Unit 2 Wish you were here the second period An adventure in Africa

There are a lot of amazing adventures to have and places to see in the world.

Please discuss the following questions in pairs. 1.If you were offered a chance to go travelling around the world ,which place would you like to visit most? Why is that place your favourite? 2.Have you ever thought of visiting Africa one day? 3.What do you know about Africa? 4.What interests you most about Africa?Why?

Exciting, mysterious and attractive Africa Camels in the Gobi Desert The pyramids in Egypt An elephant in Africa The Africans The Pharaohs

Giraffes in Africa

Zebras in the beautiful grasslands of Africa

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

Please look at the pictures carefully as you listen to the tape ,and answer these questions. 1.Who wrote the letter?______________. 2.What animal is uncomfortable to sit on? __________________. 3.What desert will Toby travel through? 4.What animal does Toby want to see up lose? ____________________.

tent torch sleeping bag

the River Nile Lake Victoria white-water rafting

Colin Toby

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Please answer these questions. Toby 1.Who wrote the letter?______________. 2.What animal is uncomfortable to sit on? __________________. 3.What desert will Toby travel through? 4.What animal does Toby want to see up lose? ____________________. Camel The Sahara Desert An elephant

Special clothing,a helmet and a life jacket Please read the letter quickly as quickly as possible and answer the following questions. 1.How long will the author stay in Africa? ______________________. 2.When will Toby leave London and where will he fly to ? 3.What do we have to wear while going whit-water rafting? _____________________________________. About four weeks On 15th July. London Special clothing,a helmet and a life jacket

? Please read the letter again as carefully as you can and then answer the questions. 1.Which paragraph deals with Toby’s travelling through the Sahara Desert? What are they going to take with them and why? _____________________________________. 2.Which paragraphs talk about Toby’s travelling in Kenya and Tanzania and what will be taken? _____________________________________ _______________________________________. Paragraph 2. tents so that they can camp in the tents. They will take big and thick sleeping bags to sleep in. a torch with them so that they can see in the dark. Paragraph 4,5and 6. A backpack,food,water and a camera.

Please choose the best answer. 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_______. A.the United States B.Morocco C.northern Africa D.the Sahara Desert D

B C 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 C

C C 5.“Our guides will have guns with them to scare the animals away if they come too close.” Here “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

Put the activities in the correct order according to Toby’s plan for the trip. 3 ____travel down the River Nile ____travel on camels through the Sahara Desert ____climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania ____see wild animals in Kenya ____fly to Morocco ____go to the Himalayas 2 5 4 1 6

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

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?

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

Post-reading activities Please do pair work,one as Toby,the other as a reporter from our school magazine. Toby will be interviewed about his travel plan by the reporter. Toby:say something about the travel plan in Africa. The reporter: interview Toby about his travel plan. You are interested in:Where will you go first? Will you go white-water rafting? Is it exciting? Are you going to Kenya?etc.

How confident are you of: 1 2 3 4 5 Slightly confident Quite confident Very confident Not confident Confident How confident are you of: identifying the parts of an informal letter?____ reading a text for specific information? ____ discussing your ideas about travel and adventures? ____

Finish the exercises in part D ,E on page 24,25. Homework Finish the exercises in part D ,E on page 24,25.

Byebye!