An adventure in Africa

Brainstorming Fast reading Detailed reading Discussion Homework

Why is traveling becoming more and more popular? Brainstorming

Europe Asia Australia Africa North America South America Antarctica the Arctic Ocean Atlantic ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean

1. How much do you know about Africa? 2. Have you ever considered going to Africa to take an adventure?

鸵鸟 ostrich 狒狒 baboon 大猩猩 gorilla 鳄鱼 crocodile 象 elephant 长颈鹿 giraffe 犀牛 rhinoceros 河马 hippo 斑马 zebra 狮子 lion 角马 gnu 返回目录

1. How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert? ________________________________ They will travel on camels. Read the following letter quickly and answer these questions.

2. What activity does Toby think is dangerous? _______________________________ 3. How long will the author stay in Africa? _________________________________ About four weeks. White-water rafting and watching wildlife up close.

The route and destinations in Africa: take a flight to Morocco ride camels through the Sahara Desert travel down the River Nile see wild animals in Kenya climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania go to the Himalayas 返回目录

True or False 1. Toby leaves London on 15 th July and they will go to Morocco by train. 2. The Sahara Desert is the biggest desert in the world and it is twice the size of the US. F F

3. They will wear special clothing, a helmet and a lifejacket to go white- water rafting. 4. Toby wants to see a giraffe up close but Colin wants to see an elephant. 5. Mountain climbing can be very tiring, and many people feel sick as the air gets thinner. F T T

The main idea They will spend a few weeks traveling in Africa before Colin goes to university. 1. What will Toby and Colin do before Colin goes to university? They will spend a few weeks travelling. 2. Which place will they go first? Africa.

Sahara

Start position: Time: Destination: Means of transportation: What to do: Equipment: How long: London 15 July Morocco/Sahara plane (from London to Morocco) camping/ seeing beautiful stars tents/ flashlight six days camels (throughout Sahara)

Read the third paragraph Q: What will they do after they leave the Sahara Desert?

White-water rafting raft Travel down the River Nile 1. What adventure activity will they try?

They have to wear a ______ and a ___________ for protection, just ______ they fall into the water. 2. Is there any danger when he does this activity? How to protect themselves? helmet in case life jacket

Discuss with your partner: Since rafting is dangerous and may hurt you badly, will you risk rafting?

Q: What will they do in Kenya? Read paragraphs 4& 5

In ______, they’ll live with the _____ people in their villages, and eat and drink _________ they do, including cow’s ______. Kenya local whatever blood

They’ll walk across the land, following the _____ of wildlife _______ elephants, lions and giraffes. tracks such as

Q: Where will they climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Read the sixth paragraph Mount Kilimanjaro

After that, they’ll be moving on to ________, where they’re going to climb Mount ___________. Mountain climbing can be very ______, and many people feel sick as the atmosphere gets ______. Tanzania Kilimanjaro tiring thinner

Read paragraphs 7&8 Q: Where will they go before going back to London? They will go to the Himalayas.

Morocco the Sahara Desert The River Nile Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro Lake Victoria Kenya Egypt

Toby’s travel plans Para. Route ( 路线 ) How to travel What to take Why to take them 2through the Sahara Desert An adventure in Africa by camel tents, flashlight I’ll be able to see in the dark.

3 down the River Nile 4~54~5 in Kenya 6in Tanzania by raft a helmet and a life jacket In case they fall into the water. on foot on foot a large backpack, food, water, camera, gun oxygen bag They’ll be walking every day for almost two weeks. The atmosphere gets thinner.

Retelling The Sahara Desert River Nile Morocco LondonKenya Tanzania The Himalayas

We’ll leave London to begin our adventure on… First, we’ll be flying to Morocco. We’re going to…after that… then… next… and next… at last…

Put the activities in the correct order according to Toby’s plan for the trip. The first one has been done for you. ______ travel down the River Nile ______ ride camels through the Sahara Desert 3 2

______ climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania ______ see wild animals in Kenya ______ take a flight to Morocco ______ go to the Himalayas

Read the letter again carefully and then choose the best answer. Mark your answers by circling the letters. 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. In Line 12, ‘there’ refers to A. the United States B. Morocco C. northern Africa D. the Sahara Desert

3. According to Paragraph 2, _____. A. Toby enjoys riding camels B. Toby is worried about travelling by camel 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. ride an elephant

5. In Line 34, ‘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

Match these new words and phrase from the letter with their meanings. Write the correct letters in the blanks. a make somebody frightened b in total c something that protects you from attack d a dark and cool area out of the sun e greater or better than usual f before something happens

1 extraordinary (Line 7) _______ 2 shade (Line 14) ________ 3 altogether (Line 17) ________ 4 in advance (Line 29) _______ 5 defence (Line 29) ______ 6 scare (Line 34) _____ c e d b f a

Aihua wrote a reply to Toby, but several words are missing. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the letter. protection adventure arranged up close brilliant wildlife camels supply desert flight

E: 1_________ 2______ 3________ 4_________ 5______ 6________ 7_________ 8_________ 9_________ 10_______ flight desert arrangedcamelsup close wildlife protection brilliant supply adventure 返回目录

1. If you feel exhausted in climbing mountain, should you give up half way? Discussion

2. Adventures such as mountain climbing and white-water rafting can be dangerous. Do you think it is worth risking your life for adventures? Why or why not? 3.Which part of the world would you like to visit? Why?

If you are Aihua, your friend, Toby wants to come to Mount Lang in Xining.

Dear Toby, How are you? I’m glad to ……………….………… …………………………… ………………..…… Best wishes to you! Love, Aihua greetings body closings signature An Informal letter sample

You are supposed to write a letter to Toby telling him your plan for the oversea travel. Pay attention to the style of the letter.