2020-2021学年Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land教学设计

Unit 4 Period 1 Reading and thinking 教学设计

  The theme of the activity section is to learn about the journey across Canada by train. This travel journal intoduces the two sisters' long journey from Vancouver to the Atlantic coast from west to East is narrated. They have learned about the natural and human geography of Canada through their journey. The article records what they have seen, heard, thought and so on. Canada is a vast country, and they take a long journey Car travel can deeply experience the natural scenery and cultural customs of different parts of Canada. Tourism is an important form of cultural experience. The form of travel is convenient to combine the natural scenery and cultural customs. Tourism is an important cultural experience. The form of travel journal is easy to introduce the natural scenery and human customs, and integrate them into personal travel experience and emotional experience.

1.Guide the students to study the text, sort out and integrate the information, and analyze the structure of the text

2.To guide students to understand the role of discourse markers in texts

3.Guide students to understand the general situation of nature and Humanities in Canada, and perceive and think about the convenience and unique experience of long-distance travel by train.

1.Enable Ss to understand Canada's natural, human geography, history and culture, and improve cultural understanding and communication skills.

2. Guide students to read the text, comb and integrate information, analyze the structure of the text.

Step1: Before reading:

1.How do you like rail journeys?

2.What do you know of Canada?

3.What do you think you will see if you go on a rail journey in the country?

4.What is the style of the passage?

keys: travel journal

Step2: 1. Understand the main idea and structure

Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph

1.Para.1    The _________________of crossing Canada by rail.

2.Para.2  Their stay in ______________before the journey.

3.Para.3  Their visit to ____________________

4.Para.4  Introduction of_______________.

5.Para.5  Journey across the great__________________.

6.Para.6  On the way to_____________________

keys: exciting thought; Vancouver ; Lake Louise and Jasper; Edmonton; Canadian Prairie

2.Divide the passage into three parts and sum up the main idea of each part.

Part 1 para(s) 1 Brief______________  to their trip along the way.

Part 2 para(s) 3 Before starting out, the __________they saw in Vancouver

Part 3 para(s) 3—6 What they really saw and felt  ____________ the train or at some stops.

keys: introduction; sights; aboard

Step 3: Write down the route of the girls’ trip

Vancouver---lake Louise—Jasper---Edmonton---Winnipeg--Torono

Step 4: detailed reading

Read paragraph1 and find out: who ; why; how; where

Para2--3: Read them carefully and find out:

1. Find out the main scenery they saw while going eastward in paragraph 3.

The beautiful mountains;Forest;Blue water;creatures

2. What is the weather usually like in Vancouver?

It is rainy. 

3.What did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian like most about the trip?

Witnessing many different kinds of wildlife.

Para4--6: Read them carefully and find out:

1.What is Edmonton most famous for?

Its shopping malls.

2.What made Li Daiyu and Liu Qian surprised on the train across the great Canadian Prairie?

The size of Canada.

3.What did they learn about Ontario?

A land of forests, lakes and rolling hills; four great lakes on its southern border, capital is Toronto

Step5: Read it again and finish the chart below:

keys:

Step 6: retell the journal

Before starting out, . . .

During the first day, . . .

The next day, . . .

Later, . . .

The next morning, . . .

When the train arrived at the station, . . .

After a night, . . . In addition to seeing. . . From Jasper, they. . . One of the first stops was. . . From Edmonton, the train. . . Daiyu and Liu Qian did not anticipate. . . Later they saw. . .

After another day, eventually. . . Then, they spent the night. . . Night came again, the train. . . When they woke up the next morning, . . . At 9: 30,they finally. . . All in all, . . .

Step 7: Read and understand the following language details

1.Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.

他们决定乘飞机去温哥华, 然后坐火车,而不是坐商业航空公司的飞机。

【句式剖析】rather than“与其;不愿;而不是”,连接两个并列成分。

Songs that are spoken rather than sung are called rap.

说出来而不是唱出来的歌叫说唱乐。

It is those who are willing to give rather than receive that deserve to be respected.

应该得到尊重的是那些愿意给予而不是接受的人。

2.Later,they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.

