1、5. Reading and underlining A really useful way to help us with our listening is to become aware of thought groups . When we speak, we need to divide speech up into small chunks to help the listener understand messages. These chunks or thought groups are groups of words which go together to express a
2、n idea or thought. In English, we use pauses and low pitch to mark the end of thought groups. Next you are to read the text, dividing the text into thought groups and circling all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after school as homework. Collocatio
3、ns from A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” on a trip(在旅途中), on the Atlantic coast（在大西洋海岸）, take the aeroplane（乘飞机）, fly from to（从飞行到）, take the train from to（乘火车从到）, from west to east（从西到东）, across Canada（横穿加拿大） , cross the whole country（横贯整个国家） , wait for（等候）, at the airport（在机场）, taketo（把带到）, catch the tr
4、ain（乘坐火车）, on the way to（在去 的路上）, see great scenery（看美丽壮观的风景）, on the trip（在旅途中）, go eastward（向东行驶） , pass cities（经过城市）, in less than five days（在不五天的时间里） , from coast to coast（从一个海岸到另一个海岸）, in the warmest part of（在最热的地方） , be surrounded by（被 所包围）, on the north（在北边）, ski in the mountains（在山 上滑雪）, sai
5、l in the harbour（在港湾了扬帆行船）, north of（的北边）, settle down in the seat（落座）, look out of the window at the wild scenery（从窗口看到了自然风 光）, a mountain goat（野山羊）, a grizzly bear（大灰熊）, a famous Western festival（有 名的西方节日）, come from all over（全来自）, compete in ing（比赛做）, ride wild horses（驾驭野马）, have a gift for ing（有
6、天资/天分做）, work with（与共处）, winprizes（赢得奖金）, live within 320 kilometres of the USA border（居住在靠近美国 320 公里以内的边境地带）, go through（穿过）, a wheat-growing province（种植小麦的省份）, thousands of square kilometers in size（面积 有数千平方米）, at the top end of（在的最上首） , a busy port（繁忙的港口）, be close to（接近）, one-third of（三分之一）, rus
7、h through（穿行过） The Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, the great backbone of North America, extend 5,000 kilometers from New Mexico to Canada. The elevations range from about 1,500 meters along the plains to 4,399 meters, and the widths range from 120 to 650 kilometers. The Rocky Mountains are comp
8、osed of many mountain ranges with unique ecological fea tures. For example, 20 ranges make up the Rocky Mountains in and adjacent to Wyoming. The natural beauty, abundant wildlife, and fresh water have attracted human inhabitants for the last 10,000-12,000 years. 6. Reading and transferring informat
9、ion Read the text again to complete the table summarizing A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH. A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH About Canada About Vancouver About Rocky Mountains About Thunder Bay bigger than the US; 2nd biggest country in the world; From west to east, you can see mountains, thousands of lakes, forest
10、s and wide rives as well as cities. 5,500 km from coast to coast warmest part of Canada; most beautiful city in Canada, surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west; population increasing rapidly; wild scenery; mountain goats; a grizzly bear; at the top end of the
11、Great Lakes; a busy port; 7. Going over the text for the type of writing and summary of the idea Determining the type of writing will help you determine the authors topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject supportive, condemn
12、ing, objective, etc.) Type of writing This is a piece of narrative writing. Main idea of the passage Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went on a trip to Canada, visiting their cousins and enjoying the beautiful scenery across the whole continent of Canada from west to east. Main idea of 1st paragraph
13、 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada. Main idea of 2nd paragraph Having arrived in Vancouver, the most beautiful city in Canada, they were to be taken to catch “The True North”, the cross- Canada train. Main idea of 3rd paragraph Settling down in their seats in the train, they
14、enjoyed the wild scenery while crossing the Rockey Mountains to Calgary. Main idea of 4th paragraph While arriving Thunder Bay, they learn more about Canada, its population, resource and etc. Main idea of 5th paragraph The train rushed through the night towards Toronto while they were sleeping. 8. R
15、eading the text once again to make a diargram of A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” 9. Understanding difficult sentences Are there any difficult sentences? Now discuss with your partner the difficult points from the text. 10. Closing down by acting the text Acting out the text is a strategy for motivating u
16、s to read out loud the text. We need oral practice and help with pronunciation and so acting out the text really helps us. To end the period lets act this text out. We shall have three student actors to play Li Daiyu, Liu Qian and Danny Lin. on a trip to Canada. catch “The True North” train. cross the Rockey Mountain arrive in Thunder Bay towards Toronto
