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课件网) Reading and Thinking 新人教选择性必修二 Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land Learning Objectives Read about a rail journey across Canada. Find out information about Canada’s geography, climate and culture. Use discourse markers to show relationships between ideas. Lead-in： How much do you know about Canada Atlantic 国名：加拿大（Canada） 面积：998万平方公里（世界第二），其中陆地面积909万平方公里，淡水覆盖89万平方公里15。 人口：4155万（2025年4月），主要为英、法裔欧洲后裔，土著居民占5%，华人约5.1%14。 首都：渥太华，位于安大略省，气候冬寒夏暖（1月-16～-6℃，7月15～26℃） 哈利法克斯城堡 多伦多电视塔 蒙特利尔旧城区 Lead-in： What famous cities do you know in Canada the Maple Leaf Flag Great Lakes Niagara Falls Toronto Montreal Ottawa What impressed you most in the video Enjoy a video to know something about Canada. Pre-reading： Before you read, look at the title, and the picture below. What’s the type of this passage Argumentative writing B. Narrative writing C. Expository writing D. Travel journal Fast-reading： Read for the main idea of each paragraph. Carefully Reading Para.1 1.rather than 2.all the way 3.by commercial airline 4.by rail 并不是 总是，一直 乘坐商业航班 乘火车 重要短语 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 county by rail was exciting. 李黛予和表妹刘倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋海岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后再乘坐火车。一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已。 次日清晨，两个女孩早早起床，登上开往路易斯湖的火车，穿越加拿大落基山脉。从车窗往外望去，加拿大巍峨的山脉和辽阔的森林尽收眼底。火车到站后，她们乘坐出租车前往路易斯 Para. 1 Read Part1 and find out the basic information. Purpose: Transportation: purpose Information to visit their cousins The route: Para. 1 Before starting out China—Vancouver—Halifax Transportation: fly, train 重要短语 para.2 1.start out 2.take a boat out 3.clear and mild 2. look out over 3. take a pleasant hike 4.just a short distance away 出发 乘船出去 晴朗温和 俯视 愉快地徒步旅行 就在不远处 Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just as a short distance away. 出发前，她们在温哥华待了两天，欣赏当地风光。第一天，温哥华一如往常细雨蒙蒙。尽管天气不佳，她们仍然泛舟驶人海湾，接着游览了一座岛屿。岛上有精致的店铺，出售手工艺品和古董。第二天，天气晴朗，温度适宜，她们 ... ...
