Unit 3

PRE-READING

Q1: Do you like travelling ? Why or why not ?

Q3: What do you think adventure travel is ?

Yes : exciting , interesting , make me happy , see beautiful scenery , visit place of interest // No : dangerous , make me tired ,waste time , cost much money

Q2:Which things should you consider if you go traveling?

What is adventure travel?What is adventure travel?

• An adventure travel means doing something different from what most other people do: it is something you have never done before (a new experience) that is probably exciting and maybe a bit dangerous. •Such as hiking and rafting

Mountain-biking

Bungee-jumping

Ice-climbing

White-water rafting

Wind-surfing

Snow-boarding

Why do people travel ?

Fuji Hawaii Eiffel Tower

To see other countries and visit places of interest

Form

Why do people travel ?

To see beautiful scenery Form

Why do people travel ?

To meet new friends

Form

Why do people travel ?

To try new kinds of food Form

To experience life in other parts of the world

Why do people travel ?

Form

To get away from cold or hot weather

Why do people travel ?

Form

To look for a new or unusual experience

Why do people travel ?

Form

To get close to nature and take exercise

Why do people travel ?

Form

Why do people travel ?

1. to see 2. to meet 3. to try 4. to experience

5. To get away from6. to look for 7. to get close to

other countries and visit places of interest .new friends .new kinds of food .

life in other parts of the world .

cold or hot weather . a new or unusual experience . nature and take exercise .

HIKING

Why do people enjoy hiking?

…get close to nature and take exercise at the same time.

…is easy to do and doesn’t have to be very expensive.

The basic equipment you need for hiking is simple.

…anywhere you like.

Reading:

Where can you go hiking ?

in a forest in the mountains

along a river

Chart

in a city

Hiking

Tips for successful hiking:

…alone?

Should you tell someone where…?

What should you bring?

Watch out for( be careful of ) …

Wear a hat to …

Bring a cellphone if…

RAFTING

Whitewater Rafting

Normal Rafting

life jacket

paddle

raft

P-r Rafting chart

River Stream

Where is rafting done ?

Chart

life jacket paddle boat

Why do people enjoy rafting?

…exciting adventure?

…a good way to experience nature?

If you want a normal rafting, what should you do?

If you are looking for more excitement, …try whitewater rafting.

Reading:

What should you think about if you want to go for a rafting? …safety; …good clothes; …learn the basic

skills of rafting; such as how to handle the raft, how to paddle and how to…

You should also know how to swim. …wear a life jacket.

Reading comprehension

1. What does the word “ whitewater” mean ?

A. 白水 B. 湍流 C. 漩涡 D. 溪水

2. What are the Chinese for the following words?

a. white-collarb. white coffeec. white flagd. white liee. white paper

Similarities

Hiking Rafting

Differences

Places

Equipment

Cost

Skills needed

Possible dangers

1. Both are examples of adventure travel . 2.Both take place outdoor . 3. Both are fun and exciting . 4. Both make people get close to nature . 5. Both have safety tips .

in the mountains , in a forest , along the river , in the city

on rivers and streams

clothes, shoes,backpack, cellphone, hat, map, water

boat/raft, paddle , good clothes , life jacket cheap expensive

good walking skills, watch out for dangers

good rafting and swimming skills

getting lost , sunburn , hungry, thirsty , poisonous animals or plants

hitting rocks and trees , falling into water

5 . Further discussion

Why do many people prefer adventure travel nowadays ?

6 . Debate

Do you think it is worthwhile for you to go adventure travel ? Why ?

Adventure travel is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety.Here are two facts for you to think about: one is the disastrous crash of the spaceship Columbus( 哥伦比亚飞船失事 ) ， the other is the disappearance （失踪） of five students in PKU （北京大学） when they were climbing the Snow Mountain.So adventure travel is difficult and adventurous, maybe it’s not worthwhile( 值得的 ).Please put safety first and plan the travel carefully.Because life is so beautiful that we should cherish it all the way.

Further Study

______________ is a kind of travel on which you can have a new or unusual__________. At the same time, you can get close to ________and take _______. _______ and _______ are two kinds of adventure travel . Hiking is a way to travel _______ . You can hike in a ______ , in the __________ , along a _____ or in the city . Hiking is easy and doesn’t have to be very __________ . The basic equipment you need for hiking is simple : clothes , shoes , a_________ , a map, a hat , a _________ and water. Hiking is ____________ and exciting ,but you shouldn’t forget ________ . As with hiking , ______ is another kind of adventure travel along a river or _______ . You can either have a _______ rafting trip along a _____ river or stream that is wide and has few rocks or try ___________ rafting on streams and rivers where the water moves _______ . To be safe , you should always wear a __________ when you go rafting .

Fill in the the blanks:Adventure travel

experiencenature exercise Hiking rafting

on foot forestmountains river

expensivebackpack

cellphone fun / interestingsafety

raftingstream normal

quiet whitewaterquickly

life jacket

Holiday is coming. Will you try hiking or rafting? Why or why not? If not, which activity will you take?