1、Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land Travel far enough, you meet yourself. David Mittchell SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL: TORONONTO AND MONTREAL 1. Read a rail journey across Canada to find out five who, what, when, where, why and how. 2. Organize the structure of a rail journey. 3. Write a rail journ
2、ey across Canada. What is the relationship between these two passages? Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Hear of Canada Seeing the True North via Rail: Toronto and the Montreal next leg Scan the passage “Seeing the True North via Rail: Vancouver and the Hear of Canada” and mark the r
3、outes. Look at the map carefully and the routes, then answer the questions. What is the destination of Li Daiyu and LiuQians journey according to the first passage? What are the photos about? Which places will probably be talked about in this passage? What kind of experience might Li Daiyu and Liu Q
4、ian have on the second leg of their trip? Read the passage quickly and find out the people and place names. People: Places: Li Daiyu, Liu Qian, Lin Fei, Jean-Philippe China, Canada, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Lake Ontario, Niagara Falls, Gulf of St Lawrence, St Lawrence River,
5、Greater Toronto Area, Old Montreal, St Paul Street, Chinatown, CN Tower Find the places on the map. How many parts can the passage be divided into? And whats the main idea of each part? Li Daiyu and Liu Qians experience in Toronto. Their experience in Montreal. Their time spent on the train towards
6、Halifax. 1. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower? 2. Why was is possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto? They saw misty clouds rising from the Niagara Falls. Because there are a lot of Chinese people there. Montreal is
7、city with wonderful sights and sounds. Most people speak both English and French, and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions. There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around. There, people love good coffee, toast, cheese, and good music. 3. What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Mon
8、treal and the people there? 2. Draw on the map a simple route of the girls trip across Canada and make notes about what the girls did at each place. Trip map of the unit visited an island; took a hike in a forest Lake Louise took the train; mountains and forests looked massive; blue water took their
9、 breath away Jasper Edmonton took a coach through the Canadian Rockies; spectacular mountain peaks; creatures centre of Canadas oil and gas drilling industry; freezing cold in winter; large shopping malls The Prairie amazed by the open country; went through two wheat-growing provinces; a bunch of fa
10、rms Winnipeg an urban area Ontario Toronto took a coach through the Canadian Rockies; spectacular mountain peaks; creatures the largest and wealthiest city in Canada; went up the CN Tower; saw misty clous rising from the Niagara Falls; skyscrapers of glass and steel; old-fashioned cars; met Lin Fei
11、in Chinatown Montreal signs and ads in French; people spoke English with an accent; visited lovely shops; visited artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street; met Jean-Philippe in a restarurant alongside the St Lawrence River; unique Quebec culture and traditions Whats the type of the passage?
12、Travel journal. What is the main features of this kind of passage? who people places when time where what scenery/ activities how feeling / route 描写生动，具有很强的画面感和感染力，描写生动，具有很强的画面感和感染力， 尤其是大量的描写性语言（例如形容词的尤其是大量的描写性语言（例如形容词的 使用），特别是对景色和心理感受的描绘。使用），特别是对景色和心理感受的描绘。 Find out some beautiful sentences in the
13、passages and share with your partners. the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. The train thundered on, through the rolling hills. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that autum
14、n has arrived in Canada. The grills saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel, and old-fashioned cars rolling by. That night the train was speeding alongtowardsand down to towards Overall, Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and soundsthere are fantastic restaurants and clubs around, too.
