1、Read and know Evas travel experience; Read and think how to describe a travel experience; Read to use the key words and expressions in the text; Read to learn pronous such as it that . Look at the map. What country is this? What do you know about Canada? Canada is one of the largest countries in the
2、 world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic natural scenery. Canada has vast (辽阔的辽阔的) areas of wilderness, from the Arctic (北极的北极的) north with the USA in the south. On the eastern and western boundaries, the country borders the two great oceans the Atlantic and the Pa
3、cific. Beautiful scenery is just one of the treasures Canada has to offer. You will be thrilled by Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton all known internationally for their lifestyle, beautiful architecture and special culture. Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls. It is perhaps the mos
4、t widely recognized natural scenery in Canada. Millions of visitors from all over the world come here every year. If you visit during the autumn, you can see Canadas national symbol the maple leaf! There are many maple trees in Canada and a maple leaf is featured on the Canada flag. In autumn, maple
5、 leaves turn a beautiful red and the tree itself supplies Canadas most famous food maple syrup (枫叶糖浆枫叶糖浆) which goes perfectly with pancakes. With all of these attractions, you can see why, in 1996, the UN named Canada the best country in the world to live in! Read and answer the questions to see ho
6、w much you know about Canada. 1. Whats the capital of Canada? a. Toronto. b. Ottawa. c. Montreal. 2. Which is not an official language in Canada? a. French. b. English. c. Spanish. b c 3. Whats on the Canadian national flag? a. An oak leaf. b. A maple leaf. c. A laurel leaf. 4. Whats the most popula
7、r sport in Canada? a. Baseball b. Soccer c. Ice hockey 5. What animal is a national symbol of Canada? a. Moose b. Beaver c. Polar bear b c b Skim the text: 1) to get the main idea of the text; 2) to find out how the travel journal is arranged; 1. Who writes the email and who is receiving it? Eva wro
8、te the email to Amy. 2. What is the email mainly about? Its about Eva and her familys travel from western to eastern Canada. What is a travel journal include? travel journal when where who what how How is a travel journal arranged? by route start end Vancouvor Rocky Mountains Quebec Newfoundland Sca
9、n the email and write the places on the map. Rocky Mountains Vancouver Newfoundland Quebec 1) Read the text and list the places; 2) Draw the travel route on the map; Read the text carefully try to get the specific information of the text. Beautiful scenery of the places in the text. travel route Ans
10、wer the questions. 1. How did the writer travel? 2. Where did the writer end the trip? Eva and her family picked up their vehicle for the trip. Eva and her familys ended their trip in Newfoundland. coast to coast when where who what how Eva and her family travel from western to eastern Canada two we
11、eks ago by vehicle travel route Read the text together: 1) to get the route of Evas trip; 2) to find out what Eva experienced in her trip; 3) to collect information about Canada; List the places of Evas trip; Arrange the places in the order of visit time; Take notes of the features of each place; st
12、art end Vancouvor start from Vancouvor pick up our vehicle Rocky Mountains get lost a few times deer; forests; mountains with snowy tops; masses of ice Quebec speak French; a typical Quebec restaurant Moms story Newfoundland boat trip killer whale experience at each place Try to find out the writers
13、 feeling. We usually can find out someones feeling of something from the persons words and actions. Retell Evas experience following the pictures. Find out what the underlined words refer to. Pronouns such as it, this, that, these, and those are used to make connections between parts of a text. Thes
14、e pronouns may refer to a word, a phrase or a sentence, or even several words, phrases or sentences. They can refer back to previous information or forward to new information. Learning to learn 1. We made it! (Paragraph 1) We made it! My family and I have managed to cross the North American continen
15、t, from western to eastern Canada, in two weeks! I cant wait to share the stories with you. 2. It took us where we wanted (Paragraph 2) We started from Vancouver, where we picked up our vehicle for the trip a home on wheels. It took us where we wanted, when wanted. 3. The funniest thing happened on
16、that day. (Paragraph 3) We reached Quebec on the eighth day, where most people speak French. Well, actually, the speak Quebecois, which is a type of Canadian French. The funniest thing happened on that day. 4. How did that happen? (Paragraph 3) Guess who is was? Mum! It was then that I realilsed her
17、 seat was empty! How did that happen? 1. Why do you think Eva and her family chose to travel by moto home? 2. What do you think Eva enjoyed most about the trip? 3. What do you think was the most memorable moment of their trip? 4. Have you ever travelled with your faimily? Share your experience with
18、the class. They chose to travel by motor home because it took them where they wanted, when they wanted. Imagine you are Eva and give a talk about your travel experience. Go over what Eva does in the text. Connect your experience with Evas experience to make your talk more attractive. Express your id
19、eas about traveling Use the table to help you plan your talk. Things you enjoyed Problems you faced Organize your talk following steps below. Say where you went and who you went with. Share what you enjoyed about the trip. Describe what problems you faced. End by talking about your overall feelings about the trip. Give your talk to the class. Useful patterns: fromto in days/weeks/months We started from The views were fantasitic. There were We reached The funniest thing was excited that Draw a journey map about Evas then retell the Evas trip according to your map in next lesson.
