1、Fascinating Parks Amusement park National park Ocean park theme park City park Look and discuss Disneyland Ocean park 1 What kinds of parks have you been to? What were they like? 2 When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first? I have been to city parks. City parks are outdoor places wh
2、ere people relax. When I think of national parks, I think of places of extreme natural beauty, usually far away from any city. Match the subheadings with the paragraphs. A Land of Mountains and Ice Man at Peace with Nature A Land of Adventure A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps Pre-reading 2 3 4 1 小
3、标题;子标题小标题;子标题 n. 冒险冒险 While-reading Read the text and answer the questions. 1. How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek? 2. What steps has the Swedish government taken to keep Sarek in its natural state? 3. How has life changed for the Sami? Why might so few Sami want to live in Sa
4、rek? 4. Why does the writer think the sweat and hard work is worth it? 5. Would you like to visit Sarek? Why or why not? 1. How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek? 2. What steps has the Swedish government taken to keep Sarek in its natural state? 3. How has life changed for the S
5、ami? Why might so few Sami want to live in Sarek? 24 hours a day. It was made a national park, no one besides the Sami can live there, and new development is banned. They no longer herd reindeer - they live modern lives in cities. They might not want to live in Sarek because life there is quite hard
6、. 4. Why does the writer think the sweat and hard work is worth it? 5. Would you like to visit Sarek? Why or why not? It is a beautiful and wild place, and the writer is enjoying a great adventure. I would love to visit there, because it looks wild and wonderful. Complete the passage using the corre
7、ct forms of the words from the text. In the remote far north of Sweden, in Sarek National Park above the Arctic Circle, I wake up to the sound of the wind b_the cloth of my tent. Standing at the e_of the mountain, watching the Rapa River f_ through the valley below, I feel so b_ to be alive and have
8、 this rare opportunity to explore this unique t_ which is almost unknown to the outside world. Once covered by v_ sheets of ice, Sareks mountains are home to the Sami, the native residents of the park. The Sami lived off reindeer, moved with them, and a_ them for hundreds of years.Today, most Sami h
9、ave left their ancient c_in the mountain valleys and live a modern life in villages near Sarek instead.To keep its natural state, except for the Sami, no one is allowed to live in Sarek, and all new development is b_ within the park b_. It is hoped that Sarek National Park will always remain as it i
10、s, natural and beautiful. uffeting dgelow lessed erritory ast ccompanied ottage annedoundaries Discuss the questions below in small groups. 1. Is it worth making a place like Sarek a national park? Give your reasons. Post-reading Yes. People can go there and appreciate the beauty of nature, and ther
11、efore better understand the importance of nature protection. 2. Do you think setting up national parks is an effective way to balance development and the protection of nature? Why or why not? Yes,it is an effective way. Only a very small part of the world has been set aside for national parks, so th
12、ere are still plenty of places that can be developed without having to touch the most beautiful and interesting natural spots. Language appreciation 1. I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of the tent. buffeting the cloth of the tent. 现在分词短语充当现在分词短语充当 the wind 的的后置定语后置定语。 动词动词 buff
13、et与与the wind 构成主动关系构成主动关系,故使用现在分词。现在分词作名词现在分词作名词 的后置定语相当于的后置定语相当于定语从句定语从句 which/that buffets the cloth of the tent. 2. If today is anything like yesterday, it is full of sweat and hard work as I walk over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of valley. anything like” 意思是 “与与. 相像相像
14、”; 本句if(如果), 引导的假设条件从句假设条件从句,as (当当.的时候的时候)引导的时间状语从句引导的时间状语从句,主句为it is full of sweat and hard work. 句式分析 “Its hoped that.”意为“人们希望人们希望.” it 作形式主语作形式主语,主语 从句后置; “as it is” 意为意为 “实际上实际上,如目前情况”,as 为连词,正如,依为连词,正如,依 照。照。 尝试翻译人们希望沙雷克国家公园将永远保持现状,自然而美丽。 3. Its hoped that the Sarek National Park will always remain as it is, natural and beautiful.