Unit 2 Wish you were here!

What can you see from the video?

Morocco Sahara Desert River Nile Lake Victoria Kenya Tanzania Mountain Kilimanjaro Himalayas 摩洛哥 撒哈拉沙漠 尼罗河 维多利亚湖 肯尼亚 坦桑尼亚 乞力马扎罗山 西马拉雅 Do you know these places?

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

1.They’ll fly to Morocco They’ll see wild animals in Kenya. 5. They’ll climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. 6. Listen to Toby’s plans for the trip. Listen to Toby’s plans for the trip. They’ll travel on camels through the Sahara. They’ll travel down the River Nile. They’ll go to the Himalayas.

Get the main idea for each paragraph Get the main idea for each paragraph Para. 1 Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Para.7 Planning a trip during the holiday Travelling on camels through the Sahara Travelling down the River Nile A trip to see wild animals in Kenya Enjoying the animals as much as possible Moving on to Tanzania Going to the Himalayas

Choose the best answers and give Choose the best answers and give supporting information from the letter p24 C1 supporting information from the letter p24 C1 1.According to Para.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. In line 13, “there” refers to_____. A. the United States B. Morocco C. northern Africa D. the Sahara Desert D C

3. According to Para.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 Para. 5, they want to_____. A. see a giraffe up close B. scare animals away C. take photographs of animals D. shoot an elephant B C

5. In line 36, “them” refers to_____. 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

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

Part of Toby’s Travel Plan Part of Toby’s Travel Plan Route How to travel What to takeWhy to take through the Sahara down the River Nile in Kenya on camels a tent, a torch a sleeping bag see sth in the dark go white- water rafting special clothing, a helmet, a lifejacket not to get turned upside down or sink walking carry food and water a backpack

Can you rewrite the letter with words or expressions from it ? Toby and his brother Colin will spend a few weeks in Africa. Their _________sounds very exciting.First, they will fly to Morocco, and then travel on _______through the Sahara______. At night, they can see beautiful stars in the dark, and they are going to sleep on the ground in sleeping bags.adventure camels Desert

After six days’____________trip, they will travel down the River Nile, where they will go white-water ______. They’ll also live with the local people in Kenya and see the wild animals. At last they’ll go to_____Mount Kilimajanro, which can be very ___________. uncomfortable rafting climb dangerous

Reading strategy How to read an informal letter?

Do you think it is worth risking your life for adventures? Why or why not? Discussion

Think over and answer these questions. 1.Are dates included? 2.Is addresser included? 3.Are friendly greetings usually used at the beginning of the letter? 4.Can jokes be made? 5.Is the reader ’ s surname addressed? 6.Is the letter signed off with the author ’ s surname? 7.Are past events referred back to in the letter? 8.Can you see contractions in this letter?

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

1. 上大学 2. 做许多令人惊叹的事 3. 骑骆驼穿越沙漠 4. 大约和 … 一样大 5. 在帐篷中宿营 6. 在睡袋里席地而卧 7. 在明朗的夜晚 8. 沿尼罗河顺流而下 9. （水）湍急 10. 去白浪漂流 11. 以防万一 12 ．翻船 1.go to university 2.do lots of astonishing things 3.travel on camels through the desert 4.about the size of 5.camp in tents 6.sleep on the ground in sleeping bags 7.on clear nights 8.travel down the River Nile 9.get quite rough 10.go white-water rafting 11.in case 12.get turned upside down

13. 去旅行 14. 食物和水的供应 15. 尽可能靠近 … 16. 尽管 17. 拍照 18. 把 …. 吓跑 19. 近距离看 … 20. 继续前往 21. 感到恶心 22. 变得更稀薄 23. 确保 24. 给你寄明信片 13.go on a trip to 14.supplies of food and water 15.get as close as possible to … 16.even though 17.take photos 18.scare… away 19.see … up close 20.move on to 21.feel sick 22.get thinner 23.make sure 34.send you postcards.