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1Book4Unit8TravelTextAIntheJungleLearningObjectives:1.understandthemainideaandthestructureofthetext2.appreciatethefluidandsensualwritingstyle3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructureofthetext4.conductaseriesofreadinglisteningandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeofthisunitFirstperiodI.Discussion:1.Doyouliketraveling?Tellmeoneofthemostimpressiveplacesyouhavevisited.2.Ifyouhaveenoughtimeandmoney,whereisyourfavoriteplacetovisit?Why?3.Whataresomedistinctivefeaturesofanout-of-the–way,inaccessibleplacesuchasjungle,desert,orremotemountainousareas?(unspoiled,unpolluted,primitive)4.Whywouldsuchaplaceappealtomanypeopletoday?Theuseoftravelingistoregulateimaginationbyreality,andinsteadofthinkinghowthingsmaybe,toseethemastheyare._________SamuelJohnson(enlargetheknowledge,enjoythegrandsceneries,landscape,landmark,travelaroundtheworld,historicalinterest,pasture,gardenarchitecture,beautifulmountainsandclearrivers,invitingviews,relaxed,artifact,handicraft,freshair)Inmyopinion,oneofthepleasantthingsintheworldisgoingajourney.Thesoulofjourneyisliberty,perfectlylibertytothink,feel,justasoneplease.Wegoajourneychieflytobefreefromobstacles,inconvenience,stress,toleaveourselvesbehind.Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,moreandmorepeopleliveinurbanarea.Whiletheyareenjoyingtheconvenienceofthemoderntechnologyandtheeconomy,theyarealsosufferingfromallkindsofdisadvantagesofthecity,suchaspollutions,trafficjamandtheinformationexplosion.Besides,theyhavetobefacedwithsomepressuresfromstudy,work,familyect.Sopeoplesometimesreallywanttofindawaytobeawayfromthebustlingcity,andbebackofthenature.Inthisway,theycanappreciatethebeautyofthenature;understandthetruemeaningofthespiritualworld.Andtheycanfullyrelax;theirsoulcanbepurified.Somoreandmorepeoplechoosetravelduringtheholidays.Somepeoplechoosetogotothetranquil,beautifulandmysteriousplaces,suchastheoldforest,theisolatedislandsandthejungle.InthistextwewillappreciatethebeautifulsceneriesoftheNapoRivertheauthorshowedtous.IIBackgroundinformation1.AmazonisaworldoftreesandwaterinthemiddleofSouthAmerica.It’stheworld’smightiestriver,runningthroughtheworld’slargesttropicalrainforest.MosttripstotheAmazonarebasedoneitheraboatoralodge.Ifyoufancytravelingbyboat,manyorganizedtripsincorporatetravelingonthemainriverwithsidetripsonsmallertributaries,eitherinmotorboatorincanoes.Ifyoupreferexploringtherainforestonfoot,youcanusuallyfindsomelocalpeoplewhoarereadytoguideyouthroughcertainpartsofitdespiteallkindsofdifficulties.Ifyouwantalittlemoreadventure,theupperAmazonflowsofftheAndes,creatingidealopportunitiesforraftingthroughrarelyvisitedarea.WhiletheoverwhelmingbeautyoftheAmazonliesinitsdiverseandcomplexnature,itisalsoaplacewhereplantsareking,insertscomeaclosesecond,andanimalshidetosurvive.Witha2goodguideyouwillseemanybirdsandsomemammals,includingmonkeysbutonlyifyouareveryluckywillyouseeajaguar.2.Ecuador:republicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,boundedbyColombiaonthenorth,byPeruontheeastandsouth,andbythePacificOceanonthewest.ThecountryalsoincludestheGalapagosIslands(ColonArchipelago)inthePacific,about965km(about600mi)westofthemainland.Ecuadorstraddlestheequator(EcuadoristheSpanishwordforequator)andhasanareaof272,045sqkm(105,037sqmi).Quitoisthecountry'scapital.EcuadorhasadiversepopulationcomposedofpeopleofEuropean,NativeAmerican,andAfricandescent.Themajorityaremestizos,individualsofmixedEuropeanandNativeAmericanancestry.MostoftheNativeAmericansliveinpovertyinthehighlandsregion,whereasmalleliteofEuropeandescentcontrolsmostofthelandandwealth.EcuadorwasaSpanishcolonyuntil1822,whenindependenceforceswonadecisivevictoryoverSpain.Ecuadorhashadademocraticallyelectedgovernmentsince1979,buthistoricallythegovernmenthasalternatedbetweencivilianruleandmilitarydictatorship.Mostpoliticalconflictsinvolvedsquabblesamonggroupswithintheupperclasseswhocontrolledthenation'swealth.3.Andes:theprincipalmountainsofSouthAmericaandoneofthegreatestmountainsystemsoftheworld.TheAndesincludesomeoftheworld'shighestpeaks.Morethan50ofthemsoarhigherthan6,100m(20,000ft)abovesealevel.OnlytheHimalayasofsouthcentralAsiaarehigher.TheloftyplateausandhighmountainvalleysoftheAndescontainsomeofthehighestpermanenthumansettlementsintheworld.TheAndesarethelongestsystemofhighmountainrangesonearth.Theyextendformorethan8000km(5000mi)inanarrowbeltalongthewesternedgeoftheSouthAmericancontinent,fromthecoastoftheCaribbeanSeainthenorthtotheislandofTierradelFuegointheextremesouth.Alongalmostitsentirelength,theAndesriseabruptlyfromthePacificcoast.Themountainsreachintosevencountries:Venezuela,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia,Chile,andArgentina.4.NapoRiver:Napoisanimportantriverdueitssizeandthemaintransportationformanyinhabitantsbutalsobecauseofitshistory.FranciscoOrellanaarrivedatitsshorefromQuitointhe16thcenturyandnavigatedtotheAmazonandthenallthewaytotheAtlanticOcean.IIIAbriefintroductionoftextATheauthorAnnieDillard(arenownednaturewriterandPrizeowner)tellsofhervisittotheNapo3RiverintheheartoftheEcuadorianjungle,oneofnature’smostunspoiledplaces.Shedescribesthebeautyoftheforestandhe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