新教材高中英语人教版选择必修二 Unit 4 Journey across a vast land瑞安市第五中学 高三备课组Q1:What does the“True North”in the title refer to?Q2:What do you think the text is about?Predictiontitlefocus The text is about a journey in Vancouver and the heart of Canada by rail and what they saw during the journey.Vancouverthe heart of CanadaRead for main idea and structurePara.1 The _of crossing Canada by rail.Para.2 Their stay in _before the journey.Para.3 Their visit to _Para.4 Introduction of_.Para.5 Journey across the great_.Para.6 On the way to_.Read the text and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Part 1Part 2Part 3Divide the passage into three parts and sum up the main idea of each part.exciting thoughtVancouverRockiesEdmontonPrairieTorontoIntroduction VancouverHeart of Canada What they sawHow they feltThe writing style of the passage：The features of the style:The writer will mention：whowhenwhere(destination),why(reason),what(attractions)how(transportation)A.Exposition (说明文说明文)B.Travel journalC.Feature（新闻报道）（新闻报道）Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.Brief introduction about the tripwhowhat/whywherehowfirst by _,then via _.Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu QianplanetrainTo visit their cousinsHalifax on the Atlantic CoastSkim through part2-3 and find out all the places the visited.Draw the travel route on the map.(P45)Part2-3Part2-3Go through the passage and find out all the places they visited and the means of transportation they took.How does the writer organize the text?in the order of timeCircle the words about time7daysHow long does the whole journey take?China EdmontonJasper Winnipeg Torontothe great Canadian Prairie Lake LouiseVancouver transportationsactivitiesfeelingsOther detailstimeDraw a mind map about the journey across CanadafeaturesPair workthe great Canadian PrairieEdmonton Winnipeg Toronto Lake LouiseVancouver ChinaThe first day:The next day:weather:rainedactivities:saw the mountains took a hikeactivities:took a boat to the bay visited an islandweather:clear and mildPurpose:visit their cousinsMood:excitedCommercial airline transportationsactivitiesfeelingsOther detailstimeDraw a mind map about the journey across CanadafeaturesPair workthe great Canadian PrairieEdmonton JasperWinnipeg Toronto Lake LouiseVancouver What does the title imply?“Seeing the True North Via Rail:Vancouver and the Heart of Canada”Retell the story with the help of the your map.Learn about discourse markersUse discourse markers to show relationshipsDiscourse markers are also known as“linking words”.They are used to show relationships between ideas.such as:to add something(e.g.also,besides,additionally)to show contrast(e.g.however,on the other hand)to explain a reason(e.g.because,since)to show a result(e.g.therefore,as a result)Without discourse markers,the connections between sentences and paragraphs would be less obvious.1 however A to add something2 since B to show contrast3 when C to explain a reason4 in addition to D to show an end point in time5 in fact E to show time 6 later F to emphasize 7 eventually G to describe the order of eventsRead the article again and underline the discourse markersRead the article again.Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.Without discourse markers,the connections between sentences and paragraphs would be less obvious.1.Would you be interested in taking the same trip as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian?Why or why not?2.How is rail journey different from other forms of travel,such as by plane or car?Further thinkingVoice your opinionWhat does travel mean to us?“Travel far enough,you meet yourself.”-David Mitchell-David Mitchell“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”Anita Desai“Take only memories,leave only footprints.”How do you understand it?Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast.Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.For both of them，the thought of crossing the whole county by rail was exciting.李黛予和表妹刘倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋海岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。
她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后再乘坐火车一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已1.The thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已激动不已句子仿写】一想到那些贫穷饥饿的孩子们，我就心碎了The thought of those poor and hungry children is tearing my heart out.thought 相关常用短语：without a second thought 不假思索 give sth thought 仔细考虑at the thought of 一想起.就I must _（仔细考虑）before I take the job.Lily trembled with fear _(一想到）the scary scene.水冰冷冰冷的，可那个年轻人想也没有想就跳了进去The water was freezing cold,but without a second thought the young man jumped in.give it some thoughtat the thought of1.Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.rather than 而不是（1）rather than 为并列连词，表示选择，意为“而不是”。
它通常用在平行结构中，连接两个并列的句子成分，即rather than 前后两部分在成分和形式上应该一致并列成分可以是动词、名词、代词、形容词、介词（短语）、动名词、分句、不定式等He ran rather than walked.They saw many goats rather than grizzly bears.The scenery was awesome rather than uninviting.W。