(
课件网) Unit 4 Journey across a Vast Land Listening and Speaking (Workbook) Learning objectives In this class, you will get some detailed information about Mary Sullivan’s long journey alone ; conduct an interview with your classmate about his or her journey. Warm up 1. Guess the name of the country. It has a vast land. Big deserts cover a large part of the country. It is home to kangaroos. Australia 2. Find out how much you know about Australia. Which continent is Australia located in Australia is located in Oceania. What’s the climate like in the centre and west of Australia Can you name some big cities in Australia It is very dry and hot. The temperature can go above 40 ℃ in the summer. Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Warm up Listen and write down Mary Sullivan has just completed a long walk alone across Australia, and is now being interviewed on a webcast called Adventure Travel. Listen to the webcast and write down the main aspects about her journey. Listen and write down Listen to the webcast and write down the main aspects about her journey. the reason the distance the time the equipment the difficulties Listen and tick Listen to the webcast again and tick the things that Mary talks about. Listen and tick Listen and tick Aborigine: a member of the race of people who were the original people of Australia 澳大利亚土著 Listen and tick Listen and tick √ √ √ Listen and tick Interviewer: And what kind of equipment did you need Mary: Walking shoes, of course. But the most important thing was a cart to carry my water. Listen and tick Mary: …But there is no water in the desert, so I had to carry my water with me for days at a time. √ Listen and tick Interviewer: What if something went wrong Weren’t you afraid Mary: Well, I had a mobile phone so it was okay. √ Listen and tick Interviewer: … Did you face any problems with the wildlife, maybe snakes Mary: … I also wore thick boots and pants to protect myself from snakebites. √ Listen and take notes Listen again and take notes on the three main difficulties Mary encountered on her journey. Listen and take notes Listen again and take notes on the three main difficulties Mary encountered on her journey. Listen and take notes Her three main difficulties: Hunger: Since she had to carry _____, she did not have much room to _____, so sometimes she didn’t eat. so much water carry food Listen and take notes Her three main difficulties: _____: On a journey like this, your body can take quite a beating and you can be in quite _____. Injuries a lot of pain Listen and take notes Her three main difficulties: Problems with the _____: She avoided walking through _____ and always made sure she could see what she was _____. wildlife tall grass stepping on One of your classmates has just completed a long walk in China’s Gobi Desert, and you are interviewing him or her about the journey. Use what you have learnt in this unit and the questions ... ...
