1、Write about a rail journeyacross CanadaU N I T 4Li Daiyu and Liu Qian passed through some places across Canada according to the passage Seeing the true north via rail:Vancouver and the heart of Canada.Today,they will proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal.one part of a journey or race 一段路
2、程一段路程(或赛程)(或赛程)Lets read the passage Seeing the true north via rail:Toronto and Montreal.Look at the photos and predict the following questions.What is the destination of Li Daiyu and Liu Qians journey according to the first passage?What are the photos about?Which places will probably be talked abou
3、t in this passage?What kind of experience might Li Daiyu and Liu Qian have on the second leg of their trip?Now,lets read the passageto find the answers.Read the passage quickly and find out the people and places.People:Li Daiyu,Lin Fei,Liu Qian,Jean-PhilippePlaces:Toronto,Montreal,CN Tower,Lake Onta
4、rio,Niagara Falls/River,Chinatown,Greater Toronto Area,Old Montreal,St Paul Street,St Lawrence River,Quebec,Gulf of St Lawrence,Nova Scotia,Halifax A.The whole travel in Canada of the cousins.B.What they have done and seen during the trip in Toronto and Montreal.C.The cousins feelings about Canada.D
5、.The delicious food and beautiful sights in Toronto and Montreal.What is the main idea of this passage?Read the passage carefully and divide it into three parts.Li Daiyu and Liu Qians experience in TorontoLi Daiyu and Liu Qians experience in MontrealTheir time spent on the train towards Halifax1.Wha
6、t did the girls see when they went up the CN Tower?2.Why was it possible to get all kinds of good Chinese food in Toronto?3.What did Jean-Philippe tell the girls about Montreal and the people there?Read the passage and answer the questions.They saw misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls.P4
7、3 1Because there are a lot of Chinese people there.Montreal is a 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 here love good coffee,toast,cheese,and
8、good music.Draw on the map a simple route of the girls trip across Canada.P45 2And make notes about what the girls did at each place.P45 2VancouverLake LouiseJasperEdmontonWinnipegToronto MontrealHalifax took a boat ride out into the bay;visited an island;took a hike in a forest took the train;saw t
9、he mountains and forests;took a coach through the Canadian Rockies;saw mountain peaks and forests;saw creatures the train headed southeast across the Great Canadian Prairie stayed the train went up the CN Tower;saw misty clauds rising from the Niagara Falls;met Lin Fei in Chinatown saw the signs and
10、 ads were in French;heard people spoke English with an accent;visited lovely shops;visited artists in their workplaces;met Jean-Philippe 1.What type of writing is this passage?Its a narration,and its a travel journal.2.What are the basic contents of a travel journal?who-people when-time where-places
11、 what-scenery/activities how-feeling/routeImagine that you are Li Daiyu.Using the map and your notes,write an email to your parents telling them about your trip.P45 3Helpful Questions:How do you write an email to your parents?What impressed you most in Li Daiyu and Liu Qians journey?What order would
12、 you follow when describing the journey?Dear Mum and Dad,Thank you so much for allowing me to go on this journey!It has been a wonderful trip so far,and I am loving Canada!We started in Vancouver,where we went shopping for gifts and then went hiking.Unfortunately,it rained the first day we were ther
13、e,but then it became clear after that.Then we took a train to Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies,and then a coach through the Rockies to Jasper.The scenery was spectacular-massive forests and mountains,beautiful blue lakes,and all kinds of animals.We even saw a grizzly bear!From there,we took a lon
14、g-distance train to Toronto.We were amazed by how empty and wide the Canadian Prairie was.It just stretched on and on,as far as the eye could see.But then after we passed Winnipeg we were in a land of lakes and hills.It was all so beautiful.Toronto was amazing.We went to the CN Tower and were surpri
15、sed because we could see clouds rising from the Niagara Falls across the lake.Then we had dinner in Chinatown with Lin Fei(she says“Hi!”).From there we travelled to Montreal where we went shopping in the old town.Then we stopped at a restaurant where we met a cool guy named Jean-Philippe.Hes a photo
16、grapher.He told us all about Montreal and its culture.Did you know that nearly everyone there speaks French?Luckily,many of them speak English as well.Finally,we caught the train to Halifax.It has been a great trip,filling us with so many happy memories.We plan on spending about a week here getting
17、rested up from our journey,and then well fly home.Love,DaiyuExchange your draft with a partner.Use this checklist to help you assess your partners draft.Then take your draft back and revise it according to your partners comments.P45 4 Does the writer start the email with an appropriate greeting?Is t
18、he email well-organised and coherent?Does the writer make use of discourse markers to express different relationships between ideas?Are the descriptions of people and places interesting?Does the writer end the email in a natural way?Put up your email in the classroom or read it to your class.P45 5欠欠
19、(某人情某人情);把把归功于某人归功于某人1.the next leg of 2.the CN tower3.Lake Ontario4.Niagara Falls5.be available for sth.6.in contrast to 7.owe sth.to sb.的下一段路程的下一段路程有空做某事有空做某事与与相比相比加拿大国家电视塔加拿大国家电视塔安大略湖安大略湖尼亚加拉大瀑布尼亚加拉大瀑布1.Do you know how to read an essay about a trip?2.Can you write an email about a trip?1.Write an email to your friends telling them about your last trip.2.Finish the exercises in Learning English.