1、UNIT3Fascinating ParksFascinating parks主题公园主题公园城市公园城市公园国家公园国家公园Theme parksCity parksNational parksLook at the photos here.Do you know what kind of parks they belong to?Lead-inTheme parksAmericas historical southeastern cultureChimelong Ocean Kingdom in ZhuhaiDisneylandLook at the photos here.Do you
2、know what kind of parks they belong to?Lead-inCity parksBeijing Olympic Forest ParkBeijing Botanical GardenZooLook at the last photo here.Do you know what kind of park it belongs to?Lead-inNational parksA national park is not a playground.Its a sanctuary for nature and for humans who will accept nat
3、ure on natures own terms.The photo is of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park,in the US.这张照片是美国黄石国家公园的大棱镜温泉。Lead-inA place where something or someone is protected and can find refugeadapt themselves to natureSo to paraphrase this quote,Frome is saying that a national park is not a
4、 place for entertainment,but a pace where nature is supposed to be protected.添加标题添加标题Pre-readingLook at the two pictures on page 26 and read the title and subheading of the text.Then answer 2 questions.1.Where would you most likely read this passage?2.What do you think will be talked about in the te
5、xt?欧洲隐秘的自然瑰宝1.Where would you most likely read this passage?In a travel journal.2.What do you think will be talked about in the text?Sarek National Park and the people who live there;Animals like reindeers.Skim the text.Match the subheadings with the paragraphs.A Land of Mountains and IceMan at Peac
6、e with NatureA Land of AdventureA Summer Where the Sun Never SleepsWhile-readingReading Activity1Para 1:_ I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.Even though the sun is brightly shining,telling whether it is morning or night is impossible.Im above the Arctic Circle,where in
7、 summer the sun never sets.Checking my watch,I see that it is 7:30 a.m.I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge.Spreading out before me,branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below.Im in the remote far north of Swedenin the Sarek National Park ,a place with no roads or towns.Vo
8、cabularies buffeting:反复拍打 cloth:布；布料 the Arctic Circle:北极圈 Antarctic circle:南极圈 edge:边；边缘；边线 branch:支流；支线 Rapa River:拉帕河valley:谷；山谷；溪谷Sweden:瑞典 Sarek National Park:萨勒克国家公园 A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps太阳不眠之夏Para 2:_ Sareks mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice.Around 9,000 years a
9、go,this ice melted,leaving behind about 100 glaciers.Soon after,reindeer began to arrive.Following the reindeer were the Sami people,who made this territory their home.Getting here is quite difficult,so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.In 1909,Sarek was made a national park i
10、n order to keep the land in its natural state.Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park,no one else can live here and all new development is banned within park boundaries.At the far side of the valley,an ancient Sami cottage is visible.Close by,there are a few
11、 reindeer feeding on grass.vast:辽阔的；巨大的；庞大的 sheets of:多层,大片（覆盖物）glaciers:冰川 reindeer：驯鹿 Sami:萨米人 territory：领土；版图；领域ban:禁止boundary:界线 cottage:小屋；村舍；小别墅 visible：看得见的；可见的VocabulariesA Land of Mountains and Ice高山冰封之地Para 3:_ For hundreds of years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami.The
12、y used the reindeers meet for food,the bones for tools,and their skins for making clothes and tents.Since the reindeer were always on the move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them.Today,most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like their neighbours.Bu
13、t every spring,a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek,living in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions.I am not a Sami,but in Sarek Ive adopted some of their habits.For example,this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire,dried reindee
14、r meat,and sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.on the move:在行进中；在移动中 pick up:收拾；整理 accompany:陪同；陪伴；伴随 adopted:采取；采用；采纳 sour:酸的；有酸味的VocabulariesMan at Peace with Nature人与自然和谐相处Para 4:_ After breakfast,I pack my bag and set out again.Since I must carry all of my food and supplies
15、with me,my bag weighs about 30 kilograms.If today is anything like yesterday,it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of valley.However,I cannot complain.Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive.He
16、re I am,alone under this broad sky,breathing the fresh air,and enjoying this great adventure.What could be better?set out:出发；启程；（怀着目标）开始工作 anything like:与相像；多少有点相像 blessed:美好的；可喜的；拥有的VocabulariesA Land of Adventure冒险之地Find out the structure of the passage.While-readingReading Activity2Find out the s
17、tructure of the passage.While-readingReading Activity2TitlePartParagraphSubheadingsSarek national park-Europes hidden natural treasureExperience1A summer where the sun never sleepsHistory and traditions2A land of mountains and ice3Man at peace with natureExperience4A land of adventure1.Read paragrap
18、h1 and answer this question.While-readingReading Activity3How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek?24 hours a day.2.Read paragraph2-paragraph3 and make a mind map of Sareks history in time order.While-readingReading Activity3Turning point in the historyChanges of Samis lifeTIPS:1.F
19、ind out the turning point in the history and how Samis life changed.2.Pay attention to time indicators.Para 2:_ Sareks mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice.Around 9,000 years ago,this ice melted,leaving behind about 100 glaciers.Soon after,reindeer began to arrive.Following the reindee
20、r were the Sami people,who made this territory their home.Getting here is quite difficult,so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.In 1909,Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state.Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of
21、 life in the park,no one else can live here and all new development is banned within park boundaries.At the far side of the valley,an ancient Sami cottage is visible.Close by,there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.vast:辽阔的；巨大的；庞大的 sheets of:多层,大片（覆盖物）glaciers:冰川 reindeer：驯鹿 Sami:萨米人 territory：领土；
22、版图；领域ban:禁止boundary:界线 cottage:小屋；村舍；小别墅 visible：看得见的；可见的VocabulariesA Land of Mountains and Ice高山冰封之地Para 3:_ For hundreds of years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami.They used the reindeers meet for food,the bones for tools,and their skins for making clothes and tents.Since the
23、reindeer were always on the move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them.Today,most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like their neighbours.But every spring,a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek,living in tents or
24、 old cottages and enjoying their traditions.I am not a Sami,but in Sarek Ive adopted some of their habits.For example,this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire,dried reindeer meat,and sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.on the move:在行进中；在移动中 pick up:收拾；整理 accomp
25、any:陪同；陪伴；伴随 adopted:采取；采用；采纳 sour:酸的；有酸味的VocabulariesMan at Peace with Nature人与自然和谐相处3.Read paragraph4 and answer this question.While-readingReading Activity3Why does the author think the hard work is worth it?A.He always gets help from the Sami.B.He likes to live with the Sami.C.He enjoys the adve
26、nture in Sarek.D.He can find treasures in Sarek.Post-readingWork in groups.Discuss this question.Is it worth making a place like Sarek a national park?Give your reasons.Yes.People can go there and appreciate the beauty of nature,and therefore better understand the importance of nature protection.Thank you!Thank you!
