1、 To learn to talk about scenery and culture along a journey. To learn some important words and sentence patterns.What are the two key words in the title?1. What can you see in the photos? How do these photos help you understand the geography and culture of Canada?2. Which lake do the photos remind y
2、ou of?3. What do you think travelers usually talk about with a local person on a train?Lake Moraine is in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, about 14 kilometres from Lake Louise. Like Lake Louise, Lake Moraine is fed by glaciers and gets its unique blue colour from rock flour. The mountains behin
3、d the lake are in the Valley of Ten Peaks, and they are famous throughout Canada because for many years they were on the Canadian $20 bill. Though the lake can only be reached by hiking trail, it is one of the most photographed places in Canada.On the train, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian start talking with
4、a local passenger, a young woman named Anna. Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess what they will be talking about.They will probably be talking about a beautiful alpine/lpan/ lake(高山湖高山湖), going skating on a frozen lake, going camping, and going hiking in a forest.What is mentione
5、d in the listening? Could you list some key words?_Louise、_of Canada (in _and _)、_of Canada (mountains, the Prairie、lakes、forests)、Winnipeg、activities in Winnipeg、Daiyu and Liu Qians _ long train journey.lake climatewintersummergeographyfirst1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in
6、winter?2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers?3. How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg?4. What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg?5. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken?vi.& vt. 结冰结冰；（使）冻住；（使）冻住Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.vi.&
7、 vt. 结冰结冰；（使）冻住；（使）冻住Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter?2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers?People like to go skating on the ice.Many areas of south Canada have very hot summers.3. How far is it from
8、 Edmonton to Winnipeg?4. What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg? 5. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken?More than 1300kilometres.Skiing, hiking, camping, and city things like movies or restaurants on the weekends.They travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Sib
9、erian Railway through Mongolia.Understand idiomsIdioms are often used in the English language. The meanings of some idioms can be guessed. However, many others need to be studied and remembered.Listen again and fill in the blanks.Daiyu: Look there, Liu Qian! What a beautiful lake!Liu Qian: Oh, my go
10、odness! That must be Lake Louise! Its so beautiful! _ _ _.Anna: Yes, thats Lake Louise.Daiyu: Its pretty!Anna: Its even prettier in winter, after the lake freezes over. People like to go skating on the ice.Liu Qian: Does all of Canada get so cold in winter?Anna: A lot of it does.Daiyu: So then, Cana
11、da must have cool summers as well.words fail meAnna: Thats certainly true of many places. However, many areas of south Canada have a continental climate, with very hot summers and very cold winters, so some days it gets _ _ _ _ _.Liu Qian: Is all of Canada full of mountains like here?Anna: Oh, no. I
12、n fact, by the time we get to Edmonton, well be in the Prairie. This is _ _ _ _ _ and stretches for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - more than 1,300 kilometres - until we reach Winnipeg. After that, there are lakes and forests. Daiyu: What kind of place is Winnipeg?Anna: Its a small city almost in the _ _ of North A
13、merica, from east to west.Liu Qian: What do you do to _ _ there?as hot as an oven as flat as a pancakeas far as the eye can seedead centerkill timeAnna: Oh, _ _ _. skiing, hiking, camping. But also city things: movies or restaurants on the weekends, for example. So is this your first long train jour
14、ney?Daiyu: Oh, no. Last autumn, we travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.Anna: How interesting! What was it like?Liu Qian: Well, once you go north from Beijing, you pass through some low mountains and then enter the grasslands with its rolling hills.Anna: Do
15、 a lot of people live in that area?Daiyu: Oh, not at all! There are a few small towns along the way, but the land is pretty empty. Sometimes you might see a few horses or sheep. Its beautiful！Anna: Wow, that sounds incredible!you name itA. with no mountains or hillsB. all kinds of thingsC. for a lon
