1、 Unit4 Journey Across A Vast LandTravel far enough,you meet yourself.-David MitchellSharing time teachers travel experienceA journey to Xian by rail Sharing time teachers travel experienceA journey to Xian by rail _ of 5daysdurationRather than travel by commercial_ all the way,I decided to take a tr
2、ain _ northwest.airlinebound shops selling _ and _craftsantiquesThe _ of the journey was to take a _ hike in the _ Huashan Mountain.highlight pleasantmassiveSeeing the true north via rail:Vancouver and the heart of CanadaPrediction:What do you think will be talked about in the text?What information
3、do you think will the writer cover?Seeing the true north via rail:Vancouver and the heart of Canadatransportationthe characters places they visitedwhat they didwhat they sawhow they feltthe route visit their cousins Lidaiyu and her cousin Liu QianCharacters Destination Transportation?The passage is
4、organized in order of_.The writing style of the passage-_.time and place a travel journalReading and checkingReading and checkingBefore starting out VancouverTime weather What they didWhat they sawThe first day The next dayTo see the beautiful mountains rained(typical)clear and mildpleasant hikewond
5、erful shops selling crafts and antiques1.take a _out into the _;2._boat ridebayVisit an islandtook a _ in a forestReading and checking-the routeFrom Vancouver-TorontoDuration of _ days 4Lake LouiseCanadian Rockies JasperEdmontonCanadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioLake HuronLake LouiseCanadian RockiesJasp
6、erEdmontonCanadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioLake Huron VancouverTorontoReading and checking Place description Feelings:Highlight:Rockiesbound Norththe Canadian Rockies The mountains and forests looked massive/the spectacular mountain peaksLake Louise The blue water literally took their breath away with
7、 its exceptional beauty.It was the most awesome journey.to see different creaturesLake Louisedeermountain goatsgrizzly beareagleReading and checkingEdmontonclimatestatusindustryThe provincial capital of Albertahuge oil and gas drillingfreezing cold in winter;daily temperature averaging-10reasonhome
8、to many shopping malls,including one of the largest malls in North America outcomelocal featuresReading and checkingThe great Canadian Prairiewheat growing provincesa bunch of farmsA contrast(didnt anticipate)a small population (37 million);an open countryFeelings:truly amazedReading and checkingWin
9、nipegOntarioPlace InformationOntarioA land of forests,lakes and rolling hills;four Great lakes on its southern border;capital is Toronto.Season:autumn maple trees and bushes,frost on the ground.Reading for language-discourse markers to describe the order of eventsto show timeto add somethingto expla
10、in a reasonto emphasizeto show an end point in timeto show contrastReading for language-discourse markers Reading for elements of a travel journal whodestinationweatherwhat they didtransportationfeelingswhat they sawstatus of the placesdescription of certain scenic spotslocal featuresIf your foreign
11、 friend Peter is going to travel around China and the places have been chosen,he wants you to make a travel plan for him.Your plan should include the following information:who destinationTransportationdurationroutedescription of certain scenic spots(weather/scenery/status/local features)What he can
12、do What he can seefeelings Discourse markers however Since When In addition to In fact Later eventuallyThe places chosen!Westlake,Hangzhouthe forbidden city,BeijingShanghaiChangbai Mountain Nature Reserve,Jilin ProvinceHuLunbeier Grassland Dear Peter,Knowing that youd like to travel the four places
13、in China but have no idea how to make a travel plan,Im more than delighted to offer you some detailed information.Since your destination is the Jilin Province,I think it a good idea to start your journey from Hangzhou.You can spend a whole day seeing the sights of Westlake,where the clear water will
14、 literally take your breath away.In addition to seeing the sights,taking a boat ride there is really relaxing.The next morning,youd better arise early to take the train to Shanghai,where you will see many skyscrapers and shopping malls.From Shanghai,you can catch the train towards Beijing,the capita
15、l of China.Seen from the train window,the mountains look massive.The highlight of the trip may be able to visit the forbidden city in which many antiques are displayed.After spending two days in Beijing,its time to travel to Hulunbeier Grassland.It is amazing that a small population should live in s
16、uch an open country.Eventually,you will reach the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve,home to many animals and plants and later you can also take a pleasant hike there.Keep in mind that the weather there is freezing cold in winter,so bring some thick clothes when you travel.All in all,the trip from Han
17、gzhou to Jilin will take a duration of 12 days.Im sure that you will be truly amazed by the awesome journey!Yours Yun Deep thinking1.Go online to search more information about the five places;2.Enrich and polish your travel plan and share it with your classmates;3.Email the travel plan to your friend.Assignment
