1、Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast LandTravel is,even if it is the same world,you find the world is not the same.Learning objectivesIn this class,you will1.read about a text(?)and find out information about Canadas geography,climate,and culture;2.write an email about a rail journey across Canada.ReviewSEE
2、ING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:TORONTO AND MONTREALSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADAthe next leg of their tripWhat is the relationship between these two passages?Review and predict Review the route of the girls trip across Canada.Vancouver Lake Louise Jasper Edmonton Winn
3、ipeg Toronto?OntarioReview the travel routeVancouverLake LouiseJasper took a boat ride out into the bay;visited an island;took a hike in a forest.took the train;mountains and forests looked massive;blue water took their breath away.took a coach through the Canadian Rockies;spectacular mountain peaks
4、;different creatures.EdmontonThe Prairie centre of Canadas oil and gas drilling industry;freezing cold in winter;large shopping malls.amazed by the open country;went through two wheat-growing provinces;a bunch of farms.Review the travel routeOntario a land of forests and lakes;rolling hills;bushes a
5、nd maple trees;the wide stretch of Lake Huron.Winnipeg an urban areaReview the travel routepp.44-45Reading for main points Read the passage and underline who they saw and what places they visited on the journey.People:Places:Reading for main points Read the passage and underline the people and place
6、s mentioned in the passage.People:Lin Fei,Jean-Philippe Places:Toronto,Montreal,CN Tower,Lake Ontario,Niagara Falls/River,Chinatown,Greater Toronto Area,Old Montreal,St Paul Street,Quebec,St Lawrence River,Gulf of St Lawrence,Nova Scotia,HalifaxReading for main points Divide the passage and sum up t
7、he main points of each part.Para.1-4:Li Daiyu and Liu Qians experience in TorontoPara.5-9:Their experience in MontrealReading for main pointsPara.10:Their time spent on the train towards HalifaxReading for details1.What did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower?Experience in Torontou_ city in
8、 Canada;uwent up _ and looked across _usaw _usaw thousands of _umet_ufelt _2.Why was it possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto?Reading for detailsufeel _Experience in Montrealusee that _uPeople _uvisit _uThey were told that_3.What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal an
9、d the people there?Toronto the largest and wealthiest city in Canada;went up the CN Tower,saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls;skyscrapers of glass and steel;old-fashioned cars;met Lin Fei in Chinatown.Montreal signs and ads in French;people spoke English with an accent;visited lovely shop
10、s and artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street;met Jean-Philippe in a restaurant alongside the St Lawrence River;unique Quebec culture and traditions.Analyzing the featuresTravel journalwhopeoplewherplaceswhatsceneries/activitieshowfeelings/routesAnalyzing the featuresContentwhowhenwherewhat
11、howtime.1.5 basic elements*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 arrived in Toronto*Analyzing the featuresSequence2.in the order of time*The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and s
12、teel,and old-fashioned cars rolling by.*That night the train was speeding along towards and down to towards*Overall,Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and soundsthere are fantastic restaurants and clubs around,too.Analyzing the featuresLanguage3.use descriptive words*the blue water literally t
13、ook their breath away with its exceptional beauty.*The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red,gold,and orange,and there was frost on the ground,confirming that autumn has arrived in Canada.*Looking at the beautiful scenery,they both agreed that it was the most owesome journey they had
14、 ever taken.Analyzing the featuresLanguage3.use descriptive wordsImagine that you are Li Daiyu.Using the map and your notes,write an email to your parents telling them about your trip.How do you write an email to your parents?What impressed you most in Li Daiyu and Liu Qians journey?What order would
15、 you follow when describing the journey?Writing an emailDear Mum and Dad:Thank you so much for allowing me to go on this journey!It has been a wonderful trip so far,and I really love it!We started in Vancouver,where we went shopping for gifts and then went hiking.Unfortunately,it rained the first da
16、y we were there,but then it became clear after that.Writing an email Then we took a train to Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies,then a coach through the Rockies to Jasper.The scenery was spectacularmassive forests and mountains,beautiful blue lakes,and all kinds of animals.We even saw a grizzly bea
17、r!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 see.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 th
18、e CN Tower and were surprised because we could see misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls across the lake.Then we had dinner in Chinatown with Lin Fei(she says“Hi!”).Writing an email From there we travelled to Montreal where we went shopping in the old town.Then we stopped at a restaurant where
19、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.Writing an email It has been a great trip,filling us with so
20、many happy memories.We plan on spending about a week here getting rested up from our journey,and then well fly home.Love,DaiyuExchange your draft with a partner.Use this checklist to help you assess your partners draft.Then take your draft back and revise it according to your partners comments.Homework
