Department of College English,Unit Six,Travel Around the World,Department of College English,Procedure,Lead-in Name and Introduce some Places Group Discussion Culture Notes Passage A Warm-up Activities Text Analysis Language Points Difficult Sentences Summary Follow-up Activity Assignment,Department of College English,Lead-in,. Look at the following pictures and discuss with your partner: where is the place and what do you know about it？,Department of College English,Sydney Opera House,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,Department of College English,Buckingham Palace,Leaning Tower of Pisa,Department of College English,Venice,Paris,Department of College English,Tibet,Egypt,Department of College English,Lead-in,II. Group discussion: “What is your purpose of traveling?,Department of College English,What is your purpose of traveling?,Do you travel for historical attractions ,Or sightseeing?,Department of College English,What is your purpose of traveling?,Do you travel for learning about different peoples ,Or seeing different places?,Department of College English,Do you travel for some leisure time ,Or studying foreign cultures?,What is your purpose of traveling?,Department of College English,References,1. It is exciting and relaxing. 2. Its a wonderful feeling to be close to nature. 3. It is easier to make friends. 4. You get the chance to experience things firsthand.,Department of College English,References,5. You can visit historical sights or scenic spots. 6. You can study foreign customs and cultures. 7. You can strengthen your body.,Department of College English,Travel to the Wonders of Egypt,When you think of Egypt, what comes to your mind first?,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Pyramids,The Sphinx,Department of College English,Culture Notes,What are pyramids? A pyramid is a massive structure built as a tomb or grave to house and protect the body of a pharaoh for the afterlife and as a monument to honor the pharaoh. It has four triangular sides that meet at a point. Pyramids were made from huge blocks of stone.,Department of College English,Culture Notes,Why did the Ancient Egyptians build pyramids? The Egyptians believed that if the pharaohs body could be mummified after death the pharaoh would live forever. The tombs were designed to protect the buried Pharaohs body and his belongings.,Department of College English,Where were they built? Most of the pyramids can be found on the western side of the Nile River, just into the dry desert.,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Culture Notes,what is the most famous pyramid? The Great Pyramid is the largest and most famous of the pyramids. It was built for the Pharaoh Khuf. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. It is one of the oldest structures on the face of the earth and arguably the best built.,Department of College English,Culture Notes,What guards the pyramids in Giza? The Sphinx stands in front of all the pyramids in Giza. It has the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh.,Department of College English,Watch a video clip about pyramids and write down the key information you get.,Department of College English,Passage A,The Woman Taxi Driver In Cairo,Department of College English,Warm-up Activities,1.Have you ever been picked up by any woman taxi driver? What is your impression of her? (pair work) 2.What do you think are the good qualities of a taxi driver? (pair work),Department of College English,My first meeting with the woman taxi driver: who, when, where, and how I first saw her (Nagat) outside Cairos airport in the middle of a night. “I feel a firm hand holding my left arm. “You want taxi, follow me,” the woman says. She doesnt ask, she simply pulls me through the crowd. I follow her willingly”.,Text Analysis,Department of College English,Impression she made on me: She is the only woman taxi driver, for that matter, among a large crowd of her male counterparts.,Text Analysis,Department of College English,Text Analysis,Other information about her: Car: scrapes on its body, bald tires, a crack in the windshield, a car for hire. Job and family: She has two jobs( office worker and taxi driver); her husband died some ten years earlier and left her with two teenage kids and her parents to support.,Department of College English,Text Analysis,Character Analysis 1.She is a skillful driver: she knows every nook and cranny in and around Cairono easy feat, for the traffic system in Cairo is like a labyrinth invented by ancient storytellers. 2.As a tourist guide for me, she is considerate, friendly and energetic.,Department of College English,Text Analysis,3.As a woman taxi driver, she is the real exception. But due to her stubbornness and self-reliance, she invites respect and goodwill from the people she meets. 4.She is proud and independent.,Department of College English,Language Points,1. mill about: to move about in a disorderly or confused way A crowd of scared children milled about in the stre