FascinatingParks

Unit3

Anationalparkisnotaplayground.It'sasanctuaryfornatureandforhumanswhowillacceptnatureonnature'sownterms.

——MichaelFrome

I.DiscussingandSharing1.Haveyoueverbeentoapark?Whatimpressedyoumost?2.Doyouknowthefollowingparks?What'snationalparks?Doyouknowthefirstnationalpark?

II.ViewingandListening1.WatchavideoabouttheYellowstoneNationalParkandanswerthefollowingquestions.

(1)What'sanationalpark?(2)Howmanynationalparksarethereworldwide?(3)WhenwastheYellowstoneNationalParkestablished?(4)Howmanypeopleiteachyear?(5)What'sthemostspecialaboutitslandscape?(6)Whatkindofanimalcanyouseethere?(7)Whatleisureactivitiescanyouenjoythere?

2.Answertothelisteningquestions(1)What'sanationalpark?(2)Howmanynationalparksarethereworldwide?(3)WhenwastheYellowstoneNationalParkestablished?(4)Howmanypeopleiteachyear?

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nationalparkisanareaoflanthatisownedandprotectedbyanationalgovernmentduetoitsnaturalbeautyoritsimportancetohistoryorscience.

whichhelpspreserve

thebeautyofnatureandwildlife.About12000In1872Morethan3million

(5)What'sthemostspecialaboutitslandscape?(6)Whatkindofanimalcanyouseethere?

(7)Whatleisureactivitiescanyouenjoythere?hotspringgeysermudpotWildanimalssuchasblackbearandbuffaloHiking,camping,gishing,horsebackriding...

III.ViewingandPredicting1.DoyouknowthegeographicpositionofSweden?

2.ReadthemapanddisucsswhatnaturalsceneryyouwouldexpecttoenjoyinSarekNationalPark.GeographicpositionofSweden·ScandinavianPeninsula·Stockholm(capital)·theArcticCircleasunthatneversetsluxuriantforestglacierreindeeraborigine...IV.ReadingandThinking

1.Gothroughthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions:(1)Wherewouldyoumostlikelytoreadthistext?(2)What'sprobablytheauthor?Howdoyouknow?

InatravelmagazineortraveljournalAhikerorexplorer·...windbuffetingtheclothofmytent...Ileavemytent...(paragraph1)·...mybreakfastis...driedmeat,andsomesweetandsourberries...(paragraph3)·Imustcarryallofmyfoodandsuppileswithme;mybagweighsabout30kilograms.(paragraph4)

2.Subtitlesgiveashortsummaryofwhatisinasectionofapassage.Nowreadthetextandtrytocomeupwithapropersubheadingforeachparagraph.Givereasonsforyourchoices.Paragraph1

Paragraph2

Paragraph3

Paragraph43.Whencreatingsubtitles,whatshouldwetakeintoconsideration?ASummerWheretheSunNeverSleepsALandofMountainsandIceManatPeacewithNatureALandofAdventureWhat'sthefunctionofsubtitles?·content·mainideaofaparagraph·language·texttype·targetreaders

4.HowdoestheauthororganizehisintroductiontothehistoryofSarek?Trytofindtheindicators.·ALandofMountainsandIce

Sarekmountainsusedtobecoveredbyvastsheetsofice.Around9,000yearsago,thisicemelted,leavingbehindabout100glaciers.Soonafter,reindeerbegantoarrive.FollowingthereindeerweretheSamipeople,whomadethisterritorytheirhome.Gettinghereisquitedifficult,soapartfromtheSamiveryfewpeoplehaveeverseenSarek.In1909,Sarekwasmadeanationalparkinordertokeepthelandinitsnaturalstate.ThoughtheSamiareallowedtocontinuetheirtraditionalwayoflifeinthepark,nooneelsecanlivehere,andallnewdevelopmentisbannedwithinparkboundaries.5.Inintroducingitshistory,whydoestheauthoradd“Gettinghereisquitedifficult,soapartfromtheSamiveryfewpeoplehaveeverseenSarek”whichseemsirrelevant?BysequenceoftimeTransitionalsentence.TostatepartofthereasonwhySarekwassetasanationalpark6.Fromthisparagraph,howwouldyoudescribeSarekNationalPark?·remote·original·natural

