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课件网) Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas Unit 5 On the road Learning aims 1. To understand “Travel broadens the mind”. 2. To learn the main idea of the text. 3. To improve the basic reading skills especially skim ming. 4. To learn useful language points. Leading-in Think: what do you think the saying “Travel broadens the mind” means Travel broadens the mind. 1. to learn about unique culture and custom among different places 2. to learn about natural scenery formed in different places 3. to learn how to communicate with strangers 4. to get fresh thinking from travelling Blogging Australia Reading Comprehension Task 1: Fast reading 1：Read and sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1: is the author and what the author does. Para. 2: The author's to Western Australia. Para. 3: What the author most about Western Australia. Para. 4: How the author's love of nature influences her . Para. 5: The author's photography supports . Who connection loves photography environmental protection The passage is mainly about how Lauren Elizabeth to make an on people through her . 2. Find the main idea of the passage. I am great! impact photography 3. Judge the following sentences True or False 1. Lauren Bath used to be a chef. ( ) 2. Lauren Bath writes blogs as a hobby.( ) 3. Lauren Bath has made more than 140 work trips in 2013.( ) 4. Lauren Bath loves nature and takes every chance to admire the natural world. ( ) 5. Lauren Bath hopes to influence people to love nature and protect animals.( ) T F F T T Task 2: Careful reading 1. Scan the text and choose the best choice. (1) What does the author mainly do now A. Protecting the environment in Australia. B. Taking pictures of animals in Australia. C. Sharing online pictures about Australia. D. Doing nothing but travel all over the world. (2) What made the author become a professional photo blogger A. Taking pictures of people. B. Liking writing blogs. C. Wanting to challenge herself. D. Being rewarded for her pictures. (3) Why does the author like northern WA especially A. She has been there six times. B. She has worked there for many years. C. She can experience its unique culture. D. The scenery is more beautiful than anywhere else. (4) To photograph the rising sun, the author has to_____. A. be close to nature B. get up early in the morning C. stay outside all the night D. climb onto the top of the mountain (5) The author wants to influence people by_____. A. reminding people to love nature C. commenting about how people act D. giving some negative examples B. posting pictures with warnings on them 2. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. A few years ago, Lauren Bath was a chef, 1. then she fell in love with travel and started to post pictures on her blog. In less than 18 months, there were over 200,000 people 2. (read) her blog and companies started paying her to take 3. _____(photo)and publish them. She determined 4. (become) A ... ...
