(共47张PPT)
Unit 4
UNIT 4
JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:
TORONONTO AND MONTREAL
1. Read a rail journey across Canada to find out five who, what, when, where, why and how.
2. Organize the structure of a rail journey.
3. Write a rail journey across Canada.
What is the relationship between these two passages
Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada
Seeing the True North via Rail: Toronto and the Montreal
next leg
Scan the passage “Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada” and mark the routes.
Look at the map carefully and the routes, then answer the questions.
What is the destination of Li
Daiyu and LiuQian’s journey
according to the first passage
What are the photos about
Which places will probably be talked about in this passage
What kind of experience might Li Daiyu and Liu Qian have on the second leg of their trip
Read the passage quickly and find out the people and place names.
People:
Places:
Li Daiyu, Liu Qian, Lin Fei, Jean-Philippe
China, Canada, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Lake Ontario, Niagara Falls, Gulf of St Lawrence, St Lawrence River, Greater Toronto Area, Old Montreal, St Paul Street, Chinatown, CN Tower
Find the places on the map.
How many parts can the passage be divided into And what’s the main idea of each part
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s experience in Toronto.
Their experience in Montreal.
Timeline
Their time spent on the train towards Halifax.
1. Read the passage and answer the questions.
① What did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower
② Why was is possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto
They saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls.
Because there are a lot of Chinese people there.
Montreal is city with wonderful sights and sounds. Most people speak both English and French, and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions. There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around. There, people love good coffee, toast, cheese, and good music.
③ What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal and the people there
2. Draw on the map a simple route of the girls' trip across Canada and make notes about what the girls did at each place.
Mind Map
Trip map of the unit & Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s seeing
Vancouver
took a boat ride out into the bay; visited an island; took a hike in a forest
Lake
Louise
took the train; mountains and forests looked massive; blue water took their breath away
Jasper
Edmonton
took a coach through the Canadian Rockies; spectacular mountain peaks; creatures
centre of Canada’s oil and gas drilling industry; freezing cold in winter; large shopping malls
The
Prairie
amazed by the open country; went through two wheat-growing provinces; a bunch of farms
Winnipeg
an urban area
Ontario
Toronto
a land of forests and lakes; rolling hills; bushes and maple trees; the wide stretch of Lake Huron
the largest and wealthiest city in Canada; went up the CN Tower; saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls; skyscrapers of glass and steel; old-fashioned cars; met Lin Fei in Chinatown
Montreal
signs and ads in French; people spoke English with an accent; visited lovely shops; visited artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street; met Jean-Philippe in a restaurant alongside the St Lawrence River; unique Quebec culture and traditions
What’s the type of the passage
Travel journal.
What is the main features of this kind of passage
who
people
places
when
time
where
what
scenery/ activities
how
feeling / route
Main content
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
描写生动，具有很强的画面感和感染力，尤其是大量的描写性语言（例如形容词的使用），特别是对景色和心理感受的描绘。
Find out some beautiful sentences in the passages and share with your partners.
…the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.
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 has arrived in Canada.
The grills saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel, and old-fashioned cars rolling by.
That night the train was speeding along…towards…and down to …towards…
Overall, Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds…there are fantastic restaurants and clubs around, too.
1. Standing in the distance, they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.
Standing in the distance是现在分词作时间状语。
astonish vt. to surprise someone very much
使十分惊讶；使吃惊
eg The news astonished everyone.
It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before.
【拓展】
astonished adj. 震惊的，惊讶的
(常与介词at、动词不定式以及that引导的从句连用)
be astonished to do sth. 因做某事而感到惊讶
be astonished at… 对……感到吃惊
astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的，惊人的
astonishment n. 震惊，惊讶
to one’s astonishment 令人惊讶的是
eg The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery.
I was astonished to see so many people here.
Claire seemed astonished that I should think such a thing.
Her first novel enjoyed an astonishing success.
To the astonishment of her colleagues, she resigned.
【语境应用】用astonish的适当形式填空。
1) She __________ us by saying she was leaving.
2) My parents looked __________ at my words.
3) I find it absolutely ____________ that you don’t like it.
4) To my _____________, the door opened by itself.
astonished
astonished
astonishing
astonishment
2. You owe it to yourselves to stay longer.
owe vt. to need to pay someone for something that they have done for you or sold to you, or to need to give someone back money that they have lent you 欠(账、债、情等)
owe sb. sth. = owe sth. to sb. 欠某人某物
eg How much do we owe you (for the tickets)
The companies owe as much as $200 billion to foreign lenders.
