新编英语教程Unit 2.ppt

Unit 2 The Great Escape josiehuang2000@ Teaching objectives Accumulating some related vocabulary about traveling, esp. abroad Understanding different motives for camping Learning to use topic sentence as an effective writing skill Sentences for Paraphrase 1. Economy is one powerful motive for camping, since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels. 2. More likely, Ford Consul will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two. Sentences for Paraphrase That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveler who has sworn to get away from it all. Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid. Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say boo to amaitre dhotel. Sentences for Paraphrase Granted, a snobbery of camping itself, based upon equipment and techniques, already exists; but it is of a kind that, if he meets it, he can readily understand and deal with. There is no superior they in the shape of managements and hotel hierarchies to darken his holiday days. Sentences for Paraphrase To this pleasure camping gives an exquisite refinement. The opinion does not survive the experience of a popular Continental camping place. Sentences for Paraphrase Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage. Police are wary of itinerants who cannot be traced to a recognized camp boundary or to four walls. Some related vocabulary off/low/slack season on/peak season itinerary receiving country inn/motel/lodge single room/double room/en-suite exchange rate tariff/duty-free shop advance deposit unmade room/on change trolley valuables porter registered luggage light luggage flight number international fligh