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课件网) Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land Reading and Thinking 新人教选择性必修二 目 录 Lead-in While-reading Pre-reading Post-reading Learning objectives: At the end of this lesson, students are able to: 1. Read about a rail journey across Canada. 2. Find out information about Canada’s geography, climate and culture. 3. Use discourse markers to show relationships between ideas. Lead-in： How much do you know about Canada Atlantic 1. Canada is the _____ largest country in the world. A. 1st B. 2nd C.3rd 2. What is the capital of Canada A. Vancouver B. Toronto C. Ottawa 3. What language(s) do Canadians speak A. English B. English and French C. French. 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 Lead-in： What will you see if you go on a rail journey across Canada grizzly bear animals Seeing the true north via rail: Vancouver and the heart of Canada 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 How does the author develop the passage Time order Predict While-reading： Read for the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 A brief _____ to cross Canada 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 _____ Introduction Vancouver Lake Louise and Jasper Edmonton Prairie Toronto While-reading： Skim the article and find out the following information. Day(s) Place Transportation 1 2 3 4 5-7 China—Vancouver by air Vancouver(bay) by boat Jasper—Edmonton—Canadian Prairie—Winnipeg—Ontario—Lake Huron—Toronto Vancouver(forest) on foot Vancouver—Lake Louise by train, by taxi Lake Louise—Jasper by coach by train While-reading： Read the article carefully and complete the table below. 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 Place Information The Canadian Rockies Blue water of Lake Louise; spectacular mountain peaks and forests; different creatures ... ...
