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Reading and Thinking
新人教选择性必修二
Unit 4
Journey Across a Vast Land
Learning Objectives
Read about a rail journey across Canada.
Find out information about Canada’s geography, climate and culture.
Use discourse markers to show relationships between ideas.
Lead-in：
How much do you know about Canada
Atlantic
国名：加拿大（Canada）
面积：998万平方公里（世界第二），其中陆地面积909万平方公里，淡水覆盖89万平方公里15。
人口：4155万（2025年4月），主要为英、法裔欧洲后裔，土著居民占5%，华人约5.1%14。
首都：渥太华，位于安大略省，气候冬寒夏暖（1月-16～-6℃，7月15～26℃）
哈利法克斯城堡
多伦多电视塔
蒙特利尔旧城区
Lead-in：
What famous cities do you know in Canada
the Maple Leaf Flag
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
What impressed you most in the video
Enjoy a video to know something about Canada.
Lead-in：
What will you see if you go on a rail journey across Canada
Niagara Falls
Grizzly bear
Scapegoat
Pre-reading：
Before you read, look at the title, and the picture below.
2.What are the destinations(目的地) of the journey
3.What transportation did they take
By rail / train.
Vancouver and other places of Canada.
1. What’s the type of this passage
Argumentative writing B. Narrative writing
C. Expository writing D. Travel journal
The text is about a journey in __________ and __________________ by _________ and what they ________ during the journey.
Prediction
What do you think the text is about
Vancouver
the heart of Canada
rail/train
saw
The heart part of Canada
the important and big cities in Canada
Let’s begin the trip with the author ...
While-reading：
What's the main idea of the text
Two girls, _________
_______________________, who took the ______ to travel across _______.
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian
train
Canada
Who are the main characters
How did they go there
Where did they go
Before starting out
The next morning
After they left Jasper
After they left Edmonton
After another day
How does the author develop the
passage
Time order
Predict
While-reading：
Read for the main idea of each paragraph.
While-reading：
read the article and fill in the table.
Day(s) Place Transportation
1
2
3
4
5-7
China to Vancouver
air
Vancouver(bay)
boat
Jasper—Edmonton—Canadian Prairie—Winnipeg—Ontario—Lake Huron—Toronto
Vancouver(forest)
foot
Vancouver to Lake Louise
train and taxi
Lake Louise to Jasper
coach
train
While-reading：
Read the article carefully and complete the table below.
Time Place Information
Before starting out Vancouver
The next morning the Canadian Rockies
After they left Jasper Edmonton
After they left Edmonton the Canadian Prairie
After another day Ontario
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.
李黛予和表妹刘倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋海岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后再乘坐火车。一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已。
次日清晨，两个女孩早早起床，登上开往路易斯湖的火车，穿越加拿大落基山脉。从车窗往外望去，加拿大巍峨的山脉和辽阔的森林尽收眼底。火车到站后，她们乘坐出租车前往路易斯
Para. 1
Read Part1 and find out the basic information.
Purpose:
Transportation:
purpose Information
to visit their cousins
The route:
Para. 1
Before starting out
China—Vancouver—Halifax
Transportation: fly, train
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 as a short distance away.
出发前，她们在温哥华待了两天，欣赏当地风光。第一天，温哥华一如往常细雨蒙蒙。尽管天气不佳，她们仍然泛舟驶人海湾，接着游览了一座岛屿。岛上有精致的店铺，出售手工艺品和古董。第二天，天气晴朗，温度适宜，她们看到壮美的群山俯瞰着整座城市，甚是欣喜。随后，她们在不远处的森林中徒步旅行，十分惬意。
Para. 2
Read Para2-3 and circle all the places they visited.
Time
Time
Time
Weather
Weather
Activities
Activities
Activities
Time Place Information
Vancouver
Often rains; a harbour; beautiful mountains looking out over the city; a forest just a short distance away
Para. _____
2
Before starting out
Para2 The sights in Vancouver.
Time Weather Activities
during their first day Rain take a boat ride into the bay; visit an island
the next day Clear and mild see the beautiful mountains looking out the city
later take a pleasant hike in a forest
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.
次日清晨，两个女孩早早起床，登上开往路易斯湖的火车，穿越加拿大落基山脉。从车窗往外望去，加拿大巍峨的山脉和辽阔的森林尽收眼底。火车到站后，她们乘坐出租车前往路易斯湖。那里湛蓝的湖水美丽异常，摄人心。
Para. 3
Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper.
