1、全新版大学英语第四册08Unit 8 TravelwritingWords and expressionsText analysisPre-reading activitiesTo begin with,listen to a song and think about:Where will you want to go,if you have a chance?Which do you prefer Organization:Part IPart IIPart III1-56-89-18Description of the Napo River and surrounding jungle s
2、cenery at night,together with the authors reflections on it.Recalling what happened to her at their arrival at the village and what others felt about the Napo River and the people there.Detailed description of journeying in the jungle and her feelings about it.in the heart of:in the center of1.The m
3、etropolitan museum is located in the heart of the city.2.Apartments in the heart of the city are too expensive to purpose.now now:at one time at another time 1.The junior officer who came into the room looked nervous;his eyes swiveled quickly,now this way,now that,as if he were scanning the room for
4、 danger.2.Now soft,now loud,now cheerful,now sorrowful,the voice of Uncle Tome told as much of the tale as his words did.3.To our right were mountains,with clouds swiftly passing along their heights and we could wee the road,hugging the coast and curving now left,now right.tangle:catch in or as in a
5、 net,trap;mix together or interwine in a confused mass.The bushes were tangle with vines.I have the sort of hair that tangles easily.Slump:sit or fall down heavily Kennedy had been hit and slumped to the floor of the automibileHe slumped into a chair,completely exhausted.get ones hands on:catch hold
6、 of,find or get(sth.)(same as lay ones hands on)1.I wish I could get my hands on a copy of Harry Portter.2.I need to get my hands on a good computer.3.The books here somewhere,but I dont seem to be able to get my hands on it just now.opaque:not clear enough to allow light through1.Usually transparen
7、t,glass can nonetheless also be opaque.2.Milk is often stored in opaque containers to prevent vitamins from being destroyed by light.out of range:too far away to be reached,seen or heardWe thought that we were out of range of their rifles until the bullets started kicking up the dust in front of us.
8、It was said the flying object was well out of range of their rockets.How to write reservationsIf you are writing a reservation and you dont have a specific name for your recipient,use any title that sounds appropriate When requesting a reply,indicate the address to which the reply should be sent.Dont forget to give your recipient specific time references,indicating the dates of events that you mention and the date by which you expect a response.
