外研版高中英语选修阅读教程（学生用书）Unit1TheLostWorldoftheKalahari.ppt

Unit 1 The Lost World of the Kalahari 1 Preparing to read 1.Work in pairs. Say which words and phrases in the box you expect to see in the passage about the Stone Age Kalahari Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert. firelight, bow and arrow, curtains, shelter, machine, middle-aged woman, sand, community, desert , clay pot, settlement, armchair, instrument, heat, oven 2 Reading for main ideas 2.Read the passage. Match the paragraphs with the summaries. (a)Three Bush people sit outside their shelters, doing various things. (b)The writer is told that the rest of the group is looking for food. (c)A shy old lady cools herself by pouring sand over herself. (d)Two Bushmen sit by the fire, and one of them plays his instrument. (e)The writer and his companions visit a Bushman settlement. (f)Two old people with creased skins sit outside the last shelter. (g)A Bushman appears, playing a musical instrument. 3 Dealing with unfamiliar Words and phrases 3.Find words and phrases in the passage which （1）a warm, long piece of clothing, like a coat that you wrap around you （2）to come out （3）to balance on your feet with your knees bent and your body close to the ground （4）a polite way of behaving （5）a large box that people keep bees in （6）a place that protects you from bad weather and from danger （7）to hit something many times in order to make it softer （8）a large, round, yellow or orange, watery fruit with a hard skin （9）a long, thin stick made of metal, plastic or wood （10）thick writing paper used in the past （11）the desire to know about something （12）a short break from a difficult, painful or uncomfortable situation 4 Reading for specific information 4.Choose the best answers. （1）Nxou was holding _____ when he appeared. (a)a bow and arrow (b)a bow (c)something very old (d)a cloak （2）The Bushmen only moved to the centre of the camp after_____. (a)we had greeted them (b)we had asked them to play (c)they had greeted us (d)they had played to us （3）The writer’s companions did not think