16、g distanceD. Im surprised.E. spend timeF. very warmG. the exact middle of something1. words fail me 2. as hot as an oven 3. as flat as a pancake 4. as far as the eye can 5. dead centre 6. kill time 7. you name it Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.n.习语；成语习语；成语Read the convers
17、ation in group of three and answer the following questions.1. What kind of climate do many areas of south Canada have?2. What is the mark of this kind of climate?3. What kind of land will they be in by the time they get to Edmonton? How about after they reach Winnipeg?4. What kind of place is Winnip
18、eg?5. What can you see while riding on the train in Mongolia?Read the conversation in group of three and answer the following questions.1. What kind of climate do many areas of south Canada have?A continental climate.2. What is the mark of this kind of climate?With very hot summers and very cold win
19、ters.3. What kind of land will they be in by the time they get to Edmonton? How about after they reach Winnipeg?The Prairie. This is as flat as a pancake and stretches for as far as the eye can see. After that, there are lakes and forests.4. What kind of place is Winnipeg?5. What can you see while r
20、iding on the train in Mongolia?Its a small city almost in the dead centre of North America, from east to west.The grasslands with rolling hills; a few small towns; a few horses or sheep.In groups of three, continue the conversation about Canada and China based on your own travel experiences or the i
21、nformation you heard or read in this unit. End the conversation naturally.adj. 相反相反的；相对立的的；相对立的n. 相反相反的事实的事实 （或事情）（或事情）Anna: I thought China would be very crowded, given its large population.Daiyu: Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actuall
22、y.Anna: Thats great! There must be amazing scenery to see in China then!.Anna: Anyhow, the next station is my stop! Take care and enjoy the rest of your trip!Daiyu: Thanks, Anna!Liu Qian: It was really great to meet you!Anna: And it was nice talking to you！adv. (结束交谈或转换话题时结束交谈或转换话题时)不过；反正不过；反正Expres
23、sing surprise and curiosity Oh, my goodness! / Good heavens!You are kidding!Are you kidding?Are you serious?It cant be true!Oh no! Really?What a surprise!I think its fantastic!Wow! How interesting/ amazing!What was it like?Talking about space and positionIts about . kilometres northeast of . is clos
24、e to .in/on/to the north /south/west/east of.across the continent/lakealongside the coast/rivergo eastwards/ westwards /northwards /southwardsprep. 在在旁边；与旁边；与一起一起adv. 在在旁边旁边Ending a conversation naturallyI have to run. Good talking to you.Ill catch you later.It was good/nice meeting you.Im sure you
25、want to relax a bit. Ill let you go.Sorry, I cant talk longer. Im actually on my way to.Well, I have to go. Ill talk to you later.D= Daiyu LQ= Liu Qian A=AnnaA: I thought China would be very crowded, given its large population.D: Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast an
26、d empty spaces in China, actually.A: Thats great! There must be amazing scenery to see in China then!LQ: There is. My favourite trip was by train to Tibet. First, we travelled south across the Kunlun Mountains.D: Even though it was summer, they were still covered in snow. It was so beautiful.LQ: The
27、n we entered the Tibetan Plateau.D: The scenery there was simply fantastic. Green grass as far as the eye could see. And there were so many wild animals.LQ: Yes! We saw a lot of antelopes, yaks, deer and I think I even saw a snow leopard.A: Good heavens! Thats one of the rarest animals on earth.LQ:
28、But you know what was really extraordinary about our trip?A: No, what?LQ: The railway is so high that the trains have a special oxygen supply for the passengers, kind of like you would find on an airplane, so that no one will become ill.A: Youre kidding! Anyhow, the next station is my stop! Take car
29、e and enjoy the rest of your trip!D: Thanks, Anna!LQ: It was really great to meet you!A: And it was nice talking to you!Two students (a student in Shanghai and an exchange student from Britain) are talking about an trip to Yunnan. The conversation should include:1. space and location2. sentences to express surprise and curiosity 3. natural endingMake up a dialogue about scenery and culture along a journey with your partner. Using the surprise and curiosity expressions.
