(
课件网) My name is Sylvia. As you can see, I am not a boy. I don’t like winter. I like summer. I am here Zhangye Danxia National Geological park My name is Sylvia. As you can see, I am not a boy. I am here Zhangye Danxia National Geological park What kinds of parks have you been to Lead-in City Park Water Park Theme Park National Park Unit 3 Fascinating Parks Sarek National Park Reading and Thinking 选择性必修一 Unit 3 Fascinating Parks Sarek national park Reading and Thinking 选择性必修一 Learning Objectives To obtain the information of Sarek national park and the Sami people. To summarize three key points of this text. To give some ideas about nature, human and animals. Sarek National Park Look at the title and the pictures. Q: What information were included in this passage A. The location of this park. B. Natural beauty. C. Entertainment facilities. D. The people in this park. E. The animals in this park. Subheadings Catch the reader’s eye. Uderstand the main idea of a paragraph. Undertand the key points of the text. Skim the text. Match the subheadings with the paragraphs. A. A Land of Mountains and Ice. B. Man at Peace with Nature. C. A Land of Adventure. D. A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps. Para.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, teling 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. Para.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 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. Para.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, their bones for tools, and their skin for making clothes and tents. Since reindeer were always on the move, the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them. Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like their neighbours. Bu ... ...
