SpeakingA:Hi,LiDaiyuandLiuQian!Welcomebackfromyourtrip!Howwasit?B:Oh,itwasGREAT!WetookthetripfromthewestcoastofCanadaallthewaytotheeastcoast.Itwasoneofthebestexperiencesofmylife!Speakingandwritingonpage39C:Really?Whatwasyourfavouritethingaboutthetrip?B:That’sahardquestiontoanswer!Thereweresomanythings.OnethingthatimpressedmethemostwastheRockyMountainsinthewestofCanada.A:WhywereyousoimpressedbytheRockyMountains?B:Theywereamazing-sotallandcleanandcoveredwithpurewhitesnowatthetops.Ifeltverysmallcomparedtothegreatmountainheights.C:Howaboutyou,LiuQian?DidyouhaveafavouriteexperienceinCanada?D:Yes!IlovedthecityofMontreal.ItsculturewassodifferentfromtherestofwhatwesawinCanada.A:Whatwassodifferentaboutit?D:EverythingwasinFrench!Thesigns,theadvertisements…everything!Icouldn’treadanyofit!C:Howwasthefood?IhearthatFrenchcultureisfamousforitsfood!D:Thefoodwasprettygood–Ididn’tpayattentiontoitverymuch,exceptthebread.Thebreadwasreally,reallygood!Sampledialogue:A:IthinkoneofthegreatestsimilaritiesbetweenChinaandCanadaistheirsize.Theyareofsimilarlengthfromeasttowestcoast.Talkingonpage69B:Yes,Iagree.Anothersimilarityisthateachcountryhasmostofitspopulationinonepartofthecountry.Canada’spopulationismostlyinthesouthpart,andChina’spopulationismostlyintheeast.A:Thereareofcoursesomegreatdifferences–thebiggestisthatwespeakChineseinChinaandCanadiansspeakmostlyEnglishandFrench.B:AnotherbigdifferenceisthatChinahasmanyneighbouringcountries,butCanadahasonlyone,theUSA.A:Yes,andalsoCanadahasnothinglikeChina’sislandofHainan,sothere’snowhereforpeopletositonthebeachinwinter.ManyCanadiansliketovisitHainaninwinter.Homework1.PreviewLearningaboutlanguageandfindmorewordsofthesamekind.2.Findthreeappositiveclausesfromthereadingpassages.
