Module2 Unit2 Reading Ye Tingting

Lead In (a journey, esp.a short one) a trip

travel

white-water rafting mountain climbing Adventure is an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience.

At the end of this lesson, you should At the end of this lesson, you should 1.get the main idea of Toby’s adventure in Africa; 2. learn to use the key words, phrases and sentence structures in this letter; 3. try to design a travel 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 Traveling Route ( 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 places lots 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. camp sleep hot,dry and dusty

Lake Victoria 1.What adventure activity will the writer try? white-water rafting 2. What is white- water rafting like? dangerousexciting 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 whatever blood 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 climbing? 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. Task-based Reading

TopicDetails Toby’s (1)_____ in Africa Going to Morocco by (2)_______ from London (3)_____ to visit The Sahara Desert The River Nile KenyaTanzania Activities 1. Traveling on (4)_______ 2.(5)______ in tents 3. Sleeping on the ground in the sleeping bags Going white - water rafting from Lake (6)______ to travel down the River Nile 1. Following the (7)_________ of big animals 2. Getting close to them to take photos 3. Eating and drinking (8)_________ the local villagers do 1. Getting plenty of rest. 2. Climbing (9)______ Kilimanjaro Going to the (10) __________after the trip in Africa adventure plane Places camels Camping Victoria tracks whatever 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 there learn to how to cooperate with each other overcome difficulties braver 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 Museum The London Eye Windsor Castle ( 温莎城堡） 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 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.flight 2.extraordinary 3.take photograghs 4.can’t wait to 5.in advance 6.up close 7.afterwards 8.so that 9.since 10.just in case 11.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.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 close 9.since 7.afterwards 8.so that 9.since 10.just in case 11.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.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.