(共41张PPT)
Unit 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
Reading and Thinking:
Learn about a rail journey across Canada
Learning Objectives
Read about a rail journey across Canada.
Find out information about Canada’s geography, climate and culture.
Use discourse markers to show relationships between ideas.
contents
Pre-reading
Ⅰ
Language Points
Ⅴ
While reading
Ⅱ
Homework
Ⅲ
Ⅳ
Post-reading
Ⅰ
Pre-reading
Where have you travelled by rail
What have you seen in your journey
Video Time: A rail journey across Canada
How much do you know about Canada
What famous cities do you know in Canada
the Maple Leaf Flag
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
What will you see if you go on a rail journey across Canada
peaks
forests
valley
village
mountain goats
grizzly bear
animals
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went on a rail journey across Canada. Let’s see what they saw on the way. (P38-39)
How does the author develop the
passage
Time order
Predict
Ⅱ
While reading
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
SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:
VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADA
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than① travel by commercial airline② all the way③, 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.
Place Information
Vancouver
Often rains; a harbour; beautiful mountains looking out over the city; a forest just a short distance away
Para. _____
2
Before starting out
①1.Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. (教材P38)她们决定先乘飞机到温哥华,然后再坐火车,而不是全程乘坐商业航空公司的飞机。句中rather than连接两个并列的不定式短语,位于句首时,只能接不带to的不定式。
He is a biologist rather than a physicist.
他是生物学家而不是物理学家。
I decided to rely on myself rather than seek help from my friends.
我决定靠自己而不是向朋友求助。
We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall.
我们将在教室里开会,而不是在大厅里。
②airline n. [C]航空公司 ③all the way 一路上;自始至终
(1)rather than与其;不愿;而不是(连接两个并列成分)
(2)or rather 更确切地说 other than 除……之外(常用于否定句中)
more than 超过;多于
①He was occupied with handling the crisis rather than (enjoy) his holiday.
②I think Tom, rather than you, (be) to blame for the accident.
③I decided to write an apology letter rather than (leave) a voice message.
④The judge only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts .
法官关心的只是目击者是否提供了真实的信息,这些信息必须是事实而不是个人观点。
【即学即练】单句语法填空/完成句子
enjoying
is
leave
rather than opinions
Before starting out④, they spent a couple⑤ of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights【1】. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver【2】, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride⑥ out into the bay⑦, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts⑧ and antiques⑨【3】. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city【4】. Later, they took a pleasant⑩ hike in a forest just a short distance away.
【1】此处为现在分词短语作伴随状语。
【2】During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. (教材P38)第一天,温哥华一如往常,细雨蒙蒙。,本句是复合句。as is typical of Vancouver是as引导的非限制性定语从句,其中as为关系代词,指代整个主句的内容。
As is known to all, China is a country with the largest population in the world.
众所周知,中国是世界上人口最多的国家。
Tom is late for class again,as is often the case.
汤姆上课又迟到了,这是常有的事。
As is expected, he got the first place again in this mid term examination.
正如所预料的那样,他在这次期中考试中又获得了第一名
as引导定语从句的常用句型:
as is known to all 众所周知 as we all know 正如我们都知道的
as we can see 正如我们所看到的 as is reported 正如报道的
as is often the case 这是常有的事 as is mentioned above 如上所述
① is mentioned above, there’re several ways to help give up smoking.
② you can see in the picture, many students are riding bikes to school.
③All that glitters is not gold, .
人人皆知,发光的并非全是金子。
【即学即练】单句语法填空/完成句子
As
As
as we all know/as is known to all
【3】画线部分为that引导的定语从句,其先行词为island;现在分词短语selling crafts and antiques 作定语,修饰shops。
【4】此处为现在分词短语作定语。
④start out 出发,启程 [同义]set off/out 出发,动身,启程
⑤couple n. [sing.]两人,两件事物;几个人,几件事物
a couple of 两个;一些,几个
⑥ride n. [C]短途旅程;旅行
take a boat ride 乘船出行
take a bike ride 骑自行车出行
⑦bay n. [C](海或湖的)湾
⑧craft n. [C,U]手艺;工艺;[sing.]技艺traditional crafts 传统工艺
⑨antique n. [C]古物;古董 adj. 古老的;古董的
⑩pleasant /pleznt/ adj. 令人愉快的,宜人的,吸引人的;友好的
[近义]pleasing adj. 令人高兴的,令人满意的(通常用来形容事物)
pleased adj. 高兴的,满意的(通常用来形容人或人的声音、神态、表情等)
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【5】, 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.【6】 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 .
