Reading(2)：AnadventureinAfrica.pptx

1、Unit 2 Wish you were here,Reading,Learning aims: 1. well learn more about Africa. 2. We can improve our reading and writing abilities. 3. Show our love for our country.,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 c

2、ontinent with the worlds largest desert and longest river,Guess what continent it is,Africa,When talking about Africa, what will you think of?,poverty,hunger,Drought(干旱),Fast-reading:,1. Whats the main idea of this letter? how to do white-water rafting B. how to travel in Sahara Desert C. about a tr

3、avelling experience D. about a travel plan,Careful reading:,Underline the time and places mentioned in Tobys travel plan.,Group work: Discuss with your partners and draw a map of Tobys travelling in Africa, and find what they will do.,London,Morocco,The Sahara Desert,Lake Victoria,Kenya,Tanzania,Mou

4、nt Kilimanjaro,Traveling Route,The River Nile,adventure,plane/air,Where/ Places,camel,Camping,Victoria,tracks,that,amount,tired,Write a summary of the passage ,using about 30 words.,Group work:,This article is a _ from _ to _about _. It tells us _ and _ during the trip.,Dear Toby, Thank you for your

5、 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 w

6、hen you go (4)_ rafting down the river. Make sure that you remember to wear your (5)_ and (6)_. 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

7、 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 postcard from different (10)_ all over the world! Best wishes, Aihua,adventure,camel,

8、frightened,white-water,helmet,life jacket,blood,local,beautiful,places,Group work: Please according to the letter, design a trip plan for Toby. Dear Aihua, Im glad to hear from you again. Today Ill tell you good news that Ill come to China with my brother Colin in the summer holiday. Do you feel sur

9、prised? Colin and I want to express another kind of culture,so we decided to visit China for several days. I cant wait to see you. Can you be our guide and show us some places? Can you give us some suggestions about what to carry with us and what to pay attention to ? I hope to hear from you soon! L

10、ove Toby,Careful reading,重难点句式分析,1. You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the water.,in case: because of a possibility of sth happening, being needed, etc. e.g. I dont think Ill need any money but Ill bring some just in case. 我想我不会用到钱的，不过我还是要带一些以防万一。,

11、作为保护措施，你得戴上头盔，穿上救生衣，以防万一掉进水里。,1. 你最好记下她的电话，以免找不到她的办公室。 Youd better write down her telephone number, in case you can not find her office. 2. 带张地图吧，以防迷路。 Bring a map in case you get lost.,2. Well live with the local people in their villages, and eat and drink whatever they do, including cows blood.,wh

12、atever: anything or everything, 此处引导宾语从句 e.g. I eat whatever I want and I still dont seem to put on weight. 我想吃什么就吃什么，仍然不见体重有所增长。,宾语从句,介词短语作定语修饰whatever,including pre. 包括（在内） Eight people, including two children, were injured in the explosion. 八人在爆炸中受伤，其中包括两名儿童。 The car journey took three hours, inc

13、luding a couple of stops to stretch our legs.,我们要跟当地的居民一起住在他们的村落里，不管他们吃什么、喝什么，我们一起吃、一起喝，包括牛血。,1. 我们应该认真做我们选择的任何工作。 We should carefully do whatever job we have chosen. 2.你想做什么就做什么吧不会影响到我的。 Do whatever you want - it wont affect me. 3.我有三天假期，包括春节假期。 Ive got three days holiday including New Years Day.,3

14、. Well try to get as close as possible to the animals, even though theyre dangerous, so that we can take some really good photographs.,even though 引导让步状语从句，“尽管”,so that 引导结果状语从句,even though 引导让步状语从句，主要用于引出不利于主句情况的信息，相当于汉语的“尽管”“虽然”。 He went out even though it was raining. 尽管在下雨，他还是出去了。,so that 可以引导结果

15、状语从句，意为以致，因此，结果。 It was very cold, so that the river froze. 天气寒冷，河水都结冰了。,尽管这些动物很危险，我们还是要尽可能地靠近它们，这样我们就能拍到一些非常棒的照片。,1. 虽然工作艰苦，我还是很喜欢。 Even though its hard work, I enjoy it. 2. 他起晚了，没赶上早班车。 He got up late so that he cant catch up the early bus.,Post-reading activity,Group Work,Which part of the world

16、would you like to visit? Why? 2. Adventures such as mountain climbing and white-water rafting can be dangerous. Do you think its worth risking your life for adventures? Why or why not?,pair work,Now 2 minutes to test your spelling.,Spelling Bee,1. English-Chinese camel, desert, shade, flashlight, li

17、fe jacket, photograph, sleeve, cheek 2. Chinese-English 冒险，安排，不舒服的，汹涌的，前进，供给，保护，惊吓，空气,When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.,Travelling widens our view, increases our knowledge, and builds our bodies. 旅游可使我们开阔视野, 增长知识, 锻炼体魄。,You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way.,Finish Language practice on P94-97 of the Workbook.,Homework,2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。 adventure, arrange,