1、Unit 3 Travel journal,品书学英语,Doctor John Dolittle has an amazing ability.He is able to talk with animals and understand their language.In this selection from The Story of Doctor Dolittle,Doctor Dolittle has traveled to Africa to help sick animals in the monkey kingdom.,The Story of Doctor Dolittle Th
2、e Eighth Chapter:The Leader of the Lions,John Dolittle now became dreadfully,awfully busy.He found hundreds and thousands of monkeys sickgorillas,orangutans,chimpanzees,dogfaced baboons,marmosets,gray monkeys,red onesall kinds. And many had died.The first thing he did was to separate the sick ones f
3、rom the well ones. Then he got CheeChee and his cousin to build him a little house of grass.The next thing:he made all the monkeys who were still well come and be vaccinated(给接种疫苗).,And for three days and three nights the monkeys kept coming from the jungles and the valleys and the hills to the litt
4、le house of grass,where the Doctor sat all day and all night,vaccinating and vaccinating. But so many were sick,there were not enough well ones to do the nursing.So he sent messages to the other animals,like the lions and the leopards and the antelopes,to come and help with the nursing. But the Lead
5、er of the Lions was a very proud creature.And when he came to the Doctors big house full of beds he seemed angry and scornful(轻蔑的).,“Do you dare to ask me,Sir?”he said,glaring at the Doctor.“Do you dare to ask meME,THE KING OF BEASTS,to wait on a lot of dirty monkeys?Why,I wouldnt even eat them betw
6、een meals!” Although the lion looked very terrible,the Doctor tried hard not to seem afraid of him. “I didnt ask you to eat them,”he said quietly.“And besides,theyre not dirty.Theyve all had a bath this morning.YOUR coat looks as though it needed brushingbadly.Now listen,and Ill tell you something:t
7、he day may come when the lions get sick.And if you dont help the other animals now,the lions may find themselves left all alone when THEY are in trouble.That often happens to proud people.”,“The lions are never IN troublethey only MAKE trouble,”said the Leader,turning up his nose.And he stalked away
8、 into the jungle,feeling he had been rather smart and clever. What Happened? 1.What was the first thing Doctor Dolittle did?_ 2.What did Doctor Dolittle want the lions to do?_ 3.What does Doctor Dolittle say happens to proud people?_,He separated the sick ones from the well ones.,To help with the nu
9、rsing.,If they dont help others,they may find themselves left all alone when theyre in trouble.,Part Warming Up & Reading,.重点单词 1_ n& vt.运输;运送 2_ n费用 3_ vi.流动;流出 n流动;流量 4_ vt.说服;劝说 5_ n时间表;进度表 vt.为某事安排时间,transport,fare,flow,persuade,schedule,6_ adj.顽固的;固执的 7_ n旅行;旅程 8_ n海拔高度;高处 9_ n弯;拐角 vt.(bent,ben
10、t)使弯曲 vi.弯身;弯腰 10_ n态度;看法 11_ adv.最后;终于_ adj.最后的;最终的 12_ vi.毕业n.大学毕业生graduation n毕业;毕业典礼 13_ n不利条件;不便之处advantage n有利条件;优势,stubborn,journey,altitude,bend,attitude,finally,final,graduate,disadvantage,14_ vt.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)preference n偏爱;爱好 15_ vt.组织;成立organizer n组织者_ n组织organized adj.有组织的 16_ vt.决
11、定;确定;下定决心_ adj.坚决的;有决心的determination n决心,prefer,organize,organization,determine,determined,.核心短语 1_ 自从;自以后 2_ 喜爱;喜欢 3_ 关心;忧虑;惦念 4change ones mind _ 5make up ones mind _ 6give in _,ever since,be fond of,care about,改变主意,下决心;决定,投降;屈服;让步,.经典句式 1_ middle school,my sister Wang Wei and I _taking a great bi
