(
课件网) Reading and Thinking Unit 4 Journey across a vast land What do you think “a vast land”means JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND It means an extremely large area of ground, such as Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia in China. It is the second largest country in the world. It is also called “Maple Leaf Country”. What impressed you most in the video Let’s enjoy a rail journey across Canada! Lead in The text is about a journey in _____ and _____ by _____ and what they _____ during the journey. Prediction What type of writing is this passage A. Advertisement B. Travel journal C. Exposition D. Argumentation What do you think the text is about Vancouver the heart of Canada rail/train saw Look at the title and picture and predict. The heart part of Canada the important and big cities in Canada 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_____. Read the text and find out the travel place in each paragraph. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Divide travel journey into three parts. Canada Vancouver Lake Louise and Jasper Edmonton Canadian Prairie Toronto Read for travel route The trip to_____ The trip to _____ Vancouver the Heart of Canada _____ to the trip A brief introduction Characters: The route: Transportation: China Vancouver Halifax Purpose: To visit their cousins 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. Read Part1 and find out the basic information. Detailed reading discourse markers Scan Part2-3 and circle all the places they visited. The mind map of the travel route Vancouver China Lake Louise Jasper Ontario Winnipeg Canadian Prairie Edmonton Toronto What did they not do before starting out A. They spent a couple of days seeing the sights. B. They took a boat ride out into the bay. C. They saw the beautiful mountains. D. They rode a horse in the forest. Vancouver Para.2 Para.3 What does the underlined phrase “take their breath away” most probably mean A. Make breathing difficult. B. Make you surprised. C. Make you satisfied. D. Make you scared. Lake Louise Para.3 What impressed them most while they were on the coach to Jasper A. Seeing the blue water of Lake Louise. B. Seeing the mountain peaks and forests. C. Enjoying the beautiful scenery in Jasper. D. Witnessing many different kinds of wildlife. Jasper mountain goat grizzly bear What kind of creatures did they see deer eagle Para.4 Status: _____ of Alberta Industry: The centre of _____ Weather: _____ Outcome: Home to _____ Provincial capital oil and gas drilling industry Cold in winter Edmonton Find out the local features of Edm ... ...
