1、Unit 4 Journey across a Vast LandUsing Language(2)Learning objectivesIn this class,you will1.read about a rail journey across Canada;2.find out information about Canadas geography,climate,and culture;3.write an email about a rail journey across Canada.ReviewSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER A
2、ND THE HEART OF CANADAReviewSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:TORONTO AND MONTREALReviewSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:TORONTO AND MONTREALSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADAWhat is the relationship between these two passages?ReviewSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:TORONTO AND
3、 MONTREALSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADAthe next leg of their tripReview Review the route of the girls trip across Canada.Vancouver Lake Louise Jasper Edmonton Winnipeg TorontoPrediction Observe the illustrations and the route,and make a prediction.Vancouver Lake Lou
4、ise Jasper Edmonton Winnipeg Toronto?pp.44-45Reading for main points Read the passage and underline the people and places mentioned in the passage.People:Places:Reading for main points Read the passage and underline the people and places mentioned in the passage.People:Li Daiyu,Liu Qian,Lin Fei,Jean
5、-Philippe Places:Toronto,Canada,Montreal,China,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 Read the passage and sum up the main points of each part.Read th
6、e passage and sum up the main points of each part.Paragraph 1-4:Paragraph 5-9:Paragraph 10:Reading for main pointsLi Daiyu and Liu Qians experience in TorontoTheir experience in MontrealTheir time spent on the train towards HalifaxReading for details Read the passage and answer the questions.1.What
7、did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower?2.Why was it possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto?3.What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal and the people there?Paragraph 1:After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto,the largest and wealthiest city in Canada,t
8、hey only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal,so they went on a tour of the city.They went up the CN Tower and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario.Reading for details岸；滨continue Paragraph 1:Standing in the distance,they were astonished to
9、see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls,which is on the south side of the lake.Water from the lake flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.Reading for detailssurprisedParagraph 2:The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel,and old-fashioned car
10、s rolling by.As they walked north from the harbour area,Li Daiyu said,“Lin Fei,one of my mothers old schoolmates,lives here.I should phone her and see if shes available for dinner.”Reading for details钢Paragraph 3:They met Lin Fei around dusk over dinner at a restaurant in downtown Chinatown.The cous
11、ins chatted with Lin Fei,who had moved to Canada many years earlier.Reading for detailsParagraph 4:“This is the largest Chinatown in Toronto.We have a few more in the Greater Toronto Area,so you can guess that there are a lot of Chinese people in Canada!Chinese people have been coming here for more
12、than a hundred years.Therefore,we can get all kinds of great food here from all over China,”Lin Fei told them.Reading for detailsParagraph 5:The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next morning.At the station,in contrast to Toronto,they heard people talking in French.They we
13、re surprised to see that all the signs and advertisements were in French and many people spoke English with an accent.Reading for details广告口音Paragraph 6:“We dont leave until this evening,”said Liu Qian.“Lets go downtown.Old Montreal is close to the water.”Reading for detailsParagraph 7:They spent th
14、e afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street.As they sat in a restaurant alongside the broad St Lawrence River,a young man sat down with them.Paragraph 8:“Hello,my name is Jean-Philippe.Im a photographer,”he said,“and I was wondering where you are from.”R
15、eading for detailsParagraph 9:The girls told him they were from China and were on a train trip across Canada.When they told him they had only one day in Montreal,摄影师Paragraph 9:he said,“Thats too bad.You owe it to yourselves to stay longer.Overall,Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds.
16、Most of us speak both English and French,and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions.There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around,too.Here,we love good coffee,toast,and cheese.And good music,of course!”Reading for detailsshould try to achieve something because it is what you deserve吐司R
17、eading for detailsParagraph 10:That night the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River towards the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast towards the province of Nova Scotia and its largest city,Halifax.The cousins dreamt happily of the beautiful cobblestone streets,old brick b
18、uildings,and the red maple leaves of Montreal.Read the passage and answer the questions.1.What did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower?They saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls.Reading for details Read the passage and answer the questions.2.Why was it possible to get all kinds of
19、good Chinese food in Toronto?Because there are a lot of Chinese people there.Reading for details Read the passage and answer the questions.3.What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal and the people there?Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds.Most people speak both English an
20、d French,and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions.There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around.There,people love good coffee,toast,cheese,and good music.Reading for detailsTracing the route Draw on the map the route of the girls trip across Canada.Toronto Montreal Halifax Quebec,St
21、Lawrence River,Gulf of St Lawrence,Nova Scotia,Lake OntarioVancouver Lake Louise Jasper Winnipeg Toronto Edmonton Montreal Halifax Making notes Make notes about what the girls did at each place.Making notesVancouverLake LouiseJasper took a boat ride out into the bay;visited an island;took a hike in
22、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;different creatures.Making notesEdmontonThe PrairieWinnipeg centre of Canadas oil and gas drilling industry;freezing cold in winter;larg
23、e shopping malls.amazed by the open country;went through two wheat-growing provinces;a bunch of farms.an urban areaMaking notesOntarioToronto a land of forests and lakes;rolling hills;bushes and maple trees;the wide stretch of Lake Huron.the largest and wealthiest city in Canada;went up the CN Tower
24、,saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls;skyscrapers of glass and steel;old-fashioned cars;met Lin Fei in Chinatown.Making notesMontreal signs and ads in French;people spoke English with an accent;visited lovely shops and artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street;met Jean-Philippe in a
25、 restaurant alongside the St Lawrence River;unique Quebec culture and traditions.Analyzing the featuresTravel journal*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
26、featuresSequencewhopeoplewhereplaceswhatsceneries/activitieshowfeelings/routesAnalyzing the featuresContent*the blue water literally took 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,confirm
27、ing that autumn has arrived in Canada.*Analyzing the featuresLanguage*The train thundered on,through the rolling hills.*The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel,and old-fashioned cars rolling by.*That night the train was speeding along towards and down to towards*Analyzing the featur
28、esLanguageImagine 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 you follow when describing the journey?Writing an emai
29、lDear 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 day we were there,but then it became clear after that.Wri
30、ting 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 bear!From there,we took a long-distance train to Toronto.W
31、e were amazed by how empty and wide the Canadian Prairie was.Writing an email 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 the CN Tower and were surprised because
32、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 we met a cool guy named Jean-Philippe.
33、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 many happy memories.We plan on spending about a week here getting rested up from our journey,and then well fly home.Love,DaiyuWriting an emailExchange 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.HomeworkThank You
