1、Period 1 Reading and Thinking What do you know about rail journeys? What do you know about Canada? What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey across Canada? Rail journeys used to take a long time people often took them because they were cheaper than flying. However, now with high spe
2、ed rail, they are much shorter, but also more expensive. Enjoy a video about the rail journey in Canada. Fast Reading Skim the text and answer the following questions. 1.What is the text mainly about? A. The whole trip in Canada. B. The cousins feelings during the trip. C. What they have seen and do
3、ne during the trip from Vancouver to Toronto. 2.The passage is written in the order (顺序顺序) of _ and _. time place Task 1 1. What type of writing is this passage? A. Argumentative writing B. Narrative writing C. Expository writing D. Advertising writing 2. In which part of a newspaper may we find thi
4、s passage? A. Entertainment B. Travel C. Education D. Health Task 2 Task 2 Brief introduction about the trip who why where how feeling Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian To visit their cousins Canada First flew, and then took the train. Exciting Careful Reading Read and fill in the table to describe t
5、he trip. Para.1 Read and fill in the blanks. Day place transportation information 1 rainy, see crafts and antiques 2 clear, mild, see mountains, hike 3 Canadian Rockies, blue water 4 seeing mountain peaks and forests, creatures Vancouver bay Vancouver forest Lake Louise Jasper by boat on foot by tra
6、in, by taxi by coach Paras.2&3 Read Paras. 4-6, and figure out the two girls 3-day train route. Jasper Edmonton Provincial capital of Alberta Centre of oil and gas drilling industry Cold in winter Home to many shopping malls The great Canadian Prairie Saw an open country Went through two wheat- grow
7、ing provinces Activity: Features: Winnipeg Time: Feature: Toronto Time: Features: Ontario Time: Activity: train route another day urban area night a land of forests and lakes rolling hills Bushes and maple trees frost on the ground the next morning saw Lake Huron 1.What is “The True North” according
8、 to the passage? Seeing the true north via rail:Vancouver and the heart of Canada The thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. “The True North”is the name people call Canada. Further understanding The title and the 1st para might give you some clues. 1 Trip plan (Para. 1) Sight-se
9、eing in Vancouver (Para. 2) 2 3 Rail journey from Vancouver to Toronto (Paras. 3-6) 2.Whats the structure of the passage? A. General-Datail-General. B. General-Detail. Read the article again and underline the discourse markers (or linking words). Discourse markers are used to show relationships betw
10、een ideas. Relationships can range from adding something to showing contrast, to explaining a reason, or to showing a result. Without them, the connections between sentences and paragraphs would be less obvious. 语篇标记词语篇标记词 Some of the discourse markers in the passage include: then, despite, later, w
11、hen, in addition to, since, in fact, eventually, however, finally, rather than, before, after, all in all Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose. 1. however A. to add something 2. since B. to show contrast 3. when C. to explain a reason 4. in addition D. to show an end point
12、in time to 5. in fact E. to show time 6. later F. to emphasise 7. eventually G. to describe the order of events Surf the Internet for more information about travelling in Canada. Write a travel plan about Zou Cheng to e-mail me at 407960058qq.c om. Try to Vlog your travle experience and share it with your friends. Homework
