1、Unit 3Unit 3Travel JournalTravel JournalWarming upDo you know the following places, have you ever been there?Tiananmen SquareThe Great WallForbidden CityThe Heaven TempleEiffel Tower巴黎艾菲爾鐵塔巴黎艾菲爾鐵塔(位于塞位于塞納河南岸納河南岸)Louvre Museum羅浮宮羅浮宮法國巴黎法國巴黎(或譯盧浮宮或譯盧浮宮現為國立美術博物館現為國立美術博物館) The North PoleThe South PoleUn

2、der the seaThe MoonThe EarthOn National Day and May Day, many people including you may prefer to go traveling for a break.1. If you want to go traveling, where are you going?2. How are you going?What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport you will use?means of transporton

3、 footby bikeby motorbikeby busat the bus stopby jeepby carby trainby ship/boat/seaat the port/ harborby plane/ airat the airportby spaceshipCan you guess the name of this river?Journey down the Mekong(Part I: the dream and the plan) unit3 ReadingWhich countries to flow throughChinaMyanmarLaosThailan

4、dCambodiaVietnam PART 1 THE DREAM AND THE PLAN My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei an

5、d Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. After graduating from college.we finally got the chan

6、ce to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, Where are we going? It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip. I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be r

7、eally stubborn. Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. Now, I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, When are we leaving and when are we coming back? I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of cour

8、se, she hadnt; my sister doesnt care about details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined lookthe kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to

9、be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in. Several months before our trip,Wang Wei and I went

10、to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as

11、 it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and the high altitude,the Mekong becomes wide，brown and warm. As it e

12、nters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea. Task True or falseFast-reading1.Wang Kun and Wang Wei have dreamed of a long bike trip for a long time.2.Dao Wei and Yu Hang

13、grew up near the Lancang River.3.Wang Wei has studied the map of the Mekong carefully.4.When they graduated from middle school, they got the chance.5.They wanted to take the trip from the beginning of the Mekong River to its end.TTTFF What can they see during the journey down the Mekong ?It begins a

14、t a _ on a _ _. glacierTibetanmountainThen, it_ quickly. It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalleySometimes, the river enters _ _and becomes _ .wide valleywaterfall After, It travels slowly through _ to _.low valleys plains平原平原At last, the rivers _ entersthe South China sea.deltaDelt

15、a*三角洲三角洲1.1.夢想做某事夢想做某事2.2.騎自行車旅游騎自行車旅游3.3.說服說服做做4.4.關心關心, ,介意介意5.5.改變主意改變主意6.6.下定決心下定決心7.7.屈服屈服, ,讓步讓步8.8.使某人對使某人對感興趣感興趣dream of / about doing sthtake a bike trippersuade sb to docare aboutchange ones mindmake up ones mindgive inget sb interested inoTask II find Some useful words and phrases 9.拐大彎拐大

16、彎 10.一個堅定的眼神一個堅定的眼神11.旅行時間表旅行時間表 12.在海拔在海拔5000多多 米的高地米的高地13.喜歡做某事喜歡做某事 14.優缺點優缺點15.大學畢業大學畢業make wide bendsa determined lookschedule for the tripat an altitude of more than5,000 metersprefer to doadvantages and disadvantagesgraduate from college Match the main idea with each paragraphPara.1 Para.2Par

17、a.3 A. The idea of Taking a great bike trip along the Mekong river B. Different attitudes between wang kun and wang weiC.The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river Read the passage and answer the following questions. 1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?_2. Why d

18、id Wang Wei visit Dao Wei and Yu Hang? _ 3. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?_ Their idea was to take a long bike trip.Because they grew up in western Yunnan Provice near the Lancang RiverThe scource of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the south China Sea4.

19、 What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?_ 5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang wei find about their journey?_ 6.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?_You can seethe source glacier,rapid,hills,valleys,waterfalls and plains.The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5

20、,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Wang Kun :enthusiastic,critical,sensibleWang Wei :organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-taking Trantslate these sentences.1.Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.2.It was my sister who f

21、irst had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong river from where it begins to where it ends.從高中起，我姐姐和我就夢想做一次偉大的從高中起，我姐姐和我就夢想做一次偉大的自行車旅行自行車旅行首先想到要沿湄公河從源頭到終點騎車旅行首先想到要沿湄公河從源頭到終點騎車旅行的是我姐姐的是我姐姐3.Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places,she insisted that she organize the trip properly.

22、4.When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience.5.It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. 盡管她對去某些地方的最佳線路盡管她對去某些地方的最佳線路并不清楚，她卻堅持要把這次旅行安排的盡善盡美并不清楚，她卻堅持要把這次旅行安排的盡善盡美當我告訴她那里空氣稀薄，呼吸會很困

23、難，而且當我告訴她那里空氣稀薄，呼吸會很困難，而且天氣會很冷，她卻說這將是一次很有趣的經歷天氣會很冷，她卻說這將是一次很有趣的經歷河水蜿蜒緩慢德穿過低谷，流向生長稻谷的平原河水蜿蜒緩慢德穿過低谷，流向生長稻谷的平原。Result for your competition( 比賽）比賽）Which team is the winner ?Congratulations !My sister Wang Wei and I have . taking a great bike trip middle school. She bought an expensive mountain bike and

24、_me to buy .When we_ college, we finally to travel along the with our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang. my sister first had the idea to_along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. She also got my cousins _ cycling too.Retell the textdreamed aboutever sincepersuadedonegraduated fromgot the chance to Mekong RiverIt waswhocycleinterested inWang wei is very . _she has , nothing can . My sister doesnt _ details. So