Unit1WishyouwerehereReading公開課課件譯林版（2020）高中英語選擇性

Unit1WishyouwerehereReading：Canada—alandofdiversityStep1Lead-in1.WhatisyourunderstandingofthequotationonPage1?Therealvoyageofdiscoveryconsistsnotinseekingnewlandscapes,butinhavingneweyes.—MarcelProustThissayinghighlightsthesignificanceoftravelling.Itisagoodwaytorefreshandbroadenourhorizons.Itmayalsobeawindowforyoutoknowadifferentworldwhereyoumaymeetvariouspeopleandexperiencefantasticthings.PicturetalkingLijiangRiverTheLijiangRiverissituatedinGuangxi,China,anditisapartoftheLijiangRiverScenicZone.Thissceniczoneisfamousforitsnaturalandhistoricbeauty.Thepostcardshowsthestunningkarstmountainsthattheareaisknownforinthebackground.Theriveritselfissostillthatitreflectstheskyandmountainsclearly.Thesuncastsitsbeautifullightacrossthesky,addingawarmglowtothepeacefulscenery.Thereisalsoamanonabambooraftintheforeground.EmpireStateBuildingTheEmpireStateBuildingisinNewYorkCity,USA.Itisa102-storyskyscraperandisoftenseeninAmericanfilms.TouristsvisittheEmpireStateBuildingtogetapanoramicviewofNewYorkfromthe86th-floorand102nd-floorobservatories.ThepostcardshowsabreathtakingviewofthisfamousbuildingagainstthebackdropofManhattan.Inthepostcard,thesunissettingandthebuildingislitup,whichemphasizesitsdistinctshapeandmakesitstandout.BigBenTheBigBenclocktowerislocatedinLondon,UK.Itisamongthemostpopularlandmarksandrepresentsthecity.ItiseasilyrecognizableandformsapartofthescenicareaatthenorthernendoftheHousesofParliament,whichcanalsobeseeninthepostcard.ItdominatestheskylineandisclosetoothersightsofthecitylikeWestminsterAbbey.Inthepostcard,youcannoticetheVictorianstyleofarchitecturethatisfoundalmostthroughoutLondon.Uluru(AyersRock)Uluru,alsoknownasAyersRock,islocatedincentralAustralia.ItisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandoneofAustralia’sbest-knowntouristdestinations.Itstandsoutprominentlybecauseofitsunusualredcolourasseeninthepostcard.Touristsarealsofascinatedbyitshugesizeanddomeshape,whichareincontrastwiththeflatandfeaturelesssurroundingsshowninthepostcard.Whattouristdestinationsimpressyoumost?Why?Discussion

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutthenationalsymbolsofCanada?Step2Pre-readingIknowthatCanadahasquiteafewnationalsymbolslikethemapleleaf,whichisonthecountry’snationalflag.ThemapletreeisimportanttoCanada’seconomybecauseitisusedforwoodandsugar.Icehockey,thenationalwintersport,isalsoasymbolofCanada.Canadaisfamousforinventingthesport,anditisthefavouritesportofthecountry.2.WhattouristattractionsarethereinCanada?Canadaisavastanddiversecountrywithmuchnaturalbeauty.ForillonNationalParkissituatedonthenorth-easterncoastofthecountryandconsistsofmajesticcliffs,beautifulhikingtrailsanddiversewildlife.AvisittoCanada’scitiescanalsoofferexcitingexperiencestotravellers.AttheCNTower,whichisalandmarkofToronto,visitorscantakepartinmanyactivitieslikegettingabreathtakingviewofthecityorenjoyingtheultimatethrillofwalkingonaledgeoutsidethetower.

CanyougivesomeexamplesshowingthediversityofCanada?

Canadaisknownforitsdiversitybecauseitspopulationconsistsofvariousethnicbackgrounds.Peopleonthislandaremadeupofindigenouspeoplesandimmigrantsfromacrosstheworld.Theirdiversityisalsoreflectedinthevarietyoflanguagesspokeninthecountry.TheseincludetheofficiallanguagesofEnglishandFrench,aswellasotherssuchasMandarin,ArabicandGerman.