12、ke trip.从中学时候起,我的姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想做一次了不起的自行车旅行。,Ever since,have dreamed about,2_ my sister _ first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.首先想到沿湄公河从源头到终点骑自行车旅游的是我的姐姐。 3_ she has made up her mind,nothing can change it.她一旦下定决心,什么也不能使她改变。,It was,who,Once,转化 t
13、ransport n运送;运输vt.运输;运送 graduate vi.毕业n.大学毕业生 schedule n时间表;进度表vt.为某事安排时间 pace vi.缓慢而行;踱步n.一步;速度;步调 bend n弯;拐角vt.(bent, bent) 使弯曲vi.弯身;弯腰,2名词后缀:-ist,-tion cycle vi.骑自行车cyclist n骑自行车的人 graduate vi.毕业 n大学毕业生graduation n毕业 3形容词后缀:-ed determine vt.决定;确定;下定决心determined adj.坚决的;有决心的 4副词后缀:-ly final adj.最后
14、的finally adv.最后;终于合成 short(短的)coming(来临)shortcoming n缺点,派生 1否定前缀:dis- advantage n有利条件disadvantage n不利条件,原文呈现,JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG 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 bough
15、t an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one.Last year,she visited our cousins,Dao Wei and 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 countr
16、iesWang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too.After graduating from college,we finally got the chance 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 plann
17、ing our schedule for the trip.,阅读清障,ever since自从;自以后 dream about/of梦想 Ever since.在句中作时间状语,其中since为介词,所在句子用现在完成时。 persuade /psweId/ vt.说服;劝说 grow up成长;长大 the Mekong River湄公河,流经东南亚,在中国境内称为澜沧江。that引导的定语从句,修饰先行词the river,且在从句中作主语。,get sb interested in sth使某人对某事/某物产生兴趣 cycle /saIkl/ vi.骑自行车 graduate /rde
18、It/ vi.毕业 /rdt/ n大学毕业生 finally /faInlI/ adv.最后;终于 本句是强调句型“It was.who.”,其中who可换为that。 schedule /edjul;skedl/ n时间表;进度表 vt.为某事安排时间 be fond of喜爱;喜欢 shortcoming /tkmI/ n缺点 can表示客观的可能性,意为“可能,有时会”。,stubborn /stbn/ adj.顽固的;固执的 organize /naIz/ vt.组织;成立 although引导的让步状语从句;that引导宾语从句。 keep doing sth不断地做某事 此处为an
19、d连接的两个特殊疑问句,其中are we leaving和are we coming back为现在进行时表将来。 whether引导的宾语从句作asked的直接宾语。 care about关心;忧虑;惦念 detail /diteIl/ n细节;详情 in detail 详细地 source /ss/ n来源;水源,1What do you think a good friend should be like?List the good qualities a good friend should have.,答案 Yes,I like travelling very much.I have
20、 been to the Birds nest.I think travelling widens our eyes, increases our knowledge, and builds our bodies.,Step 1 Lead-in,Step 2 Factual reading Read the reading passage carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.,答案 D,1Which sentence is NOT true according to the text?,AWang Wei adv
21、ised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed. BWang Wei seldom listened to others. CBefore their trip they went to the library. DWang Wei knew the best way of finding the source of the river.,2When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see _,Awaterfalls Bvalleys Cplains where ric
22、e grows Ddesert,答案 D,3After Wang Wei decided the places they would go, she _,Aprepared everything well Beven didnt know how to get there Chadnt decided when to leave and come back Dknew the route very well,答案 C,4We know from the text that Wang Wei _,Acares about details very much Bwas very determine
23、d but stubborn Cwould hesitate when meeting difficulties Ddoesnt like to take a risk,答案 B,Step 3 Fill in the blanks with numbers after listening to the text.,stubborn,cared about,altitude,mountain,information,breathe,rapids,valleys,bends,flows,Step 4 Further reading .Skim the passage and match the m
24、ain idea with each paragraph.,Para.1 AShows us how stubborn his sister is by insisting on her idea about their plan. Para.2 BTells us something about their great dreams and how they started “the journey down the Mekong River” to make their dreams come true. Para.3 CIntroduces to us some basic knowle
