1、airlinebaycraftantiquepleasantarisemassiveliterallybreath n. 航空公司航空公司n. (海或湖的海或湖的)湾湾n. 手艺；工艺；技艺手艺；工艺；技艺n. 古物；古董古物；古董 adj. 古老的；古董的古老的；古董的adj. 令人愉快的；友好的令人愉快的；友好的vi. (arose, arisen)起身；出现；起身；出现；由由引起引起adj. 巨大的；非常严重的巨大的；非常严重的adv. 字面上；真正地字面上；真正地n. 呼吸的空气呼吸的空气Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LANDTravel for enoug
2、h, you meet yourself. “Journey” often implies a longer trip, perhaps to multiple destinations, or with a greater sense of unknown. Xinjiang, Gansu, North China Plain, Inner Mongolia, Siberia, etc. What does “journey” often imply? Where does the phrase “vast land” remind you of? Travel, trip, tour, e
3、tc. An extremely large area of ground. Can you replace “journey” with another word? What do you think “vast land” means?Learning ObjectivesObtain and sort out the travel routes and timelines about Li and Liu across Canada.Explain your understanding of Canada and analyze its specific national conditi
4、ons such as natural scenery, wildlife, natural, resources, climate change, population, agricultural production and culture. Learn to write a clear description of a country or region in chronological and spatial orderImportantDifficultWhat words would you use to describe Canada?加拿大是世界上海岸线最长的国家，海岸线约长2
5、4万多公里，国境边界长达8892公里，为全世界最长不设防疆界线。国土面积约9,984,670平方千米（世界第2位）。加拿大是典型的移民国家，而且由于人口稀少，人口数和民族构成每一年都在不断变化中。加拿大是世界上移民率最高的国家之一，主因是受该国的经济政策和家庭移民政策影响。加拿大同时也接受了大量难民，它所接受的难民占全球难民数量的10%以上。BigImmigrantcoastlineThe second floorSparsely populationWhat words would you use to describe Canada?加拿大社会的多元文化环境被加拿大政府和人民引以自豪，它不
6、但是区别于其他移民输入大国的显著标志，而且是吸引移民的主要原因之一。在2005年7月20日，加拿大成为世界上第四个承认同性婚姻的国家。2018年10月，加拿大首次将销售和休闲使用大麻合法化。TravelMulticultureWhat do you know about Canada?01 A:EnglishB:English and German1.What language(s) do Canadians speak? C:English and FrenchD:English and Spanish 加拿大（英语/法语：Canada），位于北美洲最北端，英联邦国家之一，官方语言有英语和法
7、语两种，典型的双语国家。 A:VancouverB:Toronto2.What is the capital of Canada? C:CalgaryD:Ottawa 地处安大略省东南部与魁北克省交界处，横跨渥太华河。首都地区（包括安大略省的渥太华市、魁北克省的赫尔市和其周围城镇）人口112.89万（2002年），面积4,662平方公里。春季市内一片葱绿，到处可见大块草地上开放着色彩艳丽的郁金香花，因此渥太华又称“郁金香城”。 A A3. What is the national flower/ tree of Canada? :6:6 Sakura樱花Lily百合花Maple枫叶Rose玫瑰
8、Maple枫树，加拿大素有“枫叶之国”的美誉。加拿大各省都有省花，有的还有省树，唯独没确定国花和国树。事实上，枫树、枫叶已被加拿大人民视为国树、国花来珍爱，已成为加拿大国家、民族的象征。The map of CanadaSeeing the True North Via Rail:Vancouver and the Heart of Canada 02What is The True North?the cross-Canada trainCanada - “The True North”- destinationFast readingWhat genre(体裁体裁) is this pas
9、sage?What do you think this article is about?A. Narration 记叙文 B. Travel journal 旅行日志C. Argumentation 议论文 D. Exposition 说明文It is about _ of two girls via rail; and it tells us some amazing sights about_.a tripCanada BHelpful questions: Who are the main characters? Where did they go? How did they go t
10、here? What did they see/do? How was their journey like?Two girlsCanada GoodBy trainNatural sceneryWhat order is this passage?chronologicalspatialSkim the article and list the cities and the places in Canada mentioned in the article and then find them on the map.VancouverLake Louisethe Canadian Rocki
11、esthe Canadian RockiesJasperAlbertaEdmontonWinnipegOntarioLake HuronTorontoRead the passage and answer the questions1231.The main idea of each paragraph.2. What is the route(路线) about the trip in Canada?3.Answer the question 3、4 after the passage.The main idea of each paragraph.Two girls took a trai
12、n on a trip.Describe the beginning and end of the trip. Paragraph 1Paragraph 2The activity before the train to Halifax.Paragraph3The two girls started an exciting journey.Paragraph4Paragraph5Paragraph6Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Toronto.A journey southeast of Edmonton by train.A journe
13、y returned to the city on a train.Paragraph 1 Something about the trip Purpose their Ways of travelingfirst by _ fly to Vancouverthen by _to visit their cousins in Halifaxplane trainThey thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.Describe the beginning and end of the tripParagraph 2
