牛津高中英语模块unitwarmingupreading.ppt

Unit 2 Wish you were here3.Where do you want to go and why?1.Do you like traveling?Why?2.Where have you been?Free talk Why do more and more people like to travel?People travel for different purposes:enjoy the beauty of naturelearn about the outside worldget excitement or relax oneselfdo some research study wildlife or plantsbe interested in delicious fooddo business or make friends Sidney Opera HouseLondon Bridgethe Statue of Libertythe Pyramid and Sphinxthe Eiffel Towerthe Great Wallthe Taj Mahalthe Windmillthe AcropolisEnglandChinaGreekAustralia America FrenchHollandIndiaEgyptEnjoy some pictures of the following places.Australias famous beachesGrasslands of Africa Gobi DesertBrazilian rainforestAfricaThe grasslands of Africa are home to various animals.Lions are the only cats that live in large family groups.Elephants usually live in groups that consist of 8 to 15 related members.Zebras,with a horse-like appearance,have wide black-and-white stripes all over their bodies.Giraffes in Africa can grow to a height of over 17 feet.AustraliaAustralias Gold Coast is famous for its attractive beaches.With 70 kilometres of coastline,Gold Coast beaches have fun for people.Every year the Gold Coast attracts visitors from all over the world to sit back,relax,experience the fun and taste the excitement of Australias most popular holiday playground.Gold Coastthe beautiful undersea worldsurfingKangarooPlatypusEmuKoalaBrazilRainforest in BrazilThe Amazon rainforest extends for 4 million square km and is home to hundreds of thousands of animal and plant species.Although it covers only 3.5%of the overall Earths surface,it is home to around 50%of the worlds living species,many of which are still unknown to humans.It is full of mysteries.DesertThe Gobi Desert is a huge area of desert covering nearly 1.3 million sq km.The area is often imagined as a lifeless desert like in many other parts of the world but the reality is quite the opposite.Have you ever considered going to Africa to take an adventure?What do you know about Africa?Africa Read the passage quickly and answer these questions.1.How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert?They will ride camels through the desert.2.What activity does Toby think is dangerous?3.How long will the brothers stay in Africa?He thinks white-water rafting is dangerous.They will stay in Africa about four weeks.Read the passage again and put the activities in the correct order according to Tobys plan for the trip._ travel down the River Nile_ ride camels through the Sahara Desert_ climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania_ see wild animals in Kenya_ take a flight to Morocco_ go to the Himalayas325416Please choose the best answers.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 tripC2.In Line 12,“there”refers to _.A.the United States B.Morocco C.northern Africa D.the Sahara DesertD 3.According to Paragraph 2,_.A.Toby enjoys riding camels B.Toby is worried about traveling by camels C.Toby will feed the camels D.Colin loves camels B 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 C 5.In Line 34,“them”refers to _.A.the elephants B.Colin and Toby C.the guides D.the giraffes C 6.According to the letter,Toby enjoys _.A.comfortable,expensive holidays B.cultural holidays C.adventure holidays D.staying at homeCDo you think climbing the Himalayas is a bit challenging for Toby and Colin?What kinds of difficulties might Toby and Colin experience?Do you think they will overcome all the difficulties?If you were one of Tobys friends,what advice would you give to him?Free talk