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上外全整编汇总大学英语综合教学教程讲义book4unit8Travel

Book4Unit8Travel

TextAIntheJungle

LearningObjectives:

1.understandthemainideaandthestructureofthetext

2.appreciatethefluidandsensualwritingstyle

3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructureofthetext

4.conductaseriesofreadinglisteningandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeofthisunit

Firstperiod

I.Discussion:

1.Doyouliketraveling?

Tellmeoneofthemostimpressiveplacesyouhavevisited.

2.Ifyouhaveenoughtimeandmoney,whereisyourfavoriteplacetovisit?

Why?

3.Whataresomedistinctivefeaturesofanout-of-the–way,inaccessibleplacesuchasjungle,desert,orremotemountainousareas?

（unspoiled,unpolluted,primitive）

4.Whywouldsuchaplaceappealtomanypeopletoday?

Theuseoftravelingistoregulateimaginationbyreality,andinsteadofthinkinghowthingsmaybe,toseethemastheyare.

_________SamuelJohnson

（enlargetheknowledge,enjoythegrandsceneries,landscape,landmark,travelaroundtheworld,historicalinterest,pasture,gardenarchitecture,beautifulmountainsandclearrivers,invitingviews,relaxed,artifact,handicraft,freshair）

Inmyopinion,oneofthepleasantthingsintheworldisgoingajourney.Thesoulofjourneyisliberty,perfectlylibertytothink,feel,justasoneplease.Wegoajourneychieflytobefreefromobstacles,inconvenience,stress,toleaveourselvesbehind.Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,moreandmorepeopleliveinurbanarea.Whiletheyareenjoyingtheconvenienceofthemoderntechnologyandtheeconomy,theyarealsosufferingfromallkindsofdisadvantagesofthecity,suchaspollutions,trafficjamandtheinformationexplosion.Besides,theyhavetobefacedwithsomepressuresfromstudy,work,familyect.Sopeoplesometimesreallywanttofindawaytobeawayfromthebustlingcity,andbebackofthenature.Inthisway,theycanappreciatethebeautyofthenature;understandthetruemeaningofthespiritualworld.Andtheycanfullyrelax;theirsoulcanbepurified.Somoreandmorepeoplechoosetravelduringtheholidays.Somepeoplechoosetogotothetranquil,beautifulandmysteriousplaces,suchastheoldforest,theisolatedislandsandthejungle.InthistextwewillappreciatethebeautifulsceneriesoftheNapoRivertheauthorshowedtous.

Backgroundinformation

1.AmazonisaworldoftreesandwaterinthemiddleofSouthAmerica.It’stheworld’smightiestriver,runningthroughtheworld’slargesttropicalrainforest.

MosttripstotheAmazonarebasedoneitheraboatoralodge.Ifyoufancytravelingbyboat,manyorganizedtripsincorporatetravelingonthemainriverwithsidetripsonsmallertributaries,eitherinmotorboatorincanoes.Ifyoupreferexploringtherainforestonfoot,youcanusuallyfindsomelocalpeoplewhoarereadytoguideyouthroughcertainpartsofitdespiteallkindsofdifficulties.Ifyouwantalittlemoreadventure,theupperAmazonflowsofftheAndes,creatingidealopportunitiesforraftingthroughrarelyvisitedarea.

WhiletheoverwhelmingbeautyoftheAmazonliesinitsdiverseandcomplexnature,itisalsoaplacewhereplantsareking,insertscomeaclosesecond,andanimalshidetosurvive.Withagoodguideyouwillseemanybirdsandsomemammals,includingmonkeysbutonlyifyouareveryluckywillyouseeajaguar.

2.Ecuador:

republicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,boundedbyColombiaonthenorth,byPeruontheeastandsouth,andbythePacificOceanonthewest.ThecountryalsoincludestheGalapagosIslands（ColonArchipelago）inthePacific,about965km（about600mi）westofthemainland.Ecuadorstraddlestheequator（EcuadoristheSpanishwordfor"equator"）andhasanareaof272,045sqkm（105,037sqmi）.Quitoisthecountry'scapital.

EcuadorhasadiversepopulationcomposedofpeopleofEuropean,NativeAmerican,andAfricandescent.Themajorityaremestizos,individualsofmixedEuropeanandNativeAmericanancestry.MostoftheNativeAmericansliveinpovertyinthehighlandsregion,whereasmalleliteofEuropeandescentcontrolsmostofthelandandwealth.

EcuadorwasaSpanishcolonyuntil1822,whenindependenceforceswonadecisivevictoryoverSpain.Ecuadorhashadademocraticallyelectedgovernmentsince1979,buthistoricallythegovernmenthasalternatedbetweencivilianruleandmilitarydictatorship.Mostpoliticalconflictsinvolvedsquabblesamonggroupswithintheupperclasseswhocontrolledthenation'swealth.

3.Andes:

theprincipalmountainsofSouthAmericaandoneofthegreatestmountainsystemsoftheworld.TheAndesincludesomeoftheworld'shighestpeaks.Morethan50ofthemsoarhigherthan6,100m（20,000ft）abovesealevel.OnlytheHimalayasofsouthcentralAsiaarehigher.TheloftyplateausandhighmountainvalleysoftheAndescontainsomeofthehighestpermanenthumansettlementsintheworld.TheAndesarethelongestsystemofhighmountainrangesonearth.Theyextendformorethan8000km（5000mi）inanarrowbeltalongthewesternedgeoftheSouthAmericancontinent,fromthecoastoftheCaribbeanSeainthenorthtotheislandofTierradelFuegointheextremesouth.Alongalmostitsentirelength,theAndesriseabruptlyfromthePacificcoast.Themountainsreachintosevencountries:

Venezuela,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia,Chile,andArgentina.

