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Unit3 Fascinating Parks
Reading and thinking
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
Yellowstone National Park is the first national park in the world,which is renowned for its grand land, countless springs and abundant species. The picture is the Grand Prismatic Spring(大棱镜温泉)-a typical scenic spot .
Not only can we take advantage of the nature, but also we should struggle to protect it, in order to live in harmony with the nature.
A national park is not a playground. It’s a sanctuary (避难所; 庇护所) for nature and for humans who will accept nature on nature’s own terms.
— Michael Frome
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。
What’s the purpose of setting up a national park?
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Sanjiangyuan National Park
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Shennongjia National Park
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Wuyishan National Park
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Amusement park
National park
Ocean park
theme park
City park
When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first?
Sarek National Park
A national park is an area of land that is protected by the government for people to visit because of its natural beauty and historical or scientific interest. There is a common idea for all national parks: the conservation of “wild nature” for future generations and as a symbol of national pride.
What do you know about national parks?
Pre-Reading
1. Go through the title and the subtitle of the text and predict
the answers to the following questions:
(1) Where would you most likely to read this text?
(2) What's probably the author?
In a travel magazine or travel journal
A hiker or explorer
What's the type of the text?
A.science article B. travel journal
C.news report D. travel brochure
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Para.3
Man at Peace with Nature
Para.2
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Para.1
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
Para.4
A Land of Adventure
Match the subhea