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Unit 3
Pre-reading
1. Where would you most like to travel? Why ?2. Have you ever tried any adventure
travel? 3. Do you like traveling? Why/why not?
What is adventure travel?What is adventure travel?
An adventure travel means doing something different from what most other people do: it is something you have never done before (a new experience) that is probably exciting and maybe a bit dangerous.
What’s the passage about?
Adventure travel.
adventure travel
hiking rafting
Read the text as quickly as you can and try to answer thefollowing questions!
Questions
• Why do people travel?• Why is adventure travel becoming
more and more popular?• What do you need for hiking?• What is whitewater?• What do have to learn before you
want to raft?
1. Why do people travel?Many people travel because they want to see other countries and visit places that are famous, interesting or beautiful.
2. Why is adventure travel becoming more and more popular?
Many of today’s travelers want to have a new experience from their travels, and some of them wish to have an adventure.
3. What do you need for hiking?Good shoes, clothes and a backpack.
4. What is whitewater?
5. What do you have to learn before you want to raft?
The name “whitewater”comes from the fact that the water in these streamsand rivers looks white when it movesquickly.
You need to learn the basic of raftingsuch as how to handle the raft.
Scanning
• Read the passage carefully, and then answer the following questions.
Questions
• What are the basic tips of successful hiking?
• What are the basic skills of rafting?
• Compare normal rafting with whitewater rafting.
Basic tips for successful hiking: 1._________________ 2._________________ ___________________ 3._________________ 4._________________ _________________
Don’t hike alonetell others where you are goingbring water wear a hat to protect …from …
What else we should take care ?a map a cellphoneanimals medicine
the basic skills of rafting: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. how to handle the raft and paddle
2. how to get in and out of the raft3. wear a life jacket4. learn to swim
Normal Rafting
1.on a quiet stream or river that is wide and has few
fallen trees or rocks
Whitewater rafting1.“whitewater? ”____________________________________
2. Which one do you prefer?
(even though) (adventurous) (excitement)
looks white when it moves quickly
Read the text and choose the right answer.
1. Adventure travellers want to ________.
A. experience fun and excitement
B. meet new friends
C. try new kinds of food
D. visit famous sites or beautiful places
2. Hiking is a kind of adventure travel because __________. A. it is not expensive B. it is exciting C. you need a lot of equipment for it D. you will often put yourself in danger
3. While hiking or rafting, it is important to think about ________.
A. safety B. excitement C. fun D. cost4. Before you go rafting, you do not have to _______. A. learn rafting skills B. know how to swim C. put on a life jacket D. wear leather shoes
5. Which of the following is the most difficult? A. Normal rafting B. Stream rafting C. Whitewater rafting D. Rock rafting
Hiking rafting
similarities
Places
equipment
cost
Skills needed
Possible dangers
differen
ce
Both are examples of adventure travel.Both take place outdoors.Both are fun and exciting.Both make people get close to nature.Both have safety tips.
in the mountains, in a forest,
along a river, in a city, etc.good shoes, clothes, backpackmap, water, sunscreen,cellphone, hat, etc.
inexpensive
good walking skills
getting lost, sunburn,poisonous animals orplants, hunger and thirst
on rivers andstreamsboat, paddle, good clothes, life jacket
somewhat expensive
good rafting and swimming skills
hitting rocks, trees, falling into water
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