人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册 UNIT 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND Section A Reading and Thinking.ppt

;;;iceandwater.Ancient,slow-movingglaciershugthelandandahugevarietyofwildlifewanderstheremoteforests.Theestablishmentofnationalparksmakesmanyofthesebeautifulplacesprotectedareasforthepublictovisitandenjoy,suchasBanffandJasperNationalParks.OnetrulyuniquescenicspotinCanadaisthemightyNiagaraFallswithwaterrushingoveritsedgeinasplendid3displayofsightsandsounds.;tobeancestorsoftheindigenouspeoples,crossedtheBeringStraitbymeansofalandbridgefromaplacenowknownasSiberia.Theysettledonthisvastlandthousandsofyearsago.ThefirstEuropeansalsostartedtosettleinsomeoftheeasternprovincescenturiesago.Today,Canadareflectsavastcombinationofethnicbackgrounds5.AboutoneoutoffivepeopleinCanada’spopulationisforeign-born.Themajorethnicgroups,forexample,includetheEnglish,ScottishandFrench,whiletheminoritygroupsincluderesidentsfromSingaporeandthePacificIslands.

...;Fromthetoweringmountainpeakstothedepthsoftheforeststotheurbancenters,Canada’sgeographicalwonders,ethnicgroupsandtheirculturesmakeitauniqueplacetoliveandvisit.Indeed,ithasbeenconsistently6rankedbytheUnitedNationsasoneofthebestcountriestolivein,andvisitorsarealwayswelcome!

(节选自译林版新教材选择性必修第三册Unit1);【词汇积累】

1.distinctadj.截然不同的,有区别的,不同种类的;清楚的,清晰的

2.territoryn.(加拿大)地区;领土,领地;领域

3.splendidadj.壮丽的,雄伟的;极佳的,非常好的

4.reflectvt.反射;返照

5.backgroundn.背景

6.consistentlyadv.一贯地;始终如一地;Part1Readingcomprehension;;第一步速读课文理清脉络

Task1Readthetextquicklyandfindoutwhatitismainlyabout.

A.HistoryofCanada.

B.GeographicallocationofCanada.

C.Food,cultureandtraditionsofCanada.

D.JourneytoVancouverandtheheartofCanadabyrail.;Task2Readthetextagainandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.

Para.1 A.OnthewaytoOntario.

Para.2 B.IntroductionofEdmonton.

Para.3 C.TheirvisittoLakeLouiseandJasper.

Para.4 D.Theexcitementofcr