3．up close靠近地

4．make sure确保，务必；查明，确定

5．look forward to盼望，期待

Ⅲ.重点句式

1．wish后接宾语从句

Wish you were here希望你在这儿

2．whatever引导名词性从句

We'll live with the local people in their villages，and eat and drink whatever they do，including cow's blood!

我们要跟当地的居民一起住在他们的村落里，不管他们吃什么、喝什么，我们也一起吃、一起喝，包括牛血！

3．where引导非限制性定语从句

After that，we'll be moving on to Tanzania，where we're going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

此后，我们将继续前往坦桑尼亚，在那里我们要攀登乞力马扎罗山。

4．This was the first time (that)...这是第一次......

I was very excited because this was the first time I had seen one up close.我非常兴奋，因为这是我第一次近距离地看到一头(骆驼)。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)误(F)

1．Toby will spend a few weeks travelling before he goes to university.(F)

2．Toby is worried about travelling on camels.(T)

3．Toby feels it dangerous but exciting to go white­water rafting down the River Nile from Lake Victoria.(T)

4．Then they're going on a trip to see wild animals in Tanzania.(F)

5．Colin prefers a giraffe to an elephant.(T)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．The purpose of writing this letter is to .

A．learn to be brave