(共19张PPT)
travel,trip,tour,etc.
An extremely large area of ground;
Where does the phrase ‘vast land’ refer to
Canada
How would you like to describe the picture
a long moving train, forest, a lake, snow-capped mountain etc.
辽阔的土地
Travel far enough, you meet yourself.
——David Mitchell
在一段足够远的旅行中,你会遇到(内心的)自己。
1. Which continent is Canada in
Atlantic
North America.
2. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world.
A. 1st B. 2nd C.3rd
3. What is the capital of Canada
A. Vancouver (温哥华)
B. Toronto (多伦多)
C. Ottawa (渥太华)
Lead in:What do you know about Canada
4. What language(s) do Canadians speak
A. English B. English and French C. French.
Atlantic
5. What is the national animal of Canada
A. Beaver. B. Brown bear. C. Polar bear. D.Penguin.
(海狸) (棕熊) (北极熊) (企鹅)
What do you know about Canada
1. What type is this passage
Argumentation B. Travel journal
C. Novel D. Feature
2.What are the destinations(目的地) of the journey
3. Main idea: It is about _____________
of two girls via凭借/通过 rail; it tells us
some amazing sights about ________.
a journey/trip
Canada
B
Vancouver and other places of Canada.
Activity1: Before you read, look at the title, and the picture below
1.Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
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: Read for main idea and structure
1.Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1 On the way to Toronto.
Para.2 Introduction of Edmonton.
Para.3 Their stay in Vancouver before the journey.
Para.4 The exciting thought of crossing Canada by rail.
Para.5 Journey across the great Prairie.
Para.6 Their visit to Canadian Rockies.
Activity2: Read for main idea and structure
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_________.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
exciting thought
Vancouver
Edmonton
Prairie
Toronto
Canadian Rockies
2.Divide the passage into three parts and sum up the main idea of each part.
What they saw
How they felt
Introduction
Their visit to Vancouver
Their visit to the heart of Canada
Activity2: Read for main idea and structure
Before starting out
During their first day
The next day
The next morning
They spent the night
After another day
through the night
Night came again
the next morning
How is the passage organized
time
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Jasper
Edmonton
Canadian Prairie
Winnipeg
Ontario
Toronto
space
discourse markers
Activity 3:Read for travel route
China--Vancouver--Lake Louise--Jasper--Edmonton--Canadian Prairie--Winnipeg--Ontario--Toronto
Draw the route of the two girls' journey.
Read Para2 and fill in the blanks.
Time Weather Places
during their first day
the next day
later
take a boat ride into the bay;visit an island
see the beautiful mountains looking out the city
take a pleasant hike in a forest
Activity4: Read for details
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)
Para 3
mountain goat
grizzly bear
deer
eagle
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Edmonton
went to the shopping mall
went through two wheat-growing provinces
frozen(冻僵的)
Canadian Prairie
a bunch of farms that covered a very large area
/
amazed
Para4&5
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
/
Para 6
train
Draw the mind map of the travel route(including place and transportation)
Vancouver
China
Lake Louise
Jasper
Ontario
Winnipeg
Canadian Prairie
Edmonton
Toronto
train
train
train
train
train
discuss
Based on what they saw and learnt, what do you think they have gained from the journey
What did they see/do What did they gain
Wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques
Beautiful mountains looking out over the city A forest a short distance away Massive mountains and forests Blue water with exceptional beauty Spectacular mountain peaks and forests; Highlight: different creatures Center of Canada’s oil and gas drilling industry Home to many shopping malls An amazing open country 2 wheat-growing provinces; a bunch of large farms A land of forests and lakes; Rolling hills; red, gold, orange bushes and maple trees A wide stretch of Lake Huron
enjoy a land with grand sceneries;
Admire the nature power and beauty.
Discover a land highly developed in agriculture and industry.
Satisfy needs for shopping
Experience a land where human and nature live in harmony
1 however A to add something
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
Read the text again and underline the discourse markers . Match them with the correct purpose.
Activity5: Read for language
Activity6:
voice yourself
“It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
读万卷书不如行万里路
Travelling allows us to meet different people, try various food, experince different culture and lifestyles.
Travelling much, we will not only enrich our knowledge and experiences, but also be aware of the vastness of nature.
Travelling can broaden our horizons and open our mind.
Travelling creates precious memories.
…
What does travelling mean to you
voice yourself