Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND Reading and Thingking(教学课件)-【上好课】高二英语同步备课系列(人教版2019选择性必修第二册）

Reading and Thinking Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND Learning objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: read about a rail journey across Canada; find out information about Canada’s geography, climate and culture; learn to use discourse markers to show relationships; think about the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of transportation. Travel far enough, you meet yourself. — David Mitchell 在一段足够远的旅行中，你会遇到（内心的）自己。 ——大卫·米切尔 1 What do you know about rail journeys? 2 What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada? Lead in Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 4 1.What do you know about rail journeys? Rail journeys used to take a long time— people often took them because they were cheaper than flying. However，now with high speed rail，they are much shorter， but also more expensive. 2.What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada? I would expect to see beautiful mountains and lots of pretty scenery. Pre-reading Prediction: Before you read, look at the title and picture and predict: What genre(体裁) is this passage? Narration(记叙文) Travel journal（旅行日志） C. Novel（小说 ） B Skim the text and answer the following questions. 1.In which part of a newspaper may we find this passage? A. Entertainment. B. Travel. C. Education. D. Health. 2. What do you think this article is about? It is about _____ of two girls via rail; and it tells us some amazing sights about_______. a trip Canada While-reading B Brief introduction about the trip Who Why Where How Feeling Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian To visit their cousins Halifax on the Atlantic Coast Excited Main idea: Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were excited to take a rail journey from Vancouver to visit their cousins in Halifax. First by air, then via rail Read for main idea Read and circle the discourse markers. D