1、Unit 3Travel JournalListeningTick the words you hear on the tape:mountainsDaliTibetThailandLaoshorsesfloodswaterfallsfishcanyonsvalleysforestsAnswer the following questions:1.Which country does the girl come from?2.Where does the Mekong River even appear in Laos3.What is the Mekong river called in V
2、ietnam?1.Which country does the girl come from?She is from Laos.2.Where does the Mekong River even appear in Laos?In its national flag.Answers:3.What is the Mekong river called in Vietnam?Its called“the river of the nine dragons”Topic Southwest ChinaLaosLocal name of the riverUses of the riverWhat t
3、o seeSceneryThe water of the rocksThe sea of Laoswashing,fishing and transportmany different animal,plant and bird speciessmall villages along the riverwaterfalls and rapidsmountains,forests temples,caves and a waterfallFill in the chart:Fill in the blank:1.Were _ the Mekong River from its start to
4、where it _ the sea.2.We would be _ _ it.Its better than a road.3.The scenery can _ _ _ _.4.its a _ area so you know its very special.followingprotectedtake yourwithoutlostjoinsbreath awayUnit 3Travel JournalWorkbookListeningTick the words you hear on the tape:DaliAfricafloodsducksbordercoatsLaoscows
5、yaksmountainsmoonlightCambodiaAnswer the following questions:1.Who is telling the story?2.When did Wang Wei Meet her cousins?3.Why didnt they begin the journey in Tibet with Wang Kun and Wang Wei?4.Find a word that describe how the person telling the story feels about traveling in Laos.5.Find an adj
6、ective to describe how you think Dao Wei and Yu Hang felt when they heard about Tibet.ExcitedGlad1.Who is telling the story?Wang Kun is telling the story.Its his travel journal.2.When did Wang Wei Meet her cousins?She met her cousins in October in Dali,a city in western Yunnan Province.Answers:3.Why
7、 didnt they begin the journey in Tibet with Wang Kun and Wang Wei?The entry doesnt say.You can guess.Topic LaosThe riverMethods of land transportLife in the villagesFoodMore kinds of fish than any other river in Asia,a big waterfallFill in the chart:Travel by buses(tuk-tuks),trucks,jeeps and motorbi
8、kesNo electricity,sleep on pieces of wood,close to the riverSpecial noodle soup,probably chicken and fish as wellFind out the differences and similarities between China and Laos in weather,plants and land.ChinaLaosHomework:.Finish the exercises of this unit.Preview rending task on P59 The end of the journal
