Unit 2 wish you were here
Reading an Adventure in Africa
Step1 Brainstorming
1. Do you like traveling? Do you want to visit these picturesque places?
2. Why do you want to visit these places?
3 .Which of these places would you like to visit most?
Some questions about yourself
Step2
1.Have you ever been to some places?
2.What is the most exciting place you have ever been to?
3.Try to describe the place for us.
Adventure is an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events.
white-water rafting
bungee
mountain climbing
rock climbing
driving
Morocco
the Sahara Desert


the River Nile
Lake Victoria
Kenya
Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
A North African kingdom, is on the northwestern corner of Africa and Rabat is its capital.
Casablanca, in the north of this country, is the largest city. The famous movie Casablanca tells a story which happened in this city.
•It is the highest mountain in Africa. It stands in northeastern Tanzania. The top of the mountain is covered by snow and ice all year round.
the Sahara Desert
•It is the world’s largest desert, covering 9,065,000 square kilometers.
the River Nile
Flowing quietly and peacefully,
it enjoys the fame of “The cradle
of African civilization(文明)”.
Lake Victoria
It is named after Queen of England in the 19th century. It is the world’s largest tropical(热带 )lake and the second largest freshwater lake（淡水湖）.
•The mountains, located in Asia are one of the highest mountain ranges(山脉) in the world.
•The world‘s highest peak (山峰) was 8,848 meters high which was conquered(攻克) in 1953.
Step3 reading
1 Skim the letter and finish part A
2 read the text carefully and finish part C1 ,C2.
3Toby’s adventure route in Africa 课课练 p77
段落大意 PP77

Places to visit:
The Sahara Desert
The River Nile
Kenya
Tanzania
How to
travel?
 On camels

White-water rafting
 Walking

Mountain climbing
What difficulties?

Uncomfortable
Dangerous, rough

 get close to animals, drink cow’s blood
 feel sick
tired

What to take with?
 tents, sleeping bags,
torches
 Rafts, helmet and life jacket
 Backpacks, cameras, guns

…
Why?
 Hot, dry, dusty, dark

White-water
rafting is
dangerous
Dangerous,
scary
…
4 Finish part E on page 25
Step4 Discussion:
An adventure in China
Where to travel?
What to do?
What to take with?
How to travel?
the Sun and Moon Lake
the West Lake in Hangzhou
the traditional gardens in Suzhou
the Palace Museum
Changde Mountain Resort(承德避暑山庄)
the Summer Palace


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