1、madeofcanruohanxingUnit3TravelJournalDoyouliketravelling?Doyouliketoseebeautifulsceneryintheworld?Ifyouhaveachancetotravel,howareyougoingthere?onfootbybikebybusbytrainbyship/sea byplane/airWhichkindoftransportdoyouprefertouse:busortrain?Thinkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachformoftransportand
2、fillinthechart.TransportAdvantagesdisadvantagesbus1.verycheap2.efficientforshortjourneys3.goestosmalltowns/cities1.takeslongerthanthetrainorairplane2.doesnotprovidemealstrainship1.cheaperthantheairplane2.journeyendsinthecenterofthetown/city1.takeslongerthantheairplane2.doesnotprovidemeals1.cheaperth
3、antheairplane2.providesaccommodationandmeals1.moreexpensivethanthetrainorbus2.notconvenientforvisitinginlandplacesairplane1.quick2.efficient3.providesmeals1.expensive2.journeyendsfarfromthecityImaginethatyouplantospendaholiday.Chooseaplaceyouwanttovisit.Thinkaboutthefarefordifferentkindsoftransporta
4、nddecidehowtogetthere.Then,getintopairs.Usethesequestionstomakeadialogueaboutyourholidays.Whenareyouleaving?Howareyougoingto?Whenareyouarrivingin/at?Whereareyoustaying?Howlongareyoustayingin?Whenareyoucomingback?SampledialogueA:Tom,whereareyougoingonholiday?B:ImgoingtoLaos.A:Whenareyouleaving?B:Next
5、Sunday.A:HowareyougoingtoLaos?B:Imtakingaplane.A:HowlongareyoustayinginLaos?B:Abouttwoweeks.A:Great.Haveagoodtrip.B:Thanks.Manypeoplelivebesideariver.Howdotheymakeuseofitintheirdailylife?Theworldhasmanygreatrivers.Ifyoucouldfollowtherouteofonlyoneofthem,whichonewouldyouchoose?Why?YangtzeYellowRiverP
6、earlNileAmazonMekongLookatthemapandlistthecountriesthattheMekongflowsthrough.ChinaMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamPreparationfortheirtrip.WangWeiisstubborn.WangKunandWangWeisdream.Skimthetextandchoosethemainideaforeachparagraph.ReadParagraph1anddecidewhetherthestatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).1.Itwa
7、sWangWeiwhoboughtthemountainbikefirst.2.DaoWeiandYuHanglivedclosetotheLancangRiver.3.TheLancangRiverflowsintotheMekongRiver.4.WangWeibecameinterestedincyclingunderhercousinsinfluence.5.WangKunproposedtheideaofcyclingalongtheMekongRiver.ReadParagraph2andmatchWangKunsopinionswithWangWeisreactions.Tryt
8、ounderstandhowstubbornWangWeiis.WangKunsopinions1.WangWeididntknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces.2.WangWeishouldlookatamapfirst.3.ThesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.4.Thejourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters.5.Itwouldbehardtobreathetheair.WangWeisreactionsA.Shesaidshecouldorganizethet
9、ripproperly.B.Shewouldnotchangehermind.C.Sheappearedtobeexcitedaboutit.D.Shedoesnotcareaboutdetails.E.Shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.ReadParagraph3.FillintheblanksandgettoknowthedetailsabouttheMekongRiver.theSouthChinaSeaQinghairapidswaterfallbrownbends/meandersReadthepassageagainandanswert
10、hefollowingquestions.1.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?Youcanseethesourceglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfallsandplains.2.WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.3.WhatdoyouthinkaboutW
11、angKunandWangWei?WangKunscharacter:enthusiastic,critical,sensibleWangWeischaracter:Imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-takingLookatthefollowingsentencesfromthetextandexplaintheminyourownwords.1.Shegavemeadeterminedlookthekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.2.mysisterdoesntcareabout
12、details.3.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.1.Shegavemeadeterminedlookthekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.Thissentencemeansthatshehasdecidedtodosomethingandwillnotchangeheridea.2.mysisterdoesntcareaboutdetails.Thismeansthatsheconcentratesonthebroadoutlineofthet
13、ripbutnottheparticulars:wheretheywillstay,whattheywilltakewiththemetc.3.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.ThesentencemeansthattheMekongRiverflowsslowlyandgentlythroughthevalleysandreachesthefarmingplains.TheMekongRiveriscalled_inChina.Itgoesthrough_,_,_,_andpoursin
14、tothe_.LancangRiverMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouthChinaSeaWangKunand_WangWeiaredreamingabout_.hissistertakingagreatbiketripTheyhavetheideato_theMekongRiverfrom_it_to_it_.cyclealongwherebeginswhereendsItbeginsina_ona_.Whatcantheyseeduringthejourney?glacierTibetanmountainThen,it_quickly.Itbeco
15、mes_asitpassesthroughdeep_.movesrapidsvalleysSometimes,theriverbecomesa_andenters_.widevalleyswaterfallAtlast,theriver_enterstheSouthChinaSea.deltaAnattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.WritedownWangWeisandWangKunsattitudetothetrip.Thenaddyourownopinion.WangWeisattitudeWangKunsattitudeMyattitud
16、ePositivetothetrip.Shewantstoorganiseitasitwasheridea.Lesspositivetothetripashewantstoorganiseitandthinkshecandothatbetterthanhissister.Comparethefollowingsentenceswithdifferentstressesandexplainthemeaning.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.Notonlymysister,butalsoIwassurprisedtolear
17、nthat.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.Wedidntknowthis.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.WethoughtthatmaybemorethanhalfwasinChina.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.WedidntknowthathalftheriverisinChina.ImaginethatyouareWangKunandWangWei.Chooseaparagraphfromthepassageandusetheinformationtohelpyoumakeupadialogue.WANGWEI:Youknow,wevealwayswantedtodoalongbiketrip.Whydontwegoononeafterwegraduatefromcollege？WANGKUN:Thatsagoodide.1.Readthetextaftertheclassandrewritethetextwithin100words.2.CollectmoreinformationaboutMekongRiver.
