Unit4JourneyAcrossAVastLandReadingandThinkingAttheendofthislesson,Iwillbeableto:drawthetwogirls’journeyroute;usediscoursemarkerstoexpresslogicandmeaning;analyzetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentkindsoftransportation.TEXTIfyoutakeatriptoCanada:

Whatkindofvehiclewillyouchoose?WhatdoyouthinkyouwillseeifyougoonarailjourneyacrossCanada?Lookatthepictureandthetitleandthenpredictthecontentofthetext.?Whatis“theTrueNorth”??Whatis“theHeartofCanada”?Skimthetextandsumupthemainideaofthetext.Helpfulquestions:?Whoarethemaincharacters??Wheredidtheygo??Howdidtheygothere??

Whatdidtheysee/do??

Howwastheirjourneylike?ReadPara.1carefullyandunderlinethekeyinformationaboutthepeople,thedestination,thetransportationandthemoodetc.Thepassageisabout_________________________________acrossthewholeCanada,andittellsus_________________aboutthecountry.someamazingsightstherailjourneyof

LiDaiyuandLiuQianCompletethetablebelowwithinformationfromthearticle.TimePlaceInformationBeforestartingoutoftenrains;aharbour;beautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity;aforestjustashortdistanceawayThenextmorningtheCanadianRockiesAftertheyleftJaspercentreofCanada'shugeoilandgasindustry;coldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10℃;hometooneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaAftertheyleftEdmontontheCanadianPrairieAfteranotherdayalandofforests,lakes,androllinghills;fourGreatLakesonitssouthernborder;capitalisTorontoVancouverbluewaterofLakeLouise;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;differentcreatures,suchasdeer,mountaingoats,agrizzlybearandeaglesEdmontonOntarioanopencountry;twowheat-growingprovinces;abunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargeareaReadandunderlinethediscoursemarkers.語篇標(biāo)記詞ContrastAddingReasonEmphasisConcessionOrderofeventsTimeContrastConcludingTimeTimeTimeMoreexamplesofdiscoursemarkers:Adding:also,besides,additionally,moreoverContrast:however,ontheotherhand,while,bycontrastReason:since,as,becauseResult:therefore,asaresult,consequently,accordinglyEmphasis:indeed,aboveallOrderofevents:first,second,nextTime:assoonas,meanwhileGivingexamples:forexample,suchasComparing:similarly,likewiseConcluding:toconclude,insummary1.however2.since3.when4.inadditionto5.infact6.later7.eventuallyA.toaddsomethingB.toshowcontrastC.toexplainareasonD.toshowanendpointintimeE.toshowtimeF.toemphasiseG.todescribetheorderofeventsMatcheachofthesediscoursemarkerswiththecorrectpurpose.trainVancouverChinaLakeLouiseJasperOntarioWinnipegCanadianPrairieEdmontonTorontotraintraintraintraintrainDrawthetwogirls’journeyrouteFillinthefollowingblankstocompletethesummaryofthetext.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwereonatriptoCanada.Before1._________(start)out，theyspentacoupleofdaysinVancouver,2._________thereweresomeshopssellingcraftsand3.__________(antique).AfterthattheytookthetraintoLakeLouise,wherethebluewatertooktheirbreath4.________.TheirnextstopwasinEdmonton,acitywithdailytemperatures5._________(average)-10℃.TheyhadknownthatCanadaisacountrywhichhasvastlandsbut6.______smallpopulation.However,theydidn’tanticipate7.________(see)suchanopencountry.Theywereso8.___________(amaze).Thetrainthunderedon,andtheredmapletreesoutsidethewindow9.____________(confirm)thatautumnhadarrivedinCanada.10.___________(eventual),theyreachedtheirdestination—Toronto.Thewholejourneytookthemfourdays.startingwhereantiquesawayaveragingaseeingamazedconfirmedEventuallyWouldyoubeinterestedintakingthesametripasLiDaiyuandLiuQian?Whyorwhynot?

Iwouldlovetotakesuchajourney.Itseemssowonderfulandrelaxing,andIwouldgettoseesomanybeautifulsites.Discussthequestionsingroups.2.Howisarailjourneydifferentfromotherformsoftravel,suchasbyplaneorcar?WORDS1．a(chǎn)rise(arose;arisen)vi.起身；出現(xiàn)；由……引起

arisefrom由……引起；因……產(chǎn)生Severalnewindustriesaroseinthetown.城里出現(xiàn)了好幾種新行業(yè)。Accidentsoftenarisefromcarelessness.事故常起因于粗心。1．a(chǎn)rise(arose;arisen)vi.起身；出現(xiàn)；由……引起

arisefrom由……引起；因……產(chǎn)生Severalnewindustriesaroseinthetown.城里出現(xiàn)了好幾種新行業(yè)。Accidentsoftenarisefromcarelessness.事故常起因于粗心。1．a(chǎn)rise(arose;arisen)vi.起身；出現(xiàn)；由……引起

