英語教學課件：Unit 4 Journey across a vast land Reading and thinking 課件 高中英語人教版選擇性必修第二冊

Unit4JourneyacrossavastlandReadingandthinkingPhrases:takesb’sbreathaway1LearnaboutajourneyacrossCanada.23Words:airline;bay;antique;pleasant;arise;massive;literally;1Whatdoyouknowaboutrailjourneys?2WhatdoyouthinkyouwillseeifyougoonarailjourneyacrossCanada?Lead

inWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.2Readthearticleandunderlinethediscoursemarkers.ContentLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwenttoCanadatovisittheircousinsinHalifaxontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthantravelbycommercialairlinealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrain.Forbothofthem,thethoughtofcrossingthewholecountrybyrailwasexciting.Beforestartingout,theyspentacoupleofdaysinVancouver,seeingthesights.Duringtheirfirstday,asistypicalofVancouver,itrained.Despitetheweather,theywereabletotakeaboatrideoutintothebay,andlatervisitanislandthathadwonderfulshopssellingcraftsandantiques.Thenextdaywasclearandmild,andtheywerepleasedtoseethebeautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity.Later,theytookapleasanthikeinaforestjustashortdistanceaway.SEEINGTHETRUENORTHVIARAIL:VANCOUVERANDTHEHEARTOFCANADAThenextmorning,thetwogirlsaroseearlytotakethetraintoLakeLouise,passingthroughtheCanadianRockies.Seenfromthetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive.Whenthetrainarrivedatthestation,theytookataxitoLakeLouise,wherethebluewaterliterallytooktheirbreathawaywithitsexceptionalbeauty.Theyspentthenight,andthentookacoachboundnorththroughtheCanadianRockiestoJasper.Lookingatthebeautifulscenery,theybothagreedthatitwasthemostawesomejourneytheyhadevertaken.Inadditiontoseeingspectacularmountainpeaksandforests,onehighlightoftheirtripwasbeingabletoseemanydifferentcreatures,includingdeer,mountaingoats,andevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.FromJasper,theycaughtthetraintowardsToronto.Oneofthetrain’sfirststopswasinEdmonton,theprovincialCapitalofAlberta,thecentreofCanada’shugeoilandgasdrillingindustry.Edmontonisfreezingcoldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10℃.Sinceitcanbetoocoldtogooutdoors,Edmontonishometomanyshoppingmalls.Infact,oneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaisinEdmonton.FromEdmonton,thetrainheadedsoutheastacrossthegreatCanadianPrairie.Atschool,DaiyuandLiuQianhadlearntthatCanada’spopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirty-sevenmillion.However,theydidnotanticipateseeingsuchanopencountry,andweretrulyamazed.Theywentthroughtwowheat-growingprovinces,wheretheysawabunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargearea.Afteranotherdayonthetrain,eventuallytheywerebackinanurbanarea,thecityofWinnipeg.Fromthere,theytravelledthroughthenight,andwokeupinOntario—alandofforestsandlakes.Thetrainthunderedon,throughtherollinghills.Thebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,gold,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatautumnhadarrivedinCanada.Nightcameagain,andthetrainturnedsouthtowardsToronto.Whentheywokeupthenextmorningandpulledbackthecurtain,theycouldseethewidestretchofLakeHuron—oneofthefourGreatLakesonOntario’ssouthernborder.Itwasnotuntil9:30a.m.thattheyfinallyreachedthecapitalofOntario,Toronto.Allinall,theirtripfromVancouvertoTorontohadtakenadurationoffourdays.3Completethetablebelowwithinformationfromthearticle.PlaceInformationoftenrains；aharbour；beautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecityaforestjustashortdistanceawaytheCanadianRockies

centreofCanada'shugeoilandgasindustry；coldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10°C:hometooneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericatheCanadianPrairiealandofforests,lakes,androllinghills；fourGreatLakesonitssouthernborder；capitalisTorontobeautifulscenery;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;seedifferentcreaturesseeabunchoffarmOntarioEdmontonVancouverVancouvertheCanadianRockiesEdmontontheCanadianPrairieOntarioTravelroute1howeverAtoaddsomething2sinceBtoshowcontrast3whenCtoexplainareason4inadditiontoDtoshowanendpointintime5infactEtoshowtime_6laterFtoemphasise7eventuallyGtodescribetheorderofevents4.Readthearticleagain.Matcheachofthesediscoursemarkerswiththecorrectpurpose.1WouldyoubeinterestedintakingthesametripasLiDaiyuandLiuQian?Whyorwhynot?2Howisarailjourneydifferentfromotherformsoftravel,suchasbyplaneorcar?5Discussthequestionsingroups.Languagepoints1arise

v.起身；出現(xiàn)；由…引起1).Theboardacknowledgesproblemswhicharisefromthenewnessoftheapproach.董事會承認使用新方法產(chǎn)生了種種問題。2).However,severalissuesariseifyougodownthispath.但是，如果沿著這條思路走下去，會產(chǎn)生幾個問題?！就卣埂縜rise—arose—arisenarisefrom/outof…由…引起arise:書面用詞，出現(xiàn)；發(fā)生；起身rise:普通用詞，指具體的或抽象的事物由低向高移動。raise:及物動詞，意為“提起；舉起；撫養(yǎng)；提出”lift:語氣比raise強，指用體力或機械的力舉起或抬起某物。詞義辨析arise,rise,raise,lift這些動詞均有"上升，舉起"之意。2breathn.呼吸的空氣

breathlessadj.喘不過氣來的breathev.呼吸1).Shewasslightlyoutofbreathfromrunning.

她跑過后有點上氣不接下氣。2).Ihadtostepoutsideforabreathoffreshair.

我得到外面去透口氣。重點短語takeadeepbreath深呼吸outofbreath喘不過氣來，上氣不接下氣shortnessofbreath氣促；呼吸淺短takemybreathaway使大吃一驚；讓我無法呼吸shortofbreath