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Unit 4
Journey Across A Vast Land
人教版2019选择性必修第二册
Using Language
Learning Aims
to get the information about the journey from Toronto to Montreal;
to analyze the structure and language features of a travel journey;
to write an e-mail about a rail journey in Toronto and Montreal.
Learning Aims
Contents
Content
1. Fast Reading
2. Read for details
3. Read for the route
4. Language features
5. Writing practice
6. Homework
01. Fast Reading
Activity 1
What is the relationship between these two passages according to the titles?
Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada
Seeing the True North via Rail:
Toronto and Montreal
The first part of Li Daiyu and her cousin’s journey
The next leg of their trip
Let’s follow the route of the girls’ trip across Canada.
Activity 2
Divide the passage into three parts and sum up the main points of each part.
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’ s experience in _______
Part 1
Para. 1~4
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’ s experience in _______
Part 2
Para. 5~9
Their time spent on the train towards _______
Part 3
Para. 10
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
Activity 3
A travel journal usually includes the scenery, activities, feelings route and so on.
It usually develops in time order.
in time order
during their first day; the next day; after another day on the train; night came again; when they woke up the next morning; after…
It is a travel journal.
What’s the type of the passage?
02. Read for details
Part 1(Para.1-4)
Read part 1(para. 1-4) and see the video, then answer questions.
Part 1(Para.1-4)
went up the ;
saw misty clouds rising from ;
of glass and steel;
cars;
met Lin Fei in .
Because there are a lot of Chinese people in Canada, who have been coming there for more than a hundred years.
1. Toronto is the _______ and __________ city in Canada.
2. Why can people get good Chinese food in Toronto?
3. What did the girls see or do in Toront
largest
wealthiest
CN Tower
the Niagara Falls
skyscrapers
old-fashioned
Chinatown
Part 2(para. 5-9)
Read part 2(para. 5-9) and see the video, then answer questions.
Part 2(para. 5-9)
Read part 2(para. 5-9) and see the video, then answer questions.
1. Montreal is a ______ city.
French
They speak both English and French.
3. What did the girls see or do in Montreal?
signs and ads in ;
people speak English with ;
visited lovely ;
visited along St Paul Street;
met Jean Philippe in a restaurant alongside ;
unique culture and traditions
2. What languages do the people in Montreal speak?
French
an accent
shops
artists in their workplaces
the St Lawrence River
Quebec
Part 3(para. 10)
Read part 3(para. 10), then answer questions.
1.Which province does Halifax belong to?
They dreamt happily of the beautiful cobblestone streets, old brick buildings, and the red maple leaves of Montreal.
Main idea: On the train to Halifax
Nova Scotia
2. What did they dream on the train?
03. Read for the route
Read for the route
Draw on the map a simple route of the girls’ trip across Canada.
Read for the route
saw spectacular
different creatures,
mountains and forests
Jasper
Lake Louise
Vancouver
took a boat to the bay;
visit an island;
went hiking
saw massive forests;
the blue waterwith its exceptional beauty
Summarize the whole journey.
Read for the route
Summarize the whole journey.
freezing cold;
one of the
largest shopping malls
saw a land of forests, lakes, rolling hills, bushes and maple trees, the wide stretch of Lake Huron
amazed by the open country; went through two wheat-growing provinces
Edmonton
The great Canadian Prairie
Ontario
Read for the route
Summarize the whole journey.
They dreamt happily of the beautiful cobblestone streets, old brick buildings, and the red maple leaves of Montreal.
went up the CN Tower;
saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls ;
saw skyscrapers and old-fashioned cars rolling by;
met Lin Fei in Chinatown
visited charming shops;
talked with a young man in a restaurant
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
04. Language Features
Language Features
Q: How can we make the description of the travel appealing?
In addition to spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures.
... the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.
The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground...
Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds. Most of us speak both English and French, and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions. There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around, too.
1. Use accurate and
picturesque adjectives
Descriptive language
Language Features
Q: How can we make the description of the travel appealing?
2. Use vivid verbs
Descriptive language
... the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.
The train thundered on, through the rolling hills.
The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel, and old-fashioned cars rolling by.
That night the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River.
Summary
Descriptive
language
① accurate and picturesque adjectives
② vivid verbs
to describe the characteristics or state of the subject or to show subjective feeling
to describe activities and actions
05. Writing practice
Writing
Imagine that you are Li Daiyu, and write an e-mail to your parents to share your trip across Canada. Don’t forget to use what we have learnt in this class.
