Reading

Designed by 杨智军 Sheyang new-high school

Have you ever been to some amazing or interesting places ?Do these places give you a good impression?

Now, let's enjoy some pictures!

The Great Wall The Pyramid

Sydney Opera House Statue of Liberty

Do you know the following animals

Where can you find them?elephants

lions

See elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes in the beautiful grasslands of Africa!

What else do you know about Africa?

What impression will you have on it?

starvation

( 饥饿 )

poverty

( 贫困 )

War War and and …

Impressions on Africa Africa is a continent ( 大陆 ) rich in natural resources, oil, gold, diamond and countless other minerals ( 矿物 ). A large variety of ( 各种各样的 ) animals like elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes live in this mysterious and wild land. The land is full of beautiful scenery, mystery, charm, attraction and colorful cultures. But meanwhile some people there live in poverty and a lot of problems remain to be solved.

New words of places:

Morocco

the Sahara Desert

the River Nile

Lake Victoria

Kenya

Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)乞力马扎罗山

Himalayas

[ himə'leiəz]

[ki:njə]

An adventure in AfricaSkimming:

1. How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert?

2. What activity does Toby think is dangerous?

3. How long will the brothers stay in Africa?

They will travel on camels.

White-water rafting and watching wildlife up close.

About four weeks.

Put the activities in the correct order.

_ travel down the River Nile

___ ride camels through the Sahara Desert

__ climb Mountain

Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

__see wild animals in Kenya

__ take a flight to Morocco

go to the Himalayas

1

6

4

5

2

3

Listening

Reading Comprehension II

Team working:Read the whole text carefully to find the route of the adventure,then answer some detailed questions.

Let's see which team will be the winer?

London

Morocco

The Sahara Desert

Lake Victoria

Kenya

Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro

TravelingRoute (路线 )

The River Nile

Scanning Reading Comprehension C2

1.According to paragraph 1, __________ .

A. Toby is planning a business trip B. Toby usually travels in his summer

holiday C. Colin wants to travel before starting university D. Toby is not very excited about the trip

2. In line 12, “there” refers to ____ . A. the United States B. Morocco C. northern Africa D. the Sahara Desert

3. According to paragraph 2, _______ . A. Toby enjoys traveling on camels B. Toby is worried about traveling on camels C. Toby will feed the camels D. Colin loves camels

4. According to paragraph 5, Toby wants to __________.

A. see a giraffe up close B. scare animals away C. take photographs of animals D. ride an elephant

5. In line 34, “them” refers to _______. A. the elephants B. Colin and Toby C. the guides D. the giraffes

6. According to the letter, Toby enjoys

___________ .

A. comfortable, expensive holidays

B. cultural holidays

C. adventure holidays

D. staying at home

Quiz II: Fill in the blanks according to the reading material.

Time Activities

On 15th July

Toby and his brother leave London and will be ______ to Morocco. Then they are going to travel on _______ through the biggest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert, where they can see beautiful stars on clear nights.

flying

camels

Time Activities

About six days later

They are going to _____ down the River Nile and go white-water rafting _______ special clothing.

After white-water rafting

They will go to Kenya to see wild animals. They will be traveling mainly on ____. They will ______ the footprints of big animals and try to take some good photos.

After the Kenya trip

They will move to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The activity can be very _____, and many people feel ____ as the air gets _______.

After about 15th

August

After the trip in ______, they are going to the Himalayas.

travelwearing

foot follow

tiringsick thinner

Africa

1.Which part of the world would you like to visit? Why?

2. Adventures such as white-water rafting can be dangerous. Do you think it’s worth risking your life for adventures? Why or why not?

• Homework:

• 1. After class, please read the text again and again,and underline somen important and difficult sentences.

• 2. After class,please finish exercise D and E on page 24-25.