牛津高中英语模块unitwarmingupreadingPPT课件

1、3. Where do you want to go and why?1. Do you like traveling? Why?2. Where have you been?Free talk第1页/共32页 Why do more and more people like to travel?第2页/共32页People travel for different purposes:enjoy the beauty of naturelearn about the outside worldget excitement or relax oneselfdo some research stu

2、dy wildlife or plantsbe interested in delicious fooddo business or make friends 第3页/共32页Sidney Opera HouseLondon Bridgethe Statue of Libertythe Pyramid and Sphinxthe Eiffel Towerthe Great Wallthe Taj Mahalthe Windmillthe AcropolisEnglandChinaGreekAustralia America FrenchHollandIndiaEgypt第4页/共32页Enjo

3、y some pictures of the following places. Australias famous beachesGrasslands of Africa第5页/共32页 Gobi DesertBrazilian rainforest第6页/共32页AfricaThe grasslands of Africa are home to various animals. Lions are the only cats that live in large family groups.Elephants usually live in groups that consist of

4、8 to 15 related members.第7页/共32页Zebras, with a horse-like appearance, have wide black-and-white stripes all over their bodies. 第8页/共32页Giraffes in Africa can grow to a height of over 17 feet. 第9页/共32页Australia第10页/共32页Australias Gold Coast is famous for its attractive beaches. With 70 kilometres of

5、coastline, Gold Coast beaches have fun for people. Every year the Gold Coast attracts visitors from all over the world to sit back, relax, experience the fun and taste the excitement of Australias most popular holiday playground.Gold Coast第11页/共32页the beautiful undersea worldsurfing第12页/共32页Kangaroo

6、PlatypusEmuKoala第13页/共32页Brazil第14页/共32页Rainforest in BrazilThe Amazon rainforest extends for 4 million square km and is home to hundreds of thousands of animal and plant species. Although it covers only 3.5% of the overall Earths surface, it is home to around 50% of the worlds living species, many

7、of which are still unknown to humans. It is full of mysteries. 第15页/共32页Desert第16页/共32页The Gobi Desert is a huge area of desert covering nearly 1.3 million sq km. The area is often imagined as a lifeless desert like in many other parts of the world but the reality is quite the opposite.第17页/共32页Have

8、 you ever considered going to Africa to take an adventure?What do you know about Africa?第18页/共32页Africa 第19页/共32页第20页/共32页Read the passage quickly and answer these questions.1. How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert?They will ride camels through the desert.第21页/共32页2. What activity does T

9、oby think is dangerous?3. How long will the brothers stay in Africa?He thinks white-water rafting is dangerous.They will stay in Africa about four weeks.第22页/共32页Read the passage again and put the activities in the correct order according to Tobys plan for the trip.第23页/共32页_ travel down the River N

10、ile_ ride camels through the Sahara Desert_ climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania_ see wild animals in Kenya_ take a flight to Morocco_ go to the Himalayas325416第24页/共32页Please choose the best answers.1. According to paragraph 1, _. A. Toby is planning a business trip B. Toby usually travels in his su

11、mmer holiday C. Colin wants to travel before starting university D. Toby is not very excited about the tripC第25页/共32页2. In Line 12, “there” refers to _.A. the United States B. Morocco C. northern Africa D. the Sahara DesertD第26页/共32页 3. According to Paragraph 2, _. A. Toby enjoys riding camels B. To

12、by is worried about traveling by camels C. Toby will feed the camels D. Colin loves camels B第27页/共32页 4. According to paragraph 5, Toby wants to _. A. see a giraffe up close B. scare animals away C. take photographs of animals D. ride an elephant C第28页/共32页 5. In Line 34, “them” refers to _.A. the e

13、lephants B. Colin and Toby C. the guides D. the giraffes C第29页/共32页 6. According to the letter, Toby enjoys _. A. comfortable, expensive holidays B. cultural holidays C. adventure holidays D. staying at homeC第30页/共32页Do you think climbing the Himalayas is a bit challenging for Toby and Colin?What kinds