Unit 1 Wish you were here Extended Reading: An adventure in Africa 内容分析： 【What】本板块的语篇是两则旅游日记，介绍了作者和父母在非洲的摩洛哥和肯尼亚的旅行，重点描绘了撒哈拉沙漠和安博塞利国家公园的独特景观，记叙了作者一家与当地人的一次有趣的互动。 【Why】本文通过对非洲自然景观和代表性动植物的描写，帮助学生感受自然之美，体会人与自然的和谐相处，加深对人与自然关系的理解，提升保护自然环境的意识。 【How】本文的语篇类型为旅游日记。文章的明线是按照时间顺序展开，以第一人称记录了作者非洲之旅的所见所闻、所思所感，暗线则是对非洲的自然景观、代表性的动植物进行介绍。标题中的adventure一词的使用贴切到位，强调非洲之旅的不同寻常，吸引读者的注意力。在第一则的游记中，作者描写了沙丘、阳光、天空、星星等自然景观，大量动词和形容词以及对比的运用使描写生动传神；在第二则游记中，作者形象地描写了大平原上长颈鹿和大象怡然自得的场景。 教学目标： By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. summarize the author’s travel experiences in Morocco and Kenya; 2. identify the structure of the travel journal; 3. gain a deeper insight into the meaning of the adventure; 4. appreciate the beauties of nature in Africa; 5. raise their awareness of developing a harmonious relationship with nature. 教学重难点： Students will figure out a little bit hard for them to: 1. summarize the opinion of the author and find out the supporting details; 2. describe the beauties of nature in Africa. 教学过程： Step 1 Lead-in Watch a short video about the beauties of nature in Africa. Question: Do you want to travel in Africa Step 2 Free Talk How much do you know about Africa If you want to travel in Africa, what would you plan to do there There is a travel vlog in Africa. Ss can get more ideas of it. Video: Adventure in Africa Step 3 Reading-Main idea Read the journal and tell the general idea of each paragraph. Key: Step 4 Careful Reading Para.1 Why did the author describe the Sahara as a “fragile” natural environment” The ecological environment is fragile, because any small action people take will be likely to destroy the ecological balance in the desert and eventually leads to the irreparable loss. Supporting details: It wasn’t long before we were surrounded by enormous sand dunes towering above us on all sides. (L8-L9) It wasn’t long before… 不久就…… 翻译：很快我们就被四周高耸的巨大沙丘包围了。 The wind was blowing grains of sand from the tops of the dunes, the sun was beating down hard and bright, and the sky was a deep shade of blue that I had never seen before. (L10-L12) Beat down （阳光）强烈照耀，暴晒，后面可接介词on 翻译：风吹动着沙丘顶上的沙粒，阳光猛烈而耀眼地照射着，天空是我从未见过的深蓝色。 Para.2 How was the night in the desert Stars were already shining brightly in the darkening sky and it was getting cold with the approach of the night. 翻译：星星已经在黑沉沉的天空中闪闪发光。随着夜幕降临，天也渐渐变冷了。 Para. 3 Why did his father smile weakly after the accident His father felt embarrassed about his reckless and abrupt decision. He felt he lost his face in front o ... ...
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