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Unit7Travellers

Unit7Travellers’Tale

Whatistravel?

Doyouliketravelling？

Doyouthinkthattravelbroadensthemind?

Doestourismleadtobetterrelationsbetweencountries.

wherewouldyouliketotravel?

LetushaveavotetofindouttheTopTenDestinations.

traveller,hotel,hotel:

reception,room,coffeeshop,swimmingpool,buffet,bellboy,roomservice,roomrate,key,checkin,checkout

Transport:

train,coach,taxi,airport,station,ticket,timeable,seat,passager

Luggage:

suitcase,packing,bag,clothes,toiletries,camera,trolley,carousel,reclaim

Formalities:

customs,passport,visa,securitycheck,boardingcard/pass

Acropolis,Athens雅典卫城

TheAlps阿尔卑斯山

RuinsofPompeii意大利庞培遗址

StPeter’s,Rome罗马圣彼得教堂

Coliseum.Rome古罗马圆形剧场

GreekIslands希腊群岛

WestminsterAbbey,London伦敦威斯敏斯特教堂

StMark’s,Venice威尼斯圣马克广场

TheLouvreMuseum,Paris巴黎卢浮宫

FlorenceCathedral佛罗伦萨大教堂

OldTraffordFootballGround老特拉福德足球场，英格兰曼联足球俱乐部主场，世界最著名足球场之一。

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Harrods,London伦敦哈罗斯百货商店

CastlesontheRhine莱茵河古堡

EuroDisney欧洲迪斯尼乐园

GalleriesofAmsaerdam阿姆斯特丹美术馆

课件部分第二主要部分，reading部分

Reading（Activereading,，FurtherreadingandReadingcrosscultures）

Activereading——TheArmchairTraveller

1.Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharediffererntfromwhatyouhear

InthisunityouwillreadabouttwoEuropeancountries.Thefirstofthesehaslongbeenafavouritedestinationfortourists.ThepassagetellsthestoryofGeorgewhodreamsofvisitingthesouthofthecountry,famousforitssunnyclimate,thebeachesontheMediterranean,andalandscapewhichhasinspiredsomeoftheworld’sgreatestpainters.ButwhenGerogegetstotheairport,hehassecondthoughtsaboutthejourney

Theotherpassageisanaccountofaconferenceinasmallcountryinthenorth-eastofEuropewhichusedtobepartoftheSovietUnion.ThewriteristheretogiveatalktoteachersofEnglish,inatownneartheborderwithPoland,butassoonashearrivesatthehotel,thingsbegintogowrong.

2Discussion.Accordingtotherecord,canyousaywhatthetwocountriesare?

Herearesomeideas:

BritianFranceGermanyIreland

ItalyLithuaniaPolandSwithzerland

答案：

1France2Lithuania

Notes:

WeknowthatonecounrtyhasasouthcoastontheMediterraneanandthattheotherisasmallcountryinthenorth-eastofEurope（NotPolandasthatismentionedasaneighbour）.Forthefirst,thecandidatesappeartobeFranceandItaly.（Swithzerlandhasnocoast）.AsItalyisalmostentirelyMediterranean,Francefitsbest.

Forthesecond,Britian,France,GermanyandItalywouldnotbecalledsmallcountries.Swithzerlandisnotinthenorth.BetweenIrelandandLithuania,Ireland’shistoryiscloselyinvolvedwithEnglandandScotland’s（notRussia’s）andthatitliesinthenorth-westofEurope.SotheanswerisLithuania.

第二部分，TextAnalysis

First,letthestudentsskimthroughthetextineightminutes.Theyarerequiredto:

graspthemainideaofthetextandcheckthestatementsonpage136.

