必修一 Unit 3 Travel Journal
Using language
Teaching goals
. To read the passage A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS
. To use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing. www.21-cn-jy.com
Emotional goals
Enable Ss to find their confidence in English learning.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Teaching important and difficult points
1).Improve the students’ writing ability.
2).Enable the students to understand the passage better.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Interactions
Teacher-student, individual, pairs, groups
Class-exercise
Step 1 Lead-in
Enjoy the music “青藏高原”
Appreciate the beauty of Tibet.
Ask students several questions about the pictures, e.g.21教育网
What do you think of these pictures?
What’s the weather like there?
Do you want to go there? etc.
Talking about Tibet.
Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet? Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level. Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places. Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The world's lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September.
Step 2 Reading
We know Wang Wei and Wang Kun have traveled down the Mekong. Today they have reached the Tibetan Mountains. They will stay there for a night. Now let’s look at the passage “A night in the mountains” on page 22. Read it quickly to find the main idea. Show some questions.21·cn·jy·com
1. How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?
2. What do you think has changed his attitude?
3. Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely?
4. Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or Why not?2·1·c·n·j·y
Step 3 Listen and mark
Let the students listen to the recorder and mark the rising and falling tone of each sense group and sentence. Then practice reading aloud. Pay attention to pronunciation and intonation.21·世纪*教育网
Step 4 Dialogue
Suppose Wang Wei and Wang Kun leave their camp the next morning and go on with the journey. Make a short dialogue between them. www-2-1-cnjy-com
Sample dialogue :
--Oh , up so early?
--Early? It’s nearly 9 o’clock.
--Oops! (Look at his watch). I guess you’re right.2-1-c-n-j-y
--Why were you so tired?
--Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars.21*cnjy*com
--That’s nice. They must be pretty.
--Yes, they are.
Then ask students to make up their own dialogues. They may discuss and practice in pairs.
Step 5 Guided writing
In this unit, we have read the first two parts of a travel journal and have listened to the third part of the travel journal. What is the difference between a journal and a diary? Let’s read the passage on page 23 and find out the difference between the two.21cnjy.com
Step 6 Homework
Finish writing the letter
Review the whole unit
Read the passage in workbook( page 59) “The end of our journey ”. 21世纪教育网版权所有
必修一 Unit 3 Travel Journal
Using language
Teaching goals:
1). To read the passage A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS
2). To use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing. 21教育网
Teaching important and difficult points:
1).Improve the students’ writing ability.
2).Enable the students to understand the passage better.2·1·c·n·j·y
Step 1 Lead-in
Enjoy the music “青藏高原”
Appreciate the beauty of Tibet.
Ask students several questions about the pictures, e.g.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
What do you think of these pictures?
What’s the weather like there?
Do you want to go there? etc.
Talking about Tibet.
Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet? Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level. Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places. Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The world's lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September.
Step 2 Reading
We know Wang Wei and Wang Kun have traveled down the Mekong. Today they have reached the Tibetan Mountains. They will stay there for a night. Now let’s look at the passage “A night in the mountains” on page 22. Read it quickly to find the main idea. Show some questions.21·世纪*教育网
How does Wang Kun feel about the trip? (He is starting to like the trip.)www-2-1-cnjy-com
What do you think has changed his attitude? (seeing the beautiful land)2-1-c-n-j-y
Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely? (Yes. Because the scene Wang Kun saw is beautiful. The sky was clear and the stars were bright. Also their cousins are waiting for him.) 21*cnjy*com
Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or why not? (You may have different opinions about this. Just speak it out and let us share your idea, will you?)【出处：21教育名师】
Listening & Extensive Reading
Step 1 revision
Check homework
revise part 1 and part 2
Step 2 lead-in
Let’s go on with Journey Down The Mekong River (part 3) with Wang Wei. The next day the travellers see a girl walking along the road. Wang Kun speaks to her. 【版权所有：21教育】
Turn to page 23 and do the listening text. Before listening to the tape, please read the words fast, then tick the words you hear on the tape. 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Ex 1,2,3