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.
住了一夜之后，她们乘坐长途汽车，向北穿过加拿大落基山脉，直达贾斯珀。望者眼前的美景，两人一致认为这是她们所经历过的最棒的一次旅行。除了欣赏壮丽的山峰和森林，旅程的亮点之一是能看到种类繁多的动物，如鹿、山羊、甚至还有一只灰熊和一只老鹰。
Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper.
Para. 3
Time Place Information
The next morning The Canadian Rockies Blue water of Lake Louise; spectacular mountain peaks and forests; different creatures such as deer, mountain goats, grizzly bears, and eagles
Para. _____
3
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 -10C. 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.
在贾斯珀，她们坐上了开往多伦多的火车。火车的头几站中有一站是埃德蒙顿，这是阿尔伯塔的省会，也是加拿大庞大的油气开采业中心。埃德蒙顿冬季十分寒冷，日平均气温为零下10摄氏度。由于天寒地冻，不适合户外活动，因此埃德蒙顿拥有众多大型购物中心。事实上，北美最大的购物中心之一就在埃德蒙顿。
Para. 4
Political status
Natural resources
Climate
Climate
Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Toronto.
What do you know about Edmonton after reading this paragraph
Political status
The provincial capital of Alberta.
Natural resources
The Centre of Canada’s huge oil and gas drilling industry.
Climate
Freezing cold in winter.
Economy
Many shopping mall. It has one of the largest shopping malls in North America.
Time Place Information
After they left Jasper Edmonton centre of Canada’s huge oil and gas industry; cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10°C; home to one of the largest shopping malls in North America
Para. 4
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.
火车从埃德蒙顿出发，向东南方行驶，一路穿越加拿大大草原。黛予和刘倩在学校学过，加拿大的人口才刚过3700万。但两人还是未曾料想能看到如此辽阔的国度，真是惊叹不已。她们穿越两个种植小麦的省份，看到一片片广阔的农场。
Para. 5
Place
transport
activities
feelings
activities
activities
Journey across Prairie
Time Place Information
After they left Edmonton the Canadian Prairie an open country; two wheat-growing provinces; a bunch of farms that covered a very large area
Para. 5
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.
她们在火车上又度过了一天，最终回到了都市区域温尼伯市。从该市出发，她们连夜前行，从梦乡中醒来时，火车已抵达森林和湖泊密布的安大略省。火车继续轰隆隆地向前行驶，穿过绵延的群山。窗外的灌木丛和枫树林呈红色、金色和橘黄色，地面盖着一层霜，表明加拿大已进入秋季
Para. 6
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.
Para. 6
夜幕再次降临，火车转向南行，开往多伦多。次日清晨，她们醒来，拉开车窗窗帘，辽阔的休伦湖映人眼帘。休伦湖是安大略省南部边境的四大湖之一。上午九点半，她们终于抵达安大略的省会多伦多。从温哥华到多伦多，她们的旅行总共历时四天。
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.
Para 6
where
scenery
how long
Main idea:
Journey/on the way to Ontario
transport
Time Place Information
After another day Ontario a land of forests, lakes, and rolling hills; four Great Lakes on its southern border; capital is Toronto
Para. 6
China
Vancouver
Lake louise
Jasper
Edmonton
The great Canadian prairie
Winnipeg
Tornado
Ontario
Purpose: visit their cousins
Mood: excited
Spent: two days
Weather: rained
Activities: took a boat to the bay, visited an island
Time:the next morning
the night
Activities: arose earlysaw the mountains and forests
Activities: saw an open country went through twowheat-growing provinces
Features: provincial capital of Alberta
centre of Canada's oil and gas drilling industrycold in winterhome to many shopping malls
Activities:looked at the scenery saw mountain peaks and forests saw creatures
Time: another day
Feature:urban area
Time: night
Features: a land of forests and lakes
rolling hillsbushes and maple treesfrost on the ground
Time:the next moming
Activities: saw Lake Huron
The next day
Weather: clear and mild
Activities: saw the mountains
took a hike
The first day
The mind map of the travel route
The route of the two girls' journey.
Discourse markers are also known as "linking words". They are used to show relationships between ideas. Relationships can range from adding something (e.g., also, besides, additionally), to showing contrast (e.g., however, on the other hand), to explaining a reason (e.g., because, since),or to showing a result (e.g., therefore, as a result). Without discourse markers, the connections between sentences and paragraphs would be less obvious.
