Unit4JourneyAcrossAVastLandPeriod1-ReadingandThinking≈travel,trip,tour.Butjourneyoftenimpliesalongertrip.Wheredoesthephrase‘vastland’referto?Canyoureplace‘journey’withanotherword?遼闊的土地CanadaHowwouldyouliketodescribethepicture?alongmovingtrain,forest,alake,snow-cappedmountainetc.Travel

farenough,youmeetyourself.

——DavidMitchell在一段足夠遠(yuǎn)的旅行中，你會(huì)遇到（內(nèi)心的）自己。SeeingTheTrueNorthViaRail：VancouverAndTheheartofCanadaReadforthetitleWhere:How:“Thetruenorth”——CanadaBytrain1.Whichcontinent大陸

isCanadain?PacificAtlanticNorthAmerica.QuizTime:WhatdoyouknowaboutCanada?AtlanticLeadin：2.Canadaisthe______largestcountryintheworld.3.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.Vancouver(溫哥華)B.Toronto(多倫多)C.Ottawa(渥太華)WhatdoyouknowaboutCanada?4.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishB.EnglishandFrenchC.French.Atlantic5.Whatisthenationalanimal

ofCanada?WhatdoyouknowaboutCanada?6.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishandChinese.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.WhatdoyouknowaboutCanada?7.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?PresidentPrimeMinisterQueenD.

ChairmanJustinTrudeauWhatdoyouknowaboutCanada?SeeingTheTrueNorthViaRail：VancouverAndTheheartofCanadaLookatthetitleandpredictwhatthetextisabout.CanadaBytrainItisabout_________________oftwogirlsviarail;andittellsussomeamazingsightsabout_______.ajourney/tripCanada

AcityinCanadaOthercitiesinCanadaLiuQian&LiDaiyuPre-readingAreyoureadyfortherailjourney?Let'sgo!Task1

1.Inwhichpartofanewspapermaywefindthispassage?A.EntertainmentB.TravelC.EducationD.Health2.Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?A.Argumentativewriting(議論文)B.Narrativewriting(記敘文)C.Expositorywriting(說明文)D.Advertisingwriting(廣告文)Fast-reading3.What'sthewritingorderofthispassage?A.logicB.timeC.timeandspaceD.importanceaccordingtotimeaccordingtospacePara.1The_________________ofcrossingCanadabyrail.Para.2Theirstayin______________beforethejourney.Para.3Theirvisitto___________Para.4Introductionof_______________.Para.5Journeyacrossthegreat________.Para.6Onthewayto_________.Readthetextandsumupthemainideaofeachparagraph.Part1Part2Part3Dividethepassageintothreepartsandsumupthemainideaofeachpart.excitingthoughtVancouverRockiesEdmontonPrairieTorontoIntroductionVancouverHeartofCanadaWhattheysawHowtheyfeltTask2Readingformainideawhowhywhere

Howmood__________________andhercousin________To________________They_______toVancouverandthentook______InHalifaxon________________LiDaiyuLiuQianvisittheircousinstheAtlanticcoastExcitedflythetrainPara.1Mainidea:

LiDaiyuandhercousinwereonatriptoCanada.Task3ReadingfordetailsthefirstdaytheseconddayhowtheyfeltPara2:inVancouvertakeaboatrideoutintothebaybeautifulmountains;forestwonderful;pleasantThefirstplacewhattheydidwhattheysawhowtheyfeltLakeLouisepassthroughtheCanadianRockies;tookataxitothelakemassivemountainsandforests;beautifulbulewaterofthelake

tooktheirbreathaway→amazedMainidea:

Thetwogirls’visittoLakeLouiseandJasper.Para3ThesecondplacewhattheydidwhattheysawhowtheyfeltJaspertookacoachboundnorth，lookatthebeautifulscenerybeautifulscenery;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;manydifferentcreaturesawesome,spectaucular→amazedmountaingoatgrizzlybeardeereaglePlacewhattheydidwhattheysawhowtheyfeltEdmontonwenttotheshoppingmallfrozen/Mainidea:

Para4：AshortintroductiontoEdmonton.Mainidea:

ThetwogirlswereamazedbythevastlandsofCanada.Para5Placewhattheydidwhattheysawhowtheyfeltwentthroughtwowheat-growingprovincesCannadianPraireabunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargeareaamazedPlacewhattheydidwhattheysawhowtheyfeltWinnipegtravelthroughthenight;rollinghills;red,gold,andorangebushesandmapletrees;frostontheground;widestretchofLakeHuronOntarioToronto/trainVancouverChinaLakeLouiseJasperOntarioWinnipegCanadianPrairieEdmontonTorontotraintraintraintraintrainDrawthemindmapofthetravelrouteArailjourneyacrossCanada-4daysVancouverJasperWinnipegOntarioL.HuronTorontoEdmontonPrairieLakeLouiseLaterWhenInadditiontoHowevereventuallySinceFindoutdiscoursemarkersfromthepassageInfactWithoutdiscoursemarkers,theconnectionsbetweensentencesandparagraphswouldbelessobvious.Matcheachdiscoursemarkerwiththecorrectpurpose.1.however2.since3.when4.inadditionto5.infact6.later7.eventuallyA.toaddsomethingB.toshowcontrastC.toexplainareasonD.toshowanendpointintimeE.toshowtimeF.toemphasiseG.todescribetheorderofeventsDiscussionWhattheyhavegainedfromthejourney?Satisfyneedsforshoppingenjoyalandwithgrandsceneries;Admirethenaturepowerandbeauty.Discover

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highlydevelopedinagricultureandindustry.Experience

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humanandnatureliveinharmonySpeakingShareyourjourney?I’dliketoshareoneofmyjourneyto.....,whichhasbeenawonderfultripsofar.Westartedin...Then....Finally....Ithasbeenagreattrip,fillinguswithsomanyhappymemories.We