牛津英语教材课文字帖M6U3 Project.doc

江苏省淮安中学2011级高二年级英语副阅读部分书写训练Class_ Name_ No._Cultural Experience Toursthe travel company with a difference. We _offer you the chance to visit different minority cultures and _experience for yourself their traditions, customs and way of life._Tour 1limit Experience_A chance to meet the Inuit people of Nunavut in Canada. While staying _with the Inuit people you will have the chance to ride on a dog sled and _travel in a seal-skin boat. _If you do not eat meat, this tour is not for you, as the Inuit eat mostly _seal, deer, whale meat and fish. This means they need to move around _to hunt for food in the Arctic Circle. You will join them there, and stay _in tents and wear clothes made from animal skin._The Inuit believe in animal spirits. They usually live in small family _groups but have large summer assemblies for feasts and celebrations. _You will have the chance to join one of these large assemblies and take _part in the dancing, listen to traditional accounts of bravery, and play _games. While dancing you may even be asked to wear a special animal _dance mask which is usually carved from wood. You will learn to make _some of their native jewellery, which is made from animal claws and wolf bones.Tour 2Aborigine Adventure_A trip to Kakado in Australia will include a three-day stay in an _Aborigine village. Here you will have the chance to see Aborigine _ceremonies with singing and dancing, based on ancient beliefs. These _ceremonies sometimes go on for hours. The Aborigines believe that _Great Spirits created all the people, animals and plants on Earth. They _believe that these Spirits put people, plants and birds in different _places and made rules and laws to govern them._The Aborigines collect food from the bush around them and often _hunt down holes for large snakes. You will get the chance to try some _very strange food! On this trip you will get to learn about their musical _instruments and the boomerang, which they use to hunt animals._Tour 3Mysterious Maoris_New Zealand is home to the Maoris. It is believed that the Maori _people came from the Pacific islands of Polynesia. They brought with _them a culture rich in song, dance and art. The Maori people believe in _many gods such as the God of the Forest and the God of the Sea. _These gods are remembered through their song and dance._The Maoris have a traditional meeting house, where visitors are _welcomed. This will be the place where you will meet with the Maoris _and join with them in dance._You will stay with a family in their wooden house in the area of Rotura. _There you will eat food such as fish and sweet potato, which is cooked _in leaves steamed over hot stones. You will get the chance to eat food _cooked in underground stoves. You will also get the chance to go night _fishing.Tour 4Native American Indian Adventure_There are many different tribes that belong to the Native. American _Indian group. On this trip you will visit a tribe in the centre of North _America. They are known as the Plains Indians, as they live on the _plains. The Plains Indians believe in the Great Spirit who has power _over all firings including animals, trees, stones and clouds._You will sleep in an Indian tent and wear clothes made from animal skin. _You will take part in the Sun Dance, which is a very important _ceremony, and you will also see natives smoking a peace pipe. There will _be a bow an