UsingLanguage1ListeningandSpeaking新人教選擇性必修二Unit4

JourneyAcrossaVastLandLearningObjectivesGetthemainideaandthekeydetailsbylisteningtotheconversation.Understandthemeaningofidiomsinthelisteningtext.Talkaboutyourowntravelexperiencesbyusingwhatyoulearned.CompareCanadawithChinaandenjoythepleasureoflongjourney.Lead-in：

Whatarethetwokeywordsinthetitle?Thenaturalfeatures,suchasmountains,valleys,riversandforests…thecustomsandbeliefs,art,wayoflifeandsocialorganization…Talkaboutsceneryandculturealongajourney.Lead-in：

whatcanyouseeinthephotos?HowdothesephotoshelpyouunderstandthegeographyandcultureofCanadaLead-in：

Whichlakedoesthelargephotoremindyouof?TheValleyofTenPeaks(十峰山)LakeMoraine(夢蓮湖)LikeLakeLouise,LakeMoraineisfedbyglaciersandgetsitsuniquebluecolorfromrockflour(巖乳).ThemountainsbehindthelakeareintheValleyofTenPeaks,andtheyarefamousthroughoutCanadabecauseformanyyearstheywereontheCanadian$20bill.LakeLouisinCanadaisalandmarkglaciallakeintheRockyMountains.Becauseofthemineralsandrockpowdercarriedbyglacialmeltwater,itpresentsauniqueblue-greencolor,withlightgreenneartheshoreandgreenfarfromtheshore,anditisasbrightasjadeunderthesunlight.LakeLouisisfamousforitsnaturalwondersandecologicaldiversity.ItisoneofthemostrepresentativelandscapesintheCanadianRockyMountainsandissuitablefornaturalexplorationandleisurevacation.

LakeLouiseDoyouwanttoknowmoreaboutCanada?Lead-in：

Whatdoyouthinktravellerstalkaboutwithalocalpersononatrain?goingskatingonafrozenlakegoingcamping,playingtheukuleleandroastingmarshmallowsgoinghikinginaforestWhile-listening：

Whatismentionedinthelistening?Couldyoulistsomekeywords?LakeLouiseinwinterandsummerMountains,thePrairie,lakes,forestsactivitiesinWinningDaiyuandLiuQian’sfirstlongtrainjourneyclimateofCanadageographyofCanadaWhile-listening：

Listentotheconversationandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.

WhatdopeopledowhenLakeLouisefreezesoverinwinter?2.

WhatdoesAnnasayaboutCanadiansummers?3.

HowfarisitfromEdmontontoWinnipeg?4.

WhatkindsofthingsdopeopledoinWinnipeg?5.

WhatotherlongrailjourneyhaveLiDaiyuandLiuQiantaken?UnderstandidiomsIdiomsareoftenusedintheEnglishlanguage.Themeaningofsomeidiomscanbeguessed.However,manyothersneedtobestudiedandremembered.1.WhatdopeopledowhenLakeLouisefreezesoverinwinter?

2.

WhatdoesAnnasayaboutCanadiansummers?Peopleliketogoskatingontheice.ManyareasofsouthCanadahaveveryhotsummers.3.HowfarisitfromEdmontontoWinnipeg?4.

WhatkindsofthingsdopeopledoinWinnipeg?Morethan1300kilometers.Skiing,hiking,campingandcitythingslikemoviesorrestaurantsontheweekends.5.WhatotherlongrailjourneyhaveLiDaiyuandLiuQiantaken?

TheytravelledfromBeijingtoMoscowontheTrans-SiberianRailwaythroughMongolia.[Background:

sound

of

train

tracks

and

other

passengers'

conversations.]Daiyu:Look

there,

Liu

Qian!

What

a

beautiful

lake!Liu

Qian:

Oh,

my

goodness!

That

must

be

LakeLouise!

It's

so

beautiful!

Words

fail

me.Anna:Yes,

that's

Lake

Louise.Daiyu:It's

pretty.Anna:It's

even

prettier

in

winter,

after

the

lake

freezes

over.

People

like

to

go

skating

on

the

ice.Liu

Qian:

Does

all

of

Canadagetso

cold

in

winter?Anna:A

lot

of

it

does.Notes：提示詞[Background:

sound

of

train

tracks

and

other

passengers'

conversations.]Daiyu:So

then,

Canada

must

have

cool

summers

as

well.Anna:That's

certainly

true

of

many

places.