⑴Mainidea:

ThisisthestoryofGeroge,aratheroddgentlemanwholikestospendhistimealonereading.Heespeciallylikeswell-writtentravelbooks.OnedayhereadsabookaboutProvenceinthesouthofFrance.Itsoundsverybeautifulandhealsorecallsallhehasreadbeforeaboutwhatamarvellousplaceitis.HedecideshewantstoseeitforhimselfandwhenhemakesenquirieshefindsitisveryeasytogettherefromLondon.HebuysatrainticketandthenwhileheiswaitingforhistrainhegoesintoafineFrenchrestaurant.HeordersthedishesofProvenceandhasawonderfulmeal.Hisinterestingoingtheregrowsless.Hesuddenlythinksofallthediscomfortoftravel.HefeelshehasbeentoProvencealreadyinhismindandmeal.Therealitycouldnotbeasgood.Hegoeshomeandforgetsallabouthistravelplans.

⑵TrueorFalse

1GerogelivedbyhimselfinLondon

2Hisnextdoorneighbourwasanoldlady.

3Gerogewasboredbyhisownlifestyle.

4ReadingaboutProvencemadehimwanttogothere.

5Thenextdayhewenttoatravelagency.

6HedecidedtotravelbytraintoProvence.

7HewenttoaFrenchrestaurantnearthestation

8Thefoodintherestaurantwasnotverygood

9GerogedecidednottogotoProvenceafterall.

10Hetookthefirsttrainhometohisflat.

Answers:

Thetruestatementare1,4,6,7and9.Theothersarefalse.

⑶Detailledanalysisofthetext.

课文第一段

GerogelivedonhisowninaflatinSouthLondon.Helivedalonebychoice,becausehefeltoverwhelmedbythesurroundings.Asweallknow,Londonisnotabeautifulcitytoday,andtheclimateisunpleasant.ForGeroge,thecitywaslikeanover-familiarelderlylady,whointherightlightremindedhimofherpastbeauty,butwhohadlatelybeguntoannoyhim.

1WhatdidGerogethinkofLondon?

ForGeroge,thecitywaslikeanover-familiarelderlylady,whointherightlightremindedhimofherpastbeauty,butwhohadlatelybeguntoannoyhim.

2Whatdoesthesentence“ForGeroge,thecitywas…..…beguntoannoyhim”meanandtranslatethissentenceintochinese.

GerogethoughtLondonhadbeenbeautifulinthepastbutnowithadnomysteryleftandhadmanyfaults.Itistypicalofaconservativeoutlooktothinkthingswerebetterinthepast.GerogeknewLondontoowellandrecentlyitdidnotpleasehim.

对于乔治来说，这个城市就像一个过于熟悉的老太婆，只有从适当的角度，她才能想起她当年的美貌，但最近他已经开始厌烦了。

课文第二段

Hiswayoflifewasmodestandhisfinancialcircumstancesallowedhimtospendhisdaysinanoldandcomfortablearmchair,wearingadressinggownandreadinggreatworksofliterature.Despitehiscynicalandpessimisticnature,heespeciallyenjoyedtheclassicworksoftravelwritings,sothatfromthedeepwarmthofhisarmchair,hecouldtravelinhismindtothefarthestreachesoftheworld.

1.Howdidhespendthedaysinhisflat？

Hespenthisdaysinanoldandcomfortablearmchair,wearingadressinggownandreadinggreatworksofliterature,whichmeanshesatinarelaxedwayalldayworkingthroughgoodbooks.Theoldandcomfortablearmchairreflectshischaracteragain.

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromthedailylifeofGeroge?

Geroge’soldandcomfortablearmchairreflectshischaracteragain.Hedoesnotlikenewthings.

3.Translatethelastestsentenceofthisparagraphintochinese.

尽管他生性愤世嫉俗、悲观厌世，但却尤其喜欢阅读经典游记，所以，即便他坐在宽大、温暖的扶手椅里，也可以神游到天涯海角。

课文第三段

Onemorning,hewasbrowsing,throughabookbyMarcelPagnol,whosevisionsofProvenceinsouthernFrancehaveinspiredseveralgenerations.Setagainstthedramaticbackgroundof,intheoneside,thelowmountainsoftheAlps,andontheother,bythedeepblueoftheMediterraneanSea,Provencehasatraditionoffarmingandlocalcrafts.ToPagnol,itwasaruralandconservativeregion,withaninstinctnottotruststrangers.

