酷无情
being cunning 老奸巨猾
Idioms
① Not everyone can keep as cool as a cucumber in an emergency.
② For some, it may seem silly, a storm in a teacup.
③ A person with his head in the clouds should be brought back to reality.
④ I'm on top of the world. I never expected to do so well.
⑤ The diamond ring cost him an arm and a leg.
being calm in face of emergency 镇定自若
to wonder about something unrealistic 胡思乱想
to make a fuss 小题大做
being excited when doing something successfully 欣喜若狂
cost a large amount of money 价格昂贵
Idioms
Make your conversation!
in在里面，on接壤，to 不接壤
Speaking
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
Expressing surprise and curiosity
Talking about space and position
Ending a conversation natrually
Idioms
Speaking
EXAMPLE
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!
Read the conversation.
different from sth.
Anyhow/anyway is used to when changing the subject of a conversation or ending the conversation.
Speaking
Thank you

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