Wish You Were Here 南京市一中外籍教师 Sheila Avery( 加拿大 )

Which of these places would you like to visit most? Australia’s famous beaches Grasslands of Africa

Gobi Desert Brazilian rainforest

What do people need to do before travelling?  decide where to go and make a travel plan  work out the travelling expenses  learn something about your destination so that you can enjoy yourself better there

backpack 2. towel 3. compass 4. water purifying tablets 5. book 6. first aid kit 7. pocketknife 8. candles 9. torch 10.food 11. matches 12.camera 13. film What items should we take?

Do you enjoy feeding the birds?

Have you ever wanted to ride a camel?

Would you like to see animals in their natural home?

Have you heard the sands sing in a desert?

Would you like to climb Africa's highest mountain ?

Would you like to ride a raft in white water?

Come enjoy Africa !!

20 th November Dear Toby, How are you? I’m glad to ……………….……………………………… ………………………..…… Best wishes to you! Love, Aihua P.S. Don’t forget to write me!!! Heading Body Closing Signature An Informal letter sample Greeting

Informal letters 1. Informal letters are written to people you know. You are comfortable with these people, so you will often joke or ask them questions. 2.Informal letters are written in informal language, this includes contractions, abbreviations, and slang. e.g. Can’t, cu soon, Hey there? 3.Greetings and closings are very casual Greetings (no surnames) e.g. Hi, What’s up? Closings (no surnames) e.g. See you, Cheers, Love 4. You can add P.S., P.P.S., even P.P.P.S.

Reading An Adventure in Africa

Answer yes/no when looking at the format of the letter on Pg. 22 Are dates included? Are addresses included? Are friendly greetings used at the beginning? Is previous information referred to in the letter? Is the receiver’s surname used? Can jokes be made? Is the letter signed off with the sender’s surname? Yes Not here, but.. Yes No Yes No

Scan the letter to find the route Colin will take on his African adventure. What are the names of the countries they will visit? Which country will they visit first, second, third and fourth? What interesting activities will they do in these countries ? What supplies do they need to bring ?Why?

Kenya Tanzania the Sahara Morocco Nile

What will they be doing in Morocco? Finding information:

Morocco

Supplies : sleeping-bag, a torch The Sahara Desert

They will ride on a camel for almost a week.

What will they be doing on the River Nile? Finding information:

The River Nile

They will ride on white-water rafts on the River Nile Supplies: special clothing, helmet, life jacket

What will they be doing in Kenya? Finding information:

Supplies: backpack, food, water They will go on an animal safari in Kenya.

They will visit local people for a delicious lunch.

What will they be doing in Tanzania? Finding information:

They will go mountain climbing on Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Guess where Colin will go next?

Write me a letter soon !