1、高中英语高二上册年年 级：高二级：高二 学学 科：英语（人教版选择性必修二）科：英语（人教版选择性必修二）主讲人：主讲人：学学 校：校：Unit 4 Journey across a Vast LandReading and Thinking高中英语高中英语高二上册Learning objectivesIn this class,you will1.read about a rail journey across Canada;2.find out information about Canadas geography,climate,and culture;3.express your op
2、inions about long rail trips.高中英语高中英语高二上册Travel far enough,you meet yourself.David MitchellWarm-up高中英语高中英语高二上册What does travelling mean to you?Travelling allows me to meet people of different cultures,with diverse traditions and distinctive lifestyles.Travelling broadens my mind and lightens up the
3、sparks within myself.Travelling creates everlasting memories.Warm-up高中英语高中英语高二上册Warm-upThe photo is of a Canadian Pacific Railway Train going through Banff National Park,Canada in winter.Look at the picture and answer the question.When and where may this photo be taken?高中英语高中英语高二上册Warm-upAnswer thes
4、e questions.1.What do you know about rail journeys?2.What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada?高中英语高中英语高二上册Warm-upAnswer these questions.1.What do you know about rail journeys?Rail journeys used to take a long timepeople often took them because they were cheaper than f
5、lying.However,now with high speed rail,they are much shorter,but also more expensive.高中英语高中英语高二上册Warm-upAnswer these questions.2.What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada?I would expect to see beautiful mountains and lots of pretty sceneries.高中英语高中英语高二上册Look at the pic
6、ture and the title.What do you expect to read?Predictionv TRUE NORTHv THE HEART OF CANADA高中英语高中英语高二上册Look at the picture and the title.What do you expect to read?Predictionrail journey?scenery?geography?climate?Canada?高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for main ideasRead the article and find out the following info
7、rmation.Who?Where?How long?高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for main ideasParagraph 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 t
8、hem,the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for main ideasParagraph 6:After another day on the train,eventually they were back in an urban area,the city of Winnipeg.From there,they travelled through the night,and woke up in Ontarioa land of forests and lake
9、s.It was not until 9:30 a.m.that they finally reached the capital of Ontario,Toronto.All in all,their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for details 1 2 3 4 5-7PlaceTransportationDays1.Go through the passage and find out all the places they visited a
10、nd the means of transportation they took.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for details 1 2 3 PlaceTransportationChina-Vancouver Vancouver(bay)Vancouver(forest)by air by boat on footDays1.Go through the passage and find out all the places they visited and the means of transportation they took.高中英语高中英语高二上册 4 5-7 Re
11、ading for details1.Go through the passage and find out all the places they visited and the means of transportation they took.VancouverLake LouiseLake LouiseJasperJasperEdmontonCanadian PrairieWinnipegOntarioLake HuronTorontoby train,by taxi by coach by train PlaceTransportationDays高中英语高中英语高二上册Readin
12、g for details2.Get specific information about the places they visited.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for detailsPlaceInformationoften rains;a harbour;beautiful mountains looking out over the city;a forest just a short distance awayVancouver2.Get specific information about the places they visited.高中英语高中英语高二上册Re
13、ading for detailsPlaceInformationblue water of Lake Louise;spectacular mountain peaks and forests;different creatures such as deer,mountain goats,grizzly bears,and eagles the Canadian Rockies2.Get specific information about the places they visited.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for detailsPlaceInformationcentr
14、e of Canadas huge oil and gas industry;cold in winter,with daily temperatures averaging-10;home to one of the largest shopping malls in North AmericaEdmonton2.Get specific information about the places they visited.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for detailsPlaceInformationan open country;two wheat-growing provi
15、nces;a bunch of farms that covered a very large areathe Canadian Prairie2.Get specific information about the places they visited.高中英语高中英语高二上册Reading for detailsPlaceInformationa land of forests,lakes,and rolling hills;four Great Lakes on its southern border;capital is TorontoOntario2.Get specific in
16、formation about the places they visited.高中英语高中英语高二上册Mind mappingChinaVancouverLakeLouiseThe great Canadian PrairieEdmontonJasperWinnipegOntarioToronto高中英语高中英语高二上册commercial airlineMind mappingChinaVancouverPurpose:visit their cousinsMood:excitedSpent:two daysThe first dayWeather:rainedActivities:too
17、k a boat to the bay;visited an islandThe next dayWeather:clear;mildActivities:saw the mountains;took a hike高中英语高中英语高二上册coachMind mappingLake LouiseJasperTime:the next morning;the nightActivities:arose early;saw the mountains and forestsActivities:looked at the scenery;saw mountain peaks and forests;
18、saw creatures traintaxitrain高中英语高中英语高二上册trainMind mappingEdmontonThe great Canadian PrairieFeatures:provincial capital of Alberta;centre of Canadas oil and gas drilling industry;cold in winter;home to many shopping mallsActivities:saw an open country;went through two wheat-growing provincestrain高中英语
19、高中英语高二上册trainMind mappingWinnipegTime:another dayFeature:urban areaTime:nightFeatures:a land of forests and lakes;rolling hills;bushes and maple trees;frost on the groundtrainOntarioTorontoTime:the next morningActivities:saw Lake Huron高中英语高中英语高二上册commercial airlineTalking about the journeyChinaVanco
20、uverLakeLouiseThe great Canadian PrairieEdmontonJasperWinnipegOntarioTorontotraintaxicoachtraintraintraintraintrain高中英语高中英语高二上册Finding out the structurev Travel JournalHow does the writer develop the article?In the order of time.高中英语高中英语高二上册Use discourse markers to show relationshipsDiscourse marker
21、s are also known as“linking words”.They are used to show relationships between ideas.Relationships can range from adding something(e.g.,also,besides,additionally),to showing contrast(e.g.,however,on the other hand),to explaining a reason(e.g.,because,since),or to showing a result(e.g.,therefore,as a
22、 result).Without discourse markers,the connections between sentences and paragraphs would be less obvious.Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Review:using connectorsUnit 2 Bridging Cultures高中英语高中英语高二上册Book 4 Unit 5 Working the land1.Add more information:,but also;,and as well;In addition,;Mo
23、reover2.Explain or support a point:For example,;For instance,3.State a conclusion:Therefore,;Hence.4.Say something that contrasts with what has just been said:,but;,however,;nevertheless.5.Sequencing:In turn,6.Emphasizing:In fact,Review:using signposts高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article and underline the d
