Unit 4 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

Unit4Journey Acrossa Vast Land P38. Reading and Thinking Seeing the True North Via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada Travel far enough, you meet yourself. -David Michell Canada Reading and Thinking Pre-reading Seeing the True North Via(prep.经由: 经过) Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada 1. What do you think this article is about? A rail journey to Canada. imagine What Can this rail journey Will be 3 OU liKe? It usually takes a long time. SloW. The ticket is cheap. Uncomfortable. idea(topic Main sentence): Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada. Para1 (The intrudction of the trip) where who why Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Oian went toCanada to visit their cousinsin Halifax on the Atlantic coast Rather than how travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly tc Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. O1.Who are the main characters? Halifax Q2. Where did they go exactly and why? Q3. How did they go there and why? Alert *Retell Para 1 using the below map. ALASKA (USA) ·Fairbanks Talleetna. ARCTC CIRCLE Anchorage BAFFIN ISLAND YUKON laloolik TERRITORY .lqaluit Koak PACIFIC Labrador .Whitehorse NORTHWEST ·Sea TERRITORIES OCEAN 3-26 lune Sitla CA BRITISH Ketchikan .in □口 COLUMB1A NEWEOUNDLAND ·Prince Rupert LABRADOR ALBEBTA BEC ·jasper Kamloops SA5KA ·Edmonton ..--.. Gulft ·Bnff SRINCE EDWARD I5 tVancoer ·Saskatoon Winnip Victoria ONTARIO BRUNSWIC NFW · Seattle Quebec City· ·Halifax Winnipeg ·Montreal Ottawa ATLANTIC UNITED STATES OCEAN idea: The two girls's stay in Vancouver Main before ethe trip. Para2 Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver. seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical f Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had d wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city.Later, they tooka pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. Vancouver Read Para2 and fill in the blanks. Time Weather Activities boat ride take into 2 the during their first day bay:visit an island the See beautiful the next day mountains looking out the city take hike pleasant 2 in a later forest The experience in Louise and Jasper Para Main idea: ,2 The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, passing the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at the station. they took a taxi to Lake Louise, where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night. and then took a Looking coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. {at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome ejourney they had ever taken. In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, One highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. LOuiSe The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing (pass) through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window (从车窗望去),the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at the station, thev took a taxi to Lake Louise where the blue water literall (literal) took their breath away with its exceptional (exception) beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the beautiful ScenerV (望着美景), they both agreed that it was the most aWesome journey they had ever taken. In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests 除了欣赏士丽的山峰和森 林). highlight of their trip( 0ne (他们旋程的亮点之一) being able to see many different creatures WaS (能看到种 类繁多的动物) including (include) deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Main idea: The introduction of Edmonton Para 4 From Jasper, they caught the train towards One Toronto of the train's first stops was in Edmonton. the provincial Capital of Alberta. the centre of Canada's huge oil and gas drilling industry .Edmonto is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10C. Edmonton Since it can be too cold to go outdoors, is home to many shopping malls. In fact, one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton. Edmonton Toronto Main idea: Journey across the great Canadian Prairie Para 5 From Edmonton, the train headed 1 southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. At school, Daiyu and Liu Oian had learnt that Canada's population is only slightly over thirty-seven million. However, they did not anticipate seeing such an open country, and were truly amazed. They went through two wheat-growing provinces where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.