Module 3 Unit 8 Warm-up

1、Warm-upUnit 8 AdventureIn this unit you will Talk about travel, exploration and extreme sports. Listen to people talking about extreme sports and adventure holidays. Read two extracts from two history books, and a holiday brochure. Write a brochure. Learn about state and activity verbs as well as de

2、fining and non-defining relative clauses.Part IFree TalkAre you interested in exploring?tropical rainforestvirgin forestAmazon junglea desertsmall islanda new planetBraslia, the capital of BrazilDo you fancy visiting?the British MuseumMount Fuji volcanoancient buildingspyramid, ancient EgyptAre you

3、dreaming of going?Caribbean sailingskiingdivingcanoeingparachutingrock climbingbungee jumpingWould you like to go on ?a safaria safari in South Africaa hiking tripa round-the-world ridean adventure tripPart IIWarm-upMatch the words with right verbs.a forest, diving, a desert, parachuting, a safari,

4、famous museums, skiing, a volcano, a round-the-world trip, a hiking trip, another planet, cities around the world, canoeing, sailing, ancient buildings, an adventure trip, a small island, rock climbing Explore 2. Visit 3. Go 4. Go on Explore: Visit: 3. Go: 4. Go on: a forest, a desert, another plane

5、t, a small islandfamous museums, cities around the world, a volcano, ancient buildingsskiing, diving, canoeing, parachuting, rock climbinga safari, a hiking trip, a round-the-world trip, an adventure tripPart IIIListeningYou will hear four people talking about their “dreams”. Match the speakers with

6、 these activities. visit capital cities learn how to fly canoe down the Amazon visit the PyramidsAnswers:1. _2. _3. _4. _ dbacListen again and note down the adjectives the speakers use to describe their activities:Speaker 1Speaker 2Speaker 3Speaker 4fascinating spectacular mysteriousexciting greata

7、great experiencenot easy a real challengePart IVPair WorkIn pairs, talk about some of your “dreams”.Example: A: Id like to go to South Africa. Ive always loved wild animals and Id love to see them in their natural environment.B: Yes, but I think that travelling around for weeks would be quite tiring

8、. Part ILanguage PointsPart VI1. desert 点拨 desert作名词，表示“沙漠；荒原”等。如：the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉沙漠拓展desert 还可以用作动词，表示“抛弃(某人);舍弃(某地方)”。如： She came to a small village which had been deserted for a long time.她来到一个已荒芜多时的小村庄。即时演练翻译句子。她被丈夫遗弃了。She was deserted by her husband. 2. major点拨 major作形容词，表示“较重要的”。如：We are

9、going to solve the major problem at the meeting tomorrow.我们将在明天的会议上解决较重要的那个问题。拓展 (1) major可以作名词，表示“专业”或“主修专业的学生”。如：Mathematics is his major.数学是他的专业科目。He is a mathematics major.他是一名数学专业的学生。(2) major 还可作不及物动词，意为“主修专业”，常与in搭配。即时演练 完成句子。(1) He _ in English when he was in university.(2) His _ was English

10、 when he was in university.majoredmajor3. tiring点拨 tiring是形容词，意为“令人疲惫的”，表示事物的性质，通常是物作主语。如：It had been a long and tiring day.这一天让人觉得又长又累。拓展 (1) tired adj. 意为“疲倦的；疲劳的”。表示人的情感或感受，主语通常是人。常用搭配有：be tired of sb / sth 或be tired of doing sth 厌倦；厌烦(2) tire v. 表示“使疲劳”。常用搭配有：tire sb out 使某人感到精疲力尽；使某人感到疲惫不堪tire

11、of sth / sb或tire of doing sth 对感到厌倦即时演练用tire, tire of , tire out的适当形式完成句子:(1) The endless homework was really _. I was _ after I finished it and fell asleep soon.(2) She never _ shopping.(3) She is _ doing the same work every day.tiringtired outtires oftired of4. take off 点拨动词词组take off 表示“起飞”。如：The

12、 plane is ready to take off.飞机已经做好了起飞的准备。拓展(1) take off 还可表示“突然大受欢迎；迅速流行；迅速成功”等。(2) take-off n. 表示“起飞”。(3) take sth off 表示“脱下；摘掉”。(4) take some time off 表示“休时间的假”。即时演练翻译划线部分: She decided to take two weeks off when the project was finished.(2) Her singing career took off soon after the singing competition.(3) It is warm inside, so you may take