1、选择性必修二 Unit 4 Reading and ThinkingAbby 山东菏泽思源学校Teaching Aims:1.Students can experience the beautiful scenery and culture in different places of Canada;2.Students can understand the writing style and its characteristics3.Students can understand the functions of linking words;4.Students can think abou
2、t the meanings of travelling;Predict what you will learnu Where have you travelled by rail?And What have you seen in your journey?u What do you know about Canada?What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey in the country?Enjoy a video about the rail journey in Canada.Seeing the True N
3、orth via Rail:Vancouver and the Heart of CanadaExplore the titlethe truth North:CanadaAre you ready for the rail journey?Task 1:Read the paragraph 1 to know about the journey in detail.u Main Characters:u Why:u Where:u How:u Feeling:to visit their cousinsin Halifax on the Atlantic coastFirst flew an
4、d then took the train.excitingTask 2:Read the last paragraph to figure out how many days the journey took.What did they do in Vancouver?in VancouverWhat did they do in Lake Louise?Canadian RockiesLake LouiseVancouver Lake Louisedear mountain goat grizzly bear eagle EdmontonCanadian Prairiewent to th
5、e shopping mallwent through two wheat-growing provincesa bunch of farms that covered a very large areafreezing coldamazedEdmontonthe great Canadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioLake HuronTorontoJourney RouteThinking Activity 1 1.In which part of a newspaper may we find this passage?A.Entertainment B.Travel
6、 C.Education D.Health2.What type of writing is this passage?A.Argumentative writing(议论文)B.Narrative writing(记叙文)C.Expository writing(说明文)D.Advertising writing(广告文)Thinking Activity 2 3.Whats the writing order of this passage?A.logic B.time C.time and space D.importanceaccording to timeaccording to s
7、paceSummary 1:Structure of the passageIntroduction of the journeyRail journey from Vancouver to TorontoSightseeing in VancouverSummary 2:Analyze the linking words(discourse markers)Functions of linking words1.体现事实与观点之间的逻辑关系2.语义更连贯u句子与句子u段落与段落u句子与段落Review the linking words in Unit 3uput more simplyui
8、n other wordsuWhat this means is thatuthat is to sayuto put it in another way1.“换句话说”重述前面的观点uhowever 然而urather than 而不是uon the contrary 相反，而不是urather 相反,反而uinstead 而不是uunlike(用于对比）与不同2.“表对比”引出，相反的观点或看法ubesidesuin additionuwhat is moreumoreoverufurthermoreuadditionally3.“表递进”增加更多的信息ufor exampleutake.
9、as an exampleufor instance 4.举例子uAs a resultuThereforeuAs a consequence/ConsequentlyuAccordingly 5.表结果Group discuss:What has the travel brought to us?u have chances to enjoy the beautiful scenery in different places and experience different cultures.u relax ourselves u enrich our knowledge and exper
10、iencesu broaden our horizonu cultivate our personalities(陶冶情操)u make many friends and broaden our social circle.Homework:u Surf the Internet for more information about travelling in Canada;u Write your travel plan during winter vacation;u Try to Vlog your travle experience and share it with your friends.Thank You!
