ReadingTeaching Aims:1.Revise the reading passage by retelling it.2. Get the students to grasp the usage of some important words and expressions.2.Get the students to practice two important drills.Teaching Aids:1. The multimedia2. The blackboardTeaching Procedures;Step 1 Revision 1. Question:What topic does this letter refer to?2. Ask the students to retell the three adventurous activities the writer will do during his coming travel in Africa according to the following clues:1)to travel on camels:where to leave and how to go how and where to travelhow long to travel2)to travel down the Nile:when and where to starthow to travel and why what to wear3)to travel to see wild animals:where to live what to drink and eatwhat to buy and whyhow to get close to wild animalsStep 2 Related language points ---- words and expressions1.expecte.g. I expect there would be strong agreement about this.TIP:用心 爱心 专心expect + clauseexpect + n. (sb. / sth.)expect to doexpect sb. to doexpect soexpect not = don’t expect so2.on camelse.g. Watch out for dangers while traveling on camels.TIP:by camel / on the camel(s) / on camelsby bike / on the bike(s) / on bikesby car / in the car(s) / in cars3.so many exciting placese.g. I feel shamed that I’ve made so many mistakes.TIP:1) so many + n. (countable) so much + n. (uncountable) so few + n. (countable) so little + n. (uncountable)2) such little toys4.on clear nightse.g. The newly-wedded couple often takes a heart-to-heart talk in the moonlight on clear nights.TIP:at night / in the nighton a cold nighton Saturday nighton the night of…5.go white-water raftinge.g. To our embarrassment, we turned ourselves upside down while doing white-water rafting.TIP:go mountain climbing...
