2023-2024学年度新人教版选择性必修一Unit3Fascinating parksReading and Thinking-Experience a national park教案

2023-2024学年度新人教版Unit3Fascinatingparks-ReadingandThinking--Experienceanationalpark教案

Activity1

Purpose

Introducethetopicofparksandnationalparks,andservesawarm-upfortheactivitieswhichfollow.

SuggestedAnswers

Ihavebeentocityparks.Cityparksareoutdoorplaceswherepeoplerelax.

WhenIthinkofnationalparks,Ithinkofplacesofextremenaturalbeauty,usuallyfarawayfromanycity.

TeachingTip

Forquestion1,elicitfromstudentsalistofdifferentkindsofparks.Ifthisprovestoodifficulttostudents,youcangivethemhints.Examplesinclude:

urbanparks

nationalparks

state/provincialparks

amusementparks

dogparks

baseballparks

marineparks

adventureparks

peaceparks

skateparks

public/botanicalgardens

Askstudentswhichofthesekindsofparkstheyhavebeento,andwhattheywerelike.Usetheirexperiencesandknowledgetotrytocomeupwithadefinitionofapark:“Aparkisaplacewhere•••”•

Forquestion2,havestudentsrelatetotheclasstheirexperiences(ifany)atnationalparks.Ifnoneofthestudentshavebeentoanationalpark,elicitfromthemwhattheyknowofnationalparks.

Activity2

Purpose

Matchthesubheadingswiththeparagraphs.

CulturalNotes

SarekNationalParkinLapland,SwedenisoneoftheoldestnationalparksinEurope.Itisover1,900squarekilometresinarea,andisnexttotwoothernationalparkswhicharesimilarinsize.TheparkisinthefarnorthofSweden,neartheborderwithNorway,makingitquiteisolatedandhardtogetto.Ithasnoroads,onlyafewhikingtrailswhichareunmarked,twosmallbridges,norecentbuildingsordevelopmentofanykind,andasmallhandfulofoldbuildings(asmallchapel,afewSamihuts)whichareusuallyuninhabitedandwhicharegenerallynotavailableforusebyparkvisitors.Allinall,thismakesitoneofthewildestplacesinEurope.

TheRapaRiverisa75-kilometreriverthatformsariverdeltaasitflowsthroughtheRapaValleyinSarekNationalPark,andthenintoLaitaureLake.Thephotoatthetopofpage26isoftheRapaValley.

TheSamiusedtobecalledLappsorLaplanders,andareoftenfounddescribedbythesenamesinbooksormagazinearticles.However,theuseofthesetermsisnowdiscouragedastheyareviewedasoffensive.TheSamiarenomadicpeoplewhohaveexistedinthefarnorthofEuropesincealongtimeago.Itisestimatedthattheycurrentlynumberaround100,000,withmostlivinginNorwayandSweden,thoughsomeliveasfareastasinRussia.Thoughmostnowliveintownsorcities,they

arefamousfortheirtraditionallifestyle,whichincludeslivingintentswhilefollowingtheirreindeerherds.However,itisthoughtthatlessthan3,000Samicurrentlyherdreindeerfulltime,thoughmanyothersdosoduringthesummermonths.AndwhiletheSamiaremostfamousfortheirreindeerherding,manySamiarebytraditionfishermen,hunters,orfarmers.

mReindeeraretheonlyformofdomesticateddeerintheworld.TheyexistinthefarnorthernareasofEurope,Greenland,andNorthAmerica(wheretheyaremorecommonlycalled“caribou”).TheSamiareoneofseveralnorthernEuropeantribeswhichhavetraditionallybeeninvolvedinreindeerdomesticationandherding.TheSamiusereindeermilkandmeatforcooking,reindeerhidesforclothingandtents,andreindeerantlersandbonesfortools.TheSamiusedtousereindeertotransportpeopleinsleds,butthatisnotcommontodayexceptfortouristdemonstrations,thoughreindeermaybeusedtopullsmallersledscarryingsupplies.Asreindeerarebynaturemigratoryanimalswhoroamwiththeseasonstofindbetterpastureland,Samireindeerherderswerebynatureanomadicpeoplewhofollowedtheirreindeerherdsthroughouttheyear.Thephotoatthebottomofpage26isofareindeerherd.

•AbovetheArcticCircle,inthewinterthesunneverrisesandinthesummeritneversets.Typically,thesummersuncirclesaroundintheskyjustabovethehorizon.Inthewinter,itcirclestheskyaswell,butbelowthehorizonsothatitcannotbeseen.Inearlyfallorlatespring,

thenightmayonlylastoneortwohoursasthesunbrieflydipsbelowthewesternhorizonandthencomesbackupagain.Inthelatefallorearlyspring,theremaybeonlyoneortwohoursofakindoftwilight,asthesunpeeksovertheeasternhorizonbrieflybeforesettingagain.

Answers

ASummerWheretheSunNeverSleeps

ALandofMountainsandIce

ManatPeacewithNature

ALandofAdventure

TeachingTip

Thisisakindofreadingforgistexercise.Normally,asubheadingwillgivethebasicideaforwhatisinasectionofapassage.Studentsshouldfirstreadthesubheadingstomakesuretheyunderstandthem,andthenquicklyskimeachparagraphtogetthebasicideaoftheparagraph.Thentheyshouldmatchtheparagraphtothesubheadingwhichbestfitsitsoverallmeaning.

Activity3

Purpose

Readthepassagefordetails.

SuggestedAnswers

24hoursaday.

Itwasmadeanationalpark,noonebesidestheSamicanlivethere,andnewdevelopmentisbanned.

Theynolongerherdreindeer—theylivemodernlivesincities.TheymightnotwanttoliveinSarekbecauselifethereisquitehard.

Itisabeautifulandwildplace,andthe

writerisenjoyingagreatadventure.

Iwouldlovetovisitthere,becauseitlookswildandwonderful.

ActivityU

Purpose

Seehowsensewordsareusedaspartsofthedescriptionofaplace.

SuggestedAnswers

Sight:Spreadingoutbeforeme,branches

oftheRapaRiverflowthroughthevalley

below...Atthefarsideofthevalley,an

ancientSamicottageisvisible.Close

by,thereareafewreindeerfeedingon

grass.

Touch:SinceImustcarryallofmyfoodandsupplieswithme,mybagweighsabout30kilograms.Iftodayisanythinglikeyesterday,itwillbefullofsweatandhardworkasIhikeoverthisdifficultlandtomydestinationontheothersideofthevalley.

Smell:HereIam,alone...breathingthefreshair,andenjoyingthisgreatadventure.

Taste:Forexample,thismorningmybreakfastisflatbreadwarmedoverafire,driedreindeermeat,andsomesweetandsourberriesthatIfoundgrowingnearmytent.

Sound:Iwakeuptothesoundofthewindbuffetingtheclothofmytent.

TeachingTip

Studentsneedtoreadthepassageandvisualiseitbaseduponwhattheau