Module 2 Unit 2 Reading（II）

1、Module 2 Unit 2 An adventure in Africa Reading II-Language Focus1. Do you think Tobys travelling to Africa is an adventure? Why? I. ReviewingAdventure: an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events. -Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese DictionaryDo you think Tobys tr

2、avelling to Africa is an adventure? Why? Toby will visit many exciting places and do lots of extraordinary things.TaskLearn how to describe an adventure.Try to describe your own adventure.Mt Kilimanjaro2. Tobys travelling routeAdventure activities feelings preparations_II. DiscoveringThe Sahara Dese

3、rtLake VictoriaKenyaTanzaniaThe Sahara DesertToby will travel by camel, _in tents and _ on the ground.campingsleepingHow uncomfortable!1Lake Victoria He will go white-water rafting in rough water. Besides, he will have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case he falls into the

4、 water.He will feel that its quite dangerous, but very exciting!2Who is this lady?What achievements has she made?Tu YouyouShe won the Nobel Prize in medicine for her discovery of artemisinin (青蒿素) in 2015. When she was young, her life was rough but she never gave up her dream. She once said, “Life i

5、s an adventure where you may meet with rough seas or rough roads. Remember to hold on to your dream and you will succeed in arriving at the destination.”rough having large and dangerous wavesB. difficult and unpleasantC. having a surface that is not even or regularCAB in caseYou do sth. as a way of

6、being safe from sth. that might happen. This morning, your mother told you to take an umbrella. She said, ”_”.1)Youd better take an umbrella (just) in case it rains.2)Take an umbrella in case of rain.3)It may not rain, but youd better take an umbrella just in case.in case In KenyaHe will eat and dri

7、nk _ the local people do, including cows blood. 3whateveranything thatThe boy is spoilt and he can at home.Whatever he does at home, the boy wont be punished.do whatever he likesNo matter whatwhatever(2) He will walk across the land, _ the tracks of wildlife.(3) Hell need to buy a large backpack _ t

8、o carry his supplies of food and water.(4) The guides will have guns with them for _-they will use the guns to _ the animals _.before sth happensfollowingin advancedefencescare awaydefence (n.)-Many mainland citizens regard Liu as a national heroine defending her country from hostile foreign influen

9、ces.TV hostsLiu Xin from the China Global Television Network and Trish Regan from the Fox Business Networkdebated over issues such as tariffs(關(guān)稅) and technology this morning.defend (v.)defenceI am _ of going out alone at night.When I was at college, my dorm often listened to some _ stories on the ra

10、dio during the midnight to _ ourselves. scaredscaryscare/scared / scary.scarescareWhat does Toby think of the activity of seeing wild animals up close?Its quite scary, but very exciting.In TanzaniaHe will climb Mount Kilimanjaro.4He will feel tired and sick as the atmosphere gets thinner. Do you sti

11、ll remember any adventures in Charlottes Web?III. ExploringChapter 10 An ExplosionAvery; Fern; TempletontroughChapter 17 UncleThe children grabbed each other by the hand and danced off in the direction of the merry-go-round, toward the wonderful music and the wonderful adventure and the wonderful ex

12、citement, into the wonderful midway where there would be no parents to guard them and guide them, and where they could be happy and free and do as they pleased. Travelling to an exciting place is an adventure.Playing a risky sport is an adventure._ is an adventure.growing upleaving parents for the f

13、irst timereading bookssurfing the Internetlife.Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. -Helen Keller Share your adventure with the other members in your group. And then write it down.(1) Describe activities and feelings. (2) Try to use vocabulary and structures we have learned today.Title: _I

14、V. WritingTips for describing an adventure:1. Exclamations2. Present participle phrases3. Clauses: in case, whatever.4. Adjectives 5. Relevant vocabularySampleReading is an exciting, joyous and sometimes risky adventure for me. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts in case you are