Unit Two

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welcome
Unit Two
(Reading)
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Lead-in
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Lead-in
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An adventure in Africa
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New words of places
Morocco
Kenya
the Sahara Desert
Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
the River Nile
Himalayas
Lake Victoria
him?'lei?z
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Morocco
A North African kingdom.
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the Sahara Desert
It is the worlds largest desert, covering
9,065,000 square kilometers.
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the River Nile
Flowing quietly and peacefully, it enjoys the
fame of The cradle of African civilization(??).
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Lake Victoria
It is named after Queen of England in the 19th
century. It is the worlds largest tropical(??
)lake and the second largest freshwater lake(???).
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• It is the highest mountain in Africa. It stands
  in northeastern Tanzania. The top is covered by
  snow and ice all year round.

Kilimanjaro
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• The mountains, located in Asia are one of the
  highest mountain ranges(??) in the world.

Himalayas
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dates
Reading Strategy
addresser
It is a(an) formal /informal letter.
_____
friendly greetings
____________
jokes
past events
contractions
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Fast reading
Go through the letter quickly . Then answer
these questions 1 Who wrote the following
letter ? 2 What animal is uncomfortable to sit
on? 3 How long will the author stay in Africa ?
Toby.
Camel.
About four weeks.
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Read the first 2 paragraphs.
C

• 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.I expect it will be very hot,dry and dusty
  there. Here thererefers to_______.( Line13)
• A.the United States B.Morocco
  
• C.northern Africa D.the
  Sahara Desert

D
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Read the paragraphs3-5.
B
3.According to paragraph 2,______. A.Toby
enjoys travelling on camels B.Toby is
worried about travelling 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.shoot an elephant





C
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5.Our guides will have guns with them to scare
the animals away if they come too close. Here
themrefers to_____. (Line 36) 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
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Read the last 2 paragraphs.
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Tobys travel plan
Para. Route How to travel What to take Why to take
through the Sahara Desert
lake Victoria
in Kenya
in Tanzania
travel by camel/ on camels
sleeping bags a flashlight
to camp in tents and sleep on the ground in
sleeping bags to see in the dark
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go white-water rafting
a helmet and a life jacket
The water gets quite rough..
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a large, strong, light backpack a camera
to carry supplies of food and water to take
photos
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walk
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climb Mount Kilimanjaro
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Morocco
The Sahara Desert
Egypt
the
River
Nile
Kenya
Lake Victoria
?????
??????
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
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Consolidation
choose the proper words to complete the reply by
Aihua. (P25) protection adventure arranged up
close Brilliant wildlife camels supply
desert flight
Dear Toby , Thank you very much for your letter.
Your trip sounds exciting! I cant wait to hear
what Africa is like . Since my last letter to
you, I have had a little _________ of my own.
Early this month, my mother and I took a________
to Dunhuang, in the north-west of China. The
________ out there was really quite amazing---I
have never seen so much sand in my life! While we
were there, we ________ with a tour company to
ride _________. I was very excited because this
was the first
adventure
flight
desert
arranged
camels
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protection adventure arranged up
close Brilliant wildlife camels supply
desert flight
up close
time I has seen one ________. We had hoped that
we would get to see some other _________ on our
trip, but sadly we didnt. Since you are going to
the Sahara, I have some advice-be sure to bring
a large hat and a shirt with long leaves-you will
need these for _________. The sun can be so
________ that youll need to keep covered or
youll get burnt-my cheeks were red for days
after my Trip. And another thing, youll need to
keep a good _________ of water with you, since
it is so dry and hot. Im sure youll have a nice
trip. I look forward to receiving your
postcards! Best wishes Aihua
wildlife
protection
brilliant
supply
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Consolidation
adventure astonishing scared camel white
water life jacket places blood local
helmet
white-water
Please be careful when you go _________ rafting
down the river. Make sure that you remember to
wear your ___________ and ___________ .
helmet
life jacket
Your trip to see wild animals in Kenya sounds
fun. Do you really have to drink cows _________
? I suppose the __________ people might think you
are rude if you dont. I really envy you --- you
will see elephants, lions and other animals up
close .
blood
local
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Consolidation
adventure astonishing scared camel white
water life jacket places blood local helmet
After traveling for almost four weeks, will you
really have enough energy to climb the Himalayas
? It sounds very tiring, but Im sure the view
will be __________ . I look forward to receiving
your postcards from different _________ all over
the world!
astonishing
places
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London
An _________ in Africa
adventure
Morocco
Ride ______ through the Sahara Desert
camels
Go white-water rafting
The River Nail
Himalayas
Tanzania
Kenya
_______ Mount Kilimanjaro
Climb
Live with the ______ people and get ________ see
wild animals
local
close to
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Homework
1.Retell the travel plan of Toby
. 2. Finish part E on P25.
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Thank you for listening.