(共12张PPT)
Unit4 Journey Across a Vast Land
reading and thinking
What is a journey
Can you give an example of a “vast land”
Did you take a journey during the winter vacation
How did you get there
标题文字
match the pictures with different vehicles
plane/airplane/ aircraft
train
high-speed rail
boat
coach
What factors will you consider when choosing the transport for a journey
distance
time
expenses
comfort
...
Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Heart of Canada
what
how
where
Discussion:
1. Do you like rail journeys why
2. What do you know about Canada What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada
Read the passage quickly and finish the following tasks:
1. Where can this passage be taken from
A. a travel brochure
B. a fiction
C. a travel journal
D. a geography textbook
2. Who are the main characters Where is the destination Why did they go on the journey How did they feel
3. Circle the places they have been to.
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Halifax in Canada to visit their cousins and both of them felt excited.
Work in groups to draw the travel route and figure out how they went to different places.
1.China
2.Vancouver
3. Lake Louise
4. Jasper
5. Edmonton
6. the great
Canadian Prairie
8. Ontario
7. Winnipeg
9. Toronto
departure
destination
stop2 Lake Louise Stop3 Jasper
Features: saw the mountains and _________, and ________________took their breath away.
When they crossed the Rocky Mountains, what did they see
mountain goats
deer
an eagle
a grizzly bear
forests
the blue water
stop6 Winnipeg
stop7 Ontario
stop8 Toronto
Feature: an _____________
Feature:a land of_________________
__________________
___________________ trees.
Activity:_____________________
urban area
forests and lakes
rolling hills
bushes and maple
saw Lake Huron
Discussion:
1. What are some gains you would have from traveling by rail
2. Would you like to take a long journey like the two girls What would you learn from it
Read for discourse markers:
Match each of the discourse markers with the correct purpose.
1. however A. to add sth
2. since B. to show contrast
3. when C. to explain a reason
4. in addition to D. to show an end point in time
5. in fact E. to show time
6. later F. to emphasize
7. eventually G. to describe the order of events
B
C
E
A
F
G
D
Adding something: and, also, besides, as well as, additionally, in addition to…
Showing contrast: however, on the other hand, on the contrary…
Explaining a reason: because, since, as, for, thanks to, owing to, due to…
Showing a result: therefore, as a result, consequently, thus, so…
Showing time: at first, before, later,then,finally,eventualy…
practice:combine the two sentences
1. I played too hard during the winter vacation.
I was left behind by my classmates.
2. I’d like to take a journey by air.
It saves a lot of time.
3. Many people don’t like traveling by train. Others regard it as a good choice.
4. ______ setting out, you need to reserve the flight ticket ahead of time. _____, don’t forget to check the local weather.