审题
确定文体:写作时应注意邮件的格式,邮件主体部分是描述性说明文。
主体时态:文章应以一般过去时和一般现在时为主。
主体人称:文章应以第一人称和第三人称为主。
Writing
Opening(开篇):greeting+purpose(称呼+目的)
Body(主体):who, when, where, what, how
Closing(结尾):communicative sentence+signature
(交际性句子+落款)
谋篇布局
Writing
A
letter
about
your
journey
Beginning:
Body
Ending:
What you saw
what you did
How you felt:
Final thoughts
Carefully-chosen attractions
(features of each place)
Personal emotions and thoughts
Impressive activities
(In the order of time)
Use of discourse markers
Descriptive language
Sequence
Greeting and Purpose
Outline
Writing
常用词块
1. all the way 一路上
2. broaden a person’s perspective 开阔人的视野
3. come into contact with different cultures 接触不同的文化
4. make your knowledge and experience rich 丰富你的知识和经验
5. experience many new things 体验许多新事
6. be greatly impressed by its beautiful view 它的美丽景色给我留下了深刻的印象
7. care about the environment 爱护环境
8. have a bird’s-eye view of the city 鸟瞰这个城市
9. enjoy a pleasant journey 旅途愉快
10. open to the public 向公众开放
Writing
连词成句
1.我迫不及待地和你们分享我在这里的旅行!
I can’t wait to __________ you my time here!
2.加拿大是多么多样化!
___________ is Canada!
3.它给我留下最深刻的印象。
It _________ me most.
4.你可以欣赏加拿大落基山脉群山和森林的独特之美。
You can _____ the exceptional ______ of mountains and forests in the Canadian
Rockies.
5.你有机会看到壮观的路易斯湖和休伦湖。
You ____________________ great lakes like Lake Louise and Lake Huron.
6.此外,加拿大是一个有着多元文化的国家。
_____________, Canada is a country with _____________.
share with
How diverse
impressed
enjoy
beauty
have a chance to see
What’s more
multi-culture
Writing
句式升级
1.将句2和句3 合成一个含有what引导的主语从句的复合句。
What impressed me most was how diverse Canada is.
2.用not only... but also... 的倒装句将句4和句5合成一个句子。
Not only can you enjoy the exceptional beauty of mountains and forests in the Canadian Rockies, but also you have a chance to see great lakes like Lake Louise and Lake Huron.
Writing
组句成篇
用适当的过渡词语,把以上词汇和句式,再加上联想内容,给父母写一封邮件描述一下你的旅行。
Sample Writing 1
Dear Parents,
How is everything going? Knowing that you are interested in my travel experience in Canada, now I’d like to share it with you.
First of all, we flew to Vancouver, where we visited some wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. After that, we went on to Lake Louise. It was its blue water that took our breath away with its exceptional beauty. When we arrived in Montreal, we were astonished to see signs and advertisements were in French. All in all, exhausted as we were, we felt it was a meaningful experience.
If you are available, I strongly recommend that you come to visit Canada. It is really worth it. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours ,
Li Daiyu
Sample Writing 2
Dear Mum and Dad,
Thank you so much for allowing me to go on this journey! It has been a wonderful trip so far, and I am loving Canada!
We started in Vancouver, where we went shopping for gifts and then went hiking. Unfortunately, it rained the first day we were there, but then it became clear after that. Then we took a train to Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies, and then a coach through the Rockies to Jasper. The scenery was spectacular—massive forests and mountains, beautiful blue lakes, and all kinds of animals. We even saw a grizzly bear! From there, we took a long-distance train to Toronto. We were amazed by how empty and wide the Canadian Prairie was. It just stretched on and on, as far as the eye could see.
Sample Writing 2
But then after we passed Winnipeg we were in a land of lakes and hills. It was all so beautiful. Toronto was amazing. We went to the CN Tower and were surprised because we could see clouds rising from the Niagara Falls across the lake. Then we had dinner in Chinatown with Lin Fei (she says “Hi!”). From there we travelled to Montreal where we went shopping in the old town. Then we stopped at a restaurant where we met a cool guy named Jean-Philippe. He's a photographer. He told us all about Montreal and its culture. Did you know that nearly everyone there speaks French? Luckily, many of them speak English as well. Finally, we caught the train to Halifax.
It has been a great trip, filling us with so many happy memories. We plan on spending about a week here getting rested up from our journey, and then we’ll fly home.
Love,
Daiyu
Assessment Criteria
After finishing your draft, assess your work according to the checklist.
Using the checklist to help you assess your partner’s work.
Does the writer start the email with an appropriate greeting?
Is the email well-organized and coherent?
Does the writer make use of discourse markers to express different relationships between ideas?
Are the descriptions of people and places interesting?
Does the writer end the email in a natural way?
Homework
Homework
假设你是李华,你在国庆期间去了北京长城游玩,请根据提示,给你的英国朋友写一封邮件,告诉他你的游览经过。
提示词:
when, where, what, how scenery, souvenir, awesome, spectacular, attractive
Thank you
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