1、Talk about scenery and culture along a journey Using LanguageLead-in：What is typical of Canada?freezingfreezingcoldcoldcontinental climatecontinental climateburningburninghothot大陆性气候大陆性气候rolling hillsrolling hillsdiverse diverse complexcomplex Lead-in：What activities can you take in Canada?Hiking/ad
2、ventureSkatingBoatingOn the train，Li Daiyu and Liu Qian start talking with a local passenger，a young woman named Anna.Before you listen，look at the pictures on Page42 and guess what they will be talking about.Pic 1:Prediction:Hiking in the forest in British ColumbiaRoasting marshmallows on sticks ov
3、er an open fireThe trees are Douglas firs(道格拉斯冷杉)Skating Pic 2:Pic 3:freezes overHow farListen and answer the following questions.Go skating on the ice.More than 1,300 kilometres.They travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.Daiyu：Look there，Liu Qian!What a bea
4、utiful lake!Liu Qian：Oh，my goodness!That must be Lake Louise!Its so beautiful！1.Anna：Yes，thats Lake Louise.Daiyu：Its pretty!Anna：Its even prettier in winter，after 2.People like to 3._ on the ice.Words fail methe lake freezes overListen again.Fill in the blanks.go skatingLiu Qian：Does all of Canada g
5、et so cold in winter?Anna：A lot of it does.Daiyu：So then，Canada must have 3.as well.Anna：Thats certainly true of many places._，many areas of south Canada have a 4.，with very hot summers and very cold winters，so some days it 5._.Liu Qian：Is all of Canada full of mountains like here?cool summerscontin
6、ental climategets as hot as an ovenHoweverAnna：Oh，no.In fact，_ we get to Edmonton，well be in the prairie.This is _a pancake and 6._ more than 1,300 kilometresuntil we reach Winnipeg.After that，there are lakes and forests.Daiyu：What kind of place is Winnipeg?Anna：Its a small city almost in the dead c
7、entre of North America，from east to west.Liu Qian：What do you do to 7.there?stretches for as far as the eye can seekill timeby the timeas flat asAnna：Oh，_.skiing，hiking，camping.But also city things:movies or restaurants on the weekends，for example.So is this your 8.?Daiyu：Oh，no.Last autumn，we travel
8、led from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.Anna：9.!What was it like?Liu Qian：Well，once you go north from Beijing，you pass through some low mountains and then enter the grasslands with its 10.you name itHow interestingrolling hillsfirst long train journeyAnna：Do a lot o
9、f people live in that area?Daiyu：Oh，not at all!There are a few small towns along the way，but the land is pretty empty.Sometimes you might see a few horses or sheep.Its beautiful.Anna：Wow,11.!that sounds incredibleUnderstand idiomsIdioms are often used in the English language.the meaning of some idio
10、ms can be guessed.However,many others need to be studied and remembered.1.Words fail me.1.Words fail me.2.as hot as an oven.2.as hot as an oven.3.as flat as a pancake.3.as flat as a pancake.4.as far as the eye can see4.as far as the eye can see5.dead center5.dead center6.kill time6.kill time7.you na
11、me it7.you name itMatch the idioms with the meanings.A.with no mountains or hillsA.with no mountains or hillsB.all kinds of thingsB.all kinds of thingsC.for a long distanceC.for a long distanceD.Im surprisedD.Im surprisedE.spend timeE.spend timeF.very warmF.very warmG.the exact middle of sthG.the ex
12、act middle of sthSpeakingIn groups of three，continue the conversation about Canada and China based on your own travel experiences or the information you heard or read in this unit.End the conversation naturally.D：Well,1.(与许多人的想法正相反)，there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China，actually.A：Thats
13、great!There must be 2._(惊人的风景)to see in China then!LQ：There is.My favourite trip was by train to Tibet.First，we travelled south across the Kunlun Mountains.D：Even though it was summer，they 3.(被雪覆盖).It was so beautiful.contrary to what many people believebreathtaking scenerywere covered in snowA：I th
14、ought China would be very crowded，given its large population.LQ：Then we entered the Tibetan Plateau.D：The scenery there was simply fantastic,with green grass stretching as far as the eye could see.And there were so many wild animals.LQ：Yes!We saw a lot of antelopes，yaks，deer.and I think I even saw a
15、 snow leopard.A：Good heavens!Thats 4.(最罕见的动物之一)on earth.LQ：But you know what was really extraordinary about our trip?A：No，what?one of the rarest animalsLQ：The railway is so high that the trains have a 5._ (专门的氧气供应)for the passengers，kind of like you would find on an airplane，so that no one will become ill.A：Youre kidding!Anyhow，the next station is my stop!Take care and 6.(享受)the rest of your trip!D：Thanks，Anna!LQ：It was really great to meet you!A：And it was nice talking to you!special oxygen supplyenjoyThank you
