1、Unit 3 Travel JournalUnit 3 Travel journal Warming upDiscussion1.Do you like traveling?2.Have you ever been to any interesting places?3.Do you know the following places,have you ever gone there?4.How did you get there?Tiananmen SquareForbidden CityThe Great WallThe Heaven TempleEiffel TowerArc de Tr
2、iompheLouvre MuseumThe North PoleThe South PoleUnder the seaThe MoonThe MarsWhich kind of transportation will you use?Why?on footby bikeby motorby busby carby trainby ship/boat/seaby plane/airby spaceshipTransport Advantage DisadvantagebustrainshipairplaneThink about the advantages and disadvantages
3、 of each form of transport and fill in the following chart.TransportbusAdvantageDisadvantagevery cheap,efficient for short journeys,timelylonger than the train or plane,no meals,uncomfortableTransporttrainAdvantageDisadvantagecheaper than the airplane,seeing views along the road,punctual,safelonger
4、than the airplane,crowdedTransportshipAdvantageDisadvantagecheaper than plane,comfortable,carefreeslow,unsafe,seasickTransportairplaneAdvantageDisadvantagefast,time-saving,comfortable Expensive,Airports are far from the centre of the cities.Every kind of transport has its advantages and disadvantage
5、s.Buses can offer us convenient service,even 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.Free speechEspecially after speeding-up several times,trains
6、 take us less time than ever before.Sometimes,we have 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 airpl
7、ane for the first time,I wont take them easily because of the high-price tickets.Every coin has two sides.So,no wonder different people have different preferences to different means of transport.Imagine that you plan to spend a holiday.Choose a place you want to visit.Think about the fare for differ
8、ent kinds of transport and decide how to get there.Then,get into pairs.Use these questions to make a dialogue about your holidays.Make a Travel PlanWhen are you leaving?Where are you going to?How are you going to?How long are you staying in?When are you arriving in/at?When are you coming back?How wi
9、ll you prepare for traveling?things to dotime to set outplace to gobackgroundinformationtravel costpoints for attentionmeans of transportationthings to takeA travel planToms Travel PlanDestination:Xi Tang,Su ZhouTransport:motorcarFare:about 1000 yuanLength of stay:3 daysPreparation:clothes,money,cam
10、era.Use these expressions to end your dialogue:Have a nice/good trip.Have a good time.Have fun.Good luck on your journey.Take care.Sam:Where are you going?Tom:Im going to Xi Tang and Su Zhou.Sam:When are you leaving?Tom:Im leaving on Sep.30.Sam:How are you going there?Tom:Im going there by motorcar.
11、Sam:How long are you staying there?Tom:About three days.Sam:Have a good trip!Tom:Thank you!Homework Write a short passage about trips you have been on.You should include:where you went,why you went there,how you got there,what you did there and what you saw.Share your experience with your classmates
12、.Unit 3 Travel journalReadingHave you ever travelled along a river?If you have a chance to travel along a river with your friends,what should you prepare?Pre-readingthe basic equipment:good shoes,clothes,and a backpackactivities to doDont hike alone.Tell someone where you are going.Bring water and a
13、 good map.To travel along the river;To make electricity;To irrigate their fields;To go swimming;Many people live beside a river.How do they make use of it in their daily life?Discuss in groups of four and join the great rivers and their locations in the world in the following form.Names of riverLoca
14、tionMekong riverSeineNileGongoAmazonMississippiThamesEnglandEgyptCentral AfricaUSFranceChinaBrazil The great rivers in the worldLook at the map and list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.The Mekong RiverThe countries the Mekong River flows through:ChinaMyanmar,LaosThailandCambodiaVie
15、tnamThe South SeaJourney down the MekongReadingPart 1 The dream and the plan 1.Their dream was to go hiking along the river.2.Wang kun is a high school student.3.Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province.FTask 1True or FalseFF4.Wang Wei persuaded their cousins,Dao
16、Wei and Yu Hang,to join in their cycling.5.Before flowing in other countries,the Mekong River is called the Lancang River.6.The source of the river is in QingHai Province and it enters the east China Sea.TTF7.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library.8.All parts of the Mekong Rive
17、r are in china.9.There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River.10.You can see glacier,rapids,valleys,waterfalls and plains along the river.FFFT1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?They are brother and sister.2.What is their dream?Their dream is to take a long bike trip.3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?They ar
18、e Wang Kun and Wang Weis cousins.Task 2Answer these questions.4.When did they finally get the chance to take a bike trip?5.Who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong river?After graduating from college,they finally got the chance to take a bike trip.Wang Wei.6.Is it difficult to cycle a
19、long the Mekong river?Why?Yes.The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.7.What do you think they will see when they travel along the Mekong River?I think they will see glaciers,rapids,deep valleys,waterfalls and a delta.1.What was Wang Kun
20、and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?2.Who planned the trip to the Mekong?Comprehending1 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.Their idea was to take a long bike trip.Wang Wei planned the trip.3.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?4.What can you see whe
21、n you travel along the Mekong?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.You can see the source glacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls and plains.5.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?The journey will begin at an altitude of mor
22、e than 5000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.6.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Wang Kuns character:enthusiastic,critical,sensible Wang Weis character:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-taking3 An attitude is what a person thinks about something.Write d
23、own Wang Weis and Wang Kuns attitude to the trip.Then add your own opinion.Wang Weis attitudeWang Kuns attitudeMy attitudePositive.She wants to organize it as it was her idea.Less positive as he wants to organize it and thinks he can do that better than his sister.It sounds a wonderful trip and I would love to be able to do a trip like that myself one day.Homework1.Read the text again,underline the important words and phrases and find out the difficult sentences for you.2.Retell the text using your own words.
