(
课件网) Unit 4 Journey across a Vast Land Reading and Thinking（第一课时） 年 级：高二年级 学 科：高中英语（人教版） Learning Objectives 1. Find out the general information of Canada by reading the passage. 2. Grasp the structure feature of the travel journal and the usage of discourse markers. 3. Talk about your opinions about visiting Canada by rail. 4. Apply what you learned to share your travel experience and realize the significance of travel. Lead-in Look at the pictures and think about the question. Q1: How much do you know about Canada Q2:If you have a chance to visit Canada, what transportation will you choose Why 地图出自普通高中教科书英语选择性必修第二册，人民教育-出卷网-，人教版，第45页 Pre-reading Look at the title and the picture in the text. Q: What information can you get what: where: how: go sightseeing Canada by rail Read the lines 1. Read the text quickly and find out other information about their trip and complete the form below. When where what feeling Others Before starting out The next morning From Jasper and from Edmonton After another day Tip: basic elements of a travel journal: who, when, where, how, what, why feelings… 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. Para1 Who: Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian Why: to visit their cousins in Halifax Feeling: exciting Para2 Vancouver took a boat,visited an island, took a hike pleased rained climate When Where What Feeling Others Before starting out Para3 The next morning Canadian Rockies, Jasper saw mountains and different creatures took their breath away, awesome natural resources, wildlife Para4-5 When where what feeling Others From Jasper, From Edmonton Edmonton, Canadian Prairie saw an open country, went through … amazed center of huge oil and gas drilling industry… size, agriculture, economy, population Para6 After another day Winnipeg, Ontario saw Lake Huron a land of forests and lakes… natural resources and scenery 2. Draw a mind map based on their travel route. Tip: A travel journal is usually organized in time and space order. Read between the lines 1.Read the passage A and passage B. Consider which one is better and why A 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. B 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 ... ...