However,

many

areas

of

southCanadahavea

continental

climate,withvery

hot

summers

and

very

cold

winters,

so

some

days

it

getsas

hot

as

an

oven.Liu

Qian:

Is

all

of

Canada

full

of

mountains

likehere?Anna:

Oh,no.Infact,bythetimewegettoEdmonton,we’llbeinthePrairie.Thisisasflatasapancakeand

stretchesforasfarastheeyecansee

—morethan1,300kilometres

—untilwereachWinnipeg.

After

that,there

are

lakesand

forests.答案很可能就在轉(zhuǎn)折詞后面Notes：提示詞killtimeDaiyu:What

kind

of

placeis

Winnipeg?Anna:

It's

a

small

city

almost

in

the

dead

centre

of

North

America,

from

east

to

west.Liu

Qian:

What

do

you

do

tokilltime

there?Anna:Oh,you

name

it

…

skiing,hiking,camping.

But

alsocitythingslikemoviesorrestaurantsontheweekends,

for

example.

So

isthis

yourfirst

long

trainjourney?Daiyu:Oh,

no.

Last

autumn,

wetravelledfromBeijingtoMoscowon

the

Trans-siberianRailwaythroughMongolia.Anna:How

interesting!

What

was

it

like?2.Whatisthemarkofthiskindofclimate?

VeryhotsummersandverycoldwintersAfterreadingthelisteningmaterial,answerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatkindofclimatedomanyareasofsouthCanadahave?Canadahaveacontinentalclimate4.WhatkindofplaceisWinnipeg?

It's

a

small

city

almost

in

the

dead

centre

of

North

America,

from

east

to

west.Afterreadingthelisteningmaterial,answerthefollowingquestions.3.WhatkindoflandwilltheybeinbythetimetheygettoEdmonton?HowaboutaftertheyreachWinipeg?

Prairie.Thisisasflatasapancake.After

that,there

are

lakesand

forests.wordsfailmeashotasanovenasflatasapancakeasfarastheeyecanseedeadcenterkilltimeyounameitAwithnomountainsorhillsBallkindsofthingsCforalongdistanceDI’msurprisedEspendtimeFverywarmGtheexactmiddleofsomething無以言表熱如火爐平如煎餅目之所及正中心消磨時間應(yīng)有盡有While-listening：

Listenagain.Matchthefollowingidiomsandsimileswiththeirmeanings.7??

Costanarmandaleg.

非常昂貴。

例句：Thatcarcostanarmandaleg.

（那輛車貴得離譜。）8??

Onceinabluemoon.

千載難逢，極少發(fā)生。

例句：Weonlygooutfordinneronceinabluemoon.

（我們很少出去吃飯。）9??

Bitethebullet.

咬牙堅持，硬著頭皮去做。

例句：Ididn’twanttodoit,butIhadtobitethebullet.

（我不想做，但只能硬著頭皮上。）10??

Theballisinyourcourt.

輪到你做決定了。

例句：I’vedonemypart—nowtheballisinyourcourt.

（我已經(jīng)做了我的部分，現(xiàn)在輪到你決定了）Breakaleg!

祝你好運?。ㄍǔＴ趧e人上臺或表演前說）2??

Hitthesack.

去睡覺。

例句：I’msotired.I’mgoingtohitthesack.

（我太累了，要去睡覺了。）3??

Pieceofcake.

小菜一碟，輕而易舉的事。

例句：Theexamwasapieceofcake.

（考試太簡單了。）4??

Undertheweather.

身體不舒服，有點生病。

例句：I’mfeelingabitundertheweathertoday.

（我今天有點不舒服。）5??

Spillthebeans.

說漏嘴，泄密。

例句：Whospilledthebeansaboutthesurpriseparty?

（誰把驚喜派對的事說漏嘴了？）6??

Hitthenailonthehead.

一針見血，說到點子上。

例句：Youreallyhitthenailontheheadwiththatcomment.

（你的那句話真是一針見血。）MoreidiomsAnna:IthoughtChinawouldbeverycrowded,givenitslargepopulation.Daiyu:Well,contrarytowhatmanypeoplebelieve,therearealotofvastandemptyspacesinChina,actually.Anna:That’sgreat!TheremustbeamazingscenerytoseeinChinathen!…Anna:Anyhow,thenextstationismystop!Takecareandenjoytherestofyourtrip!Daiyu:Thanks,Anna!LiuQian:

It

was

really

great

to

meet

you!Anna:Anditwasnicetalkingtoyou!Ingroupsofthree,continuetheconversationaboutCanadaandChinabasedonyourowntravelexperiencesortheinformationyouheardorreadinthisunit.Endtheconversationnaturally.Post-listening：

Post-listening：

Ingroupsofthree,continuetheconversationabout