1、Unit 2 Reading and ThinkingA Travel BlogA Travel BlogPeriod 1英语英语选择性选择性必修第四册必修第四册Activity 1： Discussion：1: What is the first thing you think of when you think about Australia?2: What is your impression of Australia based on your experiences or what you have seen in the media? the Sydney Opera House
2、an iconic site of Australia a blog with four entries What do you suppose the writer wrote about in the blog?Read Entry 1 and check your prediction: What did the writer write about in the blog? He wrote about his experiences and what he learnt about Australian people & their culture, food and way of
3、life. _ The foundation of Australia _ First impressions _ Reflections on multiculturalism _ Preparing to travel _ Political divisions _ Aborigines and the didgeridoo1234foundationPolitical Entry 1: Preparing to travel Entry 2: First impressions Entry 3: Aborigines and the didgeridoo Entry 4: Reflect
4、ions on multiculturalism Before-traveling: While-traveling: Post-traveling:Activity 2： Scanning and matching1. When was the writer traveling to Australia?2. What preparation work did the writer do before travelling?3. What did he learn about Australia?4. What would he be interested in doing during t
5、he trip? He was more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food and way of life. He planned to keep the blog to record his experiences and what he learnt. He was traveling to Australia the next week. He did some research on the country. Located to the south of the
6、 equator, its informally referred to as “down under”. Becaused he majored in social studies. He also read about iconic sites and cute animalsActivity 3: Detailed reading for Entry 1Activity 4: Note-taking 1. Use the title to predict the main idea. 2. Write down the important facts, using key words.
7、He planned to keep the blog to record his experiences and what he learnt. He was traveling to Australia the next week. He did some research on the country. Located to the south of the equator, its informally referred to as “down under”. He was more interested in meeting people in Australia and exper
8、iencing their culture, food and way of life. Becaused he majored in social studies. He also read about iconic sites and cute animals traveling Australia next week. Located south equator, referred to “down under”.3. Keep your notes short, using abbreviations and symbols creatively equator down under
9、Nt wk Aus more interested meeting people and experiencing culture, food and way of life. interested meetg people & expg culture, food & way of life24. Organize the notes Nt wk Aus keep blog record: experiences & learndo research equator down under iconic sites & cute animals major: social studies in
10、terest2: meetg people & expg culture, food & way of lifePreparing to travel: 1. Use the title to predict the main idea; 2. Write down the important facts, using key words; 3. Keep your notes short, using abbreviation and symbols creatively; 4. Organize the notes, using different forms;A few steps fo
11、r note-taking:Activity 5: Note-taking practice Guiding questions for the following entries: 1). Who did the writer meet and what did the writer experience? 2). What did he learn about the people and the culture, food and way of life? 1st impressions (Sydney)FOOD1st open-air BBQ dif yummy meals typic
12、al Aus food Bri e.g. Sunday roastpremier food expces Asian cultures bean curd & herbs Aus version dim simExperiencesLearn Aborigines & the didgeridoo (Katherine, N. Territory)Aboriginessmall populationvisible influence history: hard survive, close contact with naturemusicinstru: sticksthe didger.:ho
13、llow branchtheme: celebrate natural &spiritual worldput, blowvibrating, holeX change mouth shape pitchbreathe in nose, outmouthActivity 6: Assignment1.Improve the notes you have taken of the entry and go on to take the notes of the other two entries. 2.Think about the identity of the blogger: Who kept the blog？ Find facts to support your idea.
