【课堂新坐标】（教师用书）2013-2014学年高中英语 Module 1 Europe教案 外研版必修3.docVIP

Module 1　Europe My fantastic trip to Spain 【美文导读】　 充满惊喜的西班牙之旅让Anna忍不住把所遇到的奇闻轶事都写信告诉她的好朋友Laura。我们也一起来分享一下她的快乐旅程吧！ Dear Laura， 　 　Here I am in Granada，Spain！Can you believe it？Im sitting in a park near the house Im staying in. The weather is beautiful! The sun is shining and its just beginning to get warm. My host mother Rosa is very nice.Shes much younger than I expected，and she lives with her five-year-old son Borja.Hes so cute! Julie and I are staying in her apartment，along with two French girls and a boy from Michigan.The apartment is pretty crowded, but luckily I dont have to spend too much time there. Ive spent the past few days exploring the town with Lauren and Caitlin.Yesterday we went to the Alhambra(西班牙格拉纳达的摩尔人王宫)，which was one of the most amazing things Ive ever seen.Its a huge fortress(要塞) built hundreds of years ago by the Muslims(伊斯兰教徒) who once lived in Granada.There are gardens and fountains and intricate carvings all through the fortress.Its huge－I could have spent days in there! That night we went to see flamenco dancing(弗拉曼戈舞). I loved it！You should have seen the way those dancers moved.After that, we went to dinner in the central square.The food here is pretty good—they have lots of “tapas，”which means appetizers(开胃菜)． Its great to be visiting a foreign country whose language I actually speak. Its hard though，because when- ever I have to talk to people I get nervous and forget everything.My Spanish is definitely getting better，though. I had a great conversation with my host mother yesterday.We talked about politics, and it was so interesting to hear about her views. Thats what I love about language：it allows people from completely different backgrounds to communicate with one another and to begin to understand each other. I love the culture here.The best part is the “siesta(午睡)”．Every afternoon，the shops close and everyone goes home to eat lunch and take a nap(小睡)．Then，they go back to work feeling completely refreshed! Its wonderful.I al