1、Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast LandUsing Language 1:Listening and SpeakingLead-inLets enjoy some beautiful pictures!Lead-inLets enjoy some beautiful pictures!Maple LeafLead-inLets enjoy some beautiful pictures!Lead-inQuestion:What do you know about Canada?CanadaPre-ListeningPredict by Using PicturesUs
2、ing the pictures provided and the knowledge you already have,you can guess the kinds of information you should listen for.At times,you may even be able to guess what will be talked about.This will help you focus better when listening,making your listening more effective.Pre-ListeningWhat do you see
3、in the pictures below?Could you use them to predict the topic of the conversation?While-ListeningListen to the conversation and tick the words that are mentioned.Lake LouiseContinental climateWatermelonWinnipegBeijing to MoscowGo skatingLouvreGo skimmingEdmontonBeijing to MexicoWhile-ListeningListen
4、 to the conversation and tick the words that they mention.Lake LouiseContinental climateWatermelonWinnipegBeijing to MoscowGo skatingLouvreGo skimmingEdmontonBeijing to MexicoThink about the words and then try to describe the main idea of the conversation.While-ListeningListen for details.Listen aga
5、in and answer the following questions.1.What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter?2.What does Anna say about Canadian summers?3.How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg?4.What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg?5.What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken?
6、1.What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter?2.What does Anna say about Canadian summers?3.How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg?4.What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg?5.What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken?Many areas of_ have_._,_,_,and city th
7、ings like movies or restaurants on the weekends.They travelled from_ on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.Post-Listening1.Open the envolope.2.Take out the listening text.3.Find out the phrases or sentences that express surprise and curiosity.Post-ListeningDaiyu:Look there,Liu Qian!What a b
8、eautiful lake!Liu Qian:Oh,my goodness!That must be Lake Louise!Its so beautiful!Words fail me.Anna:Yes,thats Lake Louise.Daiyu:Its pretty!Anna:Its even prettier in winter,after the lake freezes over.People like to go skating on the ice.Liu Qian:Does all of Canada get so cold in winter?Anna:A lot of
9、it does.Daiyu:So then,Canada must have cool summers as well.Anna:Thats certainly true of many places.However,many areas of south Canada have a continental climate,with very hot summers and very cold winters,so some days it gets as hot as an oven.Liu Qian:Is all of Canada full of mountains like here?
10、Anna:Oh,no.In fact,by the time we get to Edmonton,well be in the Prairie.This is as flat as a pancake and stretches for as far as the eye can see-more than 1,300 kilometres-until we reach Winnipeg.After that,there are lakes and forests.Post-ListeningDaiyu:What kind of place is Winnipeg?Anna:Its a sm
11、all city almost in the dead centre of North America,from east to west.Liu Qian:What do you do to kill time there?Anna:Oh,you name it skiing,hiking,camping.But also city things:movies or restaurants on the weekends,for example.So is this your first long train journey?Daiyu:Oh,no.Last autumn,we travel
12、led from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-siberian Railway through Mongolia.Anna:How interesting!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 rolling hills.Anna:Do a lot of people live in that area?Daiyu:Oh,not
13、 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,that sounds incredible!Post-ListeningExpressing surprise and curiosityEnding a conversation naturallyOh,my goodness!Oh no!How interesting!What was it li
14、ke?Wow,that sounds incredible!Are you kidding?Are you serious?It cant be true!I think its fantastic!What was it like?I have to run.Good talking to you.Ill catch you later.It was good/nice meeting you.Im sure you want to relax a bit.Ill let you go.Sorry,I cant talk longer.Im actually on my way to Wel
15、l,I have to go.Ill talk to you laterPost-ListeningAn international tour group will visit XXX City.The guide should introduce the scenery or culture of the City to his/her tourists.Requirements:1.Use the expressions;2.Three characters are needed:A guide Two international visitorsPost-ListeningExpress
16、ing surprise and curiosityEnding a conversation naturallyI have to run.Good talking to you.Ill catch you later.It was good/nice meeting you.Im sure you want to relax a bit.Ill let you go.Sorry,I cant talk longer.Im actually on my way to Well,I have to go.Ill talk to you laterOh,my goodness!Oh no!How
17、 interesting!What was it like?Wow,that sounds incredible!Are you kidding?Are you serious?It cant be true!I think its fantastic!What was it like?To use a picture of the city that you want to talk about as background!In this lesson,we have learned:1.a conversation about scenery of Canada;2.to review a
18、 skill for listening:predict by using pictures;3.to express surprise and curiosity and end a conversation naturally.We have learned how to introduce Chinese scenery and culture to the World!Ask students to read the listening text again and circle the idioms in it;Try to understand the idioms in the text and match their meanings in Part 3;Make some sentences by using the idioms and share them with classmates in the next class.
