1、Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LANDREADING AND THINKING Lead in CanadaPre-reading What transportation will you choose when you are travelling in Canada?Pre-reading 1.What animals do you see?2.What natural scenery do you see?Reading:read for title SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER AND THE HEART
2、OF CANADA Where:How:What:see scenery and people,feeling,foodthe True North Canadaby train While-reading:fast reading Who are the main characters?How did they go there?Where did they go?Liu Qian&Li DaiyuWHOHOWVancouverLake LouiseJasperEdmontonThe Great Canadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioTorontoWhile-read
3、ing:fast reading While-reading:Students mind map While-reading:read for content PlaceTransportationActivitiesFeelingTimeWhile-reading VancouverTake a boat Before starting out,a few days,later mild,clear,pleased,wonderful,pleasant various activitiesWhile-reading Para 3Lake Louise,the Canadian Rockies
4、,Jasper Train,taxi,coach The next morning,spent the night Enjoy the scenery and see creaturestook their breath away,awesome,spectacular,exceptional beauty While-reading Para 4&5 Edmonton,the great Canadian Prairie Train From Jasper,from Edmonton Shopping mall,saw an open countryamazed While-reading
5、Para 6 Winnipeg,Ontario,Toronto,Lake HuronTrain After another day,AutumnEnjoy the natural beautyThe rolling hills,the wide stretch of LakeWhile reading:read for language Read and compare：.Go to a museum,go to the parks,go to see the buildings,go to eat the good local food,and go shopping at the loca
6、l markets.1.variety of verbs:“starting out,spent,seeing,take a boat,visit,took a hike”While reading:read for language 2.variety of adjectives:“wonderful,mild,pleased,beautiful,pleasant,short.”vivid descriptionpersuasive3.variety of persons：“you”shows closeness“sth”shows vividness While reading:read
7、for language 4.sentence structures to emphasizedraw attentionSpeaking:share your journeys Highlightsof the journeyLanguage v.arise,take ones breath away,explore,admire,appreciate,enjoy,wander,tour,cycle,taste,be amazed bya.spectacular,beautiful,breathtaking,massive,pleasant,awesome,relaxing,deliciou
8、s,fascinating,peaceful.n.city,hill,greenery,lake,architecture,farms,birdsong,breeze,tent,kite,frost,scenery,sunrise,sunset,boat,mountain.sentence Before starting out.,During the first day,and later,Seen from.,Looking at.,In addition to doing.When they woke up.,Despite the weather.Speaking:share your
9、 journeys Speaking:share your journey Id like to share one of my journey to the Greater Bay Area,which has been a wonderful trip so far.We started in Dongguan,a one-day leisurely stroll in this romantic and peaceful city will be a feast for the mind and the eye.Then we took a coach to Shenzhen Bay.T
10、he scenery was spectafular-the massive mountains,beautiful blue sea and all kinds of marine creatures.Finally,we took a train to Humen.Humen is an amazing city,through which you can feel the charm of Chinese history,Destruction of opium at Humen,and enjoy the delicous local seafood.It has been a gre
11、at 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.GreetingsDetailed tour informationEndingSummary Travel for enough,you meet yourself.-David Mitchell“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”Homework 1.Talk about journeys with your partners.2.Write down your interesting journeys.Thank you
