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课件网) Unit 4 Jurney Across a Vast Land Using Language 2 Seeing The True North Via Rail: Toronto and Montreal Learning Aims In this class, you will 1. read about a rail journey across Canada; 2. find out information about Canada’s geography, climate, and culture; 3. write an email about a rail journey across Canada. Lead-in Review the route of the girls’ trip across Canada. Vancouver → Lake Louise → Jasper → Edmonton → Winnipeg → Toronto → Toronto maple trees CN Tower Niagara Falls Chinatown Montreal 蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和世界最大河港之一,全国工商业、金融、文化中心。 Old Montreal St. Lawrence River Vancouver clear sky; beautiful mountains and forests Lake Louise massive mountains and forests; blue water Jasper beautiful scenery: spectacular mountain peaks and diverse creatures Edmonton large shopping malls Toronto misty clouds; skyscrapers and old- fashioned cars Montreal signs and ads in French; many lovely shops Notes: Dear mom and dad, _____ Love you, Daiyu 2. Imagine that you are Li Daiyu. Using the map and your notes, write an email to your parents telling them about what you saw during your trip. Requirements: Write about 80 words; Use some discourse markers and descriptive expressions; You can add more information if necessary. Useful Expressions: Descriptive expressions: When we were in/reached..., we were surprised/astonished to see... Seen from the train window, … caught our eyes/drew our attention. … is a country/city/province with a long history and a diverse culture. The scenery was so spectacular that took our breath away. We saw hundreds of skyscrapers and old-fashioned cars rolling by. That night the train was speeding along… towards… and down to… …… Discourse markers: We started in… Then… From there, we... Before starting out,… However,… Since… Later,… Eventually/Finally/All in all/At last,… Exchange your draft with a partner. Use this checklist to help you assess your partner’s draft. Then revise your own draft according to your partner’s comments. Does the writer start the email with an appropriate greeting Is the email well-organized and coherent Does the writer make use of discourse markers to express different relationships between ideas Are the descriptions of people and places interesting Does the writer end the email in a natural way Dear mom and dad, My cousin and I traveled across Canada by train from the west to the east. We saw many things from the train on the way across, especially in the cities of Toronto and Montreal. We started in Vancouver where we went shopping for gifts and then went hiking. When passing through the Rocky Mountains on the train, we saw awesome scenery, such as massive mountains, blue water as well as diverse creatures. Later, the train headed across the great Canadian Pairie. It is here that we truly understand the reputation of Canada for being a wheat-growing country. Sample writing: In Toronto, we went u ... ...
