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Unit 3
Fascinating Parks
Reading and Thinking
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the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone
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
A holy, sacred place where sth. is protected
Not to change it but adapt oneself to it.
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群提供庇护。 ——迈克尔·弗罗姆
A national park is not a place for recreation but a place where nature should be well protected.
Sarek National Park
--Europe’s Hidden Natural Treasure
Predict: What is the text about?
Title
Subheading
Good subheadings catch the reader’s eye.
羽毛 起飞的 (羽起) -
Activity 1
Match the subheadings with paragraphs and
use key words to describe the part.
A. A Land of Mountains and Ice
B. Man at Peace with Nature
C. A Land of Adventure
D. A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
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1. I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of the tent. Even though the sun was brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I'm above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7:30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk to the mountain edge. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below. I'm in the remote far north of Sweden in the Sarek National Park , a place with no roads or town.
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
Key words:
Location/ sight
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After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again…If today is anything like yesterday, it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of the valley. However, I cannot complain. Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive. Here I am, alone under this broad sky, breathing the fresh air, and enjoying t