We owe our parents a lot / a lot to our parents.
owe v. to have something or achieve something because of what someone else has done 归功于，归因于
owe sth. to sb. 把……归功于某人
eg We owe this discovery to Newton.
Patrick owed his success to luck.
【拓展】
owing to 由于
eg Owing to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 我认为得有人向我们道歉。
2) 他的成功是靠勤奋工作。
3) 由于天气恶劣，我们的班机延误了。
I think we’re owed an apology.
He owes his success to hard work.
Our flight was delayed owing to the bad weather.
How to write an email to introduce your trip
3. Imagine that you are Li Daiyu. Using the map and your notes, write an email to your parents telling them about your trip.
How do you write an email to your parents
What impressed you most in Li Daiyu and Liu Qian’s journey
What order would you follow when describing the journey
邮件的文体/结构
邮件主体/景物描写、旅行感受
明确主体部分,以时间为线索
称呼(address)
目的(purpose)
主体(body)
交际性语(communicative sentence)
结尾语(ending)
落款(signature)
who
what
when
how
邮件结构：
Dear Tom, (address)
I am writing to tell you that I’ve found a house which may meet your needs. The house which is on the second floor covers an area of 70 square meters. It faces south so that you can enjoy enough sunshine.....If you are interested in it, please call 15382. If you need any more help, just let me know.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua (signature)
Structure of an Email
body
purpose
communicative sentence
ending
短文可以分为三部分：
第一部分：简介此次旅行概况；
第二部分：重点介绍旅游过程，如描述旅游中的所见所闻等。另外，可适当表达自己的内心感受，把叙事、写景、抒情相结合，避免平铺直叙。
第三部分：谈谈对此次旅行的感受
篇章结构：
1.描写旅行过程常用过去时，描写地理位置、自然风光时多用一般现在时。
2.在描写旅游的进程时要有一个清晰明确的顺序。一般按旅游的先后顺序描述。
注意事项：
名词：
tour, arrival, visit, visitor, performance, scene, scenery, activity, fun, souvenir ...
形容词：
wonderful, good, lively, beautiful, attractive, fantastic, awesome, spectacular, interesting ...
动词（短语）：
arise, stay, travel, arrive, enjoy, start, set off, take part in, join in, buy ...
话题相关词汇：
句型应用：
1. The scenery of ... was very beautiful.
2. It was ... o’clock when ...
3. ... entertained visitors with ...
4. We were impressed by the beautiful scenes of ...
5. After supper, we enjoyed the beautiful night scenes of ...
6. I really enjoy traveling ...
7. It was so amazing that ...
8... is well worth visiting.
4. Exchange your draft with a partner. Use this checklist to help you assess your partner's draft.
Does the writer start the email with an appropriate greeting
Is the email well-organised and coherent (连贯的; 有条理的)
Does the writer make use of discourse markers(语篇标记语) to express different relations between ideas
Are the descriptions of people and places interesting
Does the writer end the email in a natural way
5. Put up your email in the classroom or read it to your class.
Checklist
Item Assessment (A, B, C, D, E) Suggestion
Appropriate greeting
Well-organized and coherent
Impressive details
Discourse markers
End naturally
Spelling, punctuation, grammar/usage
Finish your writing, and then exchange it with your group members;
Check the writing of your group members and learn from them;
Revise your writing with the help of your group members or what you have learnt from checking others’ writings.(共29张PPT)
Unit 4
UNIT 4
JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
To learn to talk about scenery and culture along a journey
To learn some important words and sentence patterns
Talk about scenery and culture along a journey
What are the two key words in the title
1. What can you see in the photos How do these photos help you understand the geography and culture of Canada
2. Which lake does the photos remind you of
3. What do you think travelers usually talk about with a local person on a train
Lake Moraine is in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, about 14 kilometres from Lake Louise. Like Lake Louise, Lake Moraine is fed by glaciers and gets its unique blue colour from rock flour. The mountains behind the lake are in the Valley of Ten Peaks, and they are famous throughout Canada because for many years they were on the Canadian $20 bill. Though the lake can only be reached by hiking trail, it is one of the most photographed places in Canada.
On the train, Lidaiyu and Liuqian start talking with a local passenger, a young woman named Anna. Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess what they will be talking about.
They will probably be talking about a beautiful alpine lake, going skating on a frozen lake, going camping, and going hiking in a forest.
What is mentioned in the listening Could you list some key words
Lake Louise, climate of Canada (in winter and summer), geography of Canada (mountains, the Prairie, lakes, forests), Winnipeg, activities in Winnipeg, Daiyu and Liu Qian’s first long train journey.
vi.& vt. 结冰；（使）冻住
Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.
