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课件网) （人教版高中英语2019）选择性必修 二 Reading and thinking Journey Across a Vast Land Unit 4 An extremely large area of ground; Where does the phrase ‘vast land’ refer to Canada How would you like to describe the picture a long moving train, forest, a lake, snow-capped mountain etc. 辽阔的土地 Travel far enough, you meet yourself. ———David Mitchell 在一段足够远的旅行中，你会遇到（内心的）自己。 “Journey” often implies a longer trip, perhaps to multiple destinations, or with a greater sense of unknown. Lead - in A rail journey across Canada 1. Do you know the longest railway in the world NO. Train Name (NO.) Origin (country) — Destination (country) Distance (km) Scheduled Running Time 1 99/100 Moscow (Russia) — Pyongyang (North Korea) 10,267 206hrs 2 1/2 and 99/100 Moscow (Russia) — Vladivostok (Russia) 9,289 144hrs 3 19/20 (via Manzhouli) Moscow (Russia) — Beijing (China) 8,984 145hrs . . . 17 The Canadian 1/2 Toronto (Canada) — Vancouver (Canada) 4,446 92hrs Pre-reading Seeing the true north via rail: Vancouver and the heart of Canada Reading and thinking Activity 1: Fast reading 1. What are the main character in the passage Who are they 2. Where did they go 3. How was their journey like 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 世界第二大的自然深水港，终年不冻。 who where why how why Main idea: The intrudction of the trip Before starting out During their first day The next day The next morning They spent the night After another day through the night Night came again the next morning How is the passage organized time Vancouver Lake Louise Jasper Edmonton Canadian Prairie Winnipeg Ontario Toronto space the Canadian Rockies Travel journal Draw the route of the two girls' journey. to the heart of Canada Their visit to Vancouver Place what they did what they saw how they felt Vancouver pleased took a boat ride out into the bay; visited an island; took a hike the sights; shops selling crafts and antiques(古董); the beautiful mountains looking out over the city Para 2 Place what they did what they saw how they felt Jasper Lake Louise passed through the Canadian Rockies; took a taxi to the lake massive mountains and forests; beautiful blue water of the lake spectaucular took their breath away → amazed took a coach bound north; look at the beautiful scenery spectacular mountain peaks and forests; many different creatures(动物) awesome(极好的) Para 3 mountain goat grizzly bear deer eagle Place what they did what they saw how they felt Edmonton went to the shopping mall went through two wheat-growing provinces frozen(冻僵的) Canadian Prairie a bunch of farms that covered a very large area / amazed Para4&5 Place wh ... ...