4.NapoRiver:

Napoisanimportantriverdueitssizeandthemaintransportationformanyinhabitantsbutalsobecauseofitshistory.FranciscoOrellanaarrivedatitsshorefromQuitointhe16thcenturyandnavigatedtotheAmazonandthenallthewaytotheAtlanticOcean.

AbriefintroductionoftextA

TheauthorAnnieDillard（arenownednaturewriterandPrizeowner）tellsofhervisittotheNapoRiverintheheartoftheEcuadorianjungle,oneofnature’smostunspoiledplaces.Shedescribesthebeautyoftheforestandheradmirationforthepeoplewholivedthere.

Assignment:

1.Previewthetextandgetfamiliarwiththenewwordsandphrases

2.Dothetextorganizationexerciseinpage273.

Secondperiod

I.Review:

TheinformationofAmazonandthenewwordsmentionedlasttime.

.StructureAnalysis

Partone:

（para1-5）descriptionoftheNapoRiverandsurroundingjunglesceneryatnighttogetherwiththeauthor’sreflectiononit.

Parttwo:

（para6-8）RecallingwhathappenedtoherattheirarrivalatthevillageandwhatothersfeltabouttheNapoRiverandthepeoplethere.

Partthree:

（para9-18）detaileddescriptionofthejourneyinthejungleandherfeelingaboutit.

.Detailedstudyofthetext

Partone（para1-5）

Thereisanabundanceofsensoryimpressionintheessay.Allofourfivesensesareappealingtohere.

Questions:

Whatdidtheyhear?

Anightjarindeepleavedshadowcalledthreelongnotes,andhushed.

Allatonce,inthethatchhouseacrosstheclearingbehinduscamethesoundofarecorder,playingatunethattwinedoverthevillageclearing,mutedourtalkonthebankside,andwanderedovertheriver,dissolvingdownstream.

Whatdidtheysee?

Theywerewatchingahand-sizedtarantulaseizemothsthatcametothelonebulbonthegeneratorshedbesideus.

Greenfirefliesspatteredlightsacrosstheairandilluminedforseconds,nowhere,nowthere,thepaletrunksofenormous,solitarytrees.

NapoRiverwasrising,inallsilence;itcoiledupthesandybankandtangleditsfoaminvinesthattrailedfromtheforestandrootsthatloopedtheshore.

EachstarinOrionseemedtotrembleandstirwithmybreath.

Whatdidtheyfeel?

Theyfeelthecoldnessofthedrinksandofthenight.

Whatdidtheysmell?

Theysmellthesweetnessintheair.

Parttwo:

（para6-8）

Notonlydoestheauthormoveeffortlesslyfromonesensoryimpressiontoanother,butshealsohandlesthechangesintimeandplaceinasmooth,seamlessway.Inthispartshefirstwritesaboutwhathappened“laterthatnight”,thenmovedbacktonarratetheincidentsof“thatafternoon”,finallybackto“now”.shewassittingonatreestumpontheriverbanknearapalm-thatchvillageinPart1,thenshesatinacampinPart2,wentonajourneyawayfromtheriverintothejungleandfinallyreturnedtoariversidevillageinPart3.

Questions:

1.WhatmadeDilliardlooseherhairfromitsbraidsinthemiddleofthenight?

Whathadhappenedbeforethat?

2.WhatdidtheManhattanwriterthinkabouttheirspendingtimeinthejungle?

Partthree:

（para9-18）

Questions:

1.WhatdidtheyfindalongNapoRiver?

（para10-12）

wide,brownandopaqueNapoRiver,parrotinflocksdartinandoutofthelight,

anacondas,crocodiles,sweet-meatedfishgraystripsofsandbar,cleanpeople

dugoutcanoes

2.Whatdidtheyseeinsidethejungle?

（para13）

Brightblue,stripedorclear-wingedbutterflies,aswathofants

3.Whatdidtheyseewhilecanoeingononeofthelakes?

wonderfullakes,herons,kingfishers,cuckoos,greatturkeylikebirds,hawks,turtle,theboywasplayingwithbirds,opaqueriverwater,paich,piranhafish,electriceels

4.Whatdidtheyeatatnightinthevillageandwhatdidtheysee?

（para17）

Theyeatchickentogetherwithice,onionsandheapsoffruit.

Theyseetwonunsandthechildrenswarmaroundnuns,hopping,smilingatthem.

.Keywordsandexpressions:

1.bedyingtodosth/forsth:

desiretodosth

eg:

IamdyingtoGuilinafterhiswonderfulintroduction.

2.intheheartof:

inthecenterof

eg:

TheBellTowerislyingintheheartofXi’an.

atheart内心里，本质上breakone’sheart使某人伤心

from（thebottomof）one’sheart从心底toone’sheartcontent尽情的

3.outofsight

Thewomandidn’tgointothehouseuntilherdaughterdroveawayandfadedoutofthesight.

4.ta