1、Unit 4 Journey across a vast landReading and ThinkingLearning objectives2I.To read a rail journey across Canada.II.To find out information about Canadas geography,climate and culture.III.To improve the ability to think critically and express your own opinions about long rail trips.TravelTravel far e
2、nough,far enough,you meet you meet yourselfyourself.David MitchellDavid Mitchell2.What do you expect to see if you go on a rail journey across Canada?1.Would you like to take a trip to Canada?How(by train?by plane?by car.)Large cities mountainsforestsLakes2.what do you think this article is about?It
3、 is about _ of two girls via rail;and it tells us some amazing sights about_.1.What genre(体裁)is this passage?A.NarrationB.Travel journalC.Novela tripCanada BRead the passage to finish the following activities.Please pay attention to the topic sentences.Brief introduction about the tripwhowhywherewha
4、thow feeling_ _ and her cousin_ To_ CanadaThey _ by rail.took .Paragraph 1:Li Daiyu and Her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast.Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.For both of
5、 them,the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.Brief introduction about the tripwhowhywherewhat how feeling_ _ and her cousin_ To_ CanadaThey _ by rail.First ,and then took .Li DaiyuLiu Qianvisit their cousinsCross the whole countryExcitedflythe train1.Find out all the places t
6、hey visited and the means of transportation they took.days places transportation 1 2 3 4 5-7 1.Find out all the places they visited and the means of transportation they took.days places transportation 1 2 3 China Vancouver by airVancouver(bay)by boatVancouver(forest)on foot1.Find out all the places
7、they visited and the means of transportation they took.days places transportation 4 5-7 Vancouver Lake Louiseby train,by taxiLake Louise Jasperby coachJasper Edmonton PrairieWinnipeg Ontario Lake Huron Torontoby train2.Find out the information about the places they visited Finish the question 3 on P
8、age 39 VancouverPlaceInformationmountains and forests;blue water of Lake LouiseEdmontonOntariothe Canadian Rockiethe Canadian Prairiecenter of Canadas huge oil and gas industry;cold in winter,with temperatures averaging-10a land of forests,lakes and rolling hills;four Great Lakes on its south border
9、;capital is Torontooften rains;a harbour;beautiful mountains looking out over the cityan open country;wheat-growing provinces;a bunch of farmsVancouverChinaLake LouiseJasperOntarioWinnipegCanadian PrairieEdmontonTorontoVancouverChinaemotion:purpose:the first daythe second dayweather:activites:visit
10、their cousinsexcitedJasperLake Louiseinformation:time:time:information:the next morningarose early;saw mountains and foreststhe night peaks and forests different creaturesprovincial of Alberta;of Canadas oil and gasdrilling industry;in winter;to many shopping mallsThe Canadian PrairieEdmontoninforma
11、tion:information:saw an country;went through two provinces；farmscold centerhome capitalopen wheat-growingtime:time:seeing:place:WinnipegOntarioTorontotime:through the nightanother dayurban areathe next morningsaw Lake Huroninformation:a land of forests and lakes;rolling hills;bushes and maple trees;
12、frostVancouverChinaLake LouiseJasperOntarioWinnipegCanadian PrairieEdmontonTorontoHow does the writer organize the text?by time orderby time order1.How does the writer organize the text?by discourse markersdiscourse markersdiscourse markersSummary The article is about two girlsLi Daiyu and Liu Qian,
13、and they went to visit their _ in Halifax.They deicded to _ to Vancouver and then _ to Toronto.Besides,the genre of the article is a _,which recorded the daily activities during the journey.And they felt _ at the thought of crossing Canada.cousinstook the traintravel journal excitedfly Group work It
14、s your turn!Activity 1.Discussion:reasonsWould you have the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian?Give your reasons.Reasons:relaxingmountainslakesforestsanimalsexperiencewonderfulReasons:too farlonelyair crashexpensivevirusTraveling is part of education and part of experience.the meaning and value of lifeThere is no turning back!so keep on moving forward and never quit!Write a travel strategy about your favorite city or country you want to go by using what you learn from the passage.
