上教英语第三册U4同步课文参考翻译.docxVIP

Unit 4 Travellers’ tales Objectives A.Reading and interaction Describe a responsible tourism package B.Grammar activity Use clauses with verb-ing and verb-ed correctly in the given context C.Listening and speaking Explain a travel plan to convince your friend D.Writing Write a travel tale using appropriate language and format E.Cultural focus Explain the historical significance of Route 66 in the USA Describe some important features of Chicago and LA,and their connection to Route 66 Pre-reading activity 1.Before you read,think about the question.What do most people do on holidays?Choose three most typical activities from the list below and discuss them in pairs. ·find out about local communities ·learn a new language ·make new friends ·eat local food ·use public transport ·buy local handicrafts ·help with environment projects ·relax by the pool ·get a good suntan ·read safety guidelines 2.Read the definition of responsible tourism below. What things in exercise 1 would a responsible tourist do? responsible tourism Travel that is not harmful to the cultural or natural environment.It can improve the life of local people and help protect the environment. A road less travelled Amy Carter-James is small,blue-eyed and blonde,with a friendly smile.She doesn’t look like she could change the lives of thousands of people but,clearly,she has. It all started when Amy took a gap year in Africa after she finished university. “I spent eight months volunteering in a very poor countryside school in Kenya,” she says. “That was the first time I saw poverty.I was so young and so easily inspired and I thought, ‘Why can’t tourism do the same thing for community development?’” On her return to England,22-year-old Amy and her boyfriend Neal decided to take “the road less travelled”.They drove across Mozambique,one of the poorest countries in Africa,but it wasn’t exactly a holiday.Mozambique had two qualities which appealed to them:great attraction as a travel destination and local people