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JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
Unit 4
Reading and thinking
Learning Objectives
1.Figure out the structure of the passage and learn about a rail journey
across Canada；
2.Judge the writing style and the intention of this passage；
3.Express your ideas on the given topics through critical thinking；
4.Develop respect for other countries and love for nature.
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Lead-in
While-reading
Pre-reading
Post-reading
PART 1
Lead-in
Watch a video and answer questions.
1.How many places are mentioned What are they
2.What can you enjoy when travelling Canada
Banff National Park
Alberta’s Rocky Mountains
Toronto
Ottawa
Vancouver
Jasper
northern nights
waterfalls
maple trees
rolling hills
Do you want to travel in Canada
PART 2
Pre-reading
Predict
Seeing the true north via rail:
Vancouver and the heart of Canada
It is about ____________ of two girls by train and it tells us some amazing sights about_______.
a journey/ trip
Canada
Read for gentre
What genre is this text
A. Exposition
B. Travel journal
C. Feature
D. Argumentation
PART 3
While-reading
Fast-reading
Find out the travel places in each paragraph.
Para.1 The exciting thought of crossing ________ by rail.
Para.2 Their stay in ______________before the journey.
Para.3 Their visit to ___________________
Para.4 Introduction of _______________.
Para.5 Journey across the great ________________.
Para.6 On the way to _________.
Canada
Vancouver
Lake Louise and Jasper
Edmonton
Canadian Prairie
Toronto
Edmonton
The great Canadian Prairie
Fast-reading
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Jasper
Edmonton
The Great Canadian Prairie
Winnipeg
Ontario
Toronto
L. Huron
Let’s follow them to begin the trip...
Careful-reading
Read para.1 and finish the exercises.
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 county by rail was exciting.
Careful-reading
Read para.2 and finish the exercises.
Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.
Place
weather
what they did and saw
how they felt
Vancouver
pleased
Careful-reading
The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise, where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken. In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.
Place
what they did and saw
how they felt
→ amazed
took a coach bound north;
spectacular mountain peaks and forests;
many different creatures
awesome
took their breath away
Lake Louise
Read para. 3 and finish the exercises.
Jasper
Grizzly bear
Mountain goat
Careful-reading
Read the passage carefully and find out the sentences to describe the environment and feelings.(细读短文并找出环境和心理描写的句子)
Seen from the train window，the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.
...the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.
Looking at the beautiful scenery，they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken.
In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests，one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures.
Mountains
Rivers
Forests
Lakes
Large cities
Many different creatures
Careful-reading
Para. 4: Find out the local features of Edmonton.
Status: ________________ of Alberta
Industry: The centre of _________________________
Weather: _____________;with daily temperatures averaging ______;
Outcome: Home to __________________
Provincial capital
oil and gas drilling industry
Cold in winter
many shopping malls
From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train’s first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canada’s huge oil and gas drilling industry. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10℃. Since it can be too cold to go outdoors, Edmonton is home to many shopping malls. In fact, one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton.
-10 ℃
Edmonton
Jasper
Edmonton
Careful-reading
From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. At school, Daiyu and Liu Qian had learnt that Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty-seven million. However, they did not anticipate seeing such an open country, and were truly amazed. They went through two wheat-growing provinces, where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.
1.What did they see while passing through Canadian Prairie
an open country;
a bunch of farms that covered a very large area
2.What’s their feeling
They were truly amazed.
Para.5 Find out what they saw and did while passing through Canadian Prairie.
Edmonton
the great Canadian Prairie
After another day on the train, eventually they were back in an urban area, the city of Winnipeg. From there, they travelled through the night, and woke up in Ontario — a land of forests and lakes. The train thundered on, through the rolling hills. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that autumn had arrived in Canada. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. When they woke up the next morning and pulled back the curtain, they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huron—one of the four Great Lakes on Ontario’s southern border. It was not until 9: 30 a.m. that they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.
Para5. Find out what they saw on the way to Toronto.
Winnipeg
Ontario
Toronto
Careful-reading
Careful-reading
1. Read the whole passage again and have a deep understanding of the passage. Finish the mind map of the travel route.
China
Jasper
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Ontario
Winnipeg
The great Canadian Prairie
Edmonton
Toronto
2. Find out discourse markers in the text.
Discourse markers (语篇标记词) are also known as “linking words” (连接词), which will make sentences and paragraphs connect tightly.
Careful-reading
discourse markers
Contrast
Order of events
通过使用before, during, later等与时序相关的标记语，呈现出两位主人公开启火车之旅前的游览活动。
Adding
In addition to将旅途中所见的景物自然地衔接在一起。
Contrast
Time
Concluding
Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.
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 emphasise
7．eventually G．to describe the order of events
Careful-reading
Careful-reading
Read between the lines and compare which passage is better and why
They spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. It rained. They were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. It was clear and mild and they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.
Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as it typical of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops sellig crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.
Discourse markers
more logical
more clear
PART 3
Post-reading
Post-reading
Rocky Mountains
Lake Louise
Jasper
Edmonton
The great Canadian Prairie
Winnipeg
Discussion
1. Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian Why or why not （Critical thinking）
I would love to take such a journey.It seems so wonderful and relaxing，and I would get to see so many beautiful sites.
Post-reading
Post-reading
2. How is a rail journey different from other forms of travel, such as by plane or car （Creative thinking）
A rail journey is different from a car journey in that with a car journey, if you see something interesting, you can stop and take a look. A journey by plane will get you to your destination much faster than a trip by train or car. However, usually you cannot see much interesting from a plane window, and a plane gives much less space and fewer opportunities to get up and walk around than on a train.
Post-reading
Summary
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax 1.__ the Atlantic coast.They flied to Vancouver on the Pacific coast and decided 2.________(cross) the whole country by train.
Then they took the train to Lake Louise where they saw blue water which literally took 3._____(they) breath away with its exceptional beauty.Later，the train ran north to Jasper.
on
to cross
their
On the way they enjoyed the spectacular mountain peaks and forests，seeing many different creatures,4._________(include)deer，mountain goats and so on.From Jasper，they caught the train towards Edmonton，the centre of Canada’s huge oil and gas drilling industry, 5._____ there is also one of the largest shopping malls in North America.From Edmonton，the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie，going through two wheat-growing provinces. They didn’t anticipate 6.______(see) such an open country，and were truly 7._______(amaze)．
including
where
seeing
amazed
Post-reading
After another day on the train，they arrived at Winnipeg.The train thundered on and they found the bushes and maple trees outside their windows 8.____(be) red，gold，and orange.Finally they 9._______(reach) Toronto.All in all，their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a 10.________(during) of four days.
were
reached
duration
Post-reading
Post-reading
JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
We do not know who we are until we have travelled some distance from where we come from.

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