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(共22张PPT)
Unit 4
Journey Across
A Vast Land
Reading and Thinking
In this class, you will
Learn the information about a journey of two girls to Canada via rail;
Develop the skills to figure out the structure of the passage and find out the topic;
Realize the positive impact of journey;
Enhence the ability to communicate and cooperate with each other.
Learning Objectives
a longer trip
An extremely large area of ground;
Where does the “vast land” refer to
Canada
What do you see in the picture
a long moving train, forest, a lake, snow-capped mountain etc.
辽阔的土地
Travel far enough, you meet yourself.
——David Mitchell
在一段足够远的旅行中，你会遇到（内心的）自己。
Oening Page
How much do you know about Canada
Area: the _______ largest country in the world.
Official language: _________ and _________
Capital city: ________.
Alternative name: _______________
second
English
French
Ottawa
2. What do you know about rail journeys
Take a long time
Designed routes
See more and experience more
The True North
Lead-in
Let’s enjoy a rail journey across Canada!
Lead-in
1. What type is this passage
A. Argumentation B. Travel journal
C. Novel D. Feature
2.What are the destinations(目的地) of the journey
3. Main idea: It is about _____________
of two girls via凭借/通过 rail; it tells us
some amazing sights about ________.
a journey/trip
Canada
B
Vancouver and other places of Canada.
Pre-reading
Before starting out
During their first day
The next day
The next morning
They spent the night
After another day
through the night
Night came again
the next morning
How is the passage organized
time
Vancouver温哥华
Lake Louise路易斯湖
Jasper
贾斯珀
Edmonton埃德蒙顿
Canadian Prairie加拿大草原
Winnipeg温尼伯
Ontario安大略
Toronto多伦多
space
Fast-reading
1. Li and Liu decided to cross Canada _______
2. Their stay in __________before the journey.
3. Their visit to ____________________.
4. Introduction of_______________.
5. Journey across the great
___________________.
6. On the way to_______________.
by rail
Vancouver
Lake Louise and Jasper
Edmonton
Canadian Prairie
Toronto, Ontario
(a brief introduction
of the journey)
(The route of the journey)
Part 1(para.1)
Part 2(para.2-6)
1.Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast-reading
Brief introduction about the journey who
why
where
how
mood __________
________ and her cousin________
To________________
They _____ to Vancouver and then took ______
In Halifax on ________________
Li Daiyu and Her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.
Li Daiyu
Liu Qian
visit their cousins
the Atlantic coast
Excited
Detailed-reading
Para 1
Edmonton
★
Winnipeg
★
● Lake Louise
China
★ Jasper
●
Vancouver
●
the great
Canadian Prairie
First they arrived in
Vancouver,stayed there for two days
Draw the route about two girls’ journey
★
Toronto
Detailed-reading
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Vancouver
wonderful, pleasant → pleased
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
Para 2
Detailed-reading
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
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
→ amazed
Detailed-reading
Para 3
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Jasper
took a coach bound north
beautiful scenery; spectacular mountain peaks and forests; many different creatures
awesome, spectaucular
mountain goat
grizzly bear
dear
→ amazed
eagle
Detailed-reading
Para 3
What do you know about Edmonton
the center of oil
and gas drilling
industry
be home to
many shopping malls
provincial capital of
Alberta
freezing cold, with
daily temperatures
averaging -10 ℃
Detailed-reading
Para 4
What did they see when passing across the Great Canadian Prairie
such an open country
two wheat-growing provinces
a bunch of farms
Detailed-reading
Para 5
wide stretch of Lake Huron
A land of forests and lakes
rolling hills
red, gold, and orange bushes and maple trees
frost on the ground
What did they see on the way to Toronto, Ontario
Detailed-reading
Para 6
Read for the elements of a travel journal.
who
destination
weather
activities
transportation
feelings
what they saw
description of
certain scenic spots
local features
Post-reading
1 however A to add something
2 since B to show contrast
3 when C to explain a reason
4 in addition to D to show an end point in time
5 in fact E to show time
6 later F to emphasize
7 eventually G to describe the order of events
underline the discourse markers. Match them with the correct purpose.
Post-reading
1. Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian Why or why not
“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
读万卷书不如行万里路
Further Thinking
broaden one’s horizon/expand one’s range of knowledge
enrich/enlarge one’s life experience
build ones character
find what they really want in the heart
relax one’s mind
relieve one’s pressures of life and work
refresh oneself and build up one’s strength
be an escape from the boredom of one’s everyday life
widen one’s circle of friends
What can travel bring to us
Further Thinking
rather than
be typical of
take a boat ride out into the bay
take a pleasant hike in a forest
arise early
massive
take their breath away
exceptional beauty
take a coach
the most awesome journey
freezing cold
be home to
head southeast
anticipate doing sth
a bunch of
in the urban area
轰鸣向前
起伏的群山
the wide stretch of
take a duration of four days
1. 而不是
2. 是... 的典型
3. 乘船进入海湾
4. 在森林里愉快的徒步旅行
5. wake up/get up early
6. huge/enormous/tremendous
7. make them extremely shocked
8. unique beauty
9. take a long bus trip
10. the most breathtaking journey
11. extremely cold
12. 是...的家园
13. 朝东南前进
14. 预见/期望做某事
15. 一群；一束；大量
16. 在城区
17. thunder on
18. rolling hills
19. 广阔的一片
20. 历时四天
To read or travel,
may your heart and your steps always on the way to your better self!

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