选择性必修二Unit4JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLANDReadingandThinking

JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLANDTextbookforHighSchoolUNIT04BeforeReadingNEWCURRICULUMENGLISHCOURSEWAREStep1TextbookforHighSchoolWarmingupWhatarethekeywords?WhatdoestheTrueNorthreferto?WhatistheHeartofCanada?ReadforpredictionWhileReadingNEWCURRICULUMENGLISHCOURSEWAREStep2TextbookforHighSchoolThetextisabouta

journeyoftwogirlstoCanadaviarail;andittellsussomeamazingsightsaboutCanada.What'sthewritingstyleofthepassage?ReadformainideaandwritingstyleWhat'sthefeaturesofthestyle?Traveljournal.

Thewriterwillmention：

who(persons),when(time),where(destination),why(reason),what(attractions)andhow(transportation).MainideaWhileReadingReadforfactualinformationReadparagraph1andfillintheblanks.Briefintroductionaboutthetripwhowhat/whywherehowfirstby____,thenvia____.LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianplanetrainTovisittheircousinsHalifaxontheAtlanticCoastWhileReadingDrawthetravelrouteWhileReadingReadforfactualinformationVancouverLakeLouiseJaspertime:activities:features:twodaysthe1stday:tookaboattothebay;visitanisland;the2ndday:sawthemountains;tookahikerainy;shopssellingcraftsandantiquesthenextmorningaroseearly;sawthemountainsandforestsbluewater;exceptionalbeautythenextdaytookacoachthroughtheCanadianRockies;seespectacularmountainsandforests;seemanydifferentcreaturesbeautifulscenery;wildlifeReadthroughpara.2--3,andfillinthecharts.ReadforfactualinformationEdmontonThegreatCanadianPrairieWinnipegTorontotime:activities:features:Readpara.4--6,andfillinthecharts.aftertheyleftJsapertookthetrainprovincialcapitalofAlbertcentreofoilandgas;drillingindustry;hometoshoppingmallsaftertheyleftEdmontontookthetrain;sawanopencountry;gothroughwheat-growingpronvinces;anopencountry;wheat-growing;afteranotherdayonthetraintookthetrain;urbanareaaftertheyleftWinnipge;thenightandthenextmorningtookthetrainsawLakeofHuron;alandofforestsandlakes;rollinghills;bushesandmapletrees;WhileReadingForbothofthem,thethoughtofcrossingthewholecountrybyrailwasexciting.(Para.1Beforetheyarrived.)Thenextdaywasclearandmild,andtheywerepleasedtoseethebeautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity.(Para.2inVancouver)Lookingatthebeautifulscenery,theybothagreedthatitwasthemostawesomejourneytheyhadevertaken.(Para.3OnthewaytoJasper)However,theydidnotanticipateseeingsuchanopencountry,andweretrulyamazed.ReadforattitudeHowdidDaiyuandLiuQianfeelaboutthejourney?Why?WhileReadingexcitedpleasedawesomeamazed

Seenfromthetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive.(Para.3)...thebluewaterliterallytooktheirbreathawaywithitsexceptionalbeauty.(Para.3)Thetrainthunderedon,throughtherollinghills.(Para.6)Thebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,gold,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatautumnhasarrivedinCanada.(Para.6)ReadforappreciationWhatarethelanguagecharacteristicsofatraveljournal?Listexamples.WhileReadingI.

avividdescriptionII.astrongsenseofpictureIII.alotofdescriptivelanguagethendespitelaterwhen

ReadfordiscoursemarkersUsediscoursemarkerstoshowrelationshipsDiscoursemarkersarealsoknownas“linkingwords”.Theyareusedtoshowrelationshipsbetweenideas.suchas:toaddsomething(e.g.also,besides,additionally)toshowcontrast(e.g.however,ontheotherhand)toexplainareason(e.g.because,since)toshowaresult(e.g.therefore,asaresult)Withoutdiscoursemarkers,theconnectionsbetweensentencesandparagraphswouldbelessobvious.inadditiontosinceinfacteventuallyWhileReadingPostReadingNEWCURRICULUMENGLISHCOURSEWAREStep3TextbookforHighSchoolTravelfarenough,youmeetyourself.Theworldisabookandthosewhodonottravelreadonlyonepage.VoiceyouropinionWhatdoestravelmeantous?

在一段足够远的旅行中，你会遇到（内心）的自己。读万卷书，行万里路。PostReadingGroupDiscussionAssignment