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Book 4 Unit 8 Travel Text A In the Jungle Learning Objectives: understand the main idea and the structure of the text appreciate the fluid and sensual writing style grasp the key language points and grammatical structure of the text conduct a series of reading listening and writing activities related to the theme of this unit First period I. Discussion: Do you like traveling? Tell me one of the most impressive places you have visited. If you have enough time and money, where is your favorite place to visit? Why? What are some distinctive features of an out -of -the –way, inaccessible place such as jungle, desert, or remote mountainous areas? ( unspoiled, unpolluted, primitive) Why would such a place appeal to many people today? The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are. _________ Samuel Johnson (enlarge the knowledge, enjoy the grand sceneries, landscape, landmark, travel around the world, historical interest, pasture, garden architecture, beautiful mountains and clear rivers, inviting views, relaxed, artifact, handicraft, fresh air) In my opinion, one of the pleasant things in the world is going a journey. The soul of journey is liberty, perfectly liberty to think, feel, just as one please. We go a journey chiefly to be free from obstacles, inconvenience, stress, to leave ourselves behind. With the development of the society, more and more people live in urban area. While they are enjoying the convenience of the modern technology and the economy, they are also suffering from all kinds of disadvantages of the city, such as pollutions, traffic jam and the information explosion. Besides, they have to be faced with some pressures from study, work, family ect. So people sometimes really want to find a way to be away from the bustling city, and be back of the nature. In this way, they can appre