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Teaching and Learning Design
选择性必修Book2 Unit4 Journey Across A Vast Land
教学设计
Period 6
Teaching and learning contents: Using Language—Reading comprehension and language focus
Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives:
By the end of this period, the students will have been able to:
1) Read and comprehend the text to draw a simple route of the girls’ trip across Canada;
2) Learn about the usage of the new language items in the passage.
Teaching and learning important points:
1) Reading comprehension of the text;
2) Learning about the usage of the new language items in in the text.
Teaching and learning difficult point:
1) Reading comprehension of the text;
2) Learning about the usage of the new language items in in the text.
Teaching and learning procedure:
Step 1 Leading in
Activity 1 Leading in
1. Lead in the learning topic by talking about the cousins, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s journey across Canada.
1) What were the starting point and the end of their rail journey across Canada
2) Where did they arrive according to the passage Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada
2. Introduce the teaching and learning objective of this period.
Step 2 Reading comprehension
Activity 2 Pre-reading
1. Read the tittle of the passage and talk about the relationship between these two passages—Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada and Seeing the True North via Rail: Toronto and Montreal. (Two parts of a whole rail journey across Canada)
2. Recall the passage Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada and mark the routes of the journey on the map. (Vancouver→the Canadian Rockies/Lake Louise→Jasper→Edmonton→the Canadian Prairie→Winnipeg→Toronto’s capital Toronto)
3. Look at the pictures and map on Pages 44-45, and then answer the following questions.
1) What is the destination of Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s journey according to the first passage
2) What are the photos about
3) Which places will probably be talked about in this passage
4) What kind of experience might Li Daiyu and Liu Qian have on the second leg of their trip
Activity 3 Reading comprehension
1. Read the passage quickly and find out the people and places. Draw the route of the journey described in this passage and put the passage in three parts and summarize the main idea of each part.
People: Li Daiyu, Liu Qian, Lin Fei, Jean-Philippe
Places: China, Canada, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Lake Ontario, Niagara Falls, Gulf of St Lawrence, St Lawrence River, Greater Toronto Area, Old Montreal, St Paul Street, Chinatown, CN Tower
The route: Toronto→Montreal→Halifax
The three parts and the main ideas:
Part 1 (Para.1-4) Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s experience in Toronto. (Meeting Lin Fei in Chinatown)
Part 2 (Para.5-9) Their experience in Montreal. (Meeting with Jean-Philippe)
Part 3 (Para.10) Their time spent on the train towards Halifax.
2. Read the text again to answer the questions and find information about their activities along the way.
1) What did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower
They saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls.
2) Why was it possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto
Because there are a lot of Chinese people there.
3) What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal and the people there
Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds. Most people speak both English and French, and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions. There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around. There, people love good coffee, toast, cheese, and good music.
Step 3 Language Focus
Activity 4 Learning about the new language items
1. After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and wealthiest city in Canada, they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal, so they went on a tour of the city. 李黛予和她的表妹到达加拿大最大、最富有的城市多伦多之后，她们只有几个小时的时间可以消磨，然后他们就得继续前往他们旅程的下一站—蒙特利尔，于是他们就在市区逛了逛。
1) 句式结构：after、before引导时间状语从句和so表示因果关系的并列连词，连接两个并列句。
2) leg n. (旅程或赛程的)一段，一程(one part of a long journey or race)
3) proceed vi. 继续进行，继续做 (to continue to do something)
proceed to do sth. 接着做，继而做
proceed to sth. 进而做（参加）
proceed with sth. 开始或继续做（某事物）
e.g. She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday.
她坐了下来，继续给我讲述滑雪度假的事。
Passengers for Rome should proceed to Gate 32 for boarding. 前往罗马的旅客请到32号登机口登机。
Shall we proceed with the planned investment 我们着手进行有计划的投资好吗
2. Standing in the distance, they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake. 站在远处，她们看到湖的南边的尼亚加拉大瀑布升腾而起的水雾云，惊叹不已/感到非常震撼。
1) 句式结构：现在分词短语作时间状语、现在分词短语作宾语补足语和which引导非限制性定语从句。
2) “see＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构，除see外还有一些感官动词，如hear，notice，watch，feel等，也可用不带to的不定式、现在分词和过去分词作宾语补足语。以see为例：seesb/sth do看到动作的全过程sb/sth doing看到动作正在进行sb/sth done看到某人/某物被……。不带to的不定式作宾语补足语时，如变成被动句，需加上to，这时不定式成为主语补足语。
e.g. Unfortunately, as our country’s economy advances, recent years have seen the oceans being polluted.
不幸的是，随着我国经济的发展，近年来海洋受到了污染。
Absorbed in the book, he didn’t notice me enter the room.
他完全被这本书所吸引，没有注意到我进入房间。
As soon as he entered the office, he noticed his cup broken.
To our joy, we saw David heading for the final line，and finally he made it.
令我们高兴的是，我们看到大卫朝着终点线前进，最终他成功了。
The students were heard to sing an English song. 有人听到学生们唱了一首英文歌。
3) astonish vt.使十分惊讶；使吃惊
What astonishes sb is...(sth/that从句)使某人吃惊的是……
astonishing adj.令人惊讶的
astonished adj.吃惊的
be astonished at/by sth 对某事感到惊讶
be astonished to find/hear/see...惊讶地发现/听说/看见……
astonishment n.惊讶，惊异
in astonishment 惊讶地
to one’s astonishment 令某人惊讶的是
e.g. She astonished us by saying she was leaving.
In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing happened.
The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery.
I was astonished to see so many people here.
To the astonishment of her colleagues, she resigned.
What astonished us/made us astonished was that David finally reached the finishing line regardless of his poor physical conditions. 使我们吃惊的是，大卫不顾他糟糕的身体状况，终于到达了终点线。
3. advertisement n. 广告（活动），启事
advertise vi. 做广告；征聘vt. 宣传；使突出
e.g. He recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to sell his car.
他最近在本埠报纸上登了一则广告出售他的汽车。
If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper.
如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。
The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime’. 这次航行被宣传为“终生难得的旅行”。
We are currently advertising for a new sales manager. 目前我们公开征聘一位新的销售经理。
4. You owe it to yourselves to stay longer. 你们应该让自己待更长时间。
owe vt.欠(账、债、情等)；把……归功于；感激
owe sth to sb＝owe sb sth欠(某人情)；欠某人某物；把……归功于某人
owe sb an explanation/apology该向某人解释/致歉
owe sb a lot/a great deal 非常感激某人
owing to由于；因为
近义表达有: as a result of, thanks to, due to, because of, on account of，as a consequence of
e.g. You owe him an apology. 你应该向他道歉。
My English teacher is such a great soul, to whom I owe many thanks.
I must say I owe all the achievements to the encouragement and help from my colleagues and friends.
我必须说，我所有的成就都归功于同事和朋友的鼓励和帮助。
I owe my parents a lot for everything they’ve done for me. 我非常感激父母为我所做的一切。
Our flight was delayed owing to the bad weather. 由于天气恶劣，我们的班机延误了。
Step 4 Summary and evaluation
Activity 5 Summary and text reconstruction
1. Summarize the new language items learned in this period.
2. Summarize the main content of the journey to reconstruct the text.
Activity 6 Self-evaluation
Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects.
1. How is your reading comprehension (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
2. How is your mastery of the new language items (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
3. What will you do to consolidate the new language items after class
Homework:
1. Complete the reading comprehension exercises in the reference book.
2. Complete the vocabulary and other exercises in the reference book.

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