内容正文:
An adventure
in Africa
According to the video about Africa, what adjectives can you think of ?
vast
various
dry
mysterious
charming
……
Lead-in
A travel______ about Africa adventure
journal
What they saw and did
Who they met
How they felt
What they learnt
What’s the genre (体裁) of the article?
Self-study
Morocco
30 June
kenya
3 July
What elements should we pay attention to?
What is genre of the passage?
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Guidance & Exploration
Marrakesh
Merzouga
Sahara
Which three places did they cover in Morocco?
Morocco
30 June
My parents and I had just driven down the narrow mountain road from Marrakesh , with all its sharp bends , and had finally arrived at Merzouga . Before us stretched the unending sand dunes that marked the beginning of the Sahara . A small boy walked past with a group of noisy goats as I took a long look at the yellow roadside sign that told us we were entering a " fragile natural environment ".
drive down 沿着.....驾驶
take a long look at 看....很久
6
I made a resolution to respect and protect this unique landscape while I was here . We set off , our vehicle quietly running over the sand and small stones . It wasn ' t long before we were surrounded by enormous sand dunes towering above us on all sides . The wind was blowing grains of sand from the tops of the dunes , the sun was beating down hard and bright , and the sky was a deep shade of blue that I had never seen before .
make a resolution to do sth 下定决心做某事
set off 出发,动身
run over 碾过,匆匆看,复查
be surrounded by 被...环绕/围绕
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It wasn’t +时间段+ before + 从句.(从句常用一般过去时)没过一段时间就.......
It was + 时间段 + before + 从句. (从句常用一般过去时)过了一段时间后才……
It will be + 时间段 + before + 从句 (从句常用一般现在时)要过一段时间才……
It won’t be +时间段 before + 从句.(从句常用一般现在时)用不了一段时间就
It was not long before he came back from abroad.
没过多久他就从国外回来了。
It will be a long time before he recovers from his present troubles.
他要过很长时间才能从目前的困境中恢复过来。
It was a whole year before he finally completed the task.
过了整整一年他才最终完成这项任务。
It has been a long time since they separated,but it w