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UNIT 4
JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
Travel far enough,
you meet yourself.
——David Mitchell
每天都是一次新的旅行
在一段足够远的旅行中,你会遇到(内心的)自己。
What do you know about rail journeys ?
tired
boring
adventurous...
exciting
What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada?
Seeing The True North via Rail: Vancouver And the Heart of Canada
Read for the title
Where:
How:
“The true north”——Canada
By train
Read for genre
What kind of genre is this text?
A. Exposition说明文
B. Travel journal游记
C. Feature特写,报道
D. Argumentation议论文
Read for structure
What’s the writing order of this passage ?
A. Time
B. Place
Read for structure
What’s the writing order of this passage ?
A. Time
B. Place
Seeing The True North Via Rail:Vancouver And The heart of Canada
transporta-tion
characters
places they visited
the route
what they did
what they saw
weather
how they felt
Prediction
What do you think will be talked about in the text?
Characters:
The route:
Transpor-tation:
China
Vancouver
Halifax
Read for the content
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Vancouver
wonderful, pleasant → pleased
take a boat ride out into the bay; visit an ilsand;
took a hike
the sights; shops selling crafts and antiques; the beautiful mountains looking out over the city
1. What was the weather like on the second day of the trip?
A. Cool and mild B. Rainy and cool
C. Clear and cool C. Sunny and mild
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Lake Louise
pass through the Canadian Rockies;
took a taxi to the lake
massive mountains and forests;
beautiful bule water of the lake
took their breath away
→ amazed
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Jasper
took a coach bound north, look at the beautiful scenery
beautiful scenery; spectacular mountain peaks and forests; many different creature