《 M2U2 Reading》

Wish you were here,M2 U2,Guess what continent it is.,Hints(提示): Made up of 56 countries Lie in the southeast of the east hemisphere(半球) Located south of Europe The second largest continent with the worlds largest desert and longest river,Make a guess,Africa,How much do you know about Africa?,Lead-in: When people talk about Africa, what will you think of?,Lake Victoria,River Nile,Sahara Desert,Kilimanjaro,Wild animals,Do you think Africa is a land full of mysteries and attraction? Would you like to go to Africa for a trip?,Pre-reading,In spite of this, we still have a chance to read a letter about a plan for travelling in Africa.,we cant go there now because we have no time !,But,An adventure in Africa,adventure,bungee,white-water rafting,rock climbing,mountain climbing,driving,Adventure is an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events.,Task 1: Answer the questions Who wrote the following letter? What animal is uncomfortable to sit on? How long will the author stay in Africa?,fast reading,fast reading,Toby,Camel,Four weeks,Morocco Kenya the Sahara Desert South Africa Uganda the River Nile Lake Victoria Egypt Cameroon Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro the Himalayas Zambia,fast reading,fast reading,Task 2: Tick the names of the places mentioned in Tobys travel plan.,Task 3: What is Tobys route (路线) of traveling in Africa?,careful reading,careful reading,Discuss with your partner and draw a map of Tobys traveling in Africa,London,Morocco,The Sahara Desert,Lake Victoria,Kenya,Tanzania,Mount Kilimanjaro,Traveling Route(路线),Leaving London on 15th July,Flying to 1 _,Traveling on camels through 2 _ with 3 _,Going to travel down 4 _. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, well go 5 _.,Going on a trip to see 6 _and living with 7 _in their village in 8 _,Moving on to 9_and going to 10 _,Going to 11_ after the four weeks trip in Africa,Morocco,the Sahara Desert,local guides,the River Nile,white-water rafting,wild animals,the local people,Kenya,Tanzania,climb Mount Kilimanjaro,The Himalayas,Tobys adventure route in Africa,London,flying,Morocco,camels,the Sahara Desert,6,careful reading,careful reading,Task 4: Finding information,para2,the Sahara Desert,The River Nile,Lake Victoria,1.What adventure activity will the writer try?,2.Why does he want to do this adventure activity?,3.How to protect himself from this dangerous activity?,waterproof,Para.3,Go white-water rafting.,Exciting.,Wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket.,Kenya,In Kenya, the writer will live with the _in their villages, and eat and drink_, including_!,Para 4,local people,whatever they do,cows blood,Should Toby drink cows blood?,Further thinking,Kenya,1. Since they are not dangerous at all, Toby and Colin will get close to the big animals to take good photos. 2. They need large, strong, heavy backpacks to carry water and food. 3. The guides take guns with them to protect Toby and Colin from big animals. 4. Toby only wants to see an elephant in the distance.,True or False,Para.5,After that, theyll be moving on to _, where theyre going to climb Mount_. Mountain climbing can be very _ , and many people feel sick as the air gets _.,Tanzania,Kilimanjaro,tiring,thinner,Tanzania,Mount Kilimanjaro,Para. 6,The Himalayas,-the highest mountain in the world,Brainstorming,Why does the writer use adventure in the title?,dangerous,amazing,scary,challenging,What is an adventure like?,exciting,Do you like adventures? Why or why not ? What can we learn from “adventure travel”?,Discussion,make; enjoy; seek; develop; admire; encourage; explore the unknown world; discovery; scenery; entertainment; spirit ,challenge ourselves,develop the spirit of adventure,seek excitement and entertainment,No adventures, no human progress.,Excitement and the willingness to take risks, try new ideas, etc,enjoy beautiful scenery,adventures,Famous sayings:,Adventure: the pursuit (追求) of Life.,Without adventure, civilization (文明) is in full decay(衰退).,It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves-in finding themselves.,Dear Toby, Thank you for your letter. Your(1)_ sounds exciting! I cant wait to hear what Africa is like. I think the most exciting thing you are going to do is the (2)_ ride through the Sahara Desert. I might be (3)_ to ride a camel. Six days sounds like a long time to be travelling on camels. Do they bite? Please be careful when you go (4)_ rafting down the river. Make sure that you remember to wear your (5)_ and (6)_.,adventure,camel,scared,white-water,helmet,life jacket,Part E,bite,Your trip to see wild animals in Kenya sounds fun. Do you really have to drink cows(7)_? I suppose the (8)_ people might think you are rude if you dont. I really envy youyou will see elephants, lions and other animals up close. After travelling for almost four weeks, will you really have enough energy to climb the Himalayas? It sounds very tiring, but Im sure the view will be (9)_. I look forward to receiving your postcards from different (10)_ all over the world! Best wishes, Aihua,local,blood,astonishing,places,look forward to,I will have a 15-day holiday soon, _(包括) the coming National Day holiday. Believe it or not, but he _(事实上) won the game. Its a bit u_ to travel on camels through the Sahara Desert. I cant speak the l_ language here. With a spirit of a_, nowadays people prefer to travel to places which have seldom been visited before. The new car can run at a_ speed that you cant imagine! Going _(野营) on the weekend is becoming increasingly popular in the US. On the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, you can have a clear _(景色) of the whole city of Shanghai.,Word-spelling,including,actually,ncomfortable,ocal,dventure,stonishing,camping,view,Consolidation exercises,忙于做某事 骑骆驼穿越撒哈拉沙漠 在黑暗中 进行白浪漂流运动 救生衣 万一 上下颠倒翻转过来 即使 把吓走 靠近地 迫不及待做某事 期望/盼望做某事,Phrases,be busy doing sth travel on camels/ by camel through the sahara desert in the dark go white-water rafting life jacket in case get turned upside down even though scareaway up close cant wait to do sth look forward to doing sth,Consolidation exercises,Proper proposition,We leave London _ 15th July. Were going to travel _ camels. After the trip _ camel, were going to travel down the River Nile. Well be traveling _ local guides. Ive heard that we can see beautiful stars _ clear nights. Ill bring a torch _ me in order to see _ the dark. Were going _ a trip to see wild animals in Kenya.,on,on,by,with,on,with,in,on,Proper proposition,8. We eat and drink whatever they do, _ cows blood. 9. Well walk _the land, following the footprints of big animals. 10. Well try to get _ close as possible to the animals. 11. We were kept completely _ the dark about his plan to travel to Africa.,including,across,as,in,Dear Toby, How are you? Im glad to . Best wishes to you! Love, Aihua,greetings,body,closings,signature,An Informal letter sample,