1、 To learn to talk about scenery and culture along a journey To learn some important words and sentence patterns1 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.going
2、 hiking in a foresta beautiful alpine lakegoing skating on a frozen lakegoing campinghaving a barbequevi.&vt.结冰；（使）冻住结冰；（使）冻住2 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?Peo
3、ple like to go skating on the ice.Many areas of south Canada have very hot summers.Display the answers3.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?More than 1300kilometres.Skiing,hiking,campi
4、ng,and city things like movies or restaurants on the weekends.They travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.Display the answersBackground:sound of train tracks and other passengers conversations.Daiyu:Look there,Liu Qian!What a beautiful lake!Liu Qian:Oh,my goo
5、dness!That must be Lake Louise!Its so beautiful!Words fail me.Anna:Yes,thats Lake Louise.Daiyu:Its pretty.Anna:Its even prettier in winter,after the lake freezes over._1_ _.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.Ann
6、a:Thats certainly true of many places.However,_2_ _ a continental climate,_3_ and very cold winters,so some days it gets as hot as an oven.People like to go skating on the icewith very hot summers many areas of south Canada have大陆性气候n.轨道我的天啊!(表吃惊)Liu Qian:Is all of Canada full of mountains like here
7、?Anna:Oh,no.In 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 _1_ 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 dead centre o
8、f North America,from east to west.Liu Qian:What do you do to kill time there?Anna:Oh,you name it _2_.But also _3_,for example.So is this your first long train journey?Daiyu:Oh,no.Last autumn,_4_ on the Trans-siberian _5_.Anna:How interesting!What was it like?more than 1,300 kilometres skiing,hiking,
9、campingor restaurants on the weekendscity things:movies we travelled from Beijing to Moscow Railway through Mongolia穿越西伯利亚的凡是你能说出的北美洲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.idioms1
10、.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 3 Listen again.Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.n.习语；成语习语；成语/smli/n.明喻明喻idioms and similessimilessimilessimilesidiomsidiomsidiomsidiomsidiomsidiomsA.wit
11、h 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 it 3 Listen again.Match the following idioms a
12、nd similes with their meanings.n.习语；成语习语；成语/smli/n.明喻明喻idioms and similesmeaningsn.烤炉，烤箱目之所及正中心消磨时光只要你能说出的(应有尽有)无法用语言表达4 In groups of three,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 nat
13、urally.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,actually.Anna:Thats great!There must be amazing scenery to see in China then!.Anna:Anyhow,the next station is my stop!Take ca
14、re 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！与与相反相反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；反正祝你余下的旅程愉快！祝你余下的旅程愉快！很高兴和你聊天很高兴和你聊天adj.拥挤的拥挤的adv.故意地=intentionally,purposefully省省吧，别白费口舌了胡闹锐利的目光这群人中的佼佼者反复地将教授（灌输）给.满脸怒气被排除在.之外p8
15、2落下帷幕，画上句号ACFDBHEGExpressing 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 northe
16、ast of.is close 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.在旁边在旁边in在里面，在里面，on接壤，接壤，to 不接壤不接壤Ending a conversation naturallyI have to run.Good talking to you.Ill catch you later.It was good/nice meeting you.Im sure you 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.我待会儿再找你我待会儿再找你I have to go.我得走了。我得走了。和你谈话很愉快。和你谈话很愉快。放松一下。放松一下。
