(
课件网) Unit4 Journey Across a Vast Land When and where was this photo taken Step 1 Pre-reading A National Park in Canada in winter Quiz 1. The symbol of the Canada is . A. rose B. maple tree（枫树） C. lily（百合) D. daffodile (水仙) 2. Canada’s capital city is . A. Toronto B. Vancouver C. Ottawa D.Edmonton 3. Canada’s official languages are . A. Spanish and English B. English and French C. Chinese and English D. French and Spanish What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada spectacular/awesome sceneries A. Exposition B. Travel journal C. Argumentation Seeing the True North via Trail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada Learn about a rail journey across Canada 乘火车看真正的北方：温哥华和加拿大的中心 Qs: 1. What does the “True North” in the title refer to 3. What do you think the text is about 2. What is the writing type Travel journal Activity 1: Read para1 and find out the key information Step 2 While-reading who where what how why Li Daiyu and Her cousin Liu Qian from China to Halifax fly to Vancouver and then take the train exciting crossing the whole country means more scenery Activity 2: Read para2-6 and finish the route Places What they saw Vancouver Lake Louise Jasper Edmonton Prairie Winnipeg Ontario Toronto bay ,island, wonderful shops, beautiful mountains, forest blue water, spectacular mountains peaks and forests, different creatures... shopping malls an open country, wheat-growing provinces, a bunch of farms forests and lakes, rolling hills,the bushes and maple trees ,frost, Lake Huron × × × Para2: Q1: What does “despite the weather” mean Q2: What is the purpose of “despite” Para3: Q1:What did they like best in this journey Q2: What does “highlight” mean Q3: What is the purpose of “in addition to” Para4: Q1:Why is Edmonton home to many shopping malls Q2: What is the purpose of “since” Q3: What is the purpose of “in fact” Para5: Q1: What was out of their imagination in Canada Q2: What is the purpose of “however” Para6: What discourse markers can describe the order of time Eventually, when, finally. Seeing the True North via Trail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada Activity 3: Analyze the structure para1 (background information) para2 (Vacouver) para3-6 (the heart of Canada) Activity 4: language learning Enrich the ways of describing “see”: 很高兴看到 从...看 看起来 看着... 除了看到... 能够看到... 没预料会看到... 能够看到 How long did they take from China to Toronto The author tells us the story in an order. time 7days Vancouver Place Information mountains and forests; blue water of Lake Louise Edmonton Ontario the Canadian Rockie the Canadian Prairie center of Canada’s huge oil and gas industry; cold in winter, with temperatures averaging -10℃ a land of forests, lakes and rolling hills; four Great Lakes on its south border; capital is Toronto often rains; a harbour; beautiful mountains looking out over th ... ...
