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Unit 4
JOURNEY ACROSS
A VAST LAND
Reading and Thinking
Seeing the True North via Rail:
Vancouver and the Heart of Canada
1. Which continent is Canada in?
North America
the Arctic Ocean
the Atlantic
Ocean
the Pacific
Ocean
USA
Location
before we start the journey, I would like you to be very clear about the learning objectives. So in this class , you will be able to...number one
2. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world.
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th
Size: 9.98 million km2
Population: about 37 million
3. What is the capital of Canada?
Vancouver
Toronto
Halifax
Ottawa
the capital
city of Nova Scotia
the largest
city
the wealthiest
city
B
D
C
A
4. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English.
B. English and German.
C. English and French.
D. English and Spanish.
Quebec,
the French-speaking province
5. What is the national flower/ tree of Canada?
A. B.
C. D.
Sakura
Rose
Maple
Lily
1. What type is this passage?
Argumentative writing
Narrative writing
C. Expository writing
D. Travel journal
2.What are the destinations of the journey?
3. Main idea: It is about _____________
of two girls via rail; it tells us
some amazing sights about ________.
a journey/trip
Canada
Activity1: Prediction
transportation
characters
places they visited
the route
what they did
what they saw
weather
how they felt
What do you think will be talked about in the text?
Para.1 The _________________of crossing 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_________.
exciting thought
Vancouver
Edmonton
Prairie
Toronto
Canadian Rockies
Activity2: Reading for main idea and structure
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
What
How
How
Brief introduction about the journey
who
why
where
how
mood __________
________ and her cousin________
To________________
They _____ to Vancouver and then took ______
In Halifax on ________________
Li Daiyu
Liu Qian
visit their cousins
the Atlantic coast
Excited
fly
the train
Activity 3: Reading for details. (para. 1)
China
●
Vancouver
First they arrived in
Vancouver, stayed two days
Vancouver
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Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Vancouver
wonderful, pleasant → pleased
take a boat ride out into the bay; visit an ilsand;
took a hike
the sights; shops selling crafts and antiques; the beautiful mountains looking out over the city
Activity3: Reading for details. (para. 2)
●
Jasper
● Lake Louise
●
Vancouver
Then they visited Lake Louise and were bound north to the heart of Canada
Rockies
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Jasper
Lake Louise
passed through the Canadian Rockies;
took a taxi to the lake
massive mountains and forests;
beautiful blue water of the lake
spectaucular
took their breath away
→ amazed
took a coach bound north;
look at the beautiful scenery
spectacular mountain peaks and forests; many different creatures(动物)
awesome(极好的)
deer
mountain goat
grizzly bear
eagle
goat
Activity 3: Reading for details. (para. 3)
Edmonton
★
● Lake Louise
China
★ Jasper
●
Vancouver
●
the great
Canadian Prairie
Activity 3: Reading for the places they visited
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Edmonton
went to the shopping mall
went through two wheat-growing provinces
frozen
Canadian Prairie
a bunch of farms that covered a very large area
/
amazed
Activity 3: Reading for details. (para. 4-5)
Edmonton
★
● Lake Louise
China
★
Jasper
●
Vancouver
●
the great
Canadian Prairie
Activity 3: Reading for the places they visited
★
Toronto
Winnipeg
★
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Winnipeg
travel through the night;
rolling hills; red, gold, and orange bushes and maple trees; frost on the ground; wide stretch of Lake Huron
Ontario
Toronto
/
Activity 3: Reading for details. (para. 6)
four Great Lakes on its sounthern border
A land of forests,lakes ,and roilling hills
Information of Ontario
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train
Vancouver
China
Lake Louise
Jasper
Ontario
Winnipeg
Canadian Prairie
Edmonton
Toronto
train
train
train
train
train
Activity 4: Reading for the travel route
If you were the author, what mode of transportation
would you choose?
Activity 5: Reading for thinking
视频
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the beautiful scenery
diverse cultures
relaxation
global perspectives
inclusive personalities
more friends
broaden social circles.
own spiritual wealth
enjoy yourself
What does travelling mean to you?
“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
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Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada. Before 1._______(start) out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, 2._____there were some shops selling crafts and 3._________(antique). After that they took the train to Lake Louise, where the blue water took their breath 4._______. Their next stop was in Edmonton, a city with daily temperatures 5._________(average) -10℃. They had known that Canada is a country which has vast lands but 6.______ small population. However, they didn’t anticipate 7.______(see) such an open country.
They were so 8.________(amaze).The train thundered on, and there was frost on the ground, 9._________(confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada.10. __________(eventual), they reached their destination—Toronto. The whole journey took them four days.
seeing
amazed
confirming
Eventually
starting
where
antiques
away
averaging
a
rather than
commercial airline
all the way
start out
a couple of days
see the sights
be typical of
sell crafts and antiques
clear and mild
look out over the city
a short distance away
而不是
商业航班
一路上,自始至终
出发
一两天
欣赏风光
一如往常
出售手工艺品和古董
清澈温和
俯瞰着整座城市
不远处
Language Points
arise early
massive
exceptional beauty
literally
coach
the most awesome journey
spectacular mountain peaks
highlight
caught the train towards...
the provincial Capital
the oil and gas drilling industry
freezing cold
is home to
a bunch of
pull back the curtain
the wide stretch of
It was/is not until...that...
早早起床
大量的;大规模的
非常美丽
真正地
长途汽车
最棒的旅行
壮丽的山峰和森林
亮点
赶上了开往...的火车
省会;省首府
石油和天然气钻探工业
极寒的
...的故乡/所在地/发源地
一束;一串;一群;大量
拉开窗帘
延绵不绝
直到...才...
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