Unit 2 Wish you were here

In this unit, we will Read a letter about the adventure in Africa and a travel leaflet about Shangri-la listen to details about holiday packages talk about travelling and adventures and discuss future travel plans write an e-mail design a travel leaflet

Do you like travelling? Do you enjoy beautiful sights when you are traveling?

Have you ever been to these places?

Great Wall Tian’anmen Square Oriental Pearl Potala Palace

Have you ever considered going to Africa to take an adventure? the Arctic Ocean Europe North America Asia Where is Africa? Pacific Ocean Atlantic ocean Africa Indian Ocean South America Australia Antarctica

How much do you know about Africa? 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 …

The River Nile

Mount Kilimanjaro

An adventure in Africa

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

the River Nile Lake Victoria white-water rafting

Colin Toby

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Read the letter quickly and answer these questions. Fast reading Read the letter quickly 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? ____________________. Toby Camel The Sahara Desert An elephant

Careful reading Paragraph 1: Where will Toby go?

The main idea Para.1 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. They will spend a few weeks travelling in Africa before Colin goes to university.

Paragraph 2: Careful reading How will they travel in the Sahara Desert?

Para.2 Sahara Start position: Time: Destination: Means of transportation: What to do: Equipment: How long: London 15th July Morocco/Sahara plane (from London to Morocco) camels (throughout Sahara) camping/ seeing beautiful stars tents/ sleeping bags/ torch six days

The ship of desert

Paragraph 3: Careful reading What will they do while traveling down the River Nile?

Para.3 Lake Victoria White –water rafting waterproof special 1.What adventure activity will the writer try? White –water rafting raft 2.Is there any danger when he does this activity? How to protect themselves? waterproof special They have to wear _______ clothing , a ________ and a ________, just _________ their raft gets turned upside down or sinks. helmet life jacket in case

Careful reading Paragraph 4-5: What will they do in Kenya?

In ________ , they’ll live with the ______ people in their villages , and eat and drink _________ they do , including cow’s _______. Kenya local whatever blood Para.4-5 They’ll walk across the land, following the __________ of big animals __________ elephants, lions and giraffes. footprints such as

Careful reading Paragraph 6: Where will they climb 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 air gets _____. Tanzania Kilimanjaro tiring Tanzania thinner Para.6 Mount Kilimanjaro

Paragraph 7-8: Careful reading Where will they go before going back to London?

4 weeks in Africa The Sahara Desert Mount Kilimanjaro The River Nile Kenya Mount Kilimanjaro The River Nile 1 week 2 weeks 1 week

Discuss with your partner and draw a map of Toby’s traveling in Africa London Discuss with your partner and draw a map of Toby’s traveling in Africa The Sahara Desert Morocco Kenya Traveling Route(路线) Lake Victoria Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania

Read the letter carefully and finish the following tasks. Reading comprehension Read the letter carefully and finish the following tasks.

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.In Line13 “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 B C

C 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

Put the activities in the correct order according to Toby’s plan for the trip. ____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 3 2 5 4 1 6

Reading Comprehension---D Choose the correct meanings for the words below. Write the letters in the blanks. 1 astonishing (line 8) 2 uncomfortable (line 19) 3 rough (line 22) 4 including (line 28) 5 supplies (line 31) 6 scare (line 36) a having something as part of a group or a set b having large and dangerous waves c amazing d not comfortable e frighten f things such as food, medicines, etc. that needed by a group of people

E Aihua wrote a reply to Toby, choose the correct words to complete the letter. adventure astonishing scared camel white-water life jacket places blood local helmet Thank you very much for your letter. Your _________ sounds exciting! I can’t wait to hear what Africa is like. I think the most exciting thing you are going to do is the _____ ride through the Sahara Desert. I might be _____ to ride camel. Six days sounds like a long time to be traveling on camels. Do they bite? Please be careful when you go _________ rafting down the river. Make sure that you remember to wear your ______ and __________ . adventure camel scared white-water helmet life jacket

Aihua wrote a reply to Toby, choose the correct words to complete the letter. 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 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. After traveling for almost four weeks, will you really have enough 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! blood local astonishing places

Homework Review the reading passage. Finish A1-B2 on page 94-95. Finish Reading on page 98.