24、iscourse markers.pp.38-39Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册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 b
25、oth of them,the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 2:Before starting out,they spent a couple of days in Vancouver,seeing the sights.During their first day,as is typical of Vancouver,it rained.Despite the weather,they were
26、able to take a boat ride out into the bay,and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques.The next day was clear and mild,and they were pleased to Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 2:see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city.Later,they t
27、ook a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.delightedLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 3:The next morning,the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise,passing through the Canadian Rockies.Seen from the train window,the mountains and forests of Canada
28、looked massive.When the train arrived at the station,they took a taxi to Lake Louise,where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.They spent the night,and then took a coach bound north through set offactually truetravelling towardsLearning about discourse markers
29、高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 3:the Canadian Rockies to Jasper.Looking at the beautiful scenery,they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken.In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests,one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures,in
30、cluding deer,mountain goats,and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.extremely impressivethe most important,interesting,or enjoyable partLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 4:From Jasper,they caught the train towards Toronto.One of the trains first stops was in Edmonton,the provincial
31、capital of Alberta,the centre of Canadas huge oil and gas drilling industry.Edmonton is freezing cold in winter,with daily temperatures averaging-10.Since it can be too cold to go outdoors,Edmonton is home to many shopping malls.In fact,one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmont
32、on.Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 5:From Edmonton,the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie.At school,Daiyu and Liu Qian had learnt the Canadas population is only slightly over thirty-seven million.However,they did not anticipate seeing such an open country,
33、and were truly amazed.They went through two wheat-growing provinces,where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.expect something that will happenLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 6:After another day on the train,eventually they were back in an urban area,the ci
34、ty of Winnipeg.From there,they travelled through the night,and woke up in Ontarioa land of forests and lakes.The train thundered on,through the rolling hills.The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red,gold,and orange,and there was frost on the ground,confirming that autumn had arrived
35、 in Canada.霜Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Paragraph 6:Night came again,and the train turned south towards Toronto.When they woke up the next morning and pulled back the curtain,they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huronone of the four Great Lakes on Ontarios southern border.It was n
36、ot until 9:30 a.m.that they finally reached the capital of Ontario,Toronto.All in all,their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.窗帘the length of timeLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册then,despite,later,when,since,however,in fact,eventually,finally,rather than,be
37、fore,after,all in all,in addition to Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyA.to add somethingB.to show contrastC.to explain a reasonD.to sho
38、w an end point in timeE.to show timeF.to emphasiseG.to describe the order of eventsLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Rather thanRather than travel by commercial airline all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.(Paragraph 1)Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英
39、语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.
40、since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyto show contrastLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallySince it can be too cold to g
41、o outdoors,Edmonton is home to many shopping malls.(Paragraph 4)to explain a reasonLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyLearning about disc
42、ourse markersto show time高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyLearning about discourse markersto add something高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discou
43、rse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallySince it can be too cold to go outdoors,Edmonton is home to many shopping malls.In fact,one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton.(Paragraph 4)to emphasiseLearning about d
44、iscourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyLearning about discourse markersto describe the order of events高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the article again.Match each of these
45、discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyAfter another day on the train,eventually they were back in an urban area,the city of Winnipeg.(Paragraph 6)to show an end point in timeLearning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Read the
46、article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.1.however2.since3.when 4.in addition to 5.in fact6.later7.eventuallyA.to add somethingB.to show contrastC.to explain a reasonD.to show an end point in timeE.to show timeF.to emphasiseG.to describe the order of eventsBCEAFGD
47、Learning about discourse markers高中英语高中英语高二上册Learning about discourse markersAddingmoreover,tooContrastwhile,by contrastReasonas,becauseResultconsequently,accordinglyEmphasisindeed,above all高中英语高中英语高二上册Learning about discourse markersOrder of eventsfirst,second,nextTimeas soon as,meanwhileGiving exam
48、plesfor example,such asComparingsimilarly,likewiseConcludingto conclude,in summary高中英语高中英语高二上册Further thinkingRead the text again,and then answer these questions.1.Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian?Why or why not?2.How is rail journey different from other forms
49、 of travel,such as by plane or car?高中英语高中英语高二上册Further thinkingRead the text again,and then answer these questions.1.Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian?Why or why not?I would love to take such a journey.It seems so wonderful and relaxing,and I would get to see s
50、o many beautiful sites.高中英语高中英语高二上册Further thinkingRead the text again,and then answer these questions.2.How is rail journey different from other forms of travel,such as by plane or car?*A rail journey is different from a car journey in that with a car journey,if you see something interesting,you ca
