Unit 4 Reading and Writingppt课件 -（2022新）人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册.pptx

1、Reading and Writing- Xu Xiakes GuilinLead-inWhat do you know about Xu Xiake and his travels? He was a Ming Dynasty travel writer who spent 30 years wandering around China, visiting places such as the Mount Wutai in North China, Luoyang in Central China, and Li River in South China.Lead-inHow do you

2、think modern tourism differs from tourism in the Ming Dynasty?Modern tourism is no doubt much more comfortable and easier than it was in the Ming Dynasty.While reading1. Why did the author decide to go to Guilin?2. How are Karsts and their related cave systems formed?3. According to author, why did

3、Xu Xiake like to travel?He wanted to follow in the steps of Xu Xiake.Karsts and their related cave systems were formed over thousands of years as rain drained into the acidic soil nd melted the soft rock, leaving the harder rock behind.Because he wanted to explore the world and to discover new thing

4、s.While reading4. What did the author do in the cave?5. Do you agree with the author that Xu probably played in the mud? Why or why not?He swam in a pool of mud.I think he probably did, because was an adventurer who liked to travel so he could get new experiences.Langauge points raftkarst cavesLanga

5、uge points1. As we flow down the river, we are surrounded by steep hills sticking up into the sky - karst.当我们当我们顺流而下顺流而下时，我们被高耸入云的时，我们被高耸入云的陡峭的陡峭的山丘所包围着山丘所包围着喀斯喀斯特地貌。特地貌。as 引导时间状语从句，引导时间状语从句，“当当.时时”；sticking up into the sky 作后置定语修饰作后置定语修饰“hills”Langauge points2. Suddenly, our raft hits some rapids,

6、and I find myself covered in water.突然，我们的木筏撞上了突然，我们的木筏撞上了急流急流，我发现自己被水淹没了。，我发现自己被水淹没了。rapids to shoot the rapids 穿过急流穿过急流find sb./sth. done 发现某人发现某人/某物被某物被.1.他发现自己被骗了。他发现自己被骗了。2. When I found the seller , I went to another shop to buy things.cheatingHe found himself cheated. Langauge points3. A great

7、 man should in the morning be at the blue sea, and in the evening at Mount Cangwu. Why should I restrict myself to one corner of the world.大丈夫当朝游碧海而暮苍梧大丈夫当朝游碧海而暮苍梧,乃以一隅自限耶乃以一隅自限耶?restrict oneself/sb to sth./to doing sth.我限制自己每天只喝一杯咖啡。我限制自己每天只喝一杯咖啡。I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day.Langauge points4. It proves to be every bit as beautiful as I expected.（景色）证明跟我想象得一样美丽。（景色）证明跟我想象得一样美丽。5. Up ahead I see a light and hear laughter echoing off the cave walls.在前面，我看到一盏光，听到山洞上回荡的笑声。在前面，我看到一盏光，听到山洞上回荡的笑声。6. I am covered in gray mud from head to toe.我从头到脚都是泥。我从头到脚都是泥。