Extensive reading

Revision

1 一篇 800 字的文章 _______________________

2 一个热爱和平的国家 ____________________

3 一个新建的网站 ___________________

4 一份全职的工作 _________________

an 800-word composition

a peace-loving country

a newly-built website

a full-time job

Journey to

the solar system

Pulled into a Black Hole

Pre-reading

Surviving an air crash

Would you like to take a journey deep into the sea? Why?

Undersea trip

Joining in car racing

Skiing on the most difficult mountain

Meeting face to face with a dinosaur

Futuroscope provides an educational adventure for the whole family. This hi-tech park offers breathtaking imagery and incredible architecture. Try out the many spectacular 3D films and exciting rides , which uses the very latest technology to take you on a journey deep into the ocean. Everyone will love it with its video games and virtual worlds.

What can you do in Futuroscope?

ReadingReading

Para 1. What I did at Futuroscope.

Para 2. A general description of the

park.

Para 3. General information about

how to visit the park.

Para 1. What I did at Futuroscope.

Para 2. A general description of the

park.

Para 3. General information about

how to visit the park.

Task 1: Main topic of each paragraph.Task 1: Main topic of each paragraph.

Tick the experiences visitors can have a

t Futuroscope.

A. Taking a journey deep into space, to t

he end of the solar system, and be pulled

into a Black Hole.

Tick the experiences visitors can have a

t Futuroscope.

A. Taking a journey deep into space, to t

he end of the solar system, and be pulled

into a Black Hole.

Task 2: Read the text and do the exercises.Task 2: Read the text and do the exercises.

B. Taking a trip to Brazil to experience

surviving an airplane crash in the jungle.

C. Going with the divers to the bottom of

the ocean and seeing mysterious, blind

creatures that have never seen the

sunlight.

D. Car racing or skiing on some of the

most difficult mountains in the world.

B. Taking a trip to Brazil to experience

surviving an airplane crash in the jungle.

C. Going with the divers to the bottom of

the ocean and seeing mysterious, blind

creatures that have never seen the

sunlight.

D. Car racing or skiing on some of the

most difficult mountains in the world.

E. Meeting face to face with a dinosaur.

F. Living on the other planets.

E. Meeting face to face with a dinosaur.

F. Living on the other planets.

Answers:_____________Answers:_____________A B C D EA B C D E

1. Futuroscope is a theme park that uses

the most advanced technology to take pe

ople out of the earth and the present tim

e. ( )

2. Futuroscope is a theme park that prov

ides only fun and excitement for people.

( )

1. Futuroscope is a theme park that uses

the most advanced technology to take pe

ople out of the earth and the present tim

e. ( )

2. Futuroscope is a theme park that prov

ides only fun and excitement for people.

( )

FF

FF

True or False questionsTrue or False questions

3. Future theme parks allow people to se

e and do things without danger but with

much money. ( )

4. Futuroscope can provide people with

up-to-date information and lot of fun an

d excitement. ( )

5. Future theme parks are places for fun

and excitement but not for learning. ( )

3. Future theme parks allow people to se

e and do things without danger but with

much money. ( )

4. Futuroscope can provide people with

up-to-date information and lot of fun an

d excitement. ( )

5. Future theme parks are places for fun

and excitement but not for learning. ( )

FF

TT

FF

6. Most of us will go to the bottom of th

e ocean, flying through the jungle or

visiting the edges of the solar system. (

)

6. Most of us will go to the bottom of th

e ocean, flying through the jungle or

visiting the edges of the solar system. (

)FF

The trip of Futuroscope

meet a dinosaur

car racing and ski down the mountains

solar system

Brazil

thebottom of the ocean

1. experience:

Tell me what you’ve experienced there.

Getting caught in the flood was an

experience.

(v&n) to suffer or feel 经历

(n.) knowledge of skills from practice 经验 have experience in sth./doing sth.

have much/ a lot of experience

learn from experience

Explanation

experienced (adj.) 有经验的be/ get/become experienced at/in…

He is much experienced in teaching.

2.Last week I took a journey deep into space , … 上周我去太空旅行 ,……

journey 可作名词 , 意为“旅行；行走；行使” , take a journey 为固定搭配 ,与其同意的词有 voyage, travel , trip.

祝你一路顺风！I wish you a good journey !

Do you become seasick during the long voyage !

长途旅行时你晕船吗？

Do you want a travel to Germany !你想到德国旅行吗？

A trip to Shanghai will cost much . 去上海旅行会花很多钱。

例如：

Then I took a trip to Brazil and experienced surviving an airplane crash in the jungle .

take a trip 进行旅行，还可以表达为 have a trip , make a trip , go on a trip.

然后我到巴西旅行，并感受了坠机后在丛林逃生的滋味。

3. survive vt. 幸免于，从 ...... 中生还； vi. 幸存。

在发生车祸的四个人中，只有一个人幸存。Of the four people in the car accident , only one survived .

He felt lucky to have survived the war . 经历那场战争后能幸存下来他感到幸运。

例如：

4.Its 3-D cnema and giant movie screens provide brand new experiences of the earth and beyond .

它的立体电影以及那巨大的电影屏幕能为（人们）提供在敌情上以及超越恶劣地球的全新体验 .

拓展 : provide sth for sb / provide sb with sth 为某人提供某物 ;supply sb with sth / supply sth to/for sb 为某人提供某物 ; offer sb sth / offer sth to sb 向某人提供某物 ; provided that...假如 , 在 ...... 条件下 .

. provide v. 提供 . 例如 :

He also persuaded other people to provide money or to give help .

他还说服其他人提供钱或给予帮助

例如 :

倘若无人反对 , 我将担任本班代表。 Provided that there is no opposition, I will act as the representative of our class.

They provided him with money and clothes .他们给他提供钱和衣服。

Can your shop provide tents for 20 campers ?你的商店能为二十个露营的人提供帐篷么？

5. up-to-date:

This factory uses the most up-to-date

methods to make machines.

out of date 过时的 , 废弃的 up to the minute 最现代的 , 最时新的 date from / back to… 追溯到 ; 开始于 It was a modern factory-everything

was really up to date.

(adj.) modern 新近的 , 现代的 , 新式的

Your out-of-date methods should be gi

ven up at once.

hands-on

The computer course includes plenty o

f hands-on training.

hand on 传递 hand in /out 交上 , 交付 / 分发 , 施舍 hand over 移交

(adj.) 注重实践的

6. come to lifecome to a conclusion 作出结论 come to (an) end 结束come to the point 谈正题comecome 的几个常见的短语的几个常见的短语come to oneself 恢复 . 苏醒 come to light 真相大白come to 共计，总共The total population of China comes to 13 billioncome across 偶然遇见 come out 出来，出版。7. in advance

In advance of … 在…的前面 advanced 先进的

活跃起来 , 苏醒过来

提前 , 在前面