1. Identifying the story
map in reading (1)
Victor GAO
Zhejiang International Studies University
23 November 2010

2. What is reading ？

5. Sharing with the writer

6. Where is the clue?

7. What is skimming like?

8. Skimming 就是 廓轮 阅读

9. What is scanning like?

10. Scanning 就是找读

11. Story map 1

12. See the world
A reading passage from 21st
Century Newspaper for junior
middle school learners
高 歌
浙江外国 学院语
2010 年 11 月

13. How to plan?Backpacking
What’s it
good for?
What & why?Who?
Where to stay?
What’s in
a pack?

14. Who?
Most backpackers
are young people
because backpacking
needs strong body,
courage and freedom.

15. What & why?
Backpacking is a
popular way for
Westerners to
travel outside
of their country.
It’s cheap so that
people can travel
more and see
more places

16. How to plan?
They search for information
about their destination country:
food, fun places to visit,
hostels and things to buy.
They make sure they know how
to change planes or where
to get the train

17. What’s in the bag?
things like clothes,
medicine and electronic
supplies and a guidebook
or a map. A tent and
sleeping bag

18. Where to stay?
Most backpackers stay
in hostels because
they are cheap and
convenient.

19. What’s it
good for?
Backpacking is a
freer way to travel,
you can change your
destination when you
want. It also allows
travelers to explore and
see more.

20. See the world

21. Seeing the world
Have you ever noticed foreigners with
big bags on their backs? They wear
jeans and T-shirts, and have guide
books or maps in their hands. They
look curious about everything they see.
They enjoy themselves without a tour
group. That’s right! They are
backpackers.

22. Seeing the world
Backpacking is a popular way for
Westerners to travel outside of their
country. It’s cheap so that people can
travel more and see more places.

23. Seeing the world
Most backpackers are young people
because backpacking needs strong
body, courage and freedom.

24. Seeing the world
Backpackers usually do some
homework before setting out. They
search for information about their
destination country: food, fun places to
visit, hostels and things to buy. They
make sure they know how to change
planes or where to get the train.

25. Seeing the world
In their backpack they put things like
clothes, medicine and electronic
supplies and a guidebook or a map. A
tent and sleeping bag are also
necessary if they have to camp outside.

26. Seeing the world
Most backpackers stay in hostels
because they are cheap and
convenient. There are over 4,000
hostels in the world, which are like
dorms for people from different
countries.

27. Seeing the world
Backpacking is a freer way to travel,
you can change your destination when
you want. It also allows travelers to
explore and see more. American
Charles Veley can be called the world’s
most traveled backpacker. He had
been to over 190 countries in ten years!
He is 45 now but still can’t stop.

28. How to plan?
Backpacking
What’s it
good for?
What & why?Who?
Where to stay?
What’s in
a pack?