Unit Two (Reading)

What do you know about ? The Atlantic Ocean The Indian Ocean Lead-in

New words of places: Morocco the Sahara Desert the River Nile Lake Victoria Kenya Tanzania (Kilimanjaro) Himalayas [ himə'leiəz ]

A North African kingdom. Morocco

the Sahara Desert It is the world’s largest desert, covering 9,065,000 square kilometers.

the River Nile Flowing quietly and peacefully, it enjoys the fame of “The cradle of African civilization( 文明 )”.

Lake Victoria It is named after Queen of England in the 19th century. It is the world’s largest tropical( 热带 )lake and the second largest freshwater lake （淡水湖）.

It is the highest mountain in Africa. It stands in northeastern Tanzania. The top is covered by snow and ice all year round. Kilimanjaro

The mountains, located in Asia are one of the highest mountain ranges( 山脉 ) in the world. Himalayas

dates addresser friendly greetings jokes past events contractions It is a(an) formal /informal letter. _____ ____________ Reading Strategy

Go through the letter quickly. Then answer these questions : 1 Who wrote the following letter ? 2 What animal is uncomfortable to sit on? 3 How long will the author stay in Africa ? Fast reading Toby. Camel. About four weeks.

1.According to paragraph 1,______. A.Toby is planning a business trip B.Toby usually travels in his summer holiday C.Colin wants to travel before starting university D.Toby is not very excited about the trip 2.“I expect it will be very hot,dry and dusty there.” Here “there”refers to_______.( Line13) A.the United States B.Morocco C.northern Africa D.the Sahara Desert Read the first 2 paragraphs. C D

3.According to paragraph 2,______. A.Toby enjoys travelling on camels B.Toby is worried about travelling on camels C.Toby will feed the camels D.Colin loves camels 4.According to paragraph 5,Toby wants to____. A.see a giraffe up close B.scare animals away C.take photographs of animals D.shoot an elephant B C Read the paragraphs3-5.

5.“Our guides will have guns with them to scare the animals away if they come too close.” Here “them”refers to_____. (Line 36) A.the elephants B.Colin and Toby C.the guides D.the giraffes 6.According to the letter,Toby enjoys_______. A.comfortable,expensive holidays B.cultural holidays C.adventure holidays D.staying at home C C Read the last 2 paragraphs.

Para. RouteHow to travel What to takeWhy to take through the Sahara Desert lake Victoria in Kenya in Tanzania Toby’s travel plan 2 3 4,5 6 travel by camel/ on camels go white- water rafting walk climb Mount Kilimanjaro a large, strong, light backpack; a camera to carry supplies of food and water; to take photos sleeping bags; a flashlight a helmet and a life jacket The water gets quite rough.. to camp in tents and sleep on the ground in sleeping bags; to see in the dark

The Sahara Desert the River Nile 乞力马扎罗山 Mount Kilimanjaro 维多利亚湖 Lake Victoria Egypt Kenya Morocco Tanzania

choose the proper words to complete the reply by Aihua. (P25) protection adventure arranged up close Brilliant wildlife camels supply desert flight Consolidation Dear Toby, Thank you very much for your letter. Your trip sounds exciting! I can’t wait to hear what Africa is like. Since my last letter to you, I have had a little _________ of my own. Early this month, my mother and I took a________ to Dunhuang, in the north-west of China. The ________ out there was really quite amazing---I have never seen so much sand in my life! While we were there, we ________ with a tour company to ride _________. I was very excited because this was the first adventure camels arranged flight desert

protection adventure arranged up close Brilliant wildlife camels supply desert flight time I has seen one ________. We had hoped that we would get to see some other _________ on our trip, but sadly we didn’t. Since you are going to the Sahara, I have some advice-be sure to bring a large hat and a shirt with long leaves-you will need these for _________. The sun can be so ________ that you’ll need to keep covered or you’ll get burnt-my cheeks were red for days after my Trip. And another thing, you’ll need to keep a good _________ of water with you, since it is so dry and hot. I’m sure you’ll have a nice trip. I look forward to receiving your postcards! Best wishes Aihua wildlife up close supply protectionbrilliant

Please be careful when you go _________ rafting down the river. Make sure that you remember to wear your ___________ and ___________. white-water helmetlife jacket Consolidation adventure astonishing scared camel white – water life jacket places blood local helmet Your trip to see wild animals in Kenya sounds fun. Do you really have to drink cow’s _________ ? I suppose the __________ people might think you are rude if you don’t. I really envy you --- you will see elephants, lions and other animals up close. blood local

After traveling for almost four weeks, will you really have enough energy to climb the Himalayas ? It sounds very tiring, but I’m sure the view will be __________. I look forward to receiving your postcards from different _________ all over the world! astonishing places Consolidation adventure astonishing scared camel white – water life jacket places blood local helmet

Londo n Morocc o The River Nail Keny a An _________ in Africaadventure Ride ______ through the Sahara Desertcamels Go white-water rafting Tanzania Himalaya s Live with the ______ people and get ________ see wild animalslocalclose to _______ Mount KilimanjaroClimb

1.Retell the travel plan of Toby. 2. Finish part E on P25. Homework