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Reading  An adventure in Africa   

Teaching aims:

（1）to expand students’ vocabulary related to adventure and travel.

（2）to make students have a good knowledge of Africa and its famous tourist spots

（3）to build students’ confidence, enhance their spoken English and develop the abilities of reading skills and cooperation.

Teaching important and difficult points:

To enhance students’ spoken English and develop their abilities of reading skills

Teaching aid: Multimedia

Teaching procedures

Step 1   Before reading

Enjoy a video, and answer the question:

1.      Which continent(洲) is shown in this video?

2.      What can you see in the video?

Step 2    Fast reading

Put the activities in the correct order according to Toby’s plan.

Step 3   Detailed reading

Activity 1: Describe the activities included in Toby’s plan for his adventure.

Destination1: the Sahara Desert: find out the missing information

   Travel through ______________ by ______________

   Camp ______________ and sleep on _______________

   See ________________ on clear night

   Bring a ______________ to see in the dark

   The trip will take ___________

Destination2: Lake Victoria: answer the questions

   What is Toby going to do there? ________________________________________

   What will Toby have to wear? Why?

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What is white-water rafting like?

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Destination3: Kenya:

(1) True or false. If it is false, correct it.

     Toby and his brother will live alone in Kenya.____________________________

Toby will eat and drink whatever he likes._______________________________

Toby will see and take photographs of the wild animals. ___________________

(2) Guess:

What is the person doing in the picture?

Why do the Kenyans drink cow’s blood?

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(3) Discuss:

Do you think Toby should drink cow’s blood?

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 Destination4: Tanzania: answer the question

    How do people feel when climbing mountains, especially high ones? Why?

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Activity 2: A brief summary: retell Toby’s travelling plan according to the tips

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Activity 3: discussion

Can we change the title An adventure in Africa into A travel to Africa? Why?

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What is an adventure like?

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Is it worthwhile to take adventures? Why or why not?

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Step 4    Deep thinking

What kind of person is Toby according to the following description?

Description1: We’ll go white-water rafting. It’s quite dangerous, but very exciting./We’ll try to get as close as possible to the animals, even though they’re dangerous, so that we can take some really good photographs.

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Description2: I’ll bring a flashlight with me so that I’ll be able to see in the dark./You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the water./I’ll need to buy a large backpack in advance to carry my supplies of food and water.

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Step 5   After reading

Discussion

Why do people like travelling?

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Step 6   Appreciation

The world is like a book, those who don’t travel can read only one page.

Travelling one thousand miles is as important as reading one thousand books.

Step 7   Homework

Writing : An adventure in the Amazon

words and phrases for reference:

1.      go white-water rafting; explore the rainforest; search for the primitive tribe; fish piranha…

2.      food, compass, map, flashlight, first-aid kit, waterproof matches, pocket knife…

3.      enjoy scenery, challenge oneself, make new discoveries, explore the mystery, develop team spirit, broaden our horizons, seek for excitement, build up our strength…