1、Journey across a Vast LandDec.29th,2021U4U4 ReadingReading and Thinkingand Thinking1.How much do you know about Canada?Warm-up2.What do you know about rail journeys?PredictBased on the picture and the title,what can you know about the journey?Brief introduction about the tripwhowhywherehow First by_
2、,then via _feelingLi Daiyu and her cousin Liu QianTo visit their cousinsHalifax on the Atlantic CoastairExcitedMain idea:Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were excited to take a rail journey from Vancouver to visit their cousins in Halifax.Read the 1st paragraph,and find out the basic information about the trip
3、.Read for main idearailWhat is the genre of the text?A travel journalHow is the text organized?In time and space orderBy discourse markers!discourse markersdiscourse markersRead for travel routeBased on the discourse markers,find out the places they have travelled.China-Vancouver-Lake Louise-Jasper-
4、Edmonton-Canadian Prairie-Winnipeg-Ontario-TorontoRead for the travel experienceRead the 2nd paragraph and find out:what they did/saw/learnthow they felt(if any)ChinaVancouverTake a boat rideVisit an islandTake a hike in a forestShops selling crafts and antiquesBeautiful mountains looking outpleased
5、Its your turn!ChinaRead para.3-6.Draw a mind map about their travel experience.Your map should include the following information:What they did/saw/learnt How they felt(if any)VancouverLake LouiseJasperEdmontonCanadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioToronto_pleased_ChinaRead para.3-6.Draw a mind map about the
6、ir travel experience.Your map should include the following information:What they saw/did/learnt How they felt(if any)VancouverLake LouiseJasperEdmontonCanadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioToronto_pleased_G1-3:Lake LouiseEdmonton(para.3-4)G4-6:Canadian PrairieToronto(para.5-6)Lake LouiseJasperEdmontonCanad
7、ian PrairieWinnipegOntarioVancouverLake LouiseCanadian Rockies:massive mountains and foreststhe blue watertook their breath awaythe most awesome journeyJasperspectacular mountain peaks and forests different creatures:deer,mountain goats,a grizzly bear and an eagleEdmontonthe center of Canadas huge o
8、il and gas drilling industryis home to many shopping mallsCanadian Prairiean open countrytwo wheat-growing provincesa bunch of farmsWinniepegamazedOntarioa land of forests and lakesrolling hillsbushes and maple treesLake Huron TorontoDraw a mind map about their travel experience.The following items
9、should be included:What they saw/did/learnt How they felt(if any)DiscussBased on what they saw and learnt,what do you think they have gained from the journey?What did they see/doWhat did they gainWonderful shops selling crafts and antiquesBeautiful mountains looking out over the cityA forest a short
10、 distance away Massive mountains and forests Blue water with exceptional beautySpectacular mountain peaks and forests;Highlight:different creaturesCenter of Canadas oil and gas drilling industryHome to many shopping mallsAn amazing open country2 wheat-growing provinces;a bunch of large farmsA land o
11、f forests and lakes;Rolling hills;red,gold,orange bushes and maple treesA wide stretch of Lake Huronenjoy a land with grand sceneries;Admire the nature power and beauty.Discover a land highly developed in agriculture and industry.Satisfy needs for shoppingExperience a land where human and nature liv
12、e in harmonyTravel far enough,you meet yourself.David MitchellRead as many books as you can,and travel as far as you can.“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”Write down your travel experience of a long journey,including following information:the places you visi
13、ted what you saw/did/learnt how you felt What you have gained.The rail journey across the vast land really makes a difference to me._AssignmentThe rail journey across the vast land really makes a difference to me.While I spent only a few hours in Toronto,an economic centre of Canada,it has left a pr
14、ofound impression on me.(topic sentence)It is a city with breath-taking natural scenery,where I admired the astonishing shores of Lake Ontario and misty clouds rising from the Great Niagara Falls.After that,I got a chance to witness the modern buildings and old-fashioned cars speeding by at the same
15、 time,glancing the combination of traditions and advance of this city.At dusk,we met your old friend Lin Fei over dinner in downtown Chinatown,the largest one in Toronto.Not only did she take us to taste delicious Chinese food,but she also introduced a lot about the Chinatown to us.It is in Toronto
16、that we felt at home with tasting Chinese food and meeting Chinese people.It also allowed me to appreciate the works served by nature as well as made by humans in one city.If I have another chance to travel to Toronto,I will definitely plan more time on it to have a better visit.SampleAppreciate Lan
17、guage Appreciate Language About 天气天气1.During their first day,as is typical of Vancouver,it rained.2.The next day was clear and mild,and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city.3.Edmonton is freezing cold in winter,with daily temperatures averaging-10 C.Appreciate L
18、anguage Appreciate Language About 景物景物1.Seen from the train window,the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.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.3.The train thundered on,through the rolling hills.4.The bushes and maple trees outside their