14、Canada They stay in _ to see the sightsDespite the weather, they 1._ 2._ take a boat ride into the bayVancouver Visit an islandThe activity before the train to Halifax.Clear and mild 1._ 2._ see the beautiful mountains looking out over the cityHike in a forestParagraph 3The two girls started an exci
15、ting journey. They take train to the They take train to the _ to see the sightsLake LouiseSeeing from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.The blue water literally took their breathe away.It was the most awesome journey they had ever taken.Deer, mountain goats and eve
16、n a grizzly bear and an eagle.Paragraph 4What do you know about Edmonton after reading this paragraph?The provincial capital of Alberta. Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Toronto.The Centre of Canadas huge oil and gas drilling industry. Freezing cold in winter.Many shopping mall. It has one
17、of the largest shopping malls in North America.Paragraph 5The Canadas population is only slightly over thirty-seven million.A journey southeast of Edmonton by train.Through two wheat-growing provinces, where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.Paragraph 6A journey returned to th
18、e city on a train.A land of forests and lakesWhat can you find on Ontario?The rolling hillsThe bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange. The frost on the ground confirmed that autumn had arrived in CanadaLake Huron-one of the four Great Lakes on Ontarios southern border
19、.The capital is Toronto.VancouverChinaLake LouiseJasperOntarioWinnipegCanadian PrairieEdmontonTorontoChinacommercial airlineVancouvertrain and taxiLake LouiseTime: the next morning the nightActivities: arose earlysaw the mountains and forestscoachJaspertrainEdmontontrainThe Great Canadian PrairieAct
20、ivities: saw an open country went through two wheat-growing provincestrainWinnipegTime: another dayFeatures: urban areatrainOntarioTime: night Features: a land of forests and lakesrolling hillsbushes and maple treesfrost on the groundtrainToronto Time: the next morningActivities: saw Lake HuronThe n
21、ext day Weather: clear and mild Activities: saw the mountains took a hikeSpend: two daysThe first day Weather: rained Activities: took a boat to the bay visited an islandPurpose: visit their cousinsMood: excitedFeatures: provincial capital of Albertacentre of Canadas oil and gas drilling industrycol
22、d in winterhome to many shopping mallsActivities: looked at the scenerysaw mountain peaks and forestssaw creaturesRead the passage and answer the questions.Fill in the blanks with proper words.distancebluecreaturesoilaveraginglargestfarmsrollingborderTorontoRead the passage and answer the questions.
23、Read the article again. Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose. 1. however A to add something 2 since B to show contrast 3. when C to explain a reason 4. in addition D to show an end point in time 5 in fact E to show time 6. later F to emphasise 7. eventually G to describe th
24、e order of eventsRead the passage and answer the questions.After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.Before 1._(start) out，they spent a couple of days in Vancouver,2._there were some shops selling crafts and 3._(antique).After that t
25、hey took the train to Lake Louise，where the blue water took their breath 4._.Their next stop was in Edmonton，a city with daily temperatures 5._(average) 10.They had known that Canada is a country which has vast lands but 6._small population.However，they didnt anticipate 7._(see) such an open country
26、. They were so 8._(amaze).The train thundered on，and the red maple trees outside the window 9._(confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada.10. _(eventual)，they reached their destinationToronto.The whole journey took them four days.startingwhereantiquesawayaveraginga seeingamazedConfirmedEventuallyMore about Canada03VancouverTorontoNiagara FallsVancouverwarmest part; most beautiful city;surrounded by mountains and ocean;ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.Toronto- the biggest cityNiagara Falls
