Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Journey across the vast land Unit 4 Reading and Thinking Are you ready for the rail journey ? Where is The True North? By rail/train. Canada --- “The True North”--- destination What is the means of transport? pre-reading Fast reading What genre(体裁) is this passage? What do you think this article is about? A. Narration 记叙文 B. Travel journal 旅行日志 C. Argumentation 议论文 D. Exposition 说明文 It is about ___________ of two girls via rail; and it tells us some amazing sights about_______________. a trip Canada B Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. while-reading Para.1 Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical of 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 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 took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. Para.2 The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, 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 coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey 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. Read for long and difficult sentences and useful expressions of para. 4 From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train's first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta(同位语), the centre of Canada's huge oil and gas drilling industry(同位语). Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging-10°C. Since it can be too cold to go outdoors, Edmonton is home to many shopping malls. In fact, one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton. Para.4 From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. At school, Daiyu and Liu Qian had leant 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. Para.5 After another day on the train, eventually they were back in an urban area, the city of Winnipeg. From there, they travelled through the night, and woke up in Ontario — a land of forests and lakes. The train thundered on, through the rolling hills. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that autumn had arrived in Canada. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. Para.6 When they woke up the next morning and pulled back the curtain, they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huron—one of the four Great Lakes on Ontario's southern border. It was not until 9: 30 a m. that they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days. 3.Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1　 A.The two girls were amazed by the vast lands of 　Canada. Para.2 B.The two girls’ stay in Vancouver. Para.3 C.Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada. Para.4 D.The two girls’ visit to Lake Louise. Para.5 E.The two girls reached their destination. Para.6 F.A short introduction to Edmonton. post-reading Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph Para.1 A brief ______________ to cross Canada by rail. Para.2 Their stay in _____________ before the journey. Para.3 Their visit to ______________________ Para.4 Introduction of __________ Para.5 Journey across the great __________ Para.6 On the way to __________ introduction Vancouver Lake Louise and Jasper Edmonton Prairie Toronto Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Complete the table below with information from the article 14 Find the information Brief introduction about the trip who why where what how feeling Li Daiyu, Liu Qian To visit their cousins Canada They took a trip across Canada by rail and saw breathtaking scenery. First flew, and then took the train. Excited summary according to time How is the passage organized? according to space How is the passage organized? discourse markers Scan the text and circle all the places they visited. Let’s follow the discourse markers and find out the places they have been. If you are to find “places”, what kind of words should you pay attention to? Capitalized words. Task 1: Skim the article and find out the following information. Day(s) Place Transportation 1 2 3 4 5-7 China—Vancouver by air Vancouver(bay) by boat Jasper—Edmonton—Canadian Prairie—Winnipeg—Ontario—Lake Huron—Toronto Vancouver(forest) on foot Vancouver—Lake Louise by train, by taxi Lake Louise—Jasper by coach by train The mind map of the travel route Vancouver China Lake Louise Jasper Ontario Winnipeg Canadian Prairie Edmonton Toronto (1)What is the weather usually like in Vancouver? A.It is clear. B.It is mild. C.It is rainy. D.It is snow. (2)What did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian like most about the trip? A.Seeing the blue water of Lake Louise. B.Seeing the mountain peaks and forests. C.Enjoying the beautiful scenery in Jasper. D.Witnessing many different kinds of wildlife. Do Some exercises and make the best choice. (3)What is Edmonton most famous for? A.Its cold temperature. B.Its shopping malls. C.Its great prairie. D.Its large population. (4)What made Li Daiyu and Liu Qian surprised on the train across the great Canadian Prairie? A.The size of Canada. B.The farms in Canada. C.The population of Canada. D.The maple trees in Canada. 5. Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast? A. They don’ t have so much money. B. They want to take the train to have a good view of Canada. C. The aeroplane is so fast. D. The distance from the west coast to the east isn’ t so long. 6. What do you know about Alberta? A. People here never go out in winter. B. The temperature is low all the year round. C. Edmonton is the largest shopping centre in North America. D. It is the centre of Canada’s oil and gas drilling industry. B-D 7. What surprised them? A. So small population of Canada. B. So many schools. C. Such an open place. D. Growing so much wheat. 8. The train turned south towards Toronto and when they woke up the next morning, what did they see first? A. The wide river of Lake Huron. B. Toronto, Ontario’ s capital. C. Frost on the ground. D. The red bushes outside the window. C-A Fill in the blanks with the vocabulary from the article The next morning, the two girls ________ early to take the train to Lake Louise, ________________ the Canadian Rockies. ______(see) from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked _________. When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise where the blue water _________ took their ________ away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach _________ north __________ the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. _________ (look) at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most _________ journey they had ever taken. arose passing through massive literally Looking through bound breath Seen awesome 25  The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, __________(confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. When they woke up the next morning and pulled back the __________, they could see ________________ Lake Huron—one of the four Great Lakes on Ontario's southern ________. It was not until 9: 30 a m. that they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a ________ of four days. confirming curtain the wide stretch of duration border Fill in the blanks with the vocabulary from the article 26 Read the passage and answer the questions. Ⅱ.Read the article again. Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose. 1. however A to add something 2 since B to show contrast 3. when C to explain a reason 4. in addition D to show an end point in time 5 in fact E to show time 6. later F to emphasise 7. eventually G to describe the order of events Choose a city you are most interested in as a tourist destination, and write a tour guide, introducing the way of transportation, city information, etc. Write a tour guide Homework Thanks Lavf57.83.100 $$