Unit4UsinglanguageWritingTaskWritingTaskImaginethatyouareLiDaiyu.Usingthemapandyournotes,writeanemailtoyourparentstellingthemaboutthetrip.Whatarethefeaturesofatraveljournal?FeaturesofatraveljournalQ1:Whatistheorderof

atraveljournal?BeforestartingoutDuringtheirfirstdayThenextdayThenextmorning…*intheorderoftimeelementswho ——peoplewhen ——timewhere ——placeswhat ——scenery/activitieshow ——feelingQ2:Whatdoesatraveljournalusuallyinclude?Inadditiontospectacularmountainpeaksandforests,onehighlightoftheirtripwasbeingabletoseemanydifferentcreatures....thebluewaterliterallytooktheirbreathawaywithitsexceptionalbeauty.Thebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,gold,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground....Montrealisacitywithwonderfulsightsandsounds.MostofusspeakbothEnglishandFrench,andthecityhasuniqueQuebeccultureandtraditions.Therearefantasticrestaurantsandclubsaround,too.Q3:Howcanwemakethedescriptionofthetravelappealing?languagefeatures?—descriptivelanguageUseaccurateandpicturesqueadjectives...thebluewaterliterallytooktheirbreathawaywithitsexceptionalbeauty.Thetrainthunderedon,throughtherollinghills.Thegirlssawhundredsofskyscrapersofglassandsteel,andold-fashionedcarsrollingby.ThatnightthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRiver.UsevividverbsDescriptivelanguageaccurateandpicturesqueadjectivesvividverbstodescribethecharacteristicsorstateofthesubjectortoshowsubjectivefeelingtodescribeactivitiesandactionsSomesentencepatternswhichmightbeused?Thesceneryof...wasverybeautiful.Wewereimpressedbythebeautifulscenesof...Aftersupper,weenjoyedthebeautifulnightscenesof...Ireallyenjoytraveling...Itwassoamazingthat......iswellworthvisiting.Summary:Westartedin...Thenextday...Wearoseearlythenextmorning...Then...Now...

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CanadamajorcitiesgeographyweathercultureagriculturetransportationlanguageWhatdoyoulearnaboutCanadafromthejourney?Place

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mistycloudsrisingfromtheNiagaraFallsskyscrapersofglassandsteelold-fashionedcarswentuptheCNTowermetLinFeiinChinatownastonishedsignsandadsinFrenchpeoplespokeEnglishwithanaccentuniqueQuebeccultureandtraditionsvisitedlovelyshopsvisitedartistsintheirworkplacesalongStPaulStreetmetJean-PhilippeinarestaurantsurprisedDearMumandDad,Thankyousomuchforallowingmetogoonthisjourney!Ithasbeenawonderfultripsofar,andIamlovingCanada!WestartedinVancouver,wherewewentshoppingforgiftsandthenwenthiking.Unfortunately,itrainedthefirstdaywewerethere,butthenitbecameclearafterthat.ThenwetookatraintoLakeLouiseintheCanadianRockies,andthenacoachthroughtheRockiestoJasper.Thescenerywasspectacular—massiveforestsandmountains,beautifulbluelakes,andallkindsofanimals.Weevensawagrizzlybear!Fromthere,wetookalong-distancetraintoToronto.WewereamazedbyhowemptyandwidetheCanadianPrairiewas.Itjuststretchedonandon,asfarastheeyecouldsee.ButthenafterwepassedWinnipegwewereinalandoflakesandhills.ItwasallsoSampleWritingbeautiful.Torontowasamazing.WewenttotheCNTowerandweresurprisedbecausewecouldseecloudsrisingfromtheNiagaraFallsacrossthelake.ThenwehaddinnerinChinatownwithLinFei(shesays“Hi!”).FromtherewetravelledtoMontrealwherewewentshoppingintheoldtown.ThenwestoppedatarestaurantwherewemetacoolguynamedJean-Philippe.He’saphotographer.HetoldusallaboutMontrealanditsculture.DidyouknowthatnearlyeveryonetherespeaksFrench?Luckily,many