1、年年 级：高二级：高二 学学 科：英语（人教版选择性必修二）科：英语（人教版选择性必修二）主讲人：黄治琴主讲人：黄治琴 Unit 4 Journey across a Vast LandReading and ThinkingLearning objectivesIn this class,you will1.read about a rail journey across Canada;2.find out information about Canadas geography,climate,and culture;3.Identify the useful patterns and ex
2、pressions about how to describe Canada.4.express your opinions about long rail trips.Travel far enough,you meet yourself.David MitchellTravelling allows me to meet people of different cultures,with diverse traditions and distinctive lifestyles.Travelling broadens my mind and lightens up the sparks w
3、ithin myself.Travelling creates everlasting memories.What does travelling mean to you?Quiz:What do you know about Canada?1.Capital city:_2.Population:_3.National flag:_4.National animal:_5.Official languages:_6.The leader is called:_7.Four Great Lakes:_Ottawaover thirty-seven millionThe Maple Leaf F
4、lag Beaver English and FrenchPrime MinisterLake Superior;Lake Huron;Lake Erie;Lake OntarioStep OnePre-readingTask PredictionLook at the picture and the title of the text.Have you ever taken the same trip by train?What s your opinion about the train trip?Step TwoWhile readingTask 1Read the text caref
5、ully and choose the best answer.1.Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?A.They don t have so much money.B.They want to take the train to have a good view of Canada.C.The aeroplane is so fast.D.The distance from the west coast to the east isn t so long.2.What do you know about A
6、lberta?A.People here never go out in winter.B.The temperature is low all the year round.C.Edmonton is the largest shopping centre in North America.D.It is the centre of Canadas oil and gas drilling industry.3.What surprised them?A.So small population of Canada.B.So many schools.C.Such an open place.
7、D.Growing so much wheat.4.The train turned south towards Toronto and when they woke up the next morning,what did they see first?A.The wide river of Lake Huron.B.Toronto,Ontario s capital.C.Frost on the ground.D.The red bushes outside the window.Task 2 Reading for detailsPlaceInformationoften rains;a
8、 harbor;beautiful mountains looking out over the city;a forest just a short distance awayThe Canadian Rockies Centre of Canadas huge oil and gas industry;cold in winter;with daily temperatures averaging-10;home to one of the largest shopping malls in North America The Canadian Prairie a land of fore
9、sts and lakes;rolling hills;for Great Lakes on its southern border Lake Louise;the beautiful scenery;the most awesome journey;spectacular mountain peaks and forests;different creatures an open country;two wheat-growing provinces;a bunch of farms that covered a very large area Vancouver EdmontonOntar
10、ioTask 3 Read the text again and find out the sentences using the following discourse markers.however,since,when,in addition to,in fact,later,eventually1.Later,they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.2.When the train arrived at the station,they took a taxi to Lake Louisa.3.I
11、n addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests,one highlight of their trip was being abio to see many different creatures.4.Since it can be too cold to go outdoors,Edmonton is home to many shopping malls.5.In fact,one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton.6.After
12、 another on the train,eventually they were back in an urban area,the city of Winnipeg.Task 4 Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.howeversincewhenin addition toin factlatereventuallyA.to add somethingB.to show contrastC.to explain a reasonD.to show an end point in timeE.to
13、show timeF.to emphasiseG.to describe the order of eventsStep ThreePost-reading.课文语篇填空Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax 1.the Atlantic coast.They decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.And the thought of crossing the whole country by rail m
14、ade them 2.(excite).Before setting off,they visited the sights in Vancouver.Though it was 3.(rain),they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay.The next day,they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short 4.(distant)away.onexcitedrainydistanceThe next morning,they took the train to Lake Lo
15、uise and after 5._(get)off,a taxi took them to Lake Louise 6.they were struck by the beauty of the blue water.Then they went to Jasper,7.(enjoy)the beautiful scenery as well as many different creatures.There,they took the train to Toronto.One of the train s first stops was in Edmonton,which has one
16、of the 8.(large)shopping malls in North America.From Edmonton,the train 9.(head)southeast across the great Canadian Prairie.They were amazed to see such 10.open country.All in all,it took them four days to get to the capital of Ontario,Toronto.gettingwhereenjoyinglargestheadedan1.Despite the weather
17、,they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay,and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques.句式分析主句主干 Despite the weather,they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay,and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques.that引导定语
18、从句 连接并列谓语 尽管天气(不好)，她们还是乘船进入了海湾，后来还去了一个岛上，那里有卖工艺品和古董的很棒的商店。.长难句分析2.When the train arrived at the station,they took a taxi to Lake Louise,where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.句式分析When the train arrived at the station,they took a taxi to Lake Louise,where th
19、e blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.when引导时间状语从句 where引导定语从句 主句主干 火车到站后，她们乘出租车来到路易斯湖，那里湛蓝的湖水异常美丽，令她们惊叹不已。3.They went through two wheat-growing provinces,where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.句式分析They went through two wheat-growing provin
20、ces,where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.主句主干 where引导定语从句 that引导定语从句 她们经过了两个种植小麦的省份,在那里她们看到了一片片广阔的农场。重点句式重点句式1.rather than 与其；不愿；而不是Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.(教材原句)她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后
21、再乘坐火车。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】rather than是并列连词，连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动词-ing形式、分句等。or rather 更确切地说other than 除了(常用于否定句中)【名师点津名师点津】rather than连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。【背佳句背佳句】Achievements are reached by hard work rather than recreation.Actions are done after thorough consideration rat
22、her than casual decision.业精于勤荒于嬉，行成于思毁于随。单句填空 It means we would try hard to live a rich life rather give up easily.I feel it is you rather than the boy who(be)to blame for being late for the speech.She worked as a secretary,rather,a personal assistant.完成句子背诵重要的是你做什么，而不是你说什么。It is what you do _ _ _ _
23、 _ _ _.thanareorrather than what you say that matters2.“not.until.”结构的强调句型It was not until 9:30 a.m.that they finally reached the capital of Ontario,Toronto.(教材原句)直到上午九点半，她们才终于抵达安大略省的省会多伦多。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】陈述句+until.表示“直到”，句中用延续性动词否定句+until.表示“直到才”，句中用短暂性动词It is/was not until.that.表示“直到才”，为强调句型Not until.表示
24、“直到才”，主句需用部分倒装【背佳句背佳句】It was not until then that I suddenly realized I was wrong.直到那时我才突然意识到我错了。单句填空 It was not until near the end of the letter she mentioned her own plan.Not until he met with the difficulty he realize the importance of team work.句式升级背诵 The students didn t calm down until the teach
25、er came in.the teacher came in the students calmed down.thatdidIt was not untilthatChoose a city you are most interested in as a tourist destination,and write a tour guide,introducing the way of transportation,city information,etc.Write a tour guideYou may use the beginning and ending below to help
26、you in your writing.On.my parents took me to.On the first day,we went to.by.We also visit.The.has.with a very long history.I bought beautiful souvenirs of.What nice.these are!I felt.The following day,we took.to.,which is a.The third day,the famous.attracted us.We were impressed with.On the fourth day,I went back with.by plane.I really enjoyed the trip to.Thanks