Step 3. Reading
read the passage: The End Of Our Journey on page 59www.21-cn-jy.com
Task 1 Fast reading
1. Do children in Cambodia have a good education? 21·cn·jy·com
2. Why did Wang Kun say that he felt lucky?
3. What’s the difference between Vientiane and Phnom Penh? 21教育名师原创作品
4. Which country is larger, Cambodia or Vietnam?
5. How many times did the farmer grow a new rice crop every year? 21世纪教育网版权所有
Task 2 Ss fill in the form with the information from the travel journal.21cnjy.com
Topic
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Population
Half the population of Cambodia
Twice the population of Laos
Seven times the population Cambodia
Weather
Dry and cool in autumn
Warmer in the south, cooler in the north
Learning
Half of its people can’t read or write
Farming
Rice and fish
Rice and fish
Rice, fish and fruit
Homework :
English weekly edition 6
Reflection:
必修一 Unit 3 Travel Journal
Using language
Introduction
You are advised to lead in by talking about Tibet which is a wonder for a travel trip. Then help students with their reading of Journey down the Mekong. Translation of the text into Chinese is proposed. 21cnjy.com
Objectives
To help students make use of what they learned in this unit in communication【版权所有：21教育】
To help students use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing 21*cnjy*com
Procedures
1. Warming up by talking about Tibet
Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet?
Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level.
Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places.
Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa.
Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The world's lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet.
It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September.
2. Reading and underlining
Now let’s go on with JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG with Wang Wei and Wang Kun. They are in Tibet now. Please turn to Page 22. Read the passage quickly and underline all the useful expressions and collocations in it. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.21世纪教育网版权所有
Collocations from JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG (II)
ride bicycles, climb the mountain，be great fun, reach a valley, stop to do sth., make camp, put up, after supper, go to sleep, stay awake, at midnight, become clear, so …that, the sound of the fire, travel so far, join sb., hardly wait to see, change one’s attitude.
The Mekong River
1. It begins at a glacier on a Tibetan mountain which is at an altitude of more than 5000 meters.
2. It is small and the water is clean and cold at first. Then it moves quickly and passes through deep valley.
3. Half of it is in China and it is called Lancang River in China.
4. As it enters Southeast Asia , it travels slowly through hills and low valleys, and the plains where rice grow.
3. Reading and translating
Next you are going to read the text JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG and translate it into Chinese.
4. Speaking English
Read the passage again and find the answers to the questions:21·cn·jy·com
How does Wang Kun feel about the trip? (He is starting to like the trip.)2·1·c·n·j·y
What do you think has changed his attitude? (seeing the beautiful land)【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely? (Yes. Because the scene Wang Kun saw is beautiful. The sky was clear and the stars were bright. Also their cousins are waiting for him.) 21·世纪*教育网
Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or why not? (You may have different opinions about this. Just speak it out and let us share your idea, will you?)21*cnjy*com
Imagine that the dialogue happens the next morning before Wang Kun and Wang Wei leave their camp. Write a short dialogue between them with your partner. 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Wei: You look so tired Kun: Yes, I stayed up late last night.
Wei: Really? What did you do? Kun: I watched the clear sky and the bright stars.
Wei: That’s nice. They must be pretty. Kun: Yes, they were.
5. Listening
Let’s turn to page 23 and do the listening text. Before listening to the tape, please read the words fast, and then tick the words you hear on the tape. After that I’ll play the tape for the second time and then finish the chart. You should look through the chart and find out the listening points. The following questions can help you understand the listening text.www.21-cn-jy.com
Where is the girl from? What do people in Laos use the river for? Why do people in Laos call the river “the sea of Laos”? What is the river called in Tibet and Vietnam? What other beautiful sights along the Mekong River in Laos?
6. Guided writing—Writing a short email
Now let’s do a writing practice. Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Wei. Write a short email to her and ask her to describe: how she feels, what she is doing, and some place you want to know about. Then wish her well on her journey by using at least two of these expressions:2-1-c-n-j-y
Have a nice/good time. Have a nice/good trip. Take care.
Good luck on your journey. Say “Hello” to …. Write to me.
Give my best/love wishes to …. Have fun.
You can refer to the following steps.
In pairs choose the details from the journey that are most interesting. Think of what else you would like to know about the journey. Write these ideas down as questions.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Now choose two or three of the best questions for your letter. Each question should have another sentence explaining why you want to know this information.21教育名师原创作品
Put them in an order that makes sense.
Begin your letter as shown in the textbook and add your questions for Wang Wei. Your writing should not be more than one paragraph.21教育网
Finish your letter as shown in the textbook.
A sample piece of writing
Hi, brave little Wei,
How I worry about you and Wang Kun! Do you have a good time now? I hope so. What are you doing now? Are you still in Laos? Can you tell me something about people’s life there? When are you leaving for Cambodia? When you get there, tell me about the Buddhist temples there. Please send some photos with your next letter! Well, Have a good trip and don’t forget to write to me! Give my best wishes to Wang Kun. Good luck on your journey.
Take care!
Yours,
Wang Lin
7. Closing down by writing a letter
Suppose you want to travel to Yunnan Province, write a letter to one of your friends in Yunnan and ask him/her what preparations you should make and which places are worