1、Unit3 Travel journal.Lead-inQ1.Do you like traveling?Q2.Why do you like traveling?Q3.If you have a chance to travel,how will you go there?.travelingIncrease our knowledgeBe good to healthMake friendsRelax ourselves.on footby bikeby plane/by airby busby boat/ship/seaby train.Transport AdvantagesDisad
2、vantagesTakes longer than the train or plane,no meals,uncomfortableCheaper than the airplane,Views along the roadarrive at the centre of the citiesTakes longer than the airplaneNo meals,crowdedCheaper than planeComfortable,Accommodation and meals EntertainmentMore expensive than the train or busNot
3、convenient for visiting inland placesQuick,time-saving,ComfortableMeals Expensive,Airports are far from the centre of the cities.Very cheap,efficient for short journeys,go to small towns and cities,.Every kind of transport has its advantages and disadvantages.Buses can offer us convenient service,ev
4、en door to door.But taking buses for too long,we will feel tired for we cant move freely.So when I go to a distant place,I prefer trains.On trains,we can move freely or sleep on the bed comfortably.Especially after speeding-up several times,trains take us less time than ever before.Sometimes,we have
5、 to take ships.Frankly speaking,I dont like ships.Ships are easily affected by the weather and much slower.Theres no doubt that airplanes are the fastest but the most expensive.Although I will never forget how excited I was when I was on the airplane for the first time,I wont take them easily becaus
6、e of the high-price tickets.Every coin has two sides.So,no wonder different people have different preferences to different means of transport.Compare train travel with plane travel,and we can say both ways have advantages and disadvantages.Firstly,air travel is fast and saves time while train travel
7、 takes more time.Secondly,the plane flies so smoothly that you can rest comfortably during the trip,but in comparison the train is sometimes crowded.Thirdly,train travel is safer and more convenient for passengers to enjoy the views outside the windows of the train.Last but not least,air travel is s
8、o expensive that only a few can afford the fare and train travel is cheap enough for most of the passengers.Forbidden CityEiffel TowerPotala PalaceMaldivesHuangshan.Pearl RiverYangtzeYellow.How do people who live along a river use it?Pre-reading Pre-readingirrigate their fieldsmake electricitygo swi
9、mminggo fishingtravel along the river.Where is the Mekong River?.ChinaMyanmarLaosVietnamCambodiaThailandIt runs through _ countriessixLancang RiverMekong River.ChinaLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaBurmaSouth China SeaIndia.Yellow RiverMississippi(USA)Thames(England)Nile River(Egypt).About the Mekong Rive
10、r1,It begins at a _ on a Tibetan mountain.2,At first,the river is_,and the water is _and _.3,Then,it begins to move_.It becomes rapids as it passes through _ valleys,traveling across _ Yunnan Province.4,After it leaves _ and the high altitude,it becomes_,brown and_.5,As it enters _Asia,it travels _t
11、hrough hills and low valleys.6,At last,the rivers delta enters the _ _ _.glaciersmallclearcoldquicklydeepwesternChinawidewarmsoutheastslowlySouthChinaSea.Journey Down the MekongPart I THE DREAM AND THE PLAN.Skimming Who is the writer?Where do they dream to go?Who first had the idea?Wang KunThe Mekon
12、g River.Wang Wei.Scanning Match the main idea with the right paragraphPara.1Para.2Para.3The geographical information of the river.The plan of the schedule for the tripThe dream of cycling along the Mekong River.Careful reading Para.1:What is their plan?Participants(参与者参与者)Traffic toolStarting placeD
13、estination(目的地目的地)Wang Wei,Wang Kun,Dao Wei and Yu Hang Mountain bikeWhere the Mekong beginsWhere it ends.Para.2:True or False?()1.Wang Wei insisted she organize the trip,because she knows the proper way to get to the places.()2.Once Wang Wei has decided something,nothing will change her mind.()3.Wa
14、ng Wei feels worried when she learns about the difficulties of the trip.Careful readingdetermined careful shyenergetic(full of energy)stubborn brave unreliable helpful.glacierrapidsvalleywaterfallbends/meandersplainRead Para3,and try to find out the geographical terms(地理术语地理术语).delta.The Mekong begi
15、ns in a _ on a Tibetan Mountain.At last the river _ enters the _Then,it becomes _ as it passes through deep _,sometimes it becomes _.As it enters Southeast Asia,it runs slowly.It makes _ or _ to the _.glacierrapidsvalleysa waterfallbendsmeandersplaindeltaSouth China SeaCareful ReadingCareful Reading
16、Find out more information about how the Mekong changes.1.Who is the organizer of the trip?A.Wang KunB.Wang Wei C.Dao WeiD.Yu Hang 2.What is Wang Weis attitude to the trip?A.She was confident about it.B.She was worried about the difficulties.C.She did a lot of preparations about it.D.She planned the
17、schedule carefully.Choices.3.What does Wang Kun mean by saying,“the proper way is always her way”?Wang Wei is reliable(可信赖的),because she always knows the proper way.Wang Wei always insists on her way,even though she doesnt know the proper way.Wang Kun thinks that his sister is stubborn and cant do a
18、nything properly.A.Wang Kun thinks that his sister can find the best way to get to the places.Choices.Post-reading How did Wang Kun and Wang Wei make a plan for their journey?journeydestinationtraffic toolinformation about the placeexpectation schedule.DiscussionThe National Holiday is coming,where
19、are you going to spend your holiday?Task:Work with your partners and make a travel plan for your group.Our Travel PlanDestinationTraffic ToolScheduleInformation about the placeOur expectation.We are going to to spend our National Holiday.We plan to go there by.We are leaving so that we can arrive.It is known that.And we want to know more about it,for example,.Whats more,we Our Travel Plan.HOMEWORK A.Improve your travel plan after class.B.Read the text after the class and rewrite the text within 100 words.C.Collect more information about Mekong River.
