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课件网) 选择性必修 一 Unit 3 FASCINATING PARKS Reading and Thinking Aims： In this class, you will learn about the Sarek National Park and summarize the main idea; draw a mind map to describe the beauty of Sarek National Park by using different senses, the experience of the writer and the history &traditions of the park; share your ideas on the significance of setting up national parks and live in harmony with nature. Lead-in Have you been to any parks What can you do there city park Enjoy the beautiful scenery Breathe the fresh air Have fun Relax yourselves/relieve pressure What kind of parks are they Amusement park Ocean park Sports park Theme park Pre-reading A national park is not a playground. It’s a sanctuary for nature and for humans who will accept nature on nature’s own terms. ———Michael Frome 国家公园不是游乐园。它是自然的庇护所，也为愿意接受自然本来面貌的人类提供庇护。 ———迈克尔 弗罗 A national park is an area of land that is protected by the government for people to visit because of its natural beauty and historical or scientific interest. What kinds of parks have you been to city parks amusement parks ocean parks sports parks history parks Textual pattern analysis _____ I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I'm above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7: 30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below. I'm in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns. 2. Where was the author and what did he see and hear A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps The author was in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park above the Arctic Circle ;he saw beautiful scenery there, like the shining sun, the rivers and the valley. And he heard the sound of the wind. 1. How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek 24 hours a day 2. _____ Sarek's mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park, no one else can live here, and all new development is banned within park boundaries. At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami cottage is visible. Close by, there are a few reindeer feeding on grass. A Land of Mountains and Ice 1. What steps has the Swedish government taken to keep Sarek in its natural state ... ...
