(共21张PPT)
Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land
Using Language
Seeing The True North Via Rail:
Toronto and Montreal
Learning Objectives
By the end of reading this passage, you will be able to…
1.Draw on the map a simple route of the girls’ trip across Canada based on Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada.
2.Find out the main idea of the passage and key information details of these two cities;
3.Understand how to write an email about your trip to your parents or friends;
4. Master key language points.
Step 1 Lead in
the CN Tower
Toronto Park
Toronto University
Montreal
McGill University
Step 2 Pre-Reading
Before reading, review key words related to the
passage by dictation one by one in 5 minutes
in order to check students’ learning status.
Step 3 While Reading-Skimming(1)
Skim the passage quickly and find out the main
idea.
What’s the main idea of this passage
The cousins’ feelings about Canada.
The whole travel in Canada of the cousins.
The delicious food and beautiful sights in Toronto and Montreal.
What they did and saw during the trip in Toronto and Montreal.
Step 3 While Reading-Scanning(2)
Scan the passage carefully and answer the following
questions.
1.Which city is the wealthiest one in Canada?
A Toronto. B. Montreal C. Vancouver D. Halifax
2,Which of the following is TRUE about Montreal?
They stayed there for several days.
A photographer took photos for them.
A photographer suggested they stay longer.
French is used less widely in Montreal that in Toronto.
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.1)
Para.1 After Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest
and wealthiest city in Canada, they only had a few hours to kill
before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal,
so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the CN Tower
and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario. 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. Water
from the lake flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its
way to the sea.
1.the largest…Canada: 形容词最高级;作Toronto的同位语
2.to kill:to do 做后置定语,修饰 a few hours; kill意为打发、消磨.
3.standing …distance: v-ing短语作时间状语;astonished 作表语; to see做原因状语;see+宾+宾补(rising);which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰Niagara Falls.
4.proceed to …:进而做;leg=part
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.2)
para.2 The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass
and steel and old-fashioned cars rolling by. As they
walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu said,
“Lin Fei, one of my mother’s old schoolmates,
lives here. I should phone her and see if she’s
available for dinner.”
1.saw hundreds of …rolling by: see+宾+宾补(rolling(v-ing) by作宾补)
2.As they … : As引导的时间状语从句
3.one of my mother’s…:作Lin Fei的同位语
4.see if …:if 引导的宾语从句
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.3)
Para. 4 They met Lin Fei around dusk over
dinner at a restaurant in downtown Chinatown
The cousins chatted with Lin Fei, who had
moved to Canada many years earlier.
1. over dinner :晚饭时
2. chat with sb.:和某人聊天
3. who had moved to …:who引导的非限制性定语从句,先行词为Lin Fei(人);had moved过去完成时
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.4)
Para.4 “This is the largest Chinatown in Toronto.
We have a few more in the Greater Toronto Area,
so you can guess that there are a lot of Chinese
people in Canada! Chinese people have been
coming here for more than a hundred years.
Therefore, we can get all kinds of great food here
from all over China,” Lin Fei told them.
1.that there are…: that 引导的宾语从句,做guess的宾语
2.Chinese people have been coming…: have been coming 现在完成时的
进行时态
3. all kinds of:各种各样的; all over:到处、处处.
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.5)
Para.5 The train left late that night and arrived in
Montreal early the next morning. At the station, in
contrast to Toronto, they heard people talking in
French. They were surprised to see that all the signs
and advertisements were in French and many people
spoke English with an accent.
1.in contrast to :与…形成对比/相比较;by contrast:相比之下,与之比较
2.they heard ..talking: hear sb doing sth(hear+宾语+宾补(v-ing作宾补,主谓)
3. They were surprised: surprised 过去分词作表语;that引导宾语从句
4. with an accent:带有口音
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.6)
Para.6 “We don’t leave until this evening,”
said Liu Qian, “Let’s go downtown. Old
Montreal is close to the water.”
We don’t…unitil…: not…unitil 直到…才
be close to:接近
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.7)
Para.7 They spent the afternoon in lovely
shops and visiting artists in their workplaces
along St Paul Street. As they sat in a restaurant
alongside the broad St Lawrence River, a
young man sat down with them.
spend time doing sth.:花费时间做某事
As they sat…:as引导的时间状语从句
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.8)
Para.8 “Hello, my name is Jean-Philippe. I’m a
photographer.” he said, “and I was wondering
where you are from”
I was wondering…: was wondering为过去进行时,“想知道”;where引导宾语从句
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.9)
Para 9. The girls told him they were from China and were on a
train trip across Canada. When they told him they had only one
day in Montreal, he said, “That’s too bad. You owe it to
yourselves to stay longer. Overall, 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. Here, we
love good coffee, toast and cheese. And good music, of course”
1.The girls told him they…: “they…Canada”为省略that的宾语从句
2.When they told…: when引导的时间状语从句
3.Overall, Montreal …:overall 大体上来说、一般来说;with复合结构
4.You owe it to…: owe sth. to sb.欠某人情,把…归功于某人;
owe it to oneself to do sth(认为)某人应该做某事
Step 3 While Reading-Detailed Reading(3.10)
Para. 10 That night the train was speeding along the
St. Lawrence River towards the Gulf of St Lawrence
and down to the distant east coast towards the
province of Nova Scotia and its largest city, Halifax.
The cousins dreamt happily of the beautiful.
That night the train was speeding…:过去进行时
dream of: 梦到、向往
Step 4 Post Reading-Blanks-Filling
(stand) in the distance, they were ( astonish) to
see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, is
on the south side of the lake.
2. At the station, in ( contrast ) to Toronto, they heard
people (talk)talking in French.
3. Overall, Montreal is a city with ( wonder ) sights and
sounds.
4.There (be)fantastic restaurants and clubs around.
5.The cousins dreamt (happy)of the beautiful.
Answers:1. standing; astonished; which 2. contrast; talking
3. wonderful 4. are 5.happily