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Unit Two Wish you were here Reading An adventure in Africa Teaching Aims:Help students improve their reading abilities.Learn and master some new words and expressions.Teaching Important Points:Improve the students reading ability.Enable the students understand the text better.Develop the students creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities.Teaching Difficult Point:How to improve the students reading ability.Teaching Aids:The multimedia, the blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in1.Ask one or two students to talk about their traveling experiences.2.We know traveling is an enjoyable experience. How about adventure activities? Can you list some adventure activities?(suring, rock climbing, white-water rafting, cycling, bungee) 3. Show some pictures about Africa to the class and ask some questions. 1）.Have you ever considered going to Africa to take an adventure? 2) . Do you want to ride on a camel? 3). List some wild animals. Lets enjoy Africa！But we have no chance.In spite of this,we still have a chance to read a letter about a plan for traveling in Africa.Ok,lets go!Step 2 Reading Comprehensionpre-reading Listen to the recorder and answer the following question.1).Who wrote the following letter?Toby wrote this letter2). What animal is uncomfortable to sit on?Camel .3). How long will the author stay in Africa?About four weeks .2.Scan the whole text to find the route of the adventure .London-Morocco/theSaharaDesert-theRiverNileKenyaTanzania-Himalayas.New words of places:Morocco the Sahara Desert the River NileLake Victoria Kenya Himalayas himleizTanzania (Kilimanjaro)Step3.A competitionDivide the class into three groups.1).Answer the questions in turn.2). Race to be the first to answer a question.1.Fast reading(Match the main idea)Para1. A. go to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.Para2. B. go to travel down the River Nile after the trip by camel.Para3. C. go to travel on camels through the Sahara Desert.Para4. D. plan a trip during the holiday and go to visit Africa first. Para5. E. go on a trip to visit Africa in Kenya.Para6. F. try to get close to animals in Kenya.Para7. G. send postcards from different places we visit .Para8 H. go to the Himalayas Careful reading.Para1.True or False?Toby would spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university. 2.Toby has been busy planning his holiday with Aihua. Para2.Fill in the blanksWhere to start:Time:Where to go:How to go there:What to take:How long:Para3. Lake Victoria1. What adventure activity will the writer try?White water rafting2. Is there any danger when he does this activity? How to protect themselves?They have to wear _ clothing, a _ and a _, just _ their raft gets turned upside down or sinks.Dission:Since rafting is very dangerous and may hurt you badly,will you risk rafting?Para4-5In _, theyll live with the _ people in their villages , and eat and drink _ they do, including cows _.Theyll walk across the land, following the _ of big animals such as elephants, lions and_.Para6. What will they do after sunset?Why?Para7-8Q: Where will they go before going back to London?Step 4.Task-based readingWork in pairs and complete thefollowing chart according to theletter. Please fill in each blank with no more than one word.TopicDetailsTobys (1)_ in AfricaGoing to Morocco by (2)_ from London(3)_to visit The SaharaDesertThe River Nile KenyaTanzaniaActivities1.Traveling on (4)_2.(5)_in tents 3. Sleepingon theground inthe sleepingbagsGoing white -water rafting from Lake (6)_to travel down the River Nile 1.Following the(7)_of big animals 2. Getting closeto them to takephotos3. Eating anddrinking(8)_the local villagers do1. Getting enough rest after (9)_2. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Going to the (10) _after the trip in Africa Step 5 An Informal letter sampleDear Toby,How are you? Im glad to . Best wishes to y