Module 2 Unit 2

Wish you were here

Reading

By Yuan Zaiming

adventure

white-water rafting

rock climbing

mountain climbing

driving

Adventure is an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience or trip.

cycling

the Arctic Ocean

Pacific OceanAtlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

South America

North America

Antarctica

Australia

AsiaEurope

Africa

a North African kingdom on the northwestern corner of Africa

Morocco [mə'rɔkəu]

the Sahara Desert [sə'ha:rə]

the world’s largest desert

enjoys the fame of “The cradle(摇篮） of African civilization(文明 )”

the River Nile [nail]

named after Queen of England in the 19th century

Lake

Victoria

[vik'tɔ:riə]

Kenya

Tanzania

lie in eastern Africa

['kenjə, 'ki:njə]

[tænzə'ni:ə]

the highest mountain in Africa, stands in northeastern Tanzania, the top of the mountain, covered by snow and ice all year round

Mount Kilimanjaro

['kilimən'dʒɑ:rəu]

Himalayas [himə'leiəz]

stand in Asia

one of the highest mountain ranges(山脉 ) in the world

1. How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert?

2. What activity does Toby think is dangerous?

3. How long will the brothers stay in Africa ?

They will travel on camels.

White-water rafting and watching wildlife up close.

About four weeks.

Directed readingDirected reading

Flash

Traveling Route(路线 )Traveling

Route(路线 )

Para 1 true or false

1.Toby would spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university.

2.After the trip to Africa, Colin will go to university.

Detailed reading

Make up a dialogue according to Para.2, using the following words – where, when, how, what, how long,

etc.

Lake Victoria

1.What adventure activity will the writer try?

3.How to protect himself?

white-water rafting

helmet life jacket

2. What is white-water rafting like?dangerous exciting

In Kenya, they’ll live with the ______ people in their villages , and eat and drink _________ they do, including cow’s _______.

They’ll ____ across the land, ________ the _______ of wildlife.The guides will have guns with them for _______ in case of dangerous animals.

Para 6

What will they do before mountain climbing?

Why?

get plenty of rest

tiring, feel sick as the atmosphere gets thinner

Choose the best answer.

1.According to paragraph 1, __________.

A. Toby is planning a business trip

B. Toby usually travels in his summer

holiday

C. Colin wants to travel before starting

university

D. Toby is not very excited about the trip

2. In line 12, “there” refers to ____.

A. the United States

B. Morocco

C. northern Africa

D. the Sahara Desert

3. According to paragraph 2, _______.

A. Toby enjoys traveling on camels

B. Toby is worried about traveling on

camels

C. Toby will feed the camels

D. Colin loves camels

4. According to paragraph 5, Toby wants to __________.

A. see a giraffe up close

B. scare animals away

C. take photographs of animals

D. shoot an elephant

5. In line 34, “them” refers to _______.

A. the elephants

B. Colin and Toby

C. the guides

D. the giraffes

6. According to the letter, Toby enjoys

___________.

A. comfortable, expensive holidays

B. cultural holidays

C. adventure holidays

D. staying at home

Passage outline Supporting details

Introduction Colin and I will spend a few weeks (1)___________

The trip to Morocco ·We will (2) _________ to Morocco on 15 July.·We go through the Sahara Desert by (3) ______ with local guides.·With six days to go, the trip won’t be (4)__________.

The trip to the River Nile Going white-water rafting is filled with danger but (5)___________, too.

The trip to (6)_____________ ·We will follow the local people’s custom and (7)____________ ourselves to drink cow’s blood.·We will have a long walk and get close to (8)_________ animals.·Our guides will have guns to (9)_________ us.

The trip toTanzania We will climb Mount Kilimanjaro though we may feel (10)__________ and sick.

Task-based reading

I would like to take an adventure travel to…

Discussion:

a. The Sahara Desert

b. Lake Victoria

c. Kenya

d. Tanzania

Homework:

Write a letter to your friend about your adventure travel.

Thank you!