1、Unit 4 Journey across a Vast Land Listening and Speaking (Workbook) Learning objectives In this class, you will 1. get some detailed information about Mary Sullivans long journey alone ; 2. conduct an interview with your classmate about his or her journey. Warm up 1. Guess the name of the country. I
2、t has a vast land. Big deserts cover a large part of the country. It is home to kangaroos. Australia Warm up 2. Find out how much you know about Australia. Which continent is Australia located in? Australia is located in Oceania. Whats the climate like in the centre and west of Australia? Can you na
3、me some big cities in Australia? It is very dry and hot. The temperature can go above 40 in the summer. Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Listen and write down Mary Sullivan has just completed a long walk alone across Australia, and is now being interviewed on a webcast called Adventure Travel.
4、 Listen to the webcast and write down the main aspects about her journey. Listen and write down Listen to the webcast and write down the main aspects about her journey. the reason the distance the time the equipment the difficulties Listen and tick Listen to the webcast again and tick the things tha
5、t Mary talks about. Listen and tick Listen and tick Aborigine: a member of the race of people who were the original people of Australia 澳大利亚土著 Listen and tick Listen and tick Listen and tick Interviewer: And what kind of equipment did you need? Mary: Walking shoes, of course. But the most important
6、thing was a cart to carry my water. Listen and tick Mary: But there is no water in the desert, so I had to carry my water with me for days at a time. Listen and tick Interviewer: What if something went wrong? Werent you afraid? Mary: Well, I had a mobile phone so it was okay. Listen and tick Intervi
7、ewer: Did you face any problems with the wildlife, maybe snakes? Mary: I also wore thick boots and pants to protect myself from snakebites. Listen and take notes Listen again and take notes on the three main difficulties Mary encountered on her journey. Listen and take notes Listen again and take no
8、tes on the three main difficulties Mary encountered on her journey. Listen and take notes Her three main difficulties: Hunger: Since she had to carry _, she did not have much room to _, so sometimes she didnt eat. so much water carry food Listen and take notes Her three main difficulties: _: On a jo
9、urney like this, your body can take quite a beating and you can be in quite _. Injuries a lot of pain Listen and take notes Her three main difficulties: Problems with the _: She avoided walking through _ and always made sure she could see what she was _. wildlife tall grass stepping on One of your c
10、lassmates has just completed a long walk in Chinas Gobi Desert, and you are interviewing him or her about the journey. Use what you have learnt in this unit and the questions below to help you. Interview Interview What questions can you ask in the interview? (Page 84, Workbook) Interview How do you
11、react during the interview? (Page 43) Interview Thanks very much for sharing your experience with us! Thank you for your time. How do you end your interview? Example A: Today Im interviewing Jill Watson who has just walked across Chinas Gobi Desert. Welcome, Jill! B: Thanks for having me! A: So, tel
12、l us, why did you go on such a journey? B: Two reasons, really. First, I have always been fascinated by the Gobi Desert, and so I wanted to experience it for myself. B: Second, I wanted to test myself to see what I was capable of. A: So how long was your journey? B: Well, with the route I used, it took me about one week. A: What kind of difficulties did you face? B: Homework Write down your interview.