后来,他们在不远处的森林里愉快地远足。

【词汇精讲】pleasant adj.令人愉快的;友好的

On behalf of everyone here,I wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.

我代表这里所有的人,祝你回国之旅愉快。

The climate here is quite pleasant,the temperature rarely reaching 30℃ in summer.

这里的气候非常宜人,气温在夏天很少达到30摄氏度。

词汇拓展:

please vt.使高兴;使满意

pleased adj.高兴的;满意的

pleasing adj.令人愉快的

pleasure n.愉悦;快乐

She was very pleased with her exam results.

她对自己的考试成绩非常满意。

This area of France has a pleasing climate in August.

法国的这一地区在8月份气候宜人。

3.The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies.

第二天早上,两个女孩早早起来坐火车经过加拿大落基山脉去路易斯湖。

【词汇精讲】arise vi.起身;出现;由……引起

He arose from his chair and looked out into the street.

他从椅子上站起身来,看着外面的街道。

A number of high buildings have arisen where there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

在一年前曾是一片废墟的地方许多高楼已拔地而起。

4.When the train arrived at the station,they took a taxi to Lake Louise,where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.

火车到站后,她们乘坐出租车来到路易斯湖,那里湛蓝的湖水异常美丽,令她们惊叹不已。

【词汇精讲】breath n.呼吸的空气

You can see people’s breath on a cold day.

冷天能看到人们呼出的空气。

She was very short of breath.

她呼吸很困难。

5.They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper.

他们在那里过了一夜,然后乘坐长途汽车,北上穿越加拿大的落基山脉,来到贾斯珀。

【词汇精讲】bound adj.准备前往(某地);一定会

If you undertake the project, you are bound to encounter difficulties.

如果你承接这项工程的话,免不了会遇到许多困难。

The ship was bound north and disappeared in the distance.

船向北开,在远处消失了。

词汇拓展:

be bound to do一定会做……;注定会做……

be bound for准备去……

When you are dealing with so many problems,mistakes are bound to happen.

当你处理那么多问题的时候,肯定会出错。

She got on a plane which was bound for London.

她登上了一架飞往伦敦的航班。

6.In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.

除了壮观的山峰和森林外,他们此行的一大亮点就是看到许多不同的生物,包括鹿、山羊、甚至还有一只灰熊和一只鹰。

【词汇精讲】highlight n.最好或最精彩的部分　vt.突出;强调;使醒目

One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the Taj Mahal.

这次旅行的亮点之一是参观泰姬陵。

Your resume should highlight your skills and achievements.

你的简历应该突出你的技能和成就。

The report highlights the major problems facing society today.

报告强调了当今社会所面临的主要问题。

I’ve highlighted the important passages in yellow.

我用黄色标出了重要段落。

7.Edmonton is freezing cold in winter,with daily temperatures averaging -10 ℃.

埃德蒙顿冬季寒冷,日平均气温为-10°C。

【词汇精讲】freezing adj.极冷的;冰冻的

Leave a basin of water outside in freezing weather.

在冰冻的天气里,放一盆水在室外。

It’s freezing cold outside so wear a warm coat.

外面超冷的,所以穿一个暖和一点的外套吧。

8.It was not until 9:30 a.m.that they finally reached the capital of Ontario,Toronto.

直到上午9时30分,他们才终于到达多伦多的首府安大略省。

【句式剖析】本句是一个强调句,强调的是句子的时间状语until 9:30。含有not...until...的句子的强调句为It is not until...that...,that后面的句子要用肯定形式。

It was not until then that I suddenly realized nobody was happier than I was.

直到那时我才突然意识到没有人比我更幸福了。

It was not until he got seriously ill that he knew the importance of health.

直到他得了重病,他才知道健康的重要性。

句式拓展

not until位于句首时,句子要用部分倒装语序。

Not until his mother came back did the boy begin to prepare his lessons.

直到母亲回来,男孩才开始准备他的功课。

Not until he failed did he realize what mistakes he had made.

直到失败了他才明白他犯了什么错。