25、dge about the Mekong River.,答案 Para.1 B Para.2 A Para.3 C,.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1Whats the main idea of the passage?,答案 A,AThe dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparation for the bike trip. BTheir dream and the journey down the Mekong. CTheir plan to travel do
26、wn the Mekong and the attitudes of two people. DThe proper trip down the Mekong.,2We can infer from the text that _,Atheir trip would be very difficult but interesting Btheir trip would be easy because of their careful preparations Cthey knew very well about the Mekong River before the trip Dthey wo
27、uld begin the trip from Yunnan,答案 A,3What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us?,AThey wanted to know how soon they would come back. BThey wanted to learn the worlds geography. CThey went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. DWang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficul
28、t their trip was.,答案 C,.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text. 1They 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.,句式分析 此句中the Chinese part of the river.与the Lancang River 构成同位关
29、系,that引导的是定语从句,修饰先行词the Chinese part of the river。,中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江,在其他国家境内叫湄公河。,他们是傣族人,在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大,湄公河在中国,2When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience.,句式分析 此句为复合句,when引导时间状语从句,而其中又含有主从复合句,即told her后是省略了that的宾语从句;主句中也含有
30、从句,即谓语动词said 后也是一个省略了that的宾语从句。the air would be hard to breathe是“主语beadj.动词不定式”结构,在这一结构中,用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。,将是一次有趣的经历。,当我告诉她那里空气稀薄,呼吸困难,而且天气很冷时,她却说这,Step 5 Group work,Discussion:Which means of transportation (bike, bus, ship, plane, etc) do you like best? Why?,答案 I like traveling by bike best, because
31、 it is a good exercise for me to ride a bike. Second, it doesnt pollute the air like cars. Still another reason is traveling by bike sounds interesting and new because very few people can do it. The last reason is that I wont suffer from motion sickness if I travel by bike.,1.transport n.U运送;运输;交通工具
32、 vt.运输;运送,Which kind of transport do you prefer to use:bus or train?(教材P17) 你比较喜欢使用哪种交通工具:公共汽车还是火车? (1)public transport 公共交通 transportation (美)transport (英) 运输,交通工具 (2)transport.(from.) to. 把(从)运到,Blood transports oxygen around the body. 血把氧气输送到全身。 A bus transported us _ the airport to the city. 一辆公
33、共汽车把我们从飞机场送到城里。 Taking public transport can help reduce air pollution. 乘坐公共交通工具可以帮助减少空气污染。,from,2.prefer vt.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物),Which kind of transport do you prefer to use:bus or train?(教材P17) 你比较喜欢使用哪种交通工具:公共汽车还是火车? prefer (sb) to do sth 宁愿/更喜欢(某人)做某事 prefer that. 宁愿 prefer (doing) A to (doing) B
34、与(做)B相比更喜欢(做)A prefer to do A rather than do B 宁愿做A而不愿做B,I much prefer jazz to rock music. 我喜欢爵士乐远胜摇滚乐。 My parents prefer me _ (finish) the work by myself. 我父母宁愿我自己完成那项工作。 Some students prefer studying alone to _ (study) in a group. 一些学生喜欢独立学习胜过分组学习。 Many students prefer to cycle to school rather th
35、an _ (go) to school by car. 很多学生宁愿骑自行车去学校而不愿乘车去学校。,to finish,studying,go,名师点津 (1)prefer意为“更喜欢,较喜欢”,相当于like.better/more,所以prefer一般不与比较级连用,也不用于进行时。其过去式、过去分词及现在分词均需要双写末尾r,即preferredpreferredpreferring。 (2)在prefer to do结构中,to后接动词原形,而在prefer.to.中的to为介词,后面只能接名词、代词或动名词。,3.disadvantage nC,U 不利条件;不便之处,Think
