1、Unit 4 Seeing the True North via rail Toronto and MontrealReading for writing1.Read a rail journey across Canada to find out five who,what,when,where,why and how.2.Organize the structure of a rail journey.3.Write a rail journey across Canada.Imagine that you are Li Daiyu.Write an email to your paren
2、ts telling them about your trip.Dear Dad and Mum,_para.1_para.2_para.3_Yours,DaiyugreetingpurposebodywhatwhenwhohowendingsignatureStructure:Attention:1.mainly in past tense2.use discourse markers3.a coherent email4.vivid descriptions5.try to reduce mistakesWhat is the relationship between these two
3、passages?Seeing the True North via Rail:Vancouver and the Heart of CanadaSeeing the True North via Rail:Toronto and the Montreal=next move,=next stop,=next objectivenext legreadingwritingPara.1After Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto,they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed
4、to the next leg of their trip to Montreal Para.1Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada fly to Vancouver Para.6 they finally reached the capital of Ontario,Toronto.v.消磨(时间),打发(时光)继续2 Draw on the map a simple route of the girls trip across Canada and make notes about what the girls did at eac
5、h place.Para.5 line 1The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next morning.Para.10 line 1-4That night the train was speeding along the St.Lawrence River towards the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast towards the province of Nova Scotia and its largest city
6、,Halifax.v.快速移动;快速运送;超速驾驶How many parts can the passage be divided into?And whats the main idea of each part?Para.1-4Para.5-9Para.10Li Daiyu and Liu Qians experience in TorontoTheir experience in MontrealTheir time spent on the train towards HalifaxPredict the content of the text through the title a
7、nd pictures.Complete the table below with information from the article.TimePlaceInformationAfter Daiyu and her cousin arrived in TorontoTorontonThe train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next morning.Montrealthe largest and wealthiest city in Canada,went up the CN Tower,see mis
8、ty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls,saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel and old-fashioned cars,met Lin Fei in downtown Chinatown Display the answerssigns and advertisements in French,people spoke English with an accent,spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in
9、their workplaces along St Paul Street,met Jean-Philippe alongside the St Lawrence River,unique Quebec culture and traditionsPara.1-4After Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto,the largest and wealthiest city in Canada,they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of
10、their trip to Montreal,so they went on a tour of the city.They went up the CN Tower and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario.Standing in the distance,they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls,which is on the south side of the lake.Water from the lake flows into
11、 the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel and old-fashioned cars rolling by.As they walked north from the harbour area,Li Daiyu said,“Lin Fei,one of my mothers old schoolmates,lives here.I should phone her and see if shes ava
12、ilable for dinner.”They met Lin Fei around dusk over dinner at a restaurant in downtown Chinatown.The cousins chatted with Lin Fei,who had moved to Canada many years earlier.“This is the largest Chinatown in Toronto.We have a few more in the Greater Toronto Area,so you can guess that there are a lot
13、 of Chinese people in Canada!Chinese people have been coming here for more than a hundred years.Therefore,we can get all kinds of great food here from all over China,”Lin Fei told them.123455=many years ago,long time ago Para.5-9 The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next
14、morning.At the station,in contrast to Toronto,they heard people talking in French.They were surprised to see that all the signs and advertisements were in French and many people spoke English with an accent.“We dont leave until this evening,”said Liu Qian,“Lets go downtown.Old Montreal is close to t
15、he water.”They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street.As they sat in a restaurant alongside the broad St Lawrence River,a young man sat down with them.“Hello,my name is Jean-Philippe.Im a photographer.”he said,“and I was wondering where you
16、are from.”The girls told him they were from China and were on a train trip across Canada.When they told him they had only one day in Montreal,he said,“Thats too bad.You owe it to yourselves to stay longer.Overall,Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds.Most of us speak both English and F
17、rench,and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions.There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around,too.Here,we love good coffee,toast and cheese.And good music,of course”1 2=contrary to,opposed to=near,beside33445Para.10That night the train was speeding along the St.Lawrence River towards
18、the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast towards the province of Nova Scotia and its largest city,Halifax.The cousins dreamt happily of the beautiful cobblestone streets,old brick buildings,and the red maple leaves of Montreal.1.Read the passage and answer the questions.What did th
19、e girls see when they went up the CN Tower?Why was is possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto?They saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls.Because there are a lot of Chinese people there.Montreal is city with wonderful sights and sounds.Most people speak both English and Fre
20、nch,and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions.There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around.There,people love good coffee,toast,cheese,and good music.What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal and the people there?Find out some beautiful sentences in the passages and share w
21、ith your partners.the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.The train thundered on,through the rolling hills.The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red,gold,and orange,and there was frost on the ground,confirming that autumn has arrived in Canada.The grills saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel,and old-fashioned cars rolling by.That night the train was speeding alongtowardsand down to towards Overall,Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and soundsthere are fantastic restaurants and clubs around,too.
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