Step1. Dictation

Step2. Reading Strategy & Fast Reading

1. Pay attention to the form of the letter and answer the following questions.

2. Reading Strategy: An informal letter

Step3. Careful reading

1. Read paragraph by paragraph and finish the exercises.

2. Task-based reading.

Step4. Post-reading activities

Task1: suppose you are a traveler in Africa, what will you probably see besides these beautiful sceneries?

Task2: look at some other pictures you often see when traveling.

Step5. Homework

Finish exercises on page37

教学反思：

Find the important phrases in the text and write them down.

1. 忙于做某事 be busy doing/with sth

2. 安排假期 arrange a holiday/ make an arrangement for holiday

3. 乘飞机 take a flight/plane, by air/plane

4. 骑骆驼穿越撒哈拉沙漠 ride camels through the Sahara Desert

5. 爬山 go mountain climbing

6. 白浪漂流 white-water rafting

7. 在黑暗中 in the dark

8. 救生衣 life jacket

9. 提前；预先 in advance

10. 水和食物的给养 supplies of water and food

11. 追寻野生动物的足迹follow the tracks of wildlife

12. 随身带枪用于自卫 have guns with sb for defence

13. 把...吓跑 scare sb/sth away

14. 感觉恶心 feel sick

15. 空气变稀薄 the atmosphere gets thinner

16. 靠近地 up close

17. 渴望 look forward to (be dying/longing for...)

18. 万一 in case

19. 在晴朗的夜晚 on clear nights

20. 回顾，重新提及 refer back to