Place Information
The Canadian Rockies
Blue water of Lake Louise; spectacular mountain peaks and forests; different creatures such as deer, mountain goats, grizzly bears, and eagles
Para. _____
3
The next morning
【5】此处为过去分词短语作时间状语。
【6】该句中Looking at the beautiful scenery为现在分词短语作状语;that引导的从句作agreed的宾语;that引导的宾语从句中又包含省略了关系代词that的定语从句they had ever taken。
“it was the most...taken”属于“It+be+最高级+可数名词单数+(that)从句”句型,如果be动词是is,从句用现在完成时;如果be动词是was, 从句用过去完成时。
arise vi. (arose, arisen)起身,起床;出现;由……引起
massive adj. 巨大的;非常严重的;大量的
literally adv. 简直;字面上;真正地
breath n. [U]呼吸的空气 take sb.'s breath away 令人惊叹
coach n. [C][熟词生义]长途汽车
bound adj. 准备前往(某地);一定会 be bound for+某地
准备前往某地
north adv. 向北 n. [U, sing.]北,北方
scenery n. [U]风景;景色
awesome adj. 令人惊叹的;可怕的;很好的
spectacular adj. 壮观的;壮丽的;惊人的 n. [C]壮观的场面;
peak n. [C]顶峰;山峰;尖端
a mountain peak 山峰
at the peak of... 在……的顶峰
highlight n. [C]最好或最精彩的部分 vt. 突出;强调;使醒目
goat n. [C]山羊 a mountain goat 山羊
grizzly bear n. [C]灰熊
eagle n. [C]鹰
From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train's first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canada's huge oil and gas drilling industry【7】. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10 ℃【8】. 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. as a matter of fact
【7】画线部分均为Edmonton的同位语。
【8】此处为with复合结构作伴随状语。
provincial adj. 省的 a provincial capital 省会
drill vi. & vt. 钻(孔);打(眼)
n. [C]钻(头);[C,U]训练;演习the oil and gas drilling industry 石油天然气钻探业
freezing adj. 极冷的;冰冻的
freeze vi. & vt. (froze, frozen) 结冰;(使)冻住
average vt. 平均为
mall n. [C](also shopping mall)购物商场;购物广场
Place Information
centre of Canada’s huge oil and gas industry; cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10°C; home to one of the largest shopping malls in North America
Edmonton
Para. 4
After they left Jasper
From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie . At school, Daiyu and Liu Qian had learnt 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【9】【9】画线部分为where引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰provinces,其中还包含了一个that引导的限制性定语从句,修饰farms。
head vi. 朝(某方向)行进 prairie n. [C,U]北美草原
population n. [C,U](地区、国家等的)人口
anticipate vt. 预料;预见;期望
anticipate (doing) sth. 预计(做)某事
anticipate sb./sth. doing sth. 预计某人/某物做某事
It is anticipated that... 据预测……
bunch n. [sing.]大量;[C]串;束;捆
a bunch of farms 成片的农场
a bunch of keys/flowers 一串钥匙/一束鲜花
Place Information
the Canadian Prairie
an open country; two wheat-growing provinces; a bunch of farms that covered a very large area
Para. 5
After they left Edmonton
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【10】. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. 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 am that they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto.【11】 All in all , their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.
【10】此处为现在分词短语作结果状语,表示自然而然的结果。
【11】该句属于“It+be+not until...that...”的强调句型,强调的是时间状语。
eventually adv. 最后,终于(侧重于动作或行为的结果) [辨析]finally adv. 终于,最终;最后(用于列举事物的最后一项)
thunder vi. 轰隆隆地快速移动;轰隆隆地响;打雷 n. [U]雷声;轰隆声 thunder past/on 轰隆隆地驶过/前行
rolling hills 连绵起伏的山峦
frost n. [U]霜;[C,U]严寒天气;霜冻 vt. 使蒙上霜 vi. 结霜
a sharp/hard frost 酷寒 frosty adj. 结霜的;严寒的;冷若冰霜的
curtain n. [C]窗帘 draw/pull/close the curtain 拉上窗帘
draw back/pull back the curtain 拉开窗帘
border n. [C]国界;边界(地区)
all in all 从各方面考虑,总的说来
duration n. [U]持续时间;期间
for the duration of... 直到……结束,在整个……期间
Place Information
a land of forests, lakes, and rolling hills; four Great Lakes on its southern border; capital is Toronto
Ontario
Para. 6
After another day
Post-reading
Ⅲ
Task 3: Match each of these discourse
markers with the correct purpose.
however
since
when
in addition to
in fact
later
eventually
A. to add something
B. to show contrast
C. to explain a reason
D. to show an end point in time
E. to show time
F. to emphasise
G. to describe the order of events
Homework
Ⅴ
Write a short passage, describing one of the
most unforgettable journeys, including the time, means of transportation, destination and what impressed you most in this journey.
2. Read JOURNEYS BY DOG SLED on Page 87
to expand your world.
THANKS