(1)Heavymetalmusicreally__________(arise)inthelate60s.(2)Thesechanges______differencesinclimateandthenatureofthecountry.arosearisefrom2．breathn．呼吸的空氣(1)takeadeepbreath深呼吸c(diǎn)atchabreath喘口氣outofbreath上氣不接下氣holdone’sbreath屏住呼吸takesb.’sbreathaway令人驚嘆(2)breathevt.呼吸(3)breathtakingadj.令人驚嘆的breathlessadj.氣喘吁吁的2．breathn．呼吸的空氣(1)Themorningairissofreshto__________(breath).(2)Iwasalittle__________(breath)whenIarrivedatthetopofthestairs.breathe

breathless3．boundadj.準(zhǔn)備前往(某地)；一定會(huì)(1)beboundtodosth.一定會(huì)做某事；有責(zé)任/有義務(wù)做某事(2)boundfor...準(zhǔn)備前往……IboardedtheplaneboundforEngland.我登上了飛往英格蘭的飛機(jī)。Weareboundtocutdowntheexpenses.我們必須要削減開支。3．boundadj.準(zhǔn)備前往(某地)；一定會(huì)(1)Takeiteasy!Youarebound__________(pass)theexam.(2)Theplanebound__________theflood-strickenareacarriedmedicalandfood.topassfor4．drillvt.&vi.鉆(孔)；打(眼)

n．鉆(頭)；訓(xùn)練；演習(xí)(1)drillforoil/gas/water鉆井探油/氣/水(2)anelectricdrill電鉆afiredrill消防演習(xí)Theyaregoingtodrillfor

oilnearby.他們準(zhǔn)備在附近鉆油。Ineedadrilltomakeaholeinthewall.我需用鉆在墻上鉆個(gè)孔。4．drillvt.&vi.鉆(孔)；打(眼)

n．鉆(頭)；訓(xùn)練；演習(xí)(1)They’redrillingforoilofftheIrishcoast.________(2)Wewillholdafiredrilltomorrowmorning.__________(3)YoushouldfinishyourEnglishgrammardrillsintheclass.________鉆(孔)

演習(xí)訓(xùn)練

5．freezingadj.極冷的；冰凍的freezingadj.極冷的；冰凍的

n．冰點(diǎn)(1)freezingcold嚴(yán)寒；相當(dāng)冷freezingpoint冰點(diǎn)above/belowfreezing冰點(diǎn)以上/以下afreezingwinter寒冬(2)freeze(froze,frozen)vt.&vi.結(jié)冰；使凍住befrozentodeath凍得要死freezewithfear嚇呆了5．freezingadj.極冷的；冰凍的Thesmilefrozeonherlips.她臉上的笑容僵住了。Theweatherwasfreezingcold.天氣冷得要命。Temperaturescandroptofreezingatnight.夜間溫度可能會(huì)降到零度。Ifrozewithfearasthedoorslowlyopened.門慢慢開啟時(shí)我嚇呆了。5．freezingadj.極冷的；冰凍的(1)It’ssocoldthateventheriverhas__________(freeze).(2)Itis__________(freeze)coldoutside.You’dbetterputonmoreclothes.(3)Unfortunately,hewasfrozen__________death.frozenfreezingto6．a(chǎn)nticipatevt.預(yù)料；預(yù)見；期望(1)anticipatedoingsth.預(yù)計(jì)做某事；期待做某事Itisanticipatedthat...據(jù)預(yù)測(cè)……(2)anticipationn．預(yù)料；期望inanticipationof預(yù)料；期待Ianticipatecooperatingwithhim.我期待跟他合作。Itisanticipatedthatsaleswillrisenextyear.據(jù)預(yù)測(cè)明年銷售量將會(huì)增加。6．a(chǎn)nticipatevt.預(yù)料；預(yù)見；期望6．a(chǎn)nticipatevt.預(yù)料；預(yù)見；期望(1)Weanticipate__________(read)thenovelwithgreatinterest.(2)Hewasbreathlesswith__________(anticipate)．a(chǎn)nticipationreading7．ratherthan而不是

(1)ratherthan與其，不愿(用于連接兩個(gè)并列成分)ratherthan連接兩個(gè)不定式時(shí)，第二個(gè)不定式的to可以省略。但是ratherthan位于句首時(shí)，其后跟不帶to的不定式。(2)otherthan除了morethan多于；非常；不僅僅；是……所不能的lessthan少于7．ratherthan而不是

(3)寧愿做……而不愿做……wo