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UNIT 3
FASCINATING PARKS
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives:
1.Skim the passage and read for gist with the subheadings;
2.Experience Sarek National Park and learn about the Sami People;
3.Learn to use different senses to describe a park or a place;
4.Express personal opinions on national parks.
Watch the video about the earliest national park below and discuss the questions in groups.
Activity 1 Pre-reading
What kinds of parks have you been to?What were they like?
When you think of national parks, what comes to your mind first?
Theme parks and national parks.
Beautiful scenery, wild animals and plants.
They are very beautiful and provide a wide range of activities for visitors.
Activity 2 Read for the prediction
Look at the title and the picture, what do you think the text is about?
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
Sarek National Park and the people who live there.
Skim the text and match the subheadings with the paragraphs.
Activity 3 Read for the subheadings
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
Good subheadings catch the reader’s eye and make him or her want to read more.
Working out the idea behind the subheadings can help readers better understand the structure and the key points of the text.
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
What is the writing style of this passage?
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
written in the first person
use some verbs to share the author’s ecperience
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
some places
What is the writing style of this passage?
I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. ... ... Checking my watch, I see that it is 7:30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge ... ... mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, ... ... In 1909, Sarek ... on grass.
For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. ... ... Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life ... But every spring, ... ...
After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again ... If today
written in time order
written in the first person
use some verbs to share the author’s ecperience
some places
written in time order
Travel Journal
Activity 4 Read for the details
1. How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek?
2. What steps has the Swedish government taken to keep Sarek in its natural state?
3.How has life changed for the Sami? Why might so few Sami want to live in Sarek?
4.Why does the writer think the sweat and hard work is worth it?
24 hours a day.
It was made a national park, no one besides the Sami can live there, and new development is banned.
They no longer herd(牧放) reindeer.They live modern lives in cities.
Because life in Sarek is quite hard.
It is a beautiful and wild place, and the writer is enjoying a great adventure.
Activity 4 Read for the structure
Title Part Para Subheading
Sarek National Park ——Europe’s Hidden Natural Treasure 1 A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
2 A Land of
Mountains and Ice
3 Man at
Peace with Nature
4 A Land of Adventure
Exprience
History and Traditions
Exprience
sense The sentences in the text Feelings
sound
sight
taste
touch
smell
Activity 5 Read for the feelings
I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. (para.1)
comfortable
the sun is brightly shining(para 1)
Spreading out before me, branches of ... with no roads and towns.(para 1 )
an ancient Sami cottage is visible (para 2)
a few reindeer feeding on grass (para 2)
surprised
For example, this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire, dried reindeer meat , and some sweet and sour berries ...(para.3)
comfortable
enjoyable
relaxed
Since I must carry all of my food and supplies with me, my bag weighs about 30 kilograms.(para.4)
tired
Here I am, alone under this broad sky, breathing the fresh air, and enjoying this great adventure.(para.4)
enjoyable
Activity 6 Post-thinking
Is it worth making a place like Sarek a national park? Give your reasons.
Yes.
1.People can go there and appreciate the beauty of nature.
2.People can better understand the importance of nature protection.
Homework
1. Draw a mind map of this passage.
2. Search for some more famous national parks in the world online and set them down to share with your classmates tomorrow.
3.Finish the practice on page 27.
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