Use discourse markers to show relationships
Post-reading：
Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.
however
since
when
in addition to
in fact
later
eventually
A. to add something
B. to show contrast
C. to explain a reason
D. to show an end point in time
E. to show time
F. to emphasise
G. to describe the order of events
Post-reading：
On this basis, this paper focuses on train travel and discusses the unique advantages of this kind of travel.
Transportation Advantage Disadvantage Suitable for
By bus Cheap slow short-distance trips, especially trips within towns/cities
By airplane Quick Expensive long journeys between big cities
By cruise ship relaxing with nice accommodation and meals Slow trips between coastal cities
What are some advantages of a rail journey
What are some gains you would have from travelling by rail
Would you like to take a long journey like Li Daiyu and Liu Qian's What would you leam from it
Further thinking
What can travel bring to us
Join the nature.
Own spiritual wealth.
Understand other corners of the world.
Reach a level you have never been to.
Neglect those pressure, anxiety, worries.
Enjoy
Yourself!
“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
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Discuss the quetions in the groups
1 Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian Why or why not
2 How is a rail journey different from other forms of travel, such as by plane or car
Language Points
1. During their first day, ____ is typical of Vancouver, it rained. (Para 2)
Important sentences (P38 ~ P39)
as
as 引导定语从句
as 既可以引导限制性定语从句，也可以引导非限制性定语从句。
as在从句中作主语、宾语或表语。常用于以下句型当中：
such / so … as … 像……一样
the same … as … 和……同样的
引导非限制性定语从句，此时译为“正如、像”等。可以放
在句首，句中或句末。
as 引导定语从句用法
2. They spent the night, and then ______ (take) a coach bound north
through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. 住了一夜之后，她们乘坐
长途汽车，向北穿过加拿大落基山脉，直达贾斯珀。(Para 3)
Their friendship has no bound.
他们的友谊没有边际。
Our garden reaches its bound here.
我们的花园到这里就到边际了。
His patience has reached its bound.
他的耐心已经到了边际。
Their efforts are bound to pay off.
他们的努力一定会得到回报。
took
3. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, _____ daily temperatures
averaging -10°C. (Para 4)
埃德蒙顿冬季十分寒冷，日平均气温为零下10摄氏度。
1.句中freezing用法特殊，是副词，修饰后面的形容词cold。freezing主要用作形容词，表示"极冷的"。例如:
It's so cold. I'm freezing!太冷了。我要冻僵了。
2.freezing还可以作名词，相当于freezing point，意思是"冰点"。例如:The temperature tomorrow will fall below freezing(point).明天气温将降到冰点以下。
with
3. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures
averaging -10°C. (Para 4)
埃德蒙顿冬季十分寒冷，日平均气温为零下10摄氏度。
3.动词freeze的意思是"结冰;(使)冻结"。例如:
What do people do when Lake Louise freezes over in winter 路易斯湖冬天结冰时，人们做什么
When frozen, water turns into ice.冷冻后，水变成冰。
The cold weather had frozen the ground.寒冷的天气使大地都冻结了。
Important sentences (P38 ~ P39)
3. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures
averaging -10°C. (Para 4)
埃德蒙顿冬季十分寒冷，日平均气温为零下10摄氏度。
4. 动词freeze还有"(因害怕等)停住不动;吓呆"的意思。例如:Seeing the huge creature,we stood frozen with terror.看到这巨大的生物，我们吓得呆若木鸡。5. 句中with daily temperatures averaging-10C 是典型的独立主格结构，其构成为"with+名词短语+动词-ing形式短语"，其中daily temperatures是average的逻辑主语，即Daily temperatures in Edmonton average -10C.独立主格结构在句子中作状语，表示时间、原因、条件、伴随、目的、结果和状态等。独立主格结构还有其他构成方式。
3. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures
averaging -10°C. (Para 4)
