M2U2reading1

ReadingAn adventure in Africa30th JuneDear AihuaHow are you ?sorry I haven’t written for so long. I’ve been quite busy planning my holiday with my older brother. Colin. Do you still remember the trip I told you about ? I told you Colin and I would spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university. Well. now we’re ready to go ! We’re going to visit so many exciting places and do lots of astonishing things. We will go to Africa first . I can’t wait! Have you been thereWe leave London on 15the July. and we’ll be flying to Morocco. In northern Africa. We’re going to travel on camels throuth the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world-about the size of the US! I expect it will be very hot, dry and dusty there. We’ll be traveling by camel, with local guides ,camping in tents and sleeping on the ground in our big, thick sleeping bags. I’ve heard that we can see beautiful stars on clear nithts. I’ll bring a torch with me so that I’ll be able to see in the dark.The whole trip will take six days. That means I’ll have to sit on a camel for almost a week-how uncomfortable! I hope my camel likes me!After the trip by camel. we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria. the water actually gets quite rough. So ,we’ll go white-water rafting. It’s quite dangerous, but very exciting! You have to wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket, just in case your raft gets turned upside down or sinks .After white-water rafting, we’re going on a trip to see wild animals in Kenya.We’ll live with the local people in their villages. and eat and drink whatever they do. Including cow’s blood! Do you think I should drink it ? Since we’ll be walking every day for almost two weeks. I’ll need to buy a large, strong, light backpack to carry my supplies of food and water. During the day. we’ll walk across the land. following the footprints of big animals such as elephants, lions and giraffes. We’ll try to get as close as possible to the animals. even though they’re dangerous. So that I can take some really good photos. But don’t worry about me-our guides will have guns with them to scare the animals away if they come too close. I really want to see an elephant up close. Colin wants to see a giraffe.After that , we’ll be moving on to Tanzania, where we’re going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Mountain climbing can be very tiring, and many people feel sick as the air gets thinner, so Colin and I will make sure that we will get enough rest after sunset.The African part of our trip will take about four weeks. Then we’re going to the Himalayas.I’ll send you postcards from all the different places we visit!Love,TobyProject Making a travel leafletShangri-laWould you like the chance to discover a place of mystery and beauty in the south-west of China”, if your answer is ‘yes’, consider a trip to Shangri-laHow to get thereStart in the city of Dali and driver northwards, along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway until you reach Zhongdian(Shangri-la),the capital of Diqing, Zhongdian is 659 kilometers away from Kunming and there are regular flights between Zhongdian and Kunming .The world-famous Chinese Shangri-laThe world “Shangri-la”first appeared in the 1933 novel lost horizon by the British writer James Hilton. HE described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together ,snow –caped mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth, in this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay young forever.Which place could officially take the name of this wonderful land?There were arguments in China over which tourist spot would win the names of Shangri-la. Many years after the book was published, some people realized that the Shangri-la of the novel perfectly described the county of Zhongdian in Yunan Province, China. IN September 197,the government of Yunnan Province claimed that Zhongdian is where Shangri-la is in Hilton’ story.What you will see in Shangri-laThree mountains , Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land. These snowy mountain tops form a beautiful picture that will make any viewer speechless.Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands, look like jewels, sheep, cows and horses feed freely on the green grass and the forests around are home to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature and the outside world is forgotten.Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people.What Shangri-la meansIn the Tibetan language, Shangri-la means the sun and the moon in one’s heart. Today ,Shangri-la has become a common English word, meaning heaven on earth.What the weather is likeThe weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day, he best times to visit Shangri-la are spring and autumn because the temperature is at its mildest.。

Module 2 Unit 2 An adventure in AfricaReading comprehensionStep 1 Listen to tape, and then tick what are mentioned about Africa1. Egypt 9. Kenya2. Elephant 10. lions3. Morocco 11. kangaroos4. zebras 12. Sahara deserts5. the River Nile 13. a giraffe6. camels 14. Himalayas7. Lake Victoria 15. Scotland8. Grassland 16. postcardsStep 2 Read the text quickly and put the activities in the correct order according to Toby’s plan for the trip.Travel down the River NileRide camels through the Sahara DesertClimb Mount Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaSee wild animals in KenyaTake a flight to MoroccoGo to the HimalayasStep 3 Complete the following chart by filling in each blank with no more than three words that best fit the context.An adventure in AfricaToby and Colin are going to travel during their holidays, visit exciting places, and do lots of(1) in Africa. The following is about their trip.(2) ActivitiesThe Sahara Desert They will (3) through the big desert in the world for six days withlocal guides.They will camp in tents, sleep (4) and see brilliant stars(5) .The River Nile From Lake Victoria, they are going to (6) the River Nile, andgo white-water rafting.They will wear special clothing in case they (7) the water.Kenya They will live with local people, and eat and drink whatever they do,(8) .They will see wild animals, and try to (9) them to take somereally good photographs.Tanzania They will climb Mountain Kilimanjaro. This can be very tiring, and they mayfeel sick as the air (10) .After their four weeks in Africa, they are going to the Himalayas.。

《An adventure in Africa》教学实践报告（指导思想，设计方法等说明）Give students a chance to express their own ideas about an adventure in Africa and share their ideas with each other. After learning “An adventure in Africa”, Students will gain some information about Africa . Students are expected to be motivated to show their lovefor our nature and protect our nature.一、实践过程Step 1. Lead inGuess what continent it is.Question::When people talk about Africa, what will you think of?Do you think Africa is a land full of mysteries and attraction?Would you like to go to Africa for a trip?Step 2 While-readingTask 1: Answer the questionsWho wrote the following letter?What animal is uncomfortable to sit on?How long will the author stay in Africa?Task 2: Tick the nam es of the places mentioned in Toby’s travel plan.Task 3: What is Toby’s route (路线) of traveling in Africa?Task 4: Finding informationStep 3 Post-readingComplete the following letter:Step 4 Summary and homework二、收获与体会通过生动的图片和视频、音频材料的展示，成功的吸引了学生的注意力，激发了学生学习英语的兴趣，并且通过小组讨论等环节，巧妙的激发了学生使用英语进行表达的热情，不仅锻炼了学生口语的表达能力，而且通过积极向上的文化氛围，去影响学生，帮助学生提高热爱大自然的意识，教学目标达成率高，课堂气氛很活跃，充分发挥出了多媒体教学的优势。