Reading An adventure in Africa

教学目标： 本课 时运用多媒体增加课堂容量， 提高课堂效率和学生积极性。通过设 计有助于提高学生的阅读概括水平与 分析问题能力的练习，指导学生提高 阅读速度和把握作者写作思路；及通 过练习设计提高学生运用语言解决问 题的能力，变学习语言为运用语言。

1. How much do you know about Africa? 2. Is it worthwhile going to Africa for your holiday?

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

New words of places: Morocco the Sahara Desert the River Nile Lake Victoria Kenya Tanzania (Kilimanjaro) Himalayas [ himə'leiəz ]

A North African kingdom, is on the northwestern corner of Africa and Rabat is its capital. Casablanca, in the north of this country, is the largest city. The famous movie Casablanca tells a story which happened in this city. Morocco

the Sahara Desert It is the world’s largest desert, covering 9,065,000 square kilometers.

the River Nile Flowing quietly and peacefully, it enjoys the fame of “The cradle of African civilization( 文明 )”.

the Nile

Lake Victoria It is named after Queen of England in the 19th century. It is the world’s largest tropical( 热带 )lake and the second largest freshwater lake （淡水湖）.

It is the highest mountain in Africa. It stands in northeastern Tanzania. The top of the mountain is covered by snow and ice all year round. Kilimanjaro

The mountains, located in Asia are one of the highest mountain ranges( 山脉 ) in the world. The world‘s highest peak ( 山峰 ) was 8,848 meters high which was conquered( 攻克 ) in Himalayas

Read it quickly and answer. 1. How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert? ________________________________ An adventure in Africa They will travel on camels.

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.

Para1. Para2. Para3. Para4. Para5. Para6. Para7. A. go to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. B. go to travel down the River Nile after the trip by camel. C. go to travel on camels through the Sahara Desert. D. plan a trip during the holiday and go to visit Africa first. E. go on a trip to visit Africa in Kenya. F. try to get close to animals in Kenya. G. send postcards from different places we visit. Fast reading

Para 1 True or false 1.Toby would spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university. 2.After the trip to Africa, Colin will go to university. Careful reading

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 such as elephants, lions and __________. tracks giraffes

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

Q: Where will they go before going back to London? They will go to the Himalayas.

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

Which of the following is their traveling route?_____ A. Morocco Britain Tanzania Kenya China B. London Morocco Kenya Tanzania China C. China Morocco Kenya Tanzania Britain D. China Britain Morocco Kenya Tanzania B

TopicDetails Toby’s (1)_____ in Africa Going to Morocco by (2)_______ from London (3)_____ to visit The Sahara Desert The River Nile KenyaTanzania Activities 1.Traveling on (4)_______ 2.(5)______ in tents 3. Sleeping on the ground in the sleeping bags Going white - water rafting from Lake (6)______ to travel down the River Nile 1.Following the (7)_________ of big animals 2. Getting close to them to take photos 3. Eating and drinking (8)_________ the local villagers do 1. Getting enough (9)_______ 2. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Going to the (10) __________after the trip in Africa adventure plane Places camels Camping Victoria tracks whatever rest Himalayas

Answers: C2: 1 __ 2 __ 3__ 4 __ 5 __ 6 ___ D: 1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__ 6___ E: 1_________ 2______ 3________ 4_________ 5______ 6________ 7_________ 8_________ 9_________ 10_______ c d b a f e adventureflightdesert arranged camels up close wildlife protection brilliantsupply CDB CCC

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. Homework