Unit 3 Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 3 Fascinating Parks Reading and Thinking Experience a national park 人教版（2019）选择性必修一 Learning objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: introduce the topic of fascinating parks; learn about the value of national parks and explore the significance of national parks for nature conservation and human survival and development; examine the text more closely to understand the attributes of this text type; learn some useful words and expressions. Where do you think the following photos were taken? Would you like to go there? Why? Should a place like this be developed? If so, how? Lead-in I think they were taken in Yellowstone National Park. Yes. Because it is a fascinating park with beautiful and natural scenery. I don’t think so. I think we should protect such places and preserve their natural state. Cultural Notes Yellowstone National Park is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first National Park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of its most popular features. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion. 2. When you think of national parks, what comes to your mind first? I have been to city parks. City parks are outdoor places where people relax. When I think of national parks, I think of places of extreme natural beauty, usually far away from any city. Before reading 1. What kinds of parks have you been to? What were they like? Discuss these questions in groups. While reading Read for the text type. Look at the title and the pictures. Guess what type of reading the text is.