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Extended reading
—Reading comprehension
An adventure in Africa
Unit 1 Wish you were here
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
1. summarize the author’s travel experiences in Morocco and Kenya;
2. gain a deeper insight into the meaning of adventure;
3. raise the awareness of developing a harmonious relationship with nature.
CONTENTS
Pre-reading
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While-reading
II
Post-reading
III
Sentences analysis
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river route
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Africa animal amazing
dry desert dust
valley vast (grassland) various (wildlife)
elephant Equator (赤道)
nature numerous (birds)
tree travel territory
unique
environment
Brainstorming:When it comes to Africa, what nouns and adjectives can you think of ?
Pre-reading
In this class, we’ll talk about the author’s adventure in Africa.
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An unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events.
Stress the author’s unusual travel to Africa and excite the interest of readers.
Look at the title and think about what’s the meaning of adventure and why it is used here?
Do you want to travel to Africa?
If yes, what would you plan to do there?
There is a travel journal written by a student who took a trip to Africa with his parents.
Read it carefully and try to learn more about Africa.
1. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. The author’s travel experience in Kenya.
B. The author’s travel journal to Africa with his parents.
C. The beautiful scenery of the desert.
D. Mount Kilimanjaro—the highest mountain in Africa.
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While-reading
Activity 1 Fast-reading for basic information
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Travel from the camp to our rest camp in Amboseli
National Park.
B. Description of the huts and the surroundings.
C. Arriving at our desert camp.
D. A funny thing after we have arrived at the huts.
E. Travel experience and scenery in the desert.
2. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph.
A travel ______ about Africa adventure.
journal