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课件网) Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land Using Language Talk about scenery and culture along a journey 01 02 03 get the main idea and the key details by listening to the conversation. understand the meaning of idioms in the listening text. talk about your own travel experiences by using what you learned. In this class, you will be able to: Learning Objectives On the train, Lidaiyu and Liuqian start talking with a local passenger, a young woman named Anna. Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess what they will be talking about. A beautiful alphine (高山的) lake going skating on a frozen lake going camping, playing a ukulele going hiking in a forest 高级词汇：attractive breathtaking striking spectacular picture-postcard Pre-listening What is mentioned in the listening Could you list some key words _____Louise、_____of Canada (in _____and _____)、_____of Canada (mountains, the Prairie、lakes、forests)、Winnipeg、activities in Winnipeg、Daiyu and Liu Qian's _____ long train journey. lake climate winter summer geography first While-listening 2. Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions. ① What do people do when Lake Louise freezes over in winter ② What does Anna say about Canadian summers ③ How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg ④ What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg ⑤ What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken Tip 2 Focus on key words Underlining key words in the questions helps you focus on the information you need, and be more attentive while listening. activities distance activities names of places or trains climate While-listening 1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter 2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers 3. How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg 4. What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg 5. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken Many areas of_____ have_____ . _____, _____, _____, and city things like movies or restaurants on the weekends. They travelled from_____ on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia. People like to go skating on the ice. south Canada very hot summers More than 1,300 kilometres. Skiing hiking camping Beijing to Moscow While-listening 3. Listen again. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings. A. with no mountains or hills B. all kinds of things C. for a long distance D. I'm surprised. E. spend time F. very warm G. the exact middle of something 1. words fail me 2. as hot as an oven 3. as flat as a pancake 4. as far as the eye can 5. dead centre 6. kill time 7. you name it Idioms (习语,习惯用语) are often used in the English language. The meanings of some idioms can be guessed, like “eat like a bird”. However, many others need to be studied and remembered, like “for good” Simile (明喻) is a frequently-used rhetorical device(修辞手法), which often uses the words “like”or ”as” to directly show the similar ... ...
