Unit 1 Wish you were here Extended reading & Project 课件 -2023-2024学年译林版高中英语选择性必修第三册

Extended reading HELLO Free talk What do you know about Africa? Where do you want to go in Africa ? Read the travel journal written by a student who took a trip to Africa with his parents. 30 June, Morocco 3 July, Kenya Read the journal and tell the general idea of each paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 The impressive journey in the Sahara. The cold night in the desert camp. The embarrassing accident after the departure from the camp. The grand scenery of the plains. The interesting experience outside the hut. 30 June, Morocco My parents and I had just driven down the narrow mountain road from Marrakesh, with all its sharp bends, and had finally arrived at Merzouga. Before us stretched the unending sand dunes that marked the beginning of the Sahara. A small boy walked past with a group of noisy goats as I took a long look at the yellow roadside sign that told us we were entering a “fragile natural environment”. I made a resolution to respect and protect this unique landscape while I was here. We set off, our vehicle quietly running over the sand and small stones. Why did the author describe the Sahara as a “fragile” natural environment” ? The ecological environment is fragile, because any small action people take will be likely to destroy the ecological balance in the desert and eventually leads to the irreparable loss. 全部倒装：正常语序为 The unending sand dunes that marked the beginning of the Sahara stretched before us. 独立主格结构 It wasn’t long before we were surrounded by enormous sand dunes towering above us on all sides. The wind was blowing grains of sand from the tops of the dunes, the sun was beating down hard and bright, and the sky was a deep shade of blue that I had never seen before. The wild beauty of the desert was about to reveal itself. There was not a plant to be seen. The desert appeared completely empty, which was calming and threatening at the same time. The colours of the dunes contrasted strikingly with the blue of the clou