1. What do people do when the Lake Louise freezes over in winter
2. What does Anna say about Canadian summers
People like to go skating on the ice.
Many areas of south Canada have very hot summers.
3. How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg
4. What kinds of things do people do in Winnipeg
5. What other long rail journey have Li Daiyu and Liu Qian taken
More than 1300kilometres.
Skiing, hiking, camping, and city things like movies or restaurants on the weekends.
They travelled from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Mongolia.
Listen carefully again and answer the questions.
1. What kind of climate do many areas of south Canada have
A continental climate.
2. What is the mark of this kind of climate
With very hot summers and very cold winters.
3. What kind of land will they be in by the time they get to Edmonton How about after they reach Winnipeg
The Prairie. This is as flat as a pancake and stretches for as far as the eye can see. After that, there are lakes and forests.
4. What kind of place is Winnipeg
5. What is the name of the train line between Beijing and Moscow
6. What can you see while riding on the train in Mongolia
It’s a small city almost in the dead centre of North America, from east to west.
The Trans-Siberian Railway.
The grasslands with rolling hills; a few small towns; a few horses or sheep.
Understand idioms
Idioms are often used in the English language. The meanings of some idioms can be guessed. However, many others need to be studied and remembered.
A. with no mountains or hills
B. all kinds of things
C. for a long distance
D. I'm surprised.
E. spend time
F. very warm
G. the exact middle of something
1. words fail me
2. as hot as an oven
3. as flat as a pancake
4. as far as the eye can
5. dead centre
6. kill time
7. you name it
Listen again. Match the following idioms and similes with their meanings.
n.习语；成语
In groups of three, continue the conversation about Canada and China based on your own travel experiences or the information you heard or read in this unit. End the conversation naturally.
adj. 相反的；相对立的
n. 相反的事实 （或事情）
Anna: I thought China would be very crowded, given its large population.
Daiyu: Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actually.
Anna: That's great! There must be amazing scenery to see in China then!
...
Anna: Anyhow, the next station is my stop! Take care and enjoy the rest of your trip!
Daiyu: Thanks, Anna!
Liu Qian: It was really great to meet you!
Anna: And it was nice talking to you！
adv. (结束交谈或转换话题时)不过；反正
Expressing surprise and curiosity
Oh, my goodness! / Good heavens!
You are kidding!
Are you kidding
Are you serious
It can't be true!
Oh no! Really
What a surprise!
I think it's fantastic!
Wow! How interesting/ amazing!
What was it like
Talking about space and position
It's about ... kilometres northeast of ...
... is close to ...
in/on/to the north /south/west/east of...
across the continent/lake
alongside the coast/river
go eastwards/ westwards /northwards /southwards
prep. 在……旁边；与……一起
adv. 在旁边
Ending a conversation naturally
I have to run. Good talking to you.
I'll catch you later.
It was good/nice meeting you.
I'm sure you want to relax a bit. I’ll let you go.
Sorry, I can't talk longer. I'm actually on my way to...
Well, I have to go. I'll talk to you later.
D= Daiyu LQ= Liu Qian A=Anna
A: I thought China would be very crowded, given its large population.
D: Well, contrary to what many people believe, there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China, actually.
A: That's great! There must be amazing scenery to see in China then!
LQ: There is. My favourite trip was by train to Tibet. First, we travelled south across the Kunlun Mountains.
D: Even though it was summer, they were still covered in snow. It was so beautiful.
LQ: Then we entered the Tibetan Plateau.
D: The scenery there was simply fantastic. Green grass as far as the eye could see. And there were so many wild animals.
LQ: Yes! We saw a lot of antelopes, yaks, deer… and I think I even saw a snow leopard.
A: Good heavens! That’s one of the rarest animals on earth.
LQ: But you know what was really extraordinary about our trip
A: No, what
LQ: The railway is so high that the trains have a special oxygen supply for the passengers, kind of like you would find
on an airplane, so that no one will become ill.
A: You’re kidding! Anyhow, the next station is my stop! Take care and enjoy the rest of your trip!
D: Thanks, Anna!
LQ: It was really great to meet you!
A: And it was nice talking to you!
Two students (a student in Shanghai and an exchange student from Britain) are talking about an trip to Yunnan.
The conversation should include:
1. space and location
2. sentences to express surprise and curiosity
3. natural ending
Make up a dialogue about scenery and culture along a journey with your partner. Using the surprise and curiosity expressions.
