高中英语新教材译林牛津版（2020）选修三课件Unit1Extendedreading

Unit1WishyouwerehereExtendedreadingBrainstorming1

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WhatdoyouknowaboutAfrica?◆

IfyouhavethechancetovisitAfrica,whatdoyouwanttoseeanddothere?Brainstorming1

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Whatdoyouthinkofhisjourneywouldbelike?Scanning2

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1.Readthefirsttraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆Wherewashe?Andwhendidhegothere?◆Whichplacesarementionedinthepassage?◆Whendidtheyarriveattheirdesertcamp?2.Readthesecondtraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆Wherewashe?Andwhendidhegothere?◆What’sthemainideaofeachparagraph?Detailedreading3

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1.Readthefirsttraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆Pleasetalkabouthisroutine.MarrakeshMerzougaSaharadesertcampsharpbendsDetailedreading3

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◆WhatfirstcameintosightwhentheauthorandhisparentsenteredtheSaharaDesert?Whatresolutiondidhemade?Unendingsanddunes.Hemadearesolutiontorespectandprotecttheuniquelandscapebecauseitwasveryfragile.Detailedreading3

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◆What’stheweatherlikeinSahara?DuringthedaytimeThewindwasblowinggrainsofsandfromthetopsofthedunes;Thesunwasbeatingdownhardandbright;TheskywasadeepshadeofbluethatIhadneverseenbefore;Thecoloursofthedunescontrastedstrikinglywiththeblueofthecloudlesssky.AtnightStarswerealreadyshiningbrightlyinthedarkeningskyanditwasgettingcoldwiththeapproachofthenight.vshotcoldDetailedreading3

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◆Whatleftadeepimpressionontheauthor?Hewasdeeplyimpressedwiththesanddune,thesun,theskyandstars.Detailedreading3

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2.Readthesecondtraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆WhathappenedtothemwhentheywereveryneartotheirrestcampinAmboseliNationalPark?Andwhy?Howdidtheysolvetheproblem?ProblemTheywerestuckinthemud.ReasonFather,againstmother’sadvice,decidedtodrivethroughalargepoolofwaterthatstretchacrossthedirtroad.SolutionTwotallslimlocalpeoplewanderedoverandpushedusfree.Detailedreading3

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◆Whydidtheauthorsayitwasindeedthegreatestshowintheearth?Becausehehadn’tseenanythinglikethisbefore.Themountainroseupovertheplainsbeforethem.Tallgrassesandtreesdottedtheplains,whichwerealivewiththeAfricanwildlifetheyhadcometosee.Giraffes,withtheirnecks,werepullingleavesfromthehighestbranches.Inthedistance,elephantswereeatinggrass,earsflappinglazilyastheymovedslowlyovertheplains.Detailedreading3

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◆Whathappenedaftertheauthorreturnedtothecarandfetchmorepossessions?Andhowdidhefeel?Asmallgreymonkeysittingonatreeafewmetresawayandeatingabanana.Hemustfeeljoyful.Detailedreading3

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3.Summarizetheauthor’stravelexperience.InMoroccoMyparentsandIdroveallthewaytotheSaharaDesert.Iwasamazedatthewildbeautyofthedesert.Whenwearrivedatourdesertcamp,itwasgettingdarkandcold.Isawsomecamelsandwouldgoonacamelridethenextday.InKenyaOnourwaytoAmboseliNationalPark,ourcargotcompletelystuckinthemudandtwolocalpeoplehelpedus.Intheafternoon,wearrivedatourhut.IsawthemagnificantMountKilimanjaro,giraffespullingleavesfromthetreesandelephantseatinggrass.Aswebegantounpackthecar,Isawacutemonkeyeatingabanana,butIsoonrealizeditwasmybanana!Appreciatinglanguage4

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◆Howdidtheauthordescribethedesertinthefirstjournalentry.Appreciatinglanguage4

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◆Howdidtheauthordescribethedesertinthefirstjournalentry.Firstly,theauthordescribeshowthesandduneschangedalongthewayintimeorder.WhenhefirstenteredtheSaharaDesert,hesawunendingsanddunesthatstretchedbeforehim.Later,whenhewentdeepintothedesert,thesanddunesbecameenormous,toweringabovethemonallsides.Thewindwasblowinggrainsofsandfromthetopofthedunes.Secondly,theauthorusesvividwordsandcontrasttodescribethesizeandcolorofthedunes.Forexample,whendescribingthesize,heusesadjectivessuchas“enormous”andtheverb“towering”;thecolorsofthedunesaremadeclearandvividagainsttheblueofthesky.Thirdly,theauthordescribeshowhefeelsaboutthedesert.Forexample,heusesthefollowingwordslike“widebeauty”,“completelyempty”and“calmingandthreatening”toexpresshisamazementatthesceneaswellashisaweandrespectfornature.Appreciatinglanguage4

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◆Whatdidtheauthorseeontheplainsinthesecondjournalentry?Andpleaseanalysehowtheauthordescribethem.MakethepictureanactionshotAppreciatinglanguage4

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◆Whatdidtheauthorseeontheplainsinthesecondjournalentry?Andpleaseanalysehowtheauthordescribethem.TheauthordescribesMountKilimanjarotoweringintothesky,thetallgrassesandtreesdottingtheplainsandthewildlifewanderingontheplains.Toshowthewholepictureoftheplainsandmakethereaderfeelpersonallyonthescene,theauthorarrangesdetailsaccordingtotheirlocationindicatedbysomewords,suchas“nextto”,“over”,“before”,and“inthedistance”.Thepictureunfoldsbeforethereaderlikeawide-anglephoto.Furthermore,tomakeallthelandscapes,plantsandanimalsasvividandimpressiveaspossible,theauthorappliedmanyspecificverbslike“found”,“reflected”,“facing”,“rose”,“dotted”,“pulling”,“eating”,“flapping”and“moved”,aswellasadjectivesandadverbsincluding“round”,“brilliant”,“highest”,“long”,“lazily”and“slowly”,makingthepictureanactionshot.Inaddition,theauthoralsousesmetaphorinthelastsentenceofparagraphtwo,comparingwhathesawtothegreatestshowontheEarthtoexpresshowexcitedandsatisfiedhefeltatthatmoment.Criticalthinking5

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Payattentiontothetitle“AnadventureinAfrica”andthinkwhytheauthorusestheword“adventure”insteadof“journey”orotherwords.Criticalthinking5

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Payattentiontothetitle“AnadventureinAfrica”andthinkwhytheauthorusestheword“adventure”insteadof“journey”orotherwords.Anadventureimpliesanunusual,excitingordangerousexperience,journeyorseriesofevent