15、1. Standing in the distance, they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake. Standing in the distance是现在分词作时间是现在分词作时间 状语状语。 astonish vt. : to surprise someone very much 使十分惊讶；使吃惊使十分惊讶；使吃惊 eg The news astonished everyone. It astoni
16、shes me that no one has thought of this before. 【拓展拓展】 astonished adj. 震惊震惊的，惊讶的，惊讶的的 (常常与介词与介词at、动词不定式以及、动词不定式以及that引导的从引导的从 句句连用连用) be astonished to do sth. 因做某事而感到惊讶因做某事而感到惊讶 be astonished at 对对感到吃惊感到吃惊 astonishing adj. 令人令人惊讶的，惊人惊讶的，惊人的的 astonishment n. 震惊震惊，惊讶惊讶 to ones astonishment 令人惊讶的是令人惊讶的
17、是 eg The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery. I was astonished to see so many people here. Claire seemed astonished that I should think such a thing. Her first novel enjoyed an astonishing success. To the astonishment of her colleagues, she resigned. 用用astonish的适当形式填空。的适当形式填空。 1) Sh
18、e _ us by saying she was leaving. 2) My parents looked _ at my words. 3) I find it absolutely _ that you dont like it. 4) To my _, the door opened by itself. astonished astonished astonishing astonishment 2. You owe it to yourselves to stay longer. owe vt. 欠欠(账、债、情等账、债、情等) owe sb. sth. = owe sth. to
19、 sb. 欠某人某物欠某人某物 eg How much do we owe you (for the tickets)? The companies owe as much as $200 billion to foreign lenders. We owe our parents a lot / a lot to our parents. owe 归功于归功于，归因于归因于 owe sth. to sb. 把把归功于某人归功于某人 eg We owe this discovery to Newton. Patrick owed his success to luck. 【拓展拓展】 owin
20、g to 由于由于 (多多引起短语作引起短语作状语状语) eg Owing to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year. 翻译句子。翻译句子。 1) 我认为得有人向我们道歉我认为得有人向我们道歉。 2) 他的成功是靠勤奋工作他的成功是靠勤奋工作。 3) 由于天气恶劣，我们的班机延误了。由于天气恶劣，我们的班机延误了。 I think were owed an apology. He owes his success to hard work. Our flight was delayed owing to the ba
21、d weather. How to write an email to introduce your trip? 3. Imagine that you are Li Daiyu. Using the map and your notes, write an email to your parents telling them about your trip. How do you write an email to your parents? What impressed you most in Li Daiyu and Liu Qians journey? What order would
22、 you follow when describing the journey? 邮件的文体邮件的文体/ /结构结构 邮件主体邮件主体/ /景物描写、旅行感受景物描写、旅行感受 明确主体部分明确主体部分, ,以时间为线索以时间为线索 称呼称呼(address) 目的目的(purpose) 主体主体 (body) 交际性语交际性语(communicativesentence) 结尾语结尾语(ending) 落款落款(signature) who what when how 邮件结构邮件结构： Dear Tom, (address) I am writing to tell you that Iv
23、e found a house which may meet your needs. The house which is on the second floor covers an area of 70 square meters. It faces south so that you can enjoy enough sunshine.If you are interested in it, please call 15382. If you need any more help, just let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you.
24、 Yours, Li Hua (signature) Structure of an Email body purpose communicative sentence ending 短文短文可以分为三部分：可以分为三部分： 第一部分：第一部分：简介此次旅行概况；简介此次旅行概况； 第二部分第二部分：重点介绍旅游过程，如描述旅游中重点介绍旅游过程，如描述旅游中 的所见所闻等。另外，可适当表达的所见所闻等。另外，可适当表达 自己的内心感受，把叙事、写景、自己的内心感受，把叙事、写景、 抒情相结合，避免平铺直叙。抒情相结合，避免平铺直叙。 第三部分第三部分：谈谈对此次旅行的感受：谈谈对此次旅行的感
25、受 篇章结构篇章结构： 1 1. .描写描写旅行过程常用过去时旅行过程常用过去时，描写描写地理位置、地理位置、 自然风光时多用一般现在时自然风光时多用一般现在时。 2.2.在描写旅游的进程时要有一个清晰明确的顺在描写旅游的进程时要有一个清晰明确的顺 序。序。一般按旅游的先后顺序描述。一般按旅游的先后顺序描述。 注意事项：注意事项： 名词：名词： tour, arrival, visit, visitor, performance, scene, scenery, activity, fun, souvenir . 形容词：形容词： wonderful, good, lively, beauti
26、ful, attractive, fantastic, awesome, spectacular, interesting . 动词（短语）：动词（短语）： arise, stay, travel, arrive, enjoy, start, set off, take part in, join in, buy . 话题相关词汇话题相关词汇： 句型句型应用：应用： 1. The scenery of . was very beautiful. 2. It was . oclock when . 3. . entertained visitors with . 4. We were impre
27、ssed by the beautiful scenes of . 5. After supper, we enjoyed the beautiful night scenes of . 6. I really enjoy traveling . 7. It was so amazing that . 8. is well worth visiting. 4. Exchange your draft with a partner. Use this checklist to help you assess your partners draft. Does the writer start t
28、he email with an appropriate greeting? Is the email well-organised and coherent (连贯连贯 的的; 有条理的有条理的)? Does the writer make use of discourse markers(语篇标记语语篇标记语) to express different relations between ideas? Are the descriptions of people and places interesting? Does the writer end the email in a natur
29、al way? 5. Put up your email in the classroom or read it to your class. Checklist Item Assessment (A, B, C, D, E) Suggestion Appropriate greeting Well-organized and coherent Impressive details Discourse markers End naturally Spelling, punctuation, grammar/usage Finish your writing, and then exchange it with your group members; Check the writing of your group members and learn from them; Revise your writing with the help of your group members or what you have learnt from checking others writings.
