(
课件网) Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND Reading and Thinking Learn about a rail journey across Canada Travel far enough, you meet yourself. ———David Mitchell 每天都是一次新的旅行 在一段足够远的旅行中， 你会遇到(内心的)自己。 By the end of this class, you will be able to… 1. figure out the structure of the passage and learn about a rail journey across Canada； 2. judge the writing style and the intention of this passage; 3.express your ideas on the given topics through critical thinking. Learning objectives What do you know about rail journeys tired boring adventurous... exciting Lead-in Seeing The True North Via Rail： Vancouver And The heart of Canada Read for the title Where: How: “The true north”———Canada By train Read for genre What kind of genre is this text A. Exposition说明文 B. Travel journal游记 C. Feature特写，报道 D. Argumentation议论文 Read for structure What’s the writing order of this passage A. Time B. Place Read for structure What’s the writing order of this passage A. Time B. Place Characters: The route: Transpor-tation: China Vancouver Halifax Read for the content 1. Rather than do, sb decide to do 不去....,某人决定去... 2. by commercial airline 乘坐商务航班 3. all the way 一路上; 完全地 4. the thought of 一想到... Para.1 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 country by rail was exciting. Para 1 Halifax who where why how why Main idea: The intrudction of the trip The thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. 一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已。 thought 相关常用短语： without a second thought 立即；马上；不假思索 give sth some thought 仔细考虑 at the thought of 一想起...就 主语 系表 start out 出发；着手进行（to do sth） a couple of days 几天 be typical of 是…的典型特征; 特有的 despite the weather 尽管天气不好 take a boat ride out into the bay 泛舟驶入海湾 sell crafts and antiques出售手工艺品和古董 The next day was clear and mild. 第二天天气晴朗，温度适宜。 8. Sb be pleased to do sth 某人高兴地做某事 9. look out over the city 俯瞰整个城市 10. take a pleasant hike 进行愉快的徒步旅行 in a forest just a short distance away 在森林的不远处 Para. 2 Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is 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 wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. Para 2 where why how long weather what Main idea: The stay in Vancouver before the trip ... ...