1.Whatdoethesentence“ToPagnol,itwasaruralandconservativeregion,withaninstinctnottotruststrangers”mean?

InPagnol’sbook,Provencewasaruralregionanditspeoplewereconserative.Newcomerswerenotwelcome,evenafterlivingthereforsomeyearsoencouldbethoughtofasanoutsiderbythetruelocals.

2.Translatethesentence“Setagainstthedramaticbackgroundof……atraditionoffarmingandlocalcrafts”intochinese.

普罗旺斯自然环境引人入胜，它背靠阿尔卑斯山低伏的山峦，面朝地中海湛蓝的海水，有着悠久的农耕和民间手工艺传统。

MarcelPagnol（1895-1974）:

Twoofhisbook,MyFather’sGlory（LaGloiredeMonPere）（《父亲的荣耀》），andMyMother’sCastle（LeChateaudeMaMere）（《母亲的城堡》）havebeenbeautifullyfilmedbyYvesRobert.

课文第四段

ButGerogealsoknew,throughhisreadingelsewhere,thatProvencewasaplacewhichattractedtherichandtheartistic.Itwashometopainters,suchasPicasso,towriterssuchasErnestHemingway,andtoactorssuchasBrigitteBardot.ThebeachesofStTropez,theFilmFestivalatCanners,therestaurantsandthehotelsinNiceallappealedtohisvividimagination.

ErnestHemingway（欧内斯特·海明威）（1899-1961）：

AmajorAmericanwriter.HisfamousworksincludeTheOldManandtheSea（《老人与海》），AFarewelltoArms（《永别了，武器》）etc.

BrigitteBardot:

（布丽吉特·芭多）（1934-）：

averyglamorousFrenchactress

StTropez（圣特罗佩斯）：

aresortwhichattractsmanyoftheworld’srichandfamous

FilmFestivalatCannes（戛纳电影节）:

oneoftheoldestandmosthighlyrespectedfilmfestivalsheldeveryMay.

课文第五段

Ashecontinuedtoread,hebecameincreasinglykeentoseeProvenceforhimself.Unabletocontainhiscuriosity,hegotdressedandwenttoatravelagency.Aftersomehurrieddiscussion,heunderstoodthatheonlyneededtotakehimselftothestationtoboardatrainwhichwouldtakehimdirectlytoAvignon,intheheartofProvence.

1.WhatmadeGerogewanttogotoProvence?

Ashecontinuedtoread,hebecameincreasinglykeentoseeProvenceforhimself.ThebookbyMarcelPagnolmadehimwanttogo.

2.Whatdoescontainmeaninthethesentence“Unabletocontainhiscuriosity,hegotdressedandwenttoatravelagency”.

Containmeanscontrolinthissentence.Gerogecouldn’tcontrolhisdesiretoseeProvenceforhimself.

3Translatethelastestsentenceofthisparagraphintochinese.

经过一番仓促的谈论，他得知自己只消失到火车站，就可以乘火车直达普罗旺斯的中心城市阿维尼翁。

课文第六段

Hewasastonishedthatajourney,sorichinideas,coloursandimpressions,couldbemadewithsuchlittleeffort,atrainrideofameresixhours,thathewentstraighttothestation,boughtaticketandbookedaseat.

1.Whydidhewanttogobytrain？

Herealizedthatthejourneycouldbemadewithsuchlittleeffort,atrainrideofameresixhours.Itwassoquickandconvenient.

2.HowdidGerogethinkaboutthejourneybeforehestartedthetriptoProvence?

Hehadimaginedthejourneysomanytimes,fullofcolours,andhehaddifferentimpressionsandfeelingseverytimehethoughtaboutit.Hecouldn'tevenbelievethatsuchawonderful