UNIT4READINGANDTHINKING課件高中英語人教版選擇性必修第二冊

Unit4JourneyAcrossAVastLand

ReadingandThinkingPeriod1Learningobjectives1.EnablestudentstounderstandCanada’snatural,humangeography,historyandculture,andimproveculturalunderstandingandcommunicationskills.2.Guidestudentstoreadthetext,combandintegrateinformation,analyzethestructureofthetext.Itmeansyoumaygettoknowyourselfbetterafteralongenoughdistancejourneyorafteralongenoughlifejourney.Howdoyouunderstandthismotto?Travelfarenough,youwillmeetyourself.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?WhereisCanadalocated?ArcticoceanpositionCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericaPacificoceanAtlanticocean

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CanadaislocatedinthenorthofNorthAmerica,borderingthePacificOceanonthewest,theAtlanticOceanontheeast,theArcticOceanonthenorthandtheUSAonthesouthandnorthwest.1.Canadaisthe______largestcountryintheworld.

A.2nd B.3rd C.4th D.5thB.2.WhichisthenationalflagofCanada?A.

C.D.3.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.English.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.4.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.

B.Vancouver

[v?n'ku?v?(r)]

(溫哥華)

Toronto

[t?'r?nt?u](多倫多)C.

D.Calgary['k?lɡ?ri](卡爾加里)Ottawa['?t?w?](渥太華)thebiggestcitythewarmestandmostbeautifulcitytheindustrialcenterToronto[t?'r?nt?u]:themostwealthyandbiggestcityinCanada.OnthetallCNtower（加拿大國家電視塔）youcanlookaroundthegreatlakeandenjoytheNiagara[nai'?ɡ?r?]Falls.Niagara[nai'?ɡ?r?]Falls

（尼亞加拉瀑布）Vancouver[v?n'ku?v?(r)]

:ThewarmestpartofCanada,themostbeautifulcityinCanada,surroundedbymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacificOcean

onthewest.

['k?lɡ?ri]Calgary(卡爾加里

)

–thefourthbiggestcity5.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?

B.

Beaver(海貍)

Grizzlybear(灰熊)C.

D.

Polarbear(北極熊)

Penguin(企鵝)Beaver海貍6.Whatistheleaderofthecountrycalled?President(總統(tǒng))PrimeMinister(總理；首相)Queen(女王)D.Chairman(主席)7.HowmanyGreatLakesaretherein

Canada?

A.4.B.3.C.5.D.6.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanada?thefivegreatlakes蘇必利爾湖休倫湖安大略湖

伊利湖

密歇根湖8.Howlargeisit?

A.9.98millionkm2

B.9.60millionkm2C.9.96millionkm2

D.9.90millionkm2About38,000,000WhatisthepopulationofCanada?9.HowmanyprovincesarethereinCanada？A.13 B.10 C.14 D.23育空地區(qū)西北地區(qū)紐納瓦特地區(qū)曼妮托巴省安大略省魁北克省紐芬蘭省愛德華王子島新不倫瑞克省新斯科舍省英屬哥倫比亞省阿爾伯塔省薩斯喀徹溫省InCanada,peoplefrommanycultureslivetogether.Canadaisa____________country.multicultural[?m?lt??k?lt??rl]adj.多元文化的;多種族文化的Lookatthepictureandthetitle.?Whatis“theTrueNorth”?Whatdoyouexpecttoread??Whatis“theHeartofCanada”??Howwasthejourneylike??…Step1

Fast-reading1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Twogirls’journeyacrossCanada.B.AbriefintroductiontoCanada’sgeography.C.HighlightsofCanada’sculture.D.FamoustouristsitesinCanada.語篇理解精讀精練萃取文本精華√2.Readthepassageandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1

A.Thetwogirlswereamazedbythevastlandsof

Canada.Para.2 B.Thetwogirls’stayinVancouver.Para.3 C.LiDaiyuandhercousinwereonatriptoCanada.Para.4 D.Thetwogirls’visittoLakeLouise.Para.5 E.Thetwogirlsreachedtheirdestination.Para.6 F.AshortintroductiontoEdmonton.Step2scanningReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Accordingtothepassage，therouteofLiDaiyuandLiuQian’sjourneyis

.A.Vancouver→LakeLouise→Jasper→Edmonton→TorontoB.Vancouver→Edmonton→Jasper→LakeLouise→TorontoC.Vancouver→Toronto→LakeLouise→Jasper→EdmontonD.Edmonton→LakeLouise→Jasper→Vancouver→Toronto√2.WhichcityproducesthemostoilinCanada?A.Vancouver. B.Edmonton.C.Ontario. D.Toronto.√3.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthetwogirls’journey?A.Beautifulscenery.B.Highmountains.C.Differentanimals.D.Friendlypeople.√4.Inwhatseasondidthetwogirlstakethelongtrip?A.Spring. B.Summer.C.Autumn. D.Winter.√5.WhichsentenceaboutCanadaisNOTtrue?A.ItoftenrainsinVancouverinautumn.B.MassivepartsofCanadaarecoveredbyforests.C.Canadaisavastcountrywithasmallpopulation.D.Edmontonhasthelargestshoppingmallintheworld.√bluewaterofLakeLouise;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;differentcreaturessuchasdeer,mountaingoats,grizzlybears,andeaglesEdmontonOntarioanopencountry;twowheat-growingprovinces;abunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargeareaCompletethetablebelowwithinformationfromthearticleVancouverSeeingthetruenorthviarail:VancouverandtheheartofCanadaLakeLouiseCanadianRockiesJasperWinnipegTheCanadianPrairieEdmontonOntarioTorontoThetruenorthVancouverFor2daysPara1

BackgroundinformationPara2-6ThetripfromVancouvertoTorontoPara2

Para3-6

DetailedreadingPart1AbriefintroductiontotheirjourneywhowhatwhywherehowhowLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianWenttoCanadaTovisittheircousinsinHalifaxChina-Vancouver-HalifaxByairandtrainExcitingPart2VancouverwhenDay1Day2weatherwhattodoFeelingRainyClearandmildtookaboatrideoutintothebayvisitedanislandwithwonderfulshopssellingcraftsandantiquessawthebeautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecitytookapeasanthikeinaforestjustashortdisatanceawayPleased/Part3LakeLouise→theRockies→JasperwhenwhattodoDay3-6(Thenextmorning→)tookthetrainthroughtheCanadianRockies;sawthemassivemountainsandforests;tookataxitothelake;sawthebreathtakingbluewaterwithitsexceptionalbeauty;tookacoachboundnorththroughtheCanadianRockieswiththebeautifulscenery;sawspectacularmountainpeaksandforests;sawmanydifferentcreaturesPart3Edmontonwhen

Day3-6(Thenextmorning→whattolearnTransporttheprovincialcapitalofAlberta;thecenterofoilandgasdrillingindustry;freezingcoldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10℃;hometomanyshoppingmalls,withoneoflargestinNorthAmericabytrainPart3ThegreatCanadianPrairiewhen

Day3-6(Thenextmorning→)whattodofeelingsawanopencountry;wentthroughtwowheat-growingprovinces;sawabunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargeareaamazedPart3Ontariowhen

Day3-6(Thenextmorning→)

whattoseealandofforestsandlakes;therollinghills;thered,gold,andorangebushesandmapletrees;frost;thewidestretchofLakeHuron－oneofthefourGreatlakesonOntario’ssouthernborderReadandcirclethediscoursemarkers.語篇標(biāo)記詞Discoursemarkersaremorecommonlyknownas“l(fā)inkingwords”.Theyareusedtoshowrelationshipsbetweenideas.Relationshipscanrangefromaddingsth.(e.g.,also,besides,additionally),toshowingcontrast(e.g.,however,ontheotherhand),toexplainingareason(e.g.,because,since),ortoshowingaresult(e.g.,therefore,asaresult).Withoutdiscoursemarkers,theconnectionsbetweensentencesandparagraphsinatextwouldbelessobvious.howeversincewheninadditiontoinfactlatereventuallytoaddsomethingtoshowcontrasttoexplainareasontoshowanendpointintimetoshowtimetoemphasisetodescribetheorderofeventsMoreexamplesofdiscoursemarkers:Adding:also,beside,inaddition,moreover,furthermoreContrast:however,ontheotherhand,while,bycontrastReason:since,as,because,forResult:therefore,asaresult,consequently,accordinglyEmphasis:indeed,aboveall,infact,mostimportantlyOrderofevents:first,second,next,laterTime:assoonas,meanwhileGivingexamples:forexample,suchasComparing:similarly,likewiseConcluding:toconclude,insummaryDiscussion:Whatdoestravellingbringtopeople?

broadenone’shorizon/expandone’srangeofknowledgeenrich/enlargeone’slifeexperiencebuildonescharacterfindwhattheyreallywantintheheartrelaxone’smindrelieveone’spressuresoflifeandworkrefreshoneselfandbuildupone’sstrengthbeanescapefromtheboredomofone’severydaylifewidenone’scircleoffriendsStep3

Post-readingAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.

LiDaiyuandLiuQianwereonatriptoCanada.Before1.

(start)out，theyspentacoupleofdaysinVancouver,2.

thereweresomeshopssellingcraftsand3.

(antique).AfterthattheytookthetraintoLakeLouise，wherethebluewatertooktheirbreath4.

.TheirnextstopwasinEdmonton，acitywithdailytemperatures5.

(average)－10℃.TheyhadknownthatCanadaisacountrywhichhasvastlandsbut6.

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