(
课件网) Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land Reading and Thinking If you are going to travel across a vast land, what kind of transpotation would you choose By the end of the lesson, you will be expected to: learn some information about Canada through a rail journey; Appreciate the language features of a travel journal; Be motivated to meet the world and understand the meaning of travel. Learning Objectives 1. What type is this passage Argumentation B. Travel journal C. Novel D. Feature 2. Main idea: It is about _____ of two girls by rail; it tells us some amazing sights about _____. Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada National anthem（国歌） Other cities in Canada Pre-reading Read the title and predict. Rhetorical device(修辞手法):mataphor(暗喻) a journey/trip Canada B While-reading Para. 1 A. Journey across the great Prairie. Para. 2 B. The two girls’ stay in Vancouver. Para. 3 C. Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada. Para. 4 D. The two girls’ visit to Lake Louise and Jasper. Para. 5 E. On the way to Toronto. Para. 6 F. A short introduction to Edmonton. Task1: Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph. Brief introduction about the journey who why where how mood _____ _____ and her cousin_____ To_____ They _____ to Vancouver and then took _____ In Halifax on _____ 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. Li Daiyu Liu Qian visit their cousins the Atlantic coast Excited Task2: Read para1 and fill in the table below. In what order is the passage written time place How long did their trip from China to Toronto take in total？ A. 4days B. 5days C. 6-7days China Vancouver They spent a couple of days in Vancouver. Their trip from Vancouver to Toronto took 4 days. Choose the correct answer. Vancouver saw the beautiful mountains looking out over the city took a hike in a forest Task3: Reading for details. (para. 2) what they did and saw took a boat ride out into the bay; visited an island; saw shops selling crafts and antiques During their first day The next day What did they see in Lake Louise and Jasper Lake Louise Jasper Edmonton Task4: Reading for details. (para. 3) the Canadian Rockies; massive mountains and forests; beautiful blue water of the lake the beautiful scenery spectacular mountain peaks and forests; many different creatures(动物) oil and gas drilling Industry many shopping malls local feature freezing cold in winter -10℃ Clilmate Edmonton Task4: Reading for details. (para. 4) two wheat-growing provinces What did they see when passing through the great Canadian Prairie？ The Great Canadian Prairie A bunch of farms that covered a very large area Task5: Reading for details. (pa ... ...
