1、Unit 3 Travel Journal,In the National Day and labours Day, many people including you may prefer to go traveling for a break.,1. Why do people like traveling ?2. If you are going traveling, where are you going?3. How are you going?,Warming upI (2m),Do you know the following places, have you ever trav
2、eled to them?,Warming up II (2m),Tiananmen Square,The Great Wall,Forbidden City,The Heaven Temple,Eiffel Tower,Arc de Triomphe,Louvre Museum,The North Pole,The South Pole,Under the sea,The Moon,The Earth,What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?,means
3、 of transportation,on foot,by bike,by motor,Warming upIII(2m),by bus,at the bus stop,by jeep,by car,by train,by ship/boat/sea,at the port/ harbor,by plane/ air,at the airport,by spaceship,What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?,Cost(花费)Safety(安全) Co
4、mfort (舒适) Quickness Convenience (方便),Warming upIV(1m),According to the following chart, in pairs ,discuss the fares and decide where to go.,Warming upV (3m),While you are discussing with your partner , ask each other the following questions:,When are you leaving?Where are you going? How are you goi
5、ng to? How long are you staying in? When are you arriving in/at?When are you coming back?,Discuss in groups of four and join the great rivers and their locations in the world in the following form.,Pre-readingI (2m):,The great rivers in the world,How do people who live along a river use it?,Brain,go
6、 swimming,travel along a river,to irrigate their fields,to make electricity,storming,Pre-readingII (2m),Have you ever travelled along a river? If you have a chance to travel along a river with your friends, what should you prepare?,the basic equipment:,good shoes, clothes, and a backpack,activities
7、to do,Dont hike alone.,Tell someone where you are going.,Bring water and a good map.,Pre-readingIII(3m),Watch out for dangers, such as spiders, snakes or poisonous plants.,Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.,Bring a cellphone if you have one.,The usage of the equipments,Journey down the Mek
8、ong,reading,SKimming:,Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?What was their dream?Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?,ReadingI (1m),1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?,They are brother and sister, and both are college students.,2. What was their dream?,Their dream was to take a great bike trip.,3.Who are Dao Wei and Y
9、u Hang?,They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.,Scan the passage and then list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.,Laos,Thailand,Burma,Cambodia,Vietnam,China,Reading II (3m),Read and answer the following questions:,Where is the source of the Mekong River and which
10、sea does it enter?What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?,Reading III (4m),1,The source of the river is in Qinghai province and it enters the South China sea.,2,You can see glacier, rapids ,hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.3,Ye
11、s. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.,Read again and get the main idea of each paragraph and tell the reason:,Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei dream.Para.2Wang Wei is stubborn.Para.3 Preparing for their trip.,(Students have to tell the
12、reason why they summarize the main idea like that.),Reading IV (4m),Work in pairs and fill in the following form:,1. taking this trip is a dream come true.2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot.3. they should see a lot of the Mekong.4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.,1. the
13、y must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.2. that they dont need to prepare much,1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2. that using an atlas is very important.,ReadingV (5m),Discuss the text in details.,ReadingVI (3m),Taking a great bike trip.,the source,expensi
14、ve bikes,the atlas,an altitude of more than 5000 meters,glacier,deep valleys,Southeast Asia,the South China Sea,Whats the main idea of the text?,The passage tells us a main idea that no success in life merely happens by describing my sisters and my dream-taking a bike trip and preparations for the t
15、rip.,In groups of four , summarize the main idea of the passage and tell why.,Reading VII (3m),Discussion:,(Students can have their own opinions.),Do you know some proverbs about it?What can we learn from the text?,ReadingVIII (2m),Life is just a series of trying to make your mind.生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的。Hitch your wagon to a star.树雄心，立大志。Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者。No success in life merely happens.人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。,Homework: Read the passage and find out the sentences you appreciate and then share with your desk mates.,
