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Unit3 Fascinating Parks
Period 1 Reading and Thinking
What kinds of parks have you been to?
city park
amusement park
acquarium
roller coaster
pl.acquariums/ aquaria
relieve our pressure/chill out/ kick back
enrich/ broaden our knowledge
enjoy the luxury of the fresh air
plural form 引导学生回答 why u visit those parks
People visit all kinds of parks becuase of their functions. As students, we can hang out with our friends to an amusement park to relieve our pressure from school. Moreover, parents can accompany their children to an aquarium and enrich children’s knowledge about marine life. Besides, city parks always provide people with the luxury of the fresh air and a feast for the eyes.
we are not talking about the parks today, we are going to explore national parks
When you think of
national parks,
what comes to mind first?
forests
animals
rivers
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。
Do you happen to know the place in the picture? What words can you think of to describe it?
Lead-in :Look at the opening page.
the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone
黄石公园的大棱镜泉
Now let's go on an amazing journey.
SAREK NATIONAL PARK
-- EUROPE'S HIDDEN NATURAL TREASURE
1. Where would you most likely to read this passage?
A .a history magazine
B. A travel leaflet /ˈliːflət/ 传单,小册子
C. a travel journal
Activity 1 : predict
Look at the title and pictures on Page 26.
Q: What might be included in the passage?
The beautiful scenery and lots of wildlife of Sarek National Park.
Discover Beauty
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
Skim the text. Match the subheadings with the paragraphs.
Good subheadings catch the reader’s eye and make him or her want to read more. Working out the idea behind the subheadings can help you better unde