36、about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport and fill in the following chart.(教材P17) 想一想每种交通方式的优缺点并填写下表。 (1)put sb at a disadvantage置某人于不利境地 to sbs disadvantage 对某人不利;使某人吃亏 (2)advantage n. 优点;益处 to sbs advantage 对某人有利或有帮助 take advantage of sth/sb 充分利用;利用某人或某事,He cant speak French
37、,which puts him at _ disadvantage. 他不会说法语,这使他很吃亏。 It would be _ your advantage to attend this meeting. 参加这次会议会对你有利。 Please take advantage _ these if you have any questions or doubts! 如果你还有任何问题或怀疑,请利用这些。,a,to,of,4.persuade vt.说服;劝说,Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she pers
38、uaded me to buy one.(教材P18) 两年前她买了一辆昂贵的山地自行车,然后她说服我也买了一辆。,The man was so stubborn that no one could persuade him _ (do) so. 这位男士如此固执,以至于没有人能说服他这样做。 I must find a way to persuade her into _ (leave) that house. 我必须找到一个能说服她离开那房子的方法。 None of us could persuade him _ doing that. 没有人能说服他不那样做。 名师点津 persuade
39、表示“说服”,强调说服的结果;advise表示“劝说,建议”,对方不一定接受,强调动作。,to do,leaving,out of,5.graduate vi.毕业 n大学毕业生,After graduating from college,we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.(教材P18) 大学毕业以后,我们终于有了机会进行自行车旅行。 (1)graduate from. 毕业于;从毕业 graduate in 毕业于专业 (2)graduation n. 毕业;毕业典礼,I graduated _ Nanjing University
40、_ law in the late 1990s. 我于20世纪90年代末毕业于南京大学法律专业。 He insisted on being sent to work in Tibet after _ (graduate) 他坚持毕业后被派往西藏工作。 名师点津 graduate是瞬间动词,不能与表示一段时间的单词或短语连用。 My sister has graduated from the university for three years.(),from,in,graduation,6.schedule n时间表;进度表 vt.为某事安排时间,Now she is planning our
41、 schedule for the trip.(教材P18) 现在她正在为我们的旅行安排行程。 (1)ahead of schedule 提前 behind schedule 迟于预定时间 on schedule 准时;按时间表 (2)be scheduled for 预定;安排 be scheduled to do 预定做,We arrived two hours ahead of schedule in order not to miss the train. 为了不错过这趟火车,我们提前两小时到达(火车站)。 We were two months _,and already over b
42、udget. 我们的进度晚了两个月,而且已经超出了预算。 The new edition is scheduled _ (appear) in May. 新版本预定将于五月份上市。,behind schedule,to appear,7.determined adj.坚决的;有决心的,She gave me a determined lookthe kind that said she would not change her mind.(教材P18) 她给了我一个坚定的眼神这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。(1)be determined to do.决心做(表示状态) (2)determin
43、e vt. 决定;确定;下定决心 determine to do. 决定做(表示动作) determine on/upon (doing). 决定(做) determine that. 决定 (3)determination n. 决心;决定,A date for the meeting has yet to be determined. 会议日期尚待确定。 I have determined _ going to the countryside after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去农村。 Shes determined _ (put) her new ideas into p
44、ractice. 她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。 He fought the illness with courage and determination. 他勇敢顽强地同疾病作斗争。,on/upon,to put,1.care about关心;忧虑;惦念;在乎,Of course she hadnt;my sister doesnt care about details.(教材P18) 当然她没有,我的姐姐不在乎细节。 care for 喜欢;照顾,照料;关心 take care of 照顾;负责 take care 小心,注意 with care 小心地,慎重地,And it makes
45、 me feel good that you care about us. 你关心我们大家这使我太高兴了。 He likes pop;he doesnt care _ classic music. 他喜欢流行歌曲,不喜欢古典音乐。 Whos taking care _ the children while youre away? 你外出时谁来照料孩子?,for,of,2.make up ones mind下决心;决定,Once she has made up her mind,nothing can change it.(教材P18) 她一旦下了决心,什么也不能使她改变主意。 make up
46、ones mind (to do sth)下决心;决定(做某事) change ones mind 改变主意 lose ones mind 失去理智 keep/bear.in mind 记住,They made up their minds _ (help) the poor woman. 他们下定决心要帮助那个可怜的女人。 You say you wont smoke any longer,but youll soon change your mind. 你说你不再吸烟了,可是很快就会变卦的。 If youre invited to an American friends home for dinner,keep _ mind these table manners. 如果你应邀去一位美国朋友家共进晚餐,你应该记住这些餐桌礼仪。,