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Step3WhilereadingWhatisthestructureofthewebsitearticle?思Whatisthestructureofthewebsitearticle?WhilereadingIntroductionPara.1:Canadaisabroadandbeautifulcountrywithdiverseethnicgroupsanddistinctcultures.ConclusionMainBodyPara.4:Thecountryalsohasarichdiversityofcultures.Para.5:Canadaisauniqueplacetoliveandvisit.Para.2:Thereisgreatdiversityingeography.Para.3:Canadaisethnicallydiverse.(1)WherearethegrandRockyMountains?(2)WhatcanreflectthediversityofCanada’sresidents?(3)Inwhatwayscanyoufeelthesubculturesthere?WhilereadingTheyrisetotheeastofthePacificcoast.Canada’smanyruralareasandurbancenters.Inlanguages,cuisine,architecture,artandmusic.ScanthewebsitearticlecarefullyandfinishA2onPage4.思(4)WhatcanyoudoonCapeBretonIsland?(5)WhatmakesCanadaauniqueplacetoliveandvisit?YoucandancetofiddletunesandenjoytheculturesandtraditionsofCelticsettlers.Itsgeographicalwonders,ethnicgroupsandtheircultures.Readfordeepunderstanding1.Inthearticle,theauthorcomparesCanadatoabloomingflower.WhatwouldyoucompareCanadato?Why?IwouldcompareCanadatoagrandmasterpiecepaintedbyMotherNature.ShepaintsCanada'sforests,lakesandmountainsinbrightcolourstocapturetheawesomebeautyanddiversity.Sheportraysitscitiesinadistinctivestyletoillustratetheiruniquenessandusesharmoniouscolourtonesthatrepresentthemanymulticulturalaspectsamongitspeople.Readfordeepunderstanding2.Canadaisalandofdiversity,andsoisChina.WhataspectscanreflectChina’sdiversity?China'sdiversityisreflectedinitsgeography,wildlifeandpeople.Chinahasspectaculardeserts,jungles,grassyplainsandwetlands,whichplayanimportantroleincreatingitsuniquebiodiversity.AnimalslikethegiantpandaandtheYangtzeRiverdolphin,areexamplesofthis.Chinahassomanydifferentminoritiesthattravellerscanexperiencearangeoflocaltraditionsandcultures.Appreciation(1)Simile(明喻)isappliedinthesentence“Canadaislikeabloomingflower,unfoldingwithbreathtakingbeautyandrichnesstowintheheartofthosewhoenjoywhatithastooffer.”SimileisusedheretocompareCanadatoabloomingflowertovividlypresenttousthebeautyandrichnessofCanada.

Whatotherrhetoricaldevicesareusedinthisarticle?Pickoutthesentencesandreadthemaloud,appreciatingthebeautytheybringabout.(2)Personification(擬人)isappliedinthesentence"Ancient,slow-movingglaciershugthelandandahugevarietyofwildlifewanderstheremoteforests."Itisthepracticeofrepresentingobjects,qualities,etcashumanbeingstoaddvividnesstothedescription.(3)Inversion(倒裝)isappliedinthesentence“TotheeastofthePacificOceanrisethegrandRockyMountains,whicharehometohighpeaksanddeepvalleyscarvedbyiceandwater.”Thisstructurehelpsthereadereasilyfollowthedescriptionandformavividpictureintheirownminds.Furthermore,theauthorusestheverb"rise"tovividlydescribetheconsiderableheightofthemountains.Writeasummaryofthearticlewithin80wordsbasedonwhatyouhavelearnt.SummaryCanadaisanattractiveanddiversenation.First,itenjoysgreatgeographicdiversity,providingboundlesshomelandforanimalsandsplendidsceneryfortourists.Second,itdemonstratesvarietyinitsethniccomposition,withimmigrantsandsettlersfromdifferentbackgrounds.Third,culturaldiversityisthenaturalresultofallmentioned-above,offeringmultipleculturalexperiencesintheverycountry.Inall,Canadaisanidealplacetoliveandvisit.展Step4Post-readingMini-writing(1)安徽省的黃山是壯觀的中國十大風(fēng)景名勝之一，且被聯(lián)合國教科文組織列入世界文化和自然遺產(chǎn)名錄。MountHuangshaninAnhuiprovinceisoneofChina’stensitesofspectacularscenicbeautyandhistoricinterest,whichisincludedintheUNESCOWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritageList.(2)黃山素以奇松、怪石、云海、溫泉著稱。黃山松生長在巖石之上，形態(tài)各異，被視為頑強生命力的典范。MountHuangshaniswellknownforitspinetrees,rockformations,seaofcloudsandhotsprings.TheHuangshanpinetreesareconsideredamodelofmighty

vigourbecausetheygrowstraightoutofrocksandcomeindistinctshapesandsizes.

(3)云海是因在山上看，云形似浩瀚的大海而得名。如果等待日出的游客運氣好的話，他們還可以看到令人嘆為觀止的佛光。Theviewsofthecloudsfromaboveareknown