Unit 4 Period 1 Reading and Thinking学案1. to study the text, sort out and integrate the information, and analyze the structure of the text2. to understand the role of discourse markers in texts3. 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. to understand Canada's natural, human geography, history and culture, and improve cultural understanding and communication skills.2. to read the text, comb and integrate information, analyze the structure of the text.1): Share your ideas about the following questions before you read the text.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?2): Understand the main idea and structureA:Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph1.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_____________________B: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 VancouverPart 3 para(s) 3—6 What they really saw and felt ____________ the train or at some stops.3): Write down the route of the girls’ trip4): Read each part carefully and find out:Read paragraph1 and find out: who whyhowwhereRead para2--3 carefully and find out:1. Find out the main scenery they saw while going eastward in paragraph 3.2. What is the weather usually like in Vancouver?3.What did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian like most about the trip?Read para4--6 carefully and find out:1.What is Edmonton most famous for?2.What made Li Daiyu and Liu Qian surprised on the train across the great Canadian Prairie?3.What did they learn about Ontario?5): Read it again and finish the chart below:Time PlaceInformationBefore starting outThe next morningAfter they left Jasper After they left EdmontonAfter another day6): Retell the journalBefore 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, . . .7): Read and understand the following language details1.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:。