Module 8 Time off Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about. 教学课件33张

Dream of freedom
自由在人间是一种不切实际的奢望。
很小的时候我喜欢飞,可是我不会。
但我依然向往那种在天空中没有任何东西触碰的感觉。
连一根细线的接触都没有。
只有风轻挠着自己的每一根神经发出“沙沙”声的快乐感觉。
What place is this ?
Beihai Park
Discoveryland
Zhangjiajie
Where have you ever been ?
Unit 2
We thought somebody was moving about.
Look at the photo and write down words that can best describe it.
huge
green
Tips: We can write nouns and adjectives
strange
famous
quiet
forests
beautiful
unusual
rocks
Zhang Jiajie
forests
mountains
rivers
It’s a magic land of forests , mountains and rivers.
1. Where is it?
2. How large is it?
3. Where can you stay?
4. What animals can you see?
5. What is the most famous thing to see?
Works in pairs. What do you know about Zhangjiajie? Can you answer the questions?
Let’s travel to Zhangjiajie with Betty!
1. Who wrote the email?

2. Who did she write it to?

3.Why does she write the email?



Betty wrote it.
She wrote it to her Mum and Dad.
It’s about Betty’s wonderful time
in Zhangjiajie.
She promised to write.
4. What’s her email mainly about?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
What’s the order of the passage?
last night
this morning
tomorrow
next week

Skimming
Para.1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4
C. The experience of
climbing Mount Tianzi
today
A. Introduction for Zhangjiajie
D. A camping experience at last night
Read the email and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.
B. The travel plan for tomorrow
Scanning
1Where did Betty stay ?


2.How large is Zhangjiajie?

3.How did Betty describe Zhangjiajie?

She is staying with Lingling’s uncle
in Hunan Province.









Zhangjiajie is about 480 ______ /skwe? /(adj.平方的) _________/'kIl?'mi:t?s/（n.千米）.
square
kilometres
面积：480平方千米
It's famous for the strange ______ /?eip /(n. 外形；形状)of its tall rocks.Some of them look like _______ /'hju:m?n/(n. 人)
shape
humans

3.How did Betty describe Zhangjiajie?
Careful reading
Read Para.1-2 and answer:

Where did Betty camp last night?

What happened during the night?

What did they find at last?
They camped by a small lake.
During the night, a hungry monkey made a noise. And it woke everybody up.
(吵醒了每个人)
/'w?uk/.
At last, they found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
What did they find at last?
I like the girl _________a dress.(wear)
He is my best friend_________on the playground.(play)
wearing
playing
It’s a magic land of forests , mountains and rivers.
Why does Betty write like this at the beginning?
Read Para.3 and finish:
Did the writer describe the lakes and forests? Why?

2.What did Betty do on the way to the camp?

Read Para.3-4 and finish:
Did the writer describe the lakes and forests? Why?

No, she didn’t. In fact she wanted to describe the forests and the lakes. But that morning when She climbed Mount Tianzi, it was a pity that it was cloudy,so she couldn’t see the forests and lakes clearly.

It’s a pity.
Then she walked down the _______ (小路), along the river and back to the camp.
path
/pɑ:θ/
Read Para.3-4 and finish:


2.What did Betty do on the way to
the camp?
/p?ld/ (v. 拉，牵，扯)
She pulled a leaf off a plant.
What did Lingling’s uncle say during the travel?
Lingling’s uncle said that it was an animal.
Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.
And tomorrow she is going to Dongting Lake — __________________ (第二大) __________ /'fre?'w?:t?/ lake in China.
the second largest
(淡水湖)
freshwater

What will Betty do next week?
She will be back home next week.
Can you guess what Betty will tell her parents when she comes back home? Why?
Wish you were here.
What do you think Betty has got from this travel experience?
First, she has learnt about the beauty of Zhangjiajie.
Second, she has known how to protect the environment while traveling.
Third, she may get more interests in learning about the beauties of other places in China.

Post---reading
Number the sentences in the correct order.
a) Betty pulled a leaf off a plant.
b) The noise woke everybody up.
c) They climbed Mount Tianzi.
d) A monkey made some noise.
e) They camped by a small lake.
f) Lingling’s uncle said that people should protect everything in Zhangjiajie.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Read and try to find out the object clauses with that / (that).
Para. 1: Introduction of Zhangjiajie
Para. 2: Last night’s camping experience
Para. 3: Today’s experience of climbing Mount Tianzi
Para. 4: The travel plan for tomorrow
文章用了比较典型的英文写作方式：
开头直接切题，开门见山地介绍了张家界的地理位置、面积、景致和特征
按照时间顺序介绍了作者昨天、今天的旅行经历和明天的旅行计划
这种写作方式在一定程度上与西方人注重逻辑思维、情感表达相对直接有关。今后在写英文文章时可借鉴这种写作方式。
1.Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it.
2.Retell the email.