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Q1: What comes to your mind when you see the picture and topic of this unit?
beautiful
amazing
wonderful
……
Ocean
Sea
valley [ˈvæli]
Q2: Do you happen to 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
Theme parks
City parks
National parks
amusement park
cultural park
sports park
ocean park
1.What kinds of parks have you been to?
2. What are the functions of parks?
3.When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first?
4. What is a national park?
Look and discuss P26
Functions of parks
◆ enrich knowledge
◆ broaden our horizon [həˈraɪzn]
◆ relax ourselves
◆ appreciate [əˈpriːʃieɪt] diverse culture
◆ relieve our pressure
◆ take exercise
◆ breath fresh air
◆ enjoy the beautiful scenery [ˈsiːnəri] …
(sth) come/spring to mind
(某事)突然出现在脑海里,立即被想到
When I think of national parks, I think of
places of extreme natural beauty, usually
far away from any city.
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
shelter
(do sth) on sb's (own) terms
按照某人(自己)的条件(做某事)
[ˈsæŋktʃuəri]
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所。
——迈克.弗罗
A national park is an area of land that is protected by the government for people to visit because of its natural [ˈnætʃrəl] beauty and historical or scientific interest.
国家公园是一块受政府保护的土地,因其自然美景和历史或科学价值而供人们参观。
Yellowstone National Park
Sanjiangyuan National Park
Do you know any famous national parks?
Lead in
[ˈhɪdn]
Now, Let’s read the text to know a national park.
萨勒克国家公园
-欧洲隐秘的自然瑰宝
Look at the title and pictures of the passage, predict:
(1) What's the text mainly about?
A. The reindeer [ˈreɪndɪr]. B. The Sami people.
C. The Arctic [ˈɑːrktɪk] Circle. D. A fascinating [ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ] park.
(2)Where would you most likely to read this text?
science article
travel journal [ˈdʒɜːrnl]
C. travel brochure [ˈbrəʊʃə(r)]
D. news report
Activity 1: