Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND Period 3 Using Language（一） Talk about scenery and culture along a journey 学习目标 1. To get the main idea and the key details by listening to the conversation. 2. To understand the meaning of the idioms in the listening text. 3. To talk about your own travel experiences by using what you have learnt. 4. To compare Canada with China and enjoy the pleasure of a long journey. 课堂探究 Part I Warm-up On the train,Li Daiyu and Liu Qian start talking with a local passenger,a young woman named Anna. Look at the pictures on page 42 of the textbook and discuss the following questions. 1.What can you see in the photos 2. What do you think they will talk about with Anna Part II Listen for the main idea Listen to the conversation and answer the following question. What are mentioned in the listening Please list some key words. Part IIl Listen for details Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions. 1. What do people do when Lake Louise freezes over in winter 2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers 3. What ksinds of things do people do in Winnipeg 4. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken 5. What can you see while sitting on the train in Mongolia Part IV Listen for idioms Activity 1 Ask the students to listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks. Daiyu:Look there,Liu Qian! What a beautiful lake! Liu Qian:Oh,my goodness! That must be Lake Louise! It's so beautiful! Anna:Yes,that's Lake Louise. Daiyu:It's pretty! Anna:It's even prettier in winter,after the lake freezes over. People like to go skating on the ice. Liu Qian:Does all of Canada get so cold in winter Anna:A lot of it does. Daiyu:So then,Canada must have cool summers as well. Anna:That's certainly true of many places. However,many areas of south Canada have a continental climate,with very hot summers and very cold winters,so some days Liu Qian:Is all of Canada full of mountains like here Anna:Oh,no. In fact,by the time we get to Edmonton,we'll bein the Prairie. This is and stretches for -more than 1,300kilometres-until we reach Winnipeg. After that,there are lakes and forests. Daiyu:What kind of place is Winnipeg Anna:It's a small city almost in of North America,from east to west. Liu Qian:What do you do to there Anna:Oh, ...skiing,hiking,camping. But also city things,movies or restaurants onthe weekends,for example. So is this your first long train journey Daiyu: Oh, no. Last autumn, we travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia. Activity 2 Read the listening strategies carefully,and then guess the meanings of the idioms. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings. 1.words fail me A. with no mountains or hills 2.as hot as an oven B.all kinds of things 3.as flat as a pancake C.for a long distance 4.as far as the eye can see D.I'm surprised 5.dead centre E.spend time 6.kill time F.very warm 7.you name it Understand idioms Idioms are often used in the ... ...
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