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课件网) UNIT4 Reading and Thinking Read the article quickly and answer the questions 1. What is the text type A. Entertainment B. Travel C. Education D. Health 2. What type of writing is this passage A. Exposition(说明文) B. Travel journal C. Advertising writing D. Argumentation（议论文） Fast-reading 3. What's the writing order of this passage A. logic B. time C. time and space D. importance Look at the title and answer some questions. 1. What do you think “vast land” means An extremely large area of ground. 2. Where does the phrase “vast land”remind you of Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Russia, Canada. 新疆维吾尔自治区，简称新疆，位于中国西北边陲， 首府乌鲁木齐，是中国五个少数民族自治区之一， 也是中国陆地面积最大的省级行政区，面积166万平方公里， 占中国国土总面积六分之一。 西藏自治区，简称“藏”，首府拉萨，是中国五个少数民族自治区之一。全区面积120.223万平方公里，约占全国总面积的1/8，在全国各省、市、自治区中仅次于新疆。平均海拔在4000米以上，素有“世界屋脊”之称。 内蒙古自治区，简称“内蒙古”，总面积118.3万平方千米，首府呼和浩特。 俄罗斯面积1709.82万平方公里，是世界上面积最大的国家。 加拿大，首都渥太华，位于北美洲北部。加拿大的面积:998.467万平方公里 Look at the title and picture, guess what the “True North” and “the heart of Canada” in the title refer to and predict what the text is about. The “True North” refers to Canada, because Canada is located in the north of North America. “The heart of Canada” maybe refers to Ontario, Canada’s largest and most important province. The text is probably about a train journey across Canada, taking in Vancouver and Ontario. Canada is the _____ largest country in the world. _____ and _____ are the official languages. The capital of Canada is _____. second English French Ottawa Draw the mind map of the travel route Vancouver China Lake Louise Jasper Ontario Winnipeg Canadian Prairie Edmonton Toronto train train train train train train Circle the words about time 7days How long does the whole journey take Para.1 Para.6 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Para.5 A.On the way to Ontario B. Introducation of Edmonton C. Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper D. Journey across to great Canadian Prairie E. Their stay in Vancouvor before the journey F. The excitement of crossing Canada by rail Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Divide the passage into three parts Introduction Vancouver Heart of Canada What they saw How they felt Careful-reading for details Read para.1 and finish the exercises. Topic A brief introduction about the trip Who _____ and her cousin _____ What/Why to _____ Where(destination) _____ How(transportation) first by _____，then by ____. Li Daiyu Liu Qian visit their cousins Halifax，Canada commercial airline rail How did they feel at the thought of crossing the whole country by rail Find details： (1)How many days did they spend in Vancouver Two days. (2)What was the weather like during their visit 1st day：rainy 2nd day：clear and mild (3)What did they do i ... ...
