内容正文:
Journey across a Vast Land
Canada
How much do you know about Canada?
Area: the _______ largest country in the world.
Official language: _________ and _________
Capital city: ________.
Alternative name: _______________
second
English
French
Ottawa
The True North
. True North
. Vancouver
. The heart of Canada
According to the title and picture, can you predict what the passage mainly talks about?
spectacular mountain peaks and forests; a long river with crystal water
a moving train
This passage mainly talks about: _____________________________________________
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took a rail journey from Vancouver to visit their cousins in Halifax.
Q: What is the genre of the text?
Travel journal
Read the whole passage and summarise the main idea.
Q:How is the travel journal organized?
In time and space order.
√ Tip 1 (learning strategy): Discourse markers connect sentences & paragraphs!
Circle the words about time
Scan the passage and draw the travel route on the map.
Did they finish their journey to Halifax?
P44-45
What travel experiences did they have?
Read paragraphs 2-3 and underline the information in the text:
scenery
activity
typical feature
feeling
Travel experiences in Vancouver and Lake Louise
Lake Louise
scenery:
. massive mountains&forests and...
. breathtaking blue water
. different creatures: deer, mountain goats, grizzly bear, eagle.
feeling:
. surprised with highlight
. extremely awesome
Jasper
Vancouver
scenery:
. a bay and...
. beautiful mountains over the city
. forest a short distance away
feeling:
. pleased
activity:
. took a boat ride; took a pleasant hike
typical feature:
typically rainy; craft&antique shops
Read paragraphs 4-6. Draw a mind map about the rest of their travel experiences, including the following information:
Canadian Prairie
Edmonton
Jasper
Ontario
Winnipeg
Toronto
scenery
activity
typical