埃德蒙顿冬季十分寒冷，日平均气温为零下10摄氏度。
6.例如:With thirty minutes to go, let's take a taxi to the airport.还有三十分钟，我们乘出租车去机场吧。(with+名词短语+动词不定式短语)
With the work finished, all the workers left the factory and went home.工作结束后,所有工人都离开工厂回家了。(with+名词短语+过去分词)
Miss Gao entered the classroom, with a smile on her face.高老师面带微笑走进教室。(with+名词短语+介词短语)
4. From Edmonton,the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie.列从埃德蒙顿出发，朝东南方向一路驶过加拿大大草原。
head在这里作不及物动词，意为"朝(某方向)行进"。如:
Where are you heading 你要去哪里
He stood up and headed for the door.他站起来，朝门口走去。
Important sentences (P38 ~ P39)
4. From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie.列从埃德蒙顿出发，朝东南方向一路驶过加拿大大草原。
加拿大大草原(the great Canadian Prairie)是北美大草原在加拿大境内的部分，位于加拿大i部的草原三省艾伯塔、萨斯喀彻和马尼托巴(Alberta, Saskatchewan,Manitoba)。从加拿大i的埃德蒙顿(Edmonton)出发乘火车去东部的哈利法克斯(Halifax)，正好穿过加拿大大草原。
[思考]你还学过哪些像head这样既可以作名词，也可以作动词的词汇 请举出几个例子。
Important sentences (P38 ~ P39)
5. The train thundered on, through the rollinghills.火车继续轰隆隆地向前行驶，穿过绵延的群山。
这个句子描写很生动，主要体现在两个常见动词的使用上。其中tunder的基本意义为"n.雷;雷声""v.打雷"，此处用作动词，表示"火车轰隆隆地快速移动"，画面感十足。再如:
Heavy trucks kept thundering past.一辆辆重型卡车轰隆隆驶过。
roll的基本意义是"n.卷;翻滚""v.翻滚;滚动"，此处的rolling为形容词，指丘陵"连绵起伏的"状态，意思由动词引申而来。
本单元的另一个句子"...and old-fashioned cars rolling by."中的roll为动词，指交通工具或行走的人"摇摆;摇晃"的样子。再如:
The ship was rolling heavily to and fro.轮船剧烈地颠簸着。
6. I thought China would be very crowded, given its large population.考虑到中国人口众多，我以为会非常拥挤
句中的given是介词，意思是"考虑到;鉴于"。再如:
Given her age, she was not allowed to fly paragliding。考虑到她的年龄，她不能参加滑翔伞运动了。
Given his interest in children, teaching seems the right job for him.考虑到他喜欢孩子，教书这个工作看来很适合他。
Given that是一个连词短语，引导从句，表达"考虑到;鉴于"之意。例如:
Given that they are inexperienced, they've done a good job.在缺乏经验的情况下，他们已经干得很不错了。
7. Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actually.嗯，与许多人所想的恰恰相反，实际上中国有很多广阔而空旷的地方。
1.句中contrary是形容词，短语contrary to意思是"与之相异的;相对立的"。又如:The rain was heavy, but contrary to their fears, their fields were not flooded. 雨很大, 但是和他们担心的情况相反，他们的田地没有被淹。
This decision is contrary to what most people expect.该决定与大多数人的预期背道而驰。
8. Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actually.嗯，与许多人所想的恰恰相反，实际上中国有很多广阔而空旷的地方。
2.contrary作形容词还可表示"(在性质或方向上)截然不同的;完全相反的"，近义词为opposite，常见搭配有contrary advice/opinions/arguments(完全相反的建议、观点、论点)。contrary还可以作名词，有"反面;相反的东西;相反的情况"的意思，多与the连用，常见搭配如:on the contrary(与此相反)、to the contrary(相反的;相反地)、quite the contrary(恰恰相反;正相反)。例如:
What you told me is the contrary of whatIthought.你告诉我的与我所想的相反。I thought the story would scare my students, but on the contrary, they were interested in it. 我以为这个故事会吓到学生，但恰恰相反，他们听得津津有味。
I know something to the contrary.我知道一些相反的事情。
8. Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actually.嗯，与许多人所想的恰恰相反，实际上中国有很多广阔而空旷的地方。
3.表示对比、比较的常见短语还有in contrast to(和......形成对比;和......相反)、by contrast/comparison(比较起来;相比之下)。例如:
At the station, in contrast to Toronto, they heard people talking in French.在车站, 与多伦多不同，她们听到人们用法语交谈。
By contrast, Tomis much more outspoken.相比之下，汤姆要直率得多。
By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.相比之下，去年教育经费增加了。
9. Should the opportunity arise, I'd love to go to Canada.如果有机会，我想去加拿大。
这句话是虚拟条件句，省略了if，所以使用了倒装，原句是"If the opportunity should arise, I’d love to go to Canada."。类似的例子还有:
Were you in my position, you would understand me.如果处在我的位置，你会理解我。
Had she apologised, you should have done so too.如果她道歉了，你也应该道歉。。
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