1、Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast LandUsing Language (1)Talk about scenery and culture along a journey On the train, Lidaiyu and Liuqian start talking with a local passenger, a young woman named Anna. Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess what they will be talking about.1A beautiful alp
2、hine (高山的) lake going skating on a frozen lake going camping, playing a ukulele going hiking in a forest2Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.Q: Whats the skill for better understanding a conversation while listening? Questions A. Does all of Canada get so cold in winter? B.
3、 What kind of place is Winnipeg? C. So is this your first long train journey? D. What do you do to kill time there? E.Is all of Canada full of mountains like here? F. Do a lot of people live in that area? G. What was it like? Rank(排序) the following questions in a correct order while listening Based
4、on these questions, try to conclude what aspects of Canada are talked about by them.climate geography cityactivityanother travel experience2Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over (冰封) in winter?Its even prettier in winter,
5、 after the lake freezes over. People like to _.go skating on the ice2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers?3. How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg?Thats certainly true of many places. However, many areas of south Canada have a _, with very hot summers and very cold winters, so some days it
6、gets as hot as oven.continental climateIn fact, by the time we get to Edmonton, well be in the prairie. This is as flat as a pancake and stretches for as far as the eye can see_until we reach Winnipeg.more than 1,300 kilometresvery hot summers and very coldwinters2Listen to the conversation and answ
7、er the following questions.4. What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg?5. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken?Liu Qian：What do you do to kill time there?Anna：Oh, you name it._,_, _. But also city things: _ or _on the weekends，for example. skiing hikingcampingmoviesrest
8、aurantsAnna: So is this your first long train journey?Daiyu：Oh, no. Last autumn, we travelled from _ to _ on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.BeijingMoscowSiberian3 Listen again. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.A. with no mountains or hillsB. all kinds of things
9、C. for a long 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 Idiom (习语,习惯用语) is often used in the English language. The meanings of some
10、 idioms can be guessed, like “eat like a bird”. However, many others need to be studied and remembered, like “for good”Simile (明喻) is a frequently-used rhetorical device(修辞手法), which often uses the words “like”or ”as” to directly show the similarity among things. For example, “a face like a mask”or
11、“as white as snow”Daiyu：Look there，Liu Qian! What a beautiful lake!Liu Qian：Oh，my goodness! That must be Lake Louise! Its so beautiful！1. .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.Words fail meD. Im
12、surprised3 Listen again and fill in the blanks with the seven idioms(习语) and similes(明喻) in activity 3. Then choose a suitable meaning for each one. 难以言表Liu Qian：Does all of Canada get so cold in winter?Anna：A lot of it does.Daiyu：So then，Canada must have cool summers as well.Anna：Thats certainly tr
13、ue 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 2._ .Liu Qian：Is all of Canada full of mountains like here? as hot as an ovenF. very warm热如火炉Anna：Oh，no.In fact，by the time we get to Edmonton，well be in
14、the prairie.This is 3. _ and stretches for 4. _more than 1,300 kilometresuntil 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 5. _ of North America，from east to west.Liu Qian：What do you do to 6. there?as far as the
15、eye can seekill timeC. for a long distanceE. spend timedead centreG. the exact middle of somethingas flat as a pancakeA. with no mountains or hills平如煎饼目之所及正中心消磨时间Anna：Oh，7. _.skiing，hiking，camping.But also city things: movies or restaurants on the weekends，for example.So is this your first long trai
16、n journey?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.you name i
17、tB. all kinds of things应有尽有Anna：Do 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!返 回3 Match the following idioms(习语) and simi
18、les(明喻) with their meanings.A. with no mountains or hillsB. all kinds of thingsC. for a long 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
19、 it Group workRead the map carefully, talk with your partners and design a travel route of Chongqing for foreign friends.Requirments: 1. Choose at least three districts (区县) or tourist attractions. 2. Recommend suitable transport（交通方式） for each place. 3. Explain your reasons for your choices, includ
20、ing its scenery, culture, customs, typical food, etc.Presentation patterns: Step1: Greeting and introducing your topic. Hello, everyone./ Good afternoon, everyone. Im greatly honored to introduce my groups travel route to you. Step2: Introducing your destinations one by one. To begin with, we strong
21、ly recommend _景点_, since/because_原因_，the best way to get there is by _交通方式_. The second place we choose is _景点_ for the reason that _原因_. You had better take _交通方式_ to arrive there. The last destination you cant miss is _景点_ due to/owing to_原因_. Why not move there by _交通方式_. Step3: Expressing hospit
22、ality(热情) Welcome all foreign friends to visit my hometown, wishing you a pleasant trip.（步步高（步步高P50) Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese in the brackets to complete the following dialogue.DDaiyuLQLiu QianAAnnaA：I thought China would be very crowded，given its large population.In groups of thr
23、ee, continue the conversation about Canada and China based on your own travel experiences or the information you heard or read in this unit. End the conversation naturally.4D：Well,1. (与许多人的想法与许多人的想法正相反正相反)，there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China，actually.A：Thats great! There must be 2. (惊人
24、的风景惊人的风景) 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 3. (被雪被雪覆盖覆盖).It was so beautiful.contrary to what many people believeamazing scenerywere covered in snowLQ：Then we entered the Tib
25、etan 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 4. (最罕见的最罕见的动物之一动物之一) on earth.LQ：But you know what was really extraordinary about our trip?A：No，what?one of the rarest animals
