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高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册
Reading and Thinking
Unit 3 Fascinating Parks
Learning objectives
Language Ability
Learning Ability
Understand and use key words and expressions about national parks; describe Sarek’s landscape, history and the Sami’s life.
Use prediction, skimming, scanning and inference to obtain key information; identify subheadings and structure.
Cultural Awareness
Thinking Quality
Understand the value of national parks in protecting nature and respecting local traditions.
Build the reasoning chain of facts → reasons → values; discuss how to balance protection and development.
Contents
1. Lead in
2. Pre-reading
3. While-reading
4. Post-reading
5. Summary
6. Assessment
7. Homework
01. Lead in
1 What kinds of parks have you been to? What were they like?
2 When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first?
Lead in
Lead-in
Lead in
Imagine waking up here...
The wind shakes your tent. The sun is shining brightly, but you are not sure whether it is morning or night.
Where could this place be?
What kind of experience might it offer?
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Lead in
What is a national park?
A national park is a protected area set aside to preserve natural beauty, wildlife, ecosystems and cultural heritage.
• protect the natural environment
• keep local traditions alive
• offer responsible travel and education
• balance human needs and nature
Lead in
02. Pre-reading
Lead-in
According to the title, what does the writer think of Sarek National Park?
The writer thinks that Sarek National Park is Europe’s hidden natural treasure.
Pre-reading: Prediction
It will talk about the writer’s experience in Sarek National Park.
According to the pictures, what do you think will be talked about in the text?
03. While-reading
Lead-in
Skimming
Match the subheadings with the paragraphs.
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
Lead-in
Skimming
The writing style of a travel journal: Generally speaking, a travel journal is written in ______ person and in ______ order. It usually talks about _________ and ______.
The main idea of the text:
The writer tells us his ________ in Sarek National Park and the ______ of the park.
experience
history
the first
time
experiences places
Skimming
Read for structure
Part 1
The writer’s experience
Part 2
The park and the Sami
Part 3
Adventure
General path
personal experience → factual information → personal feeling
Writing style
description + explanation + reflection
Theme
nature protection and a life close to nature
Lead-in
Detailed Reading
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the table.
TIME
LOCATION
ACTIVITIES
at 7:30 a.m.
above the Arctic Circle, in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park
wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of the tent; leave the tent and walk over to the mountain edge
Lead-in
Detailed Reading
Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
1. What was Sarek covered by long ago?
2. Why was Sarek made a national park?
3. What rules protect Sarek?
Vast sheets of ice; about 100 glaciers were left.
To keep the land in its natural state.
No one else can live there and all new development is banned.
Lead-in
Detailed Reading
Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1. How has life changed for the Sami?
2. Why might so few Sami want to live in Sarek?
They no longer herd reindeer. Instead, they live modern lives in cities.
They might not want to live in Sarek because life there is quite hard.
Lead-in
Detailed Reading
Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
1. Why does the writer say his day will be full of sweat and hard work?
2.Why does the writer think the sweat and hard work is worth it?
The writer must carry a bag weighing about 30 kilograms with all of his foodand supplies in it and hike over the difficult land to the other side of the valley.
It is a beautiful and wild place, and the writer is enjoying a great adventure.
Detailed Reading
Detailed Reading: sensory description
Are these senses used to describe Sarek? Find evidence in the text.
Sense
Evidence
Effect
Sight
brightly shining; Rapa River; broad sky
shows natural beauty
Sound
wind buffeting the cloth of my tent
creates a vivid opening
Taste
flat bread; dried reindeer meat; berries
shows local life
Smell
fresh air
makes the experience real
Touch
sweat and hard work
shows the challenge
04. Post-reading
Work in groups. Discuss the questions with evidence from the text.
Nature protection
Should “no new development” always be kept?
Evidence: ______
Opinion: ______
Reason: ______
Local tradition
How can national parks respect local people?
Evidence: ______
Opinion: ______
Reason: ______
Visitor experience
How can tourists enjoy the park responsibly?
Evidence: ______
Opinion: ______
Reason: ______
Sentence frame: In my opinion, ... because the text says ...
Post Reading: balance protection and development
Lead-in
Post Reading: Mini News Report
Role-play task:
Work in groups of four. One student is the traveller, one is a Sami local, one is a park guide, and one is an environmental reporter.
e.g.:
Today we are reporting from Sarek National Park. It is famous for ______. The park is protected because ______. The Sami ______. We think national parks should ______.
05. Summary
Summary
Summary: Sarek National Park
Setting
Nature
People
Feeling
remote far north of Sweden; above the Arctic Circle; no roads or towns
mountains, ice, glaciers, valleys and reindeer
the Sami follow reindeer and keep traditions
hard work, but beautiful, wild and blessed
Theme: A national park protects nature, respects tradition and offers people a chance to reconnect with the wild.
06. Assessment
Lead-in
Assessment
07. Homework
Lead-in
Homework
Level B
Extension
Write 100–120 words:
Do you think setting up national parks is an effective way to balance development and the protection of nature? Why or why not?
Use at least two details from the text.
Useful frame: I believe ... because ... For example, ...
Level A
Consolidation
• Complete the vocabulary summary.
• Draw a mind map of the text.
• Retell the passage with the four subheadings.
Thank you
for your listening
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