1、 UNIT3 TRAVEL JOURNAL走四方as an old saying goes:读万卷书，行万里路reading thousands of books,traveling thousands of milesWhy do you like traveling?travelingIncrease our knowledgebroaden our viewsBe good to healthDo you like traveling?A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下Tiananmen Squ
2、areThe Heaven TempleHave you ever been to these places?The Great WallHe who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.GuilinMount Qomolongma(Mount Everest)Potala PalaceEiffel Tower巴黎艾菲尔铁塔(位于塞纳河南岸)Mount Fuji日本富士山the PyramidsLiberty of StatueHow will you prepare for traveling?How will you prepar
3、e for traveling?Things to takeMeans of transportationA travel plan travel costbackgroundinformationtimeWhat to doPoints forattentiondestinationJourney down the Mekongreading15Q:How many countries does the river pass through?ChinaMyanmarVietnamCambodiaThailandLaosThe countries Mekong River flows thro
4、ughMekong RiverPara 1.Wang Kun and Wang Wei planned to cycle along the Mekong River together with their cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang.Para 2.Wang Wei was very stubborn and Wang Kun had to give in.Para 3.Wang Kun and Wang Wei made the preparation for the trip.1.Whats the relationship between Wang Kun a
5、nd 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 Yu Hang?They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.22Where are they going to and how to get there?They have the idea to _ _the
6、Mekong River.From _ it _to _ it _.cycle alongwherebeginswhereendsWhen are they going to the trip?After graduating from collegeWho planned the trip to the Mekong?Wang Wei panned the trip.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip?She didnt know the best way of getting to places.She hadnt looked at a map.
7、She doesnt care about details.Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong?Why?Yes.The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Altitude:more than 5000mAir:hard to breatheTemperature:very coldShe can be really stubborn.insistnot change
8、ones minddeterminedmake up ones mindgive inA.坚决B.固执How to describe a personLearning tip:Support your opinion with facts.Whats the characters between Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Wang Kuns character:enthusiastic,critical,sensible,carefulWang Weis character:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,ris
9、k-takingWhat did Wang Kun and Wang Wei made the preparation for the trip?They went to the library and found a large atlas with good maps that showeddetails of world geography.30What can they see during the journey?It begins at a _ on a _ _ in _ _.glacierTibetanmountainQinghaiProvince31Then,it_ quick
10、ly.It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalley32Sometimes,the river enters _ _and becomes _.wide valleywaterfall33After,It travels slowly through _,_,and_.hills low valleys plains34At last,the rivers _ entersthe South China sea.deltaMekong RiverIt begins at a glacier on a Tibetan mount
11、ain,moves quickly and passes through deep valleys.Half of it is in China.It enters the Southeast Asia.Then it travels slowly through hills,low valleys and plains.At last,it enters the South China Sea.Fill in the blanksa glacier on aTibetan mountaindeep valleysChina the Southeast Asia hills,low valle
12、ys and plainsthe SouthChina SeaThe passage is mainly about_ and _ dream and _ for taking a great _ along the Mekong River.The Main Idea of the Passagetravel planbike tripWang KunWang Weis1.Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream was to _.A.travel around China B.travel around Yunnan Province C.take a great moto
13、rcycle trip D.take a great bike tripReading Comprehension2.Wang Kun and Wang Weis plan was to _.A.visit their cousins B.buy an expensive mountain bike C.cycle along the Mekong River D.cycle along from theirhometown3.Which sentence is False according to the text?A.Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a m
14、ountain bike and he agreed.B.Wang Wei seldom listened to others.C.Before their trip they went to the library.D.Wang Wei knew the best way of getting to places.4.When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_.A.waterfalls B.hills and valleys C.plains where rice grows D.desert5.The sour
15、ce of the Mekong is in _ and it enters the_.A.Yunnan Province;South China Sea B.Guizhou Province;East China Sea C.Hunan Province;East China Sea D.Qinghai Province;South China Sea Wang Kun and Wang Wei are brothers and sisters.They have dreamed of(take)a great bike trip.was Wang Wei who first had the
16、 idea to cycle along the Mekong River.They(ride)bicycles to travel along the Mekong River,source is in Qinghai Province.When it enters Southeast Asia,it travels(slow)through hills and low valleys and the plains where rice grows.In spitethetakingItrodewhichslowlyofdifficulties,Wang Kun and Wang Wei (
17、determine)to begin their journey at altitude of more than 5,000 meters in Qinghai Province.During their journey,they enjoyed the(continue)change of the weather.Finally,they reached Dali in Yunnan Province,Dao Wei and Yun Hang joined them.The four of them went on their great bike trip.determinedancontinouswhere
