Unit4 Journey across a vast land Reading and thinking 课件 -2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND TRAVEL FAR ENOUGH YOU MEET YOURSELF. DAVID MITCHELL Can you replace journey with another word? What does journey often imply? trip a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart travel to go from one place to another, especially over a long distance tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different towns, countries, etc. are visited What are the vast lands in China? What do you expect to experience in a place far away from home? FOOD HISTORY SCENERY What do you know about Canada? Canada is located in the northernmost part of North America. The national capital is Ottawa. Canada is officially bilingual in English and French, reflecting the country’s history as ground once contested by two of Europe’s great powers. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES The Royal Union Flag was used across British North America and in Canada even after Confederation (1867) until 1965. The iconic maple leaf becomes the centerpiece of Canada’s new National Flag, raised for the first time on February 15, 1965. SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADA 　　Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada [1]to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than① travel by commercial airline② all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train③. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. 　　Before starting out④， they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, [2]as is typical⑤ of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay⑥， and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts⑦ and antiques⑧. The next day was clear and mild⑨， and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later, they took a pleasant⑩ hik