·ManatPeacewithNature

Forhundredsofyears,lookingafterreindeerwasawayoflifefortheSami.Theyusedthereindeer'smeatforfood,theirbonesfortools,andtheirskinformakingclothesandtents.Sincereindeerwerealwaysonthemove,theSamiwouldpickuptheirtentsandaccompanythem.Today,mostSamihavehousesinvillagesnearSarekandliveamodernlifejustliketheirneighbors.Buteveryspring,asmallnumberofSamistillfollowtheirreindeerintothevalleysofSarek,livingintentsoroldcottagesandenjoyingtheirtraditions.7.Whydoestheauthorsay“l(fā)ookingafterreindeerwasawayoflifefortheSami”?·Utilizingreindeerfordailyuses.·Adjustinglifestylebasedonreindeer'shabits.8.HowdoestheSamilivenowadaysinSarek?·Somesticktothetraditionallifestyleandsomesettleddowninvillages.9.Howdoyouunderstandthesubtitle“ManatPeacewithNature”?10.Fromthisparagraph,howwouldyoudescribeSarekNationalPark?·traditional·harmonious

11.Ifyouaregoingtowriteatraveljourmal,fromwhataspectswillyoudescribeyourexperience?sighttheSuntheRapaRivercottagereindeertheskyisbrightlyshining(Para.1)spreadingoutbeforeme,branchesoftheRapaRiverflowthroughthevabelow(Para.1)atthefarsideofthevalley,anancientSamicottageisvisible(Para.2)closeby,thereareafewreindeerfeedingongrass(Para.2)...aloneunderthisbroadsky...(Para.4)soundthewindbreadmeatberriessweatthesoundofthewindbuffetingclothofmytent(Para.1)flatbreadwarmedoverafire(Para.3)driedreindeermeat(Para.3)...breathingthefreshair...(Para.4)tastesmelltouchbagsomesweetandsourberries(Para.3)theairmybagweighsabout30kg(Para.4)...fullofsweat(Para.4)Whydoestheauthordescribehisexperiencefromthesesenses?·To vividlyexpresshisfeelingsinthejourney.·To describethejourneyinamoreall-roundway.

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisjourney?Imustcarryallofmyfoodandsuppliesinmybagwhichweighsabout30kilograms.Likeyesterday,itwillbefullofsweatandhardwork.Suchabeautifulandwildplacemakesmefeelblessedtobealive.Thebroadsky,thefreshair,thegreatadventure,whatcouldbebetter?·challenging·arduous·exhilarating·beautiful13.Accordingtothetitleandtwopictures,whatdoestheauthorthinkofSarek?Whydoeshesayitis“hidden”?treasure:beautifulnaturalsceneryandanbundantresourceslikeplantsandanimalsI'mintheremotefarnorthofSwedeninSareknationalPark,aplacewithnoroadsortowns.(Para.1)Gettinghereisquitedifficult,soapartfromtheSamiveryfewpeoplehaveeverbeenSarek.(Para.2)·atreasurelandyettobeexploredbyyourselfWouldyoulikehikinginSarekNationalPark?

V.PonderingandSharing2.IfyouaregoingtohikeintheSarekNationalPark,whatpreparationswouldyoumake?Whydoyoudoso?3.Chooseoneofthefollowingtopicandwriteashortpassageapplyingthetechniqueof“fivesenses”.1)AvisittoWestLake2)Takingthesubwayinmorningrush3)SettingofffireworksonNewYear'sEve4)Running1000minthesportsmeeting1.Accordingtothetext,whydoestheauthorgohikingintheSareknationalPark?

·Sample

Lastweekend,myfriendandIpaidavisittoXixiNationalWetlandPark.Themomentwewalkedthroughthemaingate,wecouldsmellthefragrantflowersinthespringbreeze.Weenjoyedwalkingforalittlewhileuntilwereachedthenearestpier,wherewespottedmanytraditionalbambooboats.Werentedoneandaskedtheboatmanforrowingtheboatourselves.ItwashardworkandIfeltthesweatonmybackafter10minutes.Afte