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课件网) Unit 4 Journey across a vast land An e-mail of journey the Prairie Seeing the true north via rail: Vancouver and the heart of Canada Seeing the true north via rail: Toronto and Montreal What will the passage probably talk about It will probably talk about the next leg of their trip. one part of a journey or race What’ s the type of the passages Travel journal What are the features of a travel journal The type of the passage is The major contents of the passage are Travel journal. who in time order during their first day；the next day；after another day on the train；night came again；when they woke up the next morning;after… where what scenery/ activities how feeling / route when ——— people ——— time ——— places In addition to spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures. ... the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground.... Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds. Most of us speak both English and French, and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions. There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around, too. Q3: How can we make the description of the travel appealing language features —descriptive language Use accurate and picturesque adjectives ... the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. The train thundered on, through the rolling hills. The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel, and old-fashioned cars rolling by. That night the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River. Use vivid verbs descriptive language accurate and picturesque adjectives vivid verbs to describe the characteristics or state of the subject or to show subjective feeling to describe activities and actions Writing Task Imagine that you are Li Daiyu. Using the map and your notes, write an email to your parents telling them about the trip. Before you write, please think: Structure How many parts do you plan to write What are their functions What order would you follow when describing the journey Content What do you learn about Canada from the journey What impressed you most in Li and Liu’s journey How do you feel about the journey Which experiences are you going to write about Why We started in ... The next day ... We arose early the next morning ... Then ... Now ... love, Li Daiyu Dear Mum and Dad, beginning body ending greeting+purpose who,when, where, what, how communicative sentence +signature Canada major cities geography weather culture agriculture transportation language What do you learn about Canada from the journey Dear Dad and Mum, ___para.1_____para.2_____para.3_____ Yours, Daiyu greeting purpose body what when who how ending signature Structure： Attention: 1. mainly in past tense 2. use discourse markers 3. a c ... ...
