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课件网) Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land Reading and Thinking (2) In today’s lesson, you’re expected to learn about some difficult phrases and sentence patterns from the text and practise them in exercise; consolidate the key phrases and sentence patterns by applying them in new discourses. Listen and read the first paragraph after the tape, and then summarize its main idea. Main idea Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada. 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. Revision - Paragraph 1 1. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. (Para. 1) rather than “而不是；不愿” = instead of They preferred to travel by commercial airline all the way. They preferred to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. Key Phrases & Sentence Patterns 注意：rather than连接两个并列成分作主语时，谓语与rather than前面的主语在人称和数上保持一致。 翻译：是你而不是我要去野营。 You rather than I _____ going to go camping. rather than“而不是；不愿” are 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. Main idea The two girls’ stay in Vancouver before the journey. Paragraph 2 2. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. (Para. 2) as “正如……”，引导非限制性定语从句。 Choose the right sentence with the same meaning of “as” : As for Jobs, his devotion was intense. She has been absent again, as is expected. as引导非限制性定语从句，可指代整个主句。从句可放在主句之前, 也可以放在主句之后, 有时还可以放在主句的中间。 (1) _____ (正如所报道的那样), talks between the two countries are making progress． (2) Grammar, _____ (正如之前所说的那样), is not a set of dead rules. (3) He is absent, _____ (正如往常那样). As is reported as has been said before as is often the case as 引导非限制性定语从句 The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise,where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the ... ...
