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Unit 3 FASCINATING PARKS
Reading and Thinking
Sarek National Park
---Europe’s Hidden National Treasures
What comes to your mind when you see the picture and topic of this unit?
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
本单元的引言出自美国学者、环境新闻记者Michael Frome (迈克尔·弗罗)。此引言可译为:“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。”引言揭示了国家公园的本质:接受自然的本来面貌,并最大限度地保护自然。
Paraphrase:
National parks accept nature as it is, protect it to the greatest extent and also protect humans.
In this class, you are able to:
1.Learn about the Sarek National Park and summarize the main idea;
2.Experience a national park and use your senses to describe its beauty;
3.Share your ideas on the significance of setting up national parks and live in harmony with nature.
Learning Objectives
Experience a national park
Enjoy a video Journey To The Sarek National Park
萨勒克国家公园
-欧洲隐秘的自然瑰宝
1.What kinds of parks have you been to? What were they like?
Step1:Warming up
2.When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first?
The Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park
Three River Source National Park
Giant Panda National Park
Beautiful scenery, wild plants, animals and so on.
(sth) come/spring to mind
(某事)突然出现在脑海里,立即被想到
1. What are the functions of parks?
2. What is a national park?
Look and discuss P26
Functions of parks
◆ enrich knowledge
◆ broaden our horizons [həˈraɪzn]
◆ relax ourselves
◆ appreciate [əˈpriːʃieɪt] diverse culture
◆ relieve our pressure
◆ take exercise
◆ breath fresh air
◆ enjoy the beautiful scenery [ˈsiːnəri] …
When I think of national parks, I think of
places of extreme natural beauty, usually
far away from any city.
Look at the title and pictures of the passage, predict:
(1) What's the text mainly about?
The travel journal mainly tells us the beauty of Sarek National Park through the author’s amazing experiences in the park.
(2)Where would you most l