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:
Time
Place
Information
Before starting out
The next morning
After they left Jasper
After they left Edmonton
After another day
keys:
The next morning
the Canadian Rockies
Mountains; forests; Lake Louise
After they left Jasper
Edmonton
centre of Canada's huge oil and gas industry; cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging-10"C; home to one of the largest
shopping malls in North America
After they left Edmonton
the Canadian Prairie
An open country; wheat-growing provinces, a bunch of farms
After another day
Ontario
a land of forests, lakes, and rolling hills; four Great Lakes on its southern border; capital is Toronto
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 Vancouv