1、Unit 3 Travel JournalIn 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 traveled to them
2、?Warming up II(2m)Tiananmen SquareThe Great WallForbidden CityThe Heaven TempleEiffel TowerArc de TriompheLouvre MuseumThe North PoleThe South PoleUnder the seaThe MoonThe EarthWhat do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?means of transportationon footby
3、bikeby motorWarming upIII(2m)by busat the bus stopby jeepby carby trainby ship/boat/seaat the port/harborby plane/airat the airportby spaceshipWhat do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?Cost(花费)Safety(安全)Comfort(舒适)Quickness Convenience(方便)Warming upIV(
4、1m)According to the following chart,in pairs,discuss the fares and decide where to go.FromTo By Travel fareXiningQinghaiVientiane LaosTrainAirRMB 1320RMB 3200XiningQinghaiPhnom PenhCambodiaTrainAirRMB 1490RMB 2600XiningQinghaiHo Chi MInh City VietnamTrainAirRMB 1650RMB 3500Warming upV(3m)While you a
5、re discussing with your partner,ask each other the following questions:When are you leaving?Where are you going?How are you going 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 i
6、n the following form.Pre-readingI(2m):Names of riverLocationMekong riverSeineNileGongoAmazonMississippiThamesEnglandEgyptCentral AfricaUSFranceChinaBrazil The great rivers in the worldHow do people who live along a river use it?Braingo swimmingtravel along a riverto irrigate their fieldsto make elec
7、tricitystormingPre-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 backpackactivities to doDont hike alone.Tell someone where you are going.Bring water and a good ma
8、p.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 equipmentsJourney down the MekongreadingSKimming:1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?2.What was their dream?3.Who are Dao We
9、i 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 Weiand Yu Hang?They are Wang Kunscousins who are at a college in Kunming.Scan the passage and then list t
10、he countries that the Mekong River flows through.LaosThailandBurmaCambodiaVietnamChinaReading II(3m)Read and answer the following questions:1.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?2.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?3.Is it a difficult journey to cycle a
11、long 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,Yes.The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000metres,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Read again
12、 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 reason why they summarize the main idea like that.)Reading IV(4m)Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes
13、about the tripBoth Wang Wei and Wang Kun thinkWang Wei believesWang Kun believesWork 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.
14、1.they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekong.2.that they dont need to prepare much1.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)Their dreamWang WeissuggestionFinding_ and Finding
15、_ and beginning there.beginning there.Their preparationsBoth of them Both of them bought_,got bought_,got their cousins interested in their cousins interested in traveling and turned to traveling and turned to _in the library._in the library.Taking a great bike trip.the sourcethe sourceexpensive bik
16、esexpensive bikesthe atlasthe atlasWhy excitedTheir journey would begin Their journey would begin at_.at_.The Mekong RiverIt begins at a _on a Tibetan It begins at a _on a Tibetan mountain,moves quickly and mountain,moves quickly and passes through_.Half passes through_.Half of it is in China.It ent
17、ers of it is in China.It enters the_.Then it the_.Then it travels slowly through hills and travels slowly through hills and low valleys and plains,at last it low valleys and plains,at last it enters_.enters_.an altitude of more than an altitude of more than 5000 meters5000 metersglacierglacierdeep v
18、alleysdeep valleysSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asiathe South China Seathe South China SeaWhats 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 trip.In groups of four,summari
19、ze 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.
