1、Teaching plan of unit 3Travel journalTeaching aims and demands1. Topic: traveling; describing a journey2. Vocabulary and useful expressions: journal, fare, transport, prefer, disadvantage, fare, flow, cycle, persuade, graduate, finally, schedule, fond , be fond of , shortcoming , stubborn, care abou
2、t , make up ones mind , determine, give in , valley, pace, altitude, bend, boil , forecast, parcel, reliable, organize, journey, insurance, wool, as usual, view , pillow, midnight, at midnight, flame, beneath, temple, cave, change ones mind, Function:Good wishes： Have a good day/time!Have a good jou
3、rney/trip! Good luck! Enjoy yourself! Best wishes to you. Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Happy birthday! Thank you. You, too. The same to you.Means of transportation: walking, cycling, horse riding, taking buses/trains/boats/planes3. Grammar: 现在进行表将来Where are you going on holiday?I am going to Haw
4、aii on holiday.When are we coming back?Teaching procedure:Period 1.Step 1.Warming up1. Ask some questions:Do you often travel? Where have you been?2. Following the steps of the warming-up on page 17.Step 2. Pre-reading 1. Show some traveling pictures of the teachers.2. Ask Ss : which river is the lo
5、ngest one in the world and which is the largest one; which river is the longest one in China.3. Ask Ss: how people who live along a river use it.Step 3. While-reading 1. Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer: What are they going to do?2. Skimming: Ss read again and finish comprehending 1 on page 19.3
6、. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.4. Ss list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.Step 4. After-reading Ss in pairs and discuss: Wang Weis and Wang Kuns similar and different attitudes about the trip.Similar attitudes about the tripDifferent attitudes about the tripBoth
7、 Wang Wei and Wang Kun think1. 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.Wang Wei believes1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.2. that they dont need to prepare muchWang Kun believes1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2. that using an atlas is very important. Step 5. Assignment 1. surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River.2. retell the passage using your own words. .