1、Travel far enough, you meet yourself. - David MitchellWhat does the “journey” mean? to travel, especially a long distance How does the author take the journey? a rail journey What does “a vast land” mean? an extremely large area of groundWhat comes into your mind when talking about “a vast land”? Xi
2、njiang; Inner MongoliaWhat does “a vast land” refer to? CanadaHow much do you know about Canada?Lets do the quiz below.1. Which is the national flag of Canada?A. B. C. Q D.Whats the implied meaning of the flag?A country full of maple The Atlantic Ocean The Pacific OceanNational flag of Canadanationa
3、l flower2. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English. B. English and German. C. English and French. D. English and Spanish.Approximately 98% of Canadians can speak English and/or French English 56.9% English and French (Bilingual) 16.1% French 21.3% (q.t.d from wikipedia )接近；大约接近；大约3. What is
4、the capital of Canada? A.VancouverA.VancouverB. CalgaryB. Calgary C. Ottawa C. Ottawa D. TorontoD. Toronto4. What is the national animal of Canada?A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear C. Polar bear D. PenguinIn wider culture, the beaver is famous for its industriousness(勤奋). 5. What is the Canadian leader call
5、ed? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Governor D. KingStephen Harper贾斯廷特鲁多(Justin Trudeau)6.How many Great Lakes are there in Canada?A. 4. B. 3. C. 5. D. 6.Lake Superior 苏必利尔湖Lake Huron 休伦湖 Lake Erie 伊利湖 Lake Ontario 安大略湖except Lake Michigan密歇根湖7. Canada is the _ largest country in the world.A. firs
6、tB. secondC. thirdD. fourth8.Can you describe the location of Canada?Canada lies on the north of the United States, with the Pacific Ocean on the west and It covers an area of It has a population of What words would you use to describe Canada?vastbeautiful multiculturalresourcefulLook at the picture
7、 and the title. What is “the True North”?What do you expect to read? Where is “the Heart of Canada”?What is this text ? A. A diary. B. A biography. C. A travel journal. D. A novel.Whats the main idea of the text? Two girls, _, took the _ to travel across _. Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu QiantrainCanad
8、aHelpful questions: Who are the main characters? Where did they go? How did they go there? What did they see/do? How was their journey like?Chinaby commercial airlineVancouverby trainLake LouiseJaspertwo wheat-growing provincesWinnipegEdmontonTorontoby coachby trainThe great Canadian PrairieOntarioS
9、kim the article and list the cities and the places in Canada mentioned in the article.MontrealHalifaxDraw on the map a simple route of the girls trip across Canada.the Canadian RockiesWhat did they do in Vancouver?They spent a couple of days seeing the sights.took a boat ride out into the bayvisited
10、 an islandsaw beautiful mountainstook a hike in a forestWhat did they see while passing through the Canadian Rockies?The mountains and forests looked massive.What did they enjoy in Lake Louise?The blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. One of the highlights of the t
11、rip was being able to see many different creatures, including . deer mountain goatsgrizzly bearsan eagleWhat did they see on the way to Jasper?What do you know about Edmonton?the center of oil and gas drilling industrybe home tomany shopping mallsWhat did they see when passing across the Great Canad
12、ian Prairie?such an open countrya bunch of farms What did they see on the way to Toronto?maple treesred, gold and orangesaw the wide stretch of Lake HuronWhat did they do in Toronto?went up the CN Towersaw misty clouds rising fromthe great Niagara Fallsthe and city in CanadaThey went on a tour in th
13、e city. What did they do in Toronto?hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steelsaw old-fashioned carsrolling bythe and city in CanadaThey went on a tour in the city. What did they do in Toronto?met a friend at a restaurant in downtown Chinatownthe and city in CanadaThey went on a tour in the city. Wh
14、at did they do in Montreal?visited lovely shopsvisited artistssat in a restaurant alongside .What do you know about Montreal? Old Montreal is close to the water. a city with wonderful sights and sounds. People speak both English and French. unique Quebec culture and traditions fantastic restaurants
15、and clubsWhat do you know about Halifax? It is the province of Nova Scotia It is the largest city. beautiful cobblestone streets old brick buildings red maple leavesFind out the sentences that show their emotions. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains
16、looking out over the city. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. .where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken. In addi
17、tion to seeing spectacular mountain peaks. However, they did not anticipate seeing such an open country, and were truly amazed. Standing in the distance, they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls,. They were surprised to see that all the signs and advertisements we
18、re in French and. Overall, Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds. There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around, too. .Did the girls enjoy the trip?What do you know about Canada from their trip?What do you know about Canada from their trip?a travel journalWhat type of writing is it?
19、 How do you know?during their first day; the next day;after another day on the train; night came again; when they woke up the next morning; after Li Daiyu and her cousin arrivedin Toronto.the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptiona beauty.The train thundered on, through the r
20、olling hills.The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and their was frost on the ground, confirming that autumn has arrived in Canada.That night the train was speeding along. towards. and down to. towards.who,when,where, what,how in chronological and spacial order
21、 vivid descriptionsSeeing the true north via rail: Toronto and Montrealtitle:visiting places;transptationWriting Write an email to your parentsDiscuss: If you were the girls parents, what would you most care about when your girls are travelling in Canada?safety; Do they enjoy the trip? When will the
22、y come back?Imagine that you are Li Daiyu. Use the map on P45 and your notes, write an email to your parents telling them about your trip.Dear Mum and Dad,_.We started in Vancouver,_. Then,_.From there, we_._. Then after we_, we went on to _. Finally,_.Love, DaiyuExchange your draft with a partner.
23、Use the checklist to help you assess your partners draft. Then take your draft back and revise it according to your partners comments. Does the writer start the email with an appropriate greeting? Is the email well-organised and coherent? Does the writer make use of discourse markers to express diff
24、erent relationships between ideas? Are the descriptions of people and places interesting? Does the writer end the email in a natural way?Dear Mum and Dad,Thank you so much for allowing me to go on this journey! It has been such a wonderful trip so far. Everything is going on well and I am really enj
25、oying the trip!We started in Vancouver, where we went shopping for gifts and then went hiking. Unfortunately, it rained the first day we were there, but then it became clear after that. Then we took a train to Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies, and then a coach through the Rockies to Jasper. The s
26、cenery was spectacular-massive forests and mountains, beautiful blue lakes, and all kinds of animals. We even saw a grizzly bear! From there, we took a long-distance train to Toronto. We were amazed by how empty and wide the Canadian Prairie was. It just stretched on and on, as far as the eye could
27、see.Possible version But then after we passed Winnipeg we were in a land of lakes and hills. It was all so beautiful. Toronto was amazing. We went to the CN Tower and were surprised because we could see clouds rising from the Niagara Falls across the lake. Then we had dinner in Chinatown with Lin Fe
28、i (she says “Hi!”). From there we travelled to Montreal where we went shopping in the old town. Then we stopped at a restaurant where we met a cool guy named Jean-Philippe. Hes a photographer. He told us all about Montreal and its culture. Did you know that nearly everyone there speaks French? Luckily, many of them speak English as well. Finally, we caught the train to Halifax. It has been a great trip, filling us with so many happy memories. We plan on spending about a week here getting rested up from our journey, and then well fly home.Love,Daiyu
