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课件网) Unit 3 FASCINATING PARKS Reading and Thinking Sarek National Park --Europe’s Hidden National Treasures What comes to your mind when you see the picture and topic of this unit 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 Paraphrase: National parks accept nature as it is, protect it to the greatest extent and also protect humans. 本单元的引言出自美国学者、环境新闻记者Michael Frome (迈克尔·弗罗)。此引言可译为：“国家公园不是游乐场。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。”引言揭示了国家公园的本质：接受自然的本来面貌，并最大限度地保护自然。 Unit3 Fascinating Parks Reading and Thinking Learning Objectives: By the end of the class, students will be able to find subheadings by using supporting details. appreciate the language features of a travel journal. know the significance of National Parks. reflect on human’s harmonious unity with nature. What can you hear By looking at the title and pictures, where would you most likely read this passage news report travel journal science magazine Learning Objectives: By the end of the class, students will be able to find subheadings by using supporting details. appreciate the language features of a travel journal. know the significance of National Parks. reflect on human’s harmonious unity with nature. What is the treasure in the hidden place Reading for main ideas A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps A Land of Mountains and Ice Man at Peace with Nature A Land of Adventure Match the subheadings with the paragraphs. 1 A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps 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… 2 A Land of Mountains and Ice Sarek’s mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, leaving behind about 100 glaciers. 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…on grass. 3 Man at Peace with Nature For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. They used the reindeer’s meat for food…Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life ... But every spring, a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek, living in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions. I am not a Sami, but in Sarek I’ve adopted some of their habits. ... 4 A Land of Adventure After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again…If today is anything like yesterday, it wil ... ...
