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课件网) Unit 3 Fascinating Park Reading and Thinking: Experience a national park Learning Objectives By the end of the class, I will be able to find subheadings by using supporting details. appreciate language feature of a travel journal;. know the significance of National Parks and live at peace with nature. Pre-reading Do you know the place in the picture the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park 美国黄石国家公园大棱镜泉 Pre-reading When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first Beautiful scenery, wild plants, animals and so on. Pre-reading What is an national park 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. Sarek National Park Pre-reading By looking at the title and pictures, where would you most likely read this passage news report travel journal science magazine What is missing Subheadings. Read for main ideas 1.Match the subheadings with the paragraphs. 2.Underline the sentence that is relevant to the subheadings. A Land of Mountains and Ice Man at Peace with Nature A Land of Adventure A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps Read 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 Tip: pay attention to key words or sentences(words have the same meaning) 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 will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of the valley. However, I cannot complain. Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be ... ...
