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Would you like to go Would you like to go …?…?

Skiing Skiing

Water-Water-skiingskiing

DivinDiving g

DivinDiving g

Canoeing Canoeing

ParachutinParachuting g

a safaria safari

a hiking tripa hiking trip

a round-the-world tripa round-the-world trip

You will hear four people talking about You will hear four people talking about their “dreams”. Match the speakers their “dreams”. Match the speakers

with these activities.with these activities.

ListeningListening

a)visit capital cities

b)learn how to fly

c)canoe down the Amazon

d)visit the Pyramids11

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1. Boy 1: I’ve been interested in ancient Egypt since I was small. There's something exciting about the country, I’ve got lots of books on Egypt and a couple of videos. Of course, I’d really love to go there. I’ve always dreamed of seeing the Pyramids. They look really great in photos.

2. Girl 1: I just love airplanes. I don’t know why, but for me they’re really exciting. I’ve been on planes lots of times and it always feels great, especially when you take off! It’d be great to be able to fly one. That’s my dream--- to fly!

3. Boy 2: I like watching travel programmers no television. There was a good series last year. The presenter went round the world visiting all the major capitals. I’d love to do that, you know, go to places like Paris, Sydney, Beijing. It would be a great experience.

4. Girl 2: I’ve always loved water, you know. The first time I got into a canoe was when I was about eight. But my dream is to go down the Amazon. It wouldn’t be easy, but I think it’d be a real challenge. And just think of all the things you would see – the forest, the wildlife, small villages.

Unit 8 Lesson 29Adventure In The Himalayan

Before you start

Language study

Language points

Read to learn

• 珠穆朗玛峰 • 珠穆朗玛峰，藏语意为“圣母”，海拔 884

8 米，为世界第一高峰，位于喜马拉雅山中段之中尼边界上、西藏日喀则地区定日县正南方。峰顶终年积雪 , 远望冰川悬垂，银峰高耸，一派圣洁景象。珠峰地区拥有 4 座 8000 米以上 、 38 座7000 米以上的山峰，誉称地球第三级。珠峰脚下发育了许多规模巨大的现代冰川，冰斗、角峰、刀脊等冰川地貌现象广泛分布；雪线以下冰塔林立，其间更有幽深的冰洞、曲折的水河，景色无比奇特壮观。

• 此处建有一座世界最高的寺庙绒布寺。此寺于 1899 年由红教喇嘛阿旺丹增罗布创建。绒布寺也是观看珠穆朗玛峰的最佳位置；两者直线距离 25 公里。

para1 a) difficulty of hike

para2 b) accommodation

para3 c) extra offers

para4 d) prices and dates

para5 e) experiences of a hike

para6 f) flight arrangements

prar7 g) organisation of hikes

Read the brochure and match the paragraphs (1-7) with these topics.

Skimming

Scanning

Read the article again and fill in the table.

Adventure 2000

Guides,cooks, porters

n. 住处 , 膳

宿 Extra offers

Organization

Vehicle( 交通工具 )

Accommodation

Price and datesadj. 额外的 , 不包括在价目内的

Adventure 2000 

 

 

 

Organization

Vehicle ( 交通工具 )

Accommodation

Extra offers

Price and dates 

Guides,cooks, porters

Flights:London→ Beijing → Lahsa; Bus travel in Tibet

hotels in Beijing and Lahsa, hostels on the hiking trip; one-or two-person tents for camping

A trip to Western China,and to the coast

￡ 2,500 altogether ; between October and May

Answer the following questions 1.Why do you think people would want to go on this trip ?2.Why does the organization use experienced guides ?3.Why do cooks and porters accompany the expeditions ?4.Why does the company offer optional tours?5. Why do people going on this trip need to be fit ?

Careful reading

1. Why do you think people would want to go on this trip?

They are looking for new, exciting holiday experiences.

2. Why does the organisation use guides with a lot of experience?

Because they know their way round the Himalayas very well and they know the best places to stay overnight.

3. Why do cooks and porters go with the

hiking teams?

To make the hike easier and let

people enjoy it more.

4. Why does the company offer optional

tours?

Because some people may want to

stay on longer and visit other places.

5. Why do people going on this trip

need to be fit?

Because it is a Class A hike with

walks of up to eight hours a day.

1.The guides in adventure 2000 are________.

A. clever B. experienced C. creative D.calm

2.We have the travel in Tibet by _______.

A. bus. B. train C.subway D.ship

3.The hike costs__________.

A. ￡ 25,000 B. ￡ 22,500

C. ￡ 2,500 D. ￡ 250

B

A

C

4. Who do you think writes the text?

A. the hiker

B. local government

C. the organizer of

adventure 2000 D. the

guide near the Himalayas

C

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A. If you attend a Class A hike, you can climb

on the top of the Mount Qomolangma.

B. You have to live in tents in Tibet.

C. Adventure 2000 is a traveling programme.

D. Climbing the Mount Qomolangma is cold,

so you’d better go there in July.

