Module2 Unit2 Reading

Ye Tingting 2014.11

Lead In

(a journey, esp.a short one)(a journey, esp.a short one)

a tripa trip

traveltravel

white-water rafting

mountain climbing

Adventure is an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience.

AtAt the end of this lesson, you should the end of this lesson, you should 1.1.get the main idea of Toby’s adventure get the main idea of Toby’s adventure in Af in Af

ricarica;;2. learn to use 2. learn to use the key words, phrases and the key words, phrases and

sentence structures in this letter;sentence structures in this letter;3. try to design 3. try to design a travel a travel plan .plan .

Learning Goals

Skimming

The article is a / an ______ letter about ______.

A. formal; African exciting places

B. informal; African exciting places

C. formal; Toby’s travel plan with his brother

D. informal; Toby’s travel plan with his brother

Read the whole text carefully to find out the route of the adventure in Africa and please pay attention to the different means of transport .

Listening and Reading

London

Morocco

The Sahara Desert

Lake Victoria

Kenya

Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro

TravelingRoute (路线 )

The River Nile

London→ Morocco → Kenya → Tanzania → Himalayas

Para 1

Careful Reading

What is Toby and Colin’ plan?

They are going to visit________________and do ____________________before______ goes to university.

many exciting placeslots of extraordinary things

Colin

Get the main idea of each paragraph.

3.The Sahara Desert is______________.

Careful Reading

1.How will they travel through the Sahara Desert? By camel.

2.They will _______ in tents and _______ on the ground.

campsleep

hot,dry and dusty

Lake Victoria

1.What adventure activity will the writer try?white-water rafting

2. What is white-water rafting like?

dangerous exciting

Careful Reading

3. They have to wear ______and __________

for _________just __________

you fall into the water.

protection in case

a helmet a lifejacket

In ________, they’ll live with the ______ people in their villages , and eat and drink _________ they do, including cow’s _______.

Kenya local

whateverblood

They’ll walk across the land, ________ the tracks of big animals . The guides will have guns with them for ___________.

following

defense(defence)

Careful Reading

Para 6

What will they do after the mountain What will they do after the mountain climbing?climbing?

Why?Why?

They will get plenty of rest.

Because they can be very tired and feel sick as the atmosphere gets thinner.

Careful Reading

Complete the following chart

according to the letter together.

Complete the following chart

according to the letter together.

Task-based Reading

Topic Details

Toby’s (1)_____ in Africa

Going to Morocco by (2)_______ from London

(3)_____to visit

The SaharaDesert

The River Nile Kenya Tanzania

Activities

1. Traveling on (4)_______

2.(5)______in tents

3. Sleepingon theground inthe sleepingbags

Going white -water rafting from Lake (6)______to travel down the River Nile

1. Following the

(7)_________of big animals

2. Getting closeto them to takephotos

3. Eating anddrinking(8)_________the local villagers do

1. Gettingplenty ofrest .

2. Climbing(9)______

Kilimanjaro

Going to the (10) __________after the trip in Africa

adventureadventure

planeplane

PlacesPlaces

camelscamels

CampingCamping

VictoriaVictoria

trackstracks

whatever whatever

Himalayas Himalayas

Mount

For Toby and Colin,the adventure in Africa will be _______________.

From the adventure,

tiring,extraordinary,unforgettable, amazing,colorful,meaningful…

they can _________________.

they will become _______.they will be more willing to_______________.…

Pair Work

enjoy beautiful scenery therelearn to how to cooperate with each other

overcome difficultiesbraver

2.What can Toby and Colin learn from the adventure?

1.Use adjectives to describe the adventure:

• It is a capital city.

London

• It is modern and fasionable.

• It is full of art and culture.

• There are many wonderful tourist

attractions in this city.• It’s a city in Europe.

Design a travel plan for a two-day trip in London.

Group Activity

Buckingham Palace Big Ben

Westminster

Abbey

tourist attractions in London

The British MuseumThe British Museum

The London EyeThe London Eye

Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle ( 温莎城温莎城堡）堡）

tourist attractions

in London

means of transport

How it works

*The London Pass is a sightseeing city card .

*Available for either 1, 2, 3, 6 or 10 days.

*It makes sightseeing easy and affordable

*Save time, save money, save stress.

London Underground Double-deck Bus

Thames River Cruise

design a travel plan for a two-day trip in London.

• traveling route

• means of transport

• extraordinary activities

• what can you learn from the trip?

Group Activity:

I will be taking a flight to London during_____ with____. We can’t wait to visit so many exciting places and do lots of extraordinary things there. we must _____ in advance just in case_____. On our first day in London, We plan to cruise _______, so that we can enjoy ______.I expect it will be very________.

My Travel Plan In LondonMy Travel Plan In London

On my second day, We’ll visit__________. We can take London underground there.

Since _______, we really want to see them up close. Afterwards we are going to______ .We will try to take some really good photograghs there.

Altogether, the trip will only take (us) two days, but I think it will be_________, we can learn/experience______.

1. flight2.extraordinary3. take photograghs4.can’t wait to5. in advance6.up close7.afterwards8.so that9.9. sincesince10.just in case11.11.It will take sb. some time to do sthIt will take sb. some time to do sth (Doing) sth. will take sb. some time(Doing) sth. will take sb. some time Sb. will spend some time (in) doing sth.Sb. will spend some time (in) doing sth.12.altogether12.altogether

Please use the following expressions in your travel plan.

Group Activity:

design your travel plan in London*traveling route*means of transport *extraordinary activities*What can you learn from the trip?

useful expressions:1.flight 2.extraordinary 3.take photograghs 4.can’t wait to 5.in advance 6.up close7.afterwards 8.so that 9.since9.since 10.just in case11.It will take sb. some time to do sth11.It will take sb. some time to do sth (Doing) sth. will take sb. some time(Doing) sth. will take sb. some time Sb. will spend some time (in) doing sth.Sb. will spend some time (in) doing sth.12.altogether12.altogether

Group Activity:

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Homework

You can write down your travel plan in your notebook.

Work hard and you will realize the dream of travel and adventure everywhere.