2. Unit 2
Wish you were here

3. 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
design a travel leaflet

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

5. Have you ever been to these places?

6. Great Wall
Tian’anmen Square
Oriental Pearl
Potala Palace

10. 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

11. 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 …

14. The River Nile

20. Mount Kilimanjaro

21. An adventure in Africa

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

23. Giraffes in Africa

24. Zebras in the beautiful grasslands of Africa

25. the River Nile
Lake Victoria
white-water rafting

26. Colin
Toby

27. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

28. 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

29. Careful reading
Paragraph 1:
Where will Toby go?

30. 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.

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

32. 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

33. The ship of desert

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

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. Careful reading
Paragraph 6:
Where will they climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

40. 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

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

43. 4 weeks in Africa The Sahara Desert Mount Kilimanjaro The River Nile
Kenya
Mount Kilimanjaro
The River Nile
1 week
2 weeks
1 week

44. 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

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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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

52. 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

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