UNIT 2 Period One　Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking

TRAVELLING AROUND UNIT 2 Travel，in the younger sort，is a part of education；in the elder，a part of experience. —Francis Bacon 旅行对青年人而言是一种教育；对老年人来说，是一种经历。 ——弗朗西斯·培根 人与自然——开阔眼界 提升自我 单元主题语境 Coast to Coast From：Eva To：Amy Subject：Coast to coast Hi Amy， We made it! My family and I have managed to cross the North American continent1，from western to eastern Canada，in two weeks! I can’t wait to share the stories with you. 类文赏读　话题导入 We started from Vancouver，where we picked up our vehicle2 for the trip—a home on wheels.It took us where we wanted，when we wanted.Dad did the driving but he has a poor sense of direction.We got lost a few times even with the help of GPS，but eventually we managed to cross the Rocky Mountains.I was hoping to see a bear or even an eagle，but all I saw was a small group of deer3.The views were fantastic，though.There were forests，mountains with snowy tops and masses4 of ice.It’s like another world. We reached Quebec on the eighth day，where most people speak French.Well，actually，they speak Quebecois，which is a type5 of Canadian French.The funniest thing happened on that day.I’d fallen asleep，when I heard Dad’s phone ringing.He was driving，so I answered it.Guess who it was? Mum! It was then that I realised her seat was empty! How did that happen? Well，while I was sleeping，Dad stopped for some petrol and Mum also got out to take photos，and you can guess the rest...She was so mad! To cheer her up6，we went to a typical7 Quebec restaurant for lunch. We had the famous “poutine”(加拿大肉汁乳酪薯条)，which is a dish of French fries，fresh cheese and a hot brown sauce called “gravy”(调味用的肉汁).It’s usually followed by pancakes(薄饼) with maple8 syrup(糖浆)—delicious！ (节选自外研版新教材必修第二册 Unit 5) 1.continent/'kɔntɪnənt/ n.大陆；洲 2.vehicle/'viːɪk(ə)l/ n.车辆；交通工具 3.deer/dɪə/n.鹿 4.mass/mæs/n.大量，许多 5.type/taɪp/n.类型；种类 6.cheer sb. up使某人振作起来 7.typical/'tɪpɪk(ə)l/adj.典型的 8.maple/'meɪp(ə)l/n.枫树 词汇积累 1.We reached Quebec