C

6. The main purpose of the passage is ___.

A. To make people know more about hiking.

B. to tell people how to choose traveling progr

amme.

C. to call on people to attend Adventure 2000.

D. to tell people Himalayan Adventure is

exciting and attractive.

C.

In English, verbs can be divided into two g

roups:

Activity verbs describe activities and can

be used in simple and continuous tenses.

State verbs describe states and are not u

sually used in continuous tenses.

Verbs related to activities of the mind:

Verbs related to emotions:

Having and being:

admit, agree, believe, know, mean, prefer, realize, remember, think, understand, want

adore, care, like, dislike, love, hate, hope

appear, be, belong, contain, have, include, need, seem, possess, own

Verbs related to senses: feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste

Here are the most common state verbs:

Only simple tensesSimple and

continuous tenses

realise carry understand know want mean believe like prefer need

arrive watch

talk feel prepare

Look at the blue verbs in the text. Can they be used in simple and continuous tenses or only in simple tenses? Copy and complete the table.

Some state verbs can also refer to an

activity. In this meaning they can be

used in a continuous tense:

We have a second-hand car.

(have=possess, a state)

She is having some tea.

(have=drink, an activity)

Some state verbs can also refer to an

activity. In this meaning they can be

used in a continuous tense:

We have a second-hand car.

(have=possess, a state)

She is having some tea.

(have=drink, an activity)

I think it’s a great idea.

(think=believe, a state)

I’m thinking about my exam.

(think=consider, an activity)

I feel I can’t go through with it.

(feel=believe, a state)

How are you feeling?

(feel=experience, an activity)

I think it’s a great idea.

(think=believe, a state)

I’m thinking about my exam.

(think=consider, an activity)

I feel I can’t go through with it.

(feel=believe, a state)

How are you feeling?

(feel=experience, an activity)

Compare the verbs. Does the verb

mean the same in both sentences?

1. a) All our guides have several years

of experience in leading hiking

trips in the Himalayas.

(have = )

b) You are having a hot cup of tea.

(have = )

own, a state

drink, an activity

2. a) You are feeling tired.

(feel = )

b) At Adventure 2000 we feel that

we understand the needs of

hikers.

(feel = )

experience, an activity

think or believe, a state

3. a) We also think that good travel

arrangements are important.

(think = )

b) You are thinking about how

far there is to go.

(think = )

believe, a state

consider, an activity

Which of the sentences cannot be

changed into the Present Continuous?

a) The coffee tastes awful.

b) We have breakfast very early.

c) She thinks she is the best.

d) They feel they need more time.

e) I have a splitting headache.

f) She thinks about her mother a lot.

a) The coffee tastes awful.

c) She thinks she is the best.

d) They feel they need more time.

e) I have a splitting headache.

True or false

1. The coffee is tasting awful

2. We are having breakfast very early

3. She is thinking she is the best .

4. They are feeling they need more time.

5. I am having a splitting headache.

F

T

FF

F

have a shower, play football, think

about, know, look awful, want, see the

boss, look at, like, sound interesting,

watch TV, believe, taste good

Which of these expressions can be used in both the Present Continuous and Present Simple, and which only in the Present Simple?

In both the Present Continuous and Pres

ent Simple:

have a shower, play football, think about,

look awful, see the boss, look at, watch T

V

In the Present Simple ：know, want, like, sound interesting, belie

ve, taste good

Language study

Now that the flowers ___________ , the  garden ____________ good. A. bloom, smellsB. bloom, is smellingC. are blooming, smellsD. are blooming, is smelling

分析：答案是 C ， smell 是状态动词，没有进行时态。

在这一部分，应注意动词在时态、语态、语气和非谓语动词等表现方式上的变化。1. 状态动词一般无进行时态。

Complete these sentences from the text. What word follows the verbs of sense?• It looks __________.

• The food cooking on the fire smells ______.

• The food tastes ________.

• A lot of trekking holidays sound ________.

great

fantastic

exciting

great

All these words are adjectives.

The roses look and smell beautiful.

The cloth feels soft.

The idea sounds wonderful.

The oranges taste delicious.

The roses look and smell beautiful.

The cloth feels soft.

The idea sounds wonderful.

The oranges taste delicious.

Verbs related to senses are

followed by adjectives, not adverbs:

Verbs related to senses are

followed by adjectives, not adverbs:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDING

Which of the holidays would you have?

canoeing and white-water rafting

hiking and climbing safari

doing water sports

Why do you enjoy it?

Do you like attending Himalayan

Adventure?

Practice Please work in a group of four. Choose one from the four holidays , list out the “selling points” and try your best to sell your holiday to others.

Organization 

Vehicle( 交 通 工具 )

 

Accommodation 

Extra offers 

Price and dates 

Homework

Finish the

Exercises of Lesson

1 in the workbook.

Finish the

Exercises of Lesson

1 in the workbook.