内容正文:
Reading & Thinking
Read for the title
Where:
How:
Canada
By train
what can you learn from the title?
What:
A journey
“The true north”
?
What do you know about Canada?
1. Which continent is Canada in? ___________
2. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world.
3. What is the capital of Canada? ___________
4. What language(s) do Canadians speak?___________
5. What is the national animal of Canada?___________
North America
second
Ottawa
English&French
Beaver
Ottawa
1. What is the genre(体裁) of
this text?
2. What’s the writing order of
this passage ?
Skimming
1.What is the genre of this text?
A. Exposition(说明文)
B. Travel journal(旅行日志)
C. Practical writing (应用文)
D. Argumentation(议论文)
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 them,the thought of crossing the whole county by rail was exciting.
Para1
What information can we get from Para.1?
Who are the main characters?
How did they go there?
Where did they go?
How about their feeling?
Liu Qian & Li Daiyu
WHO
HOW
Halifax
China
Vancouver
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 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 see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a shortdistance away.
Para2
where
what they did
what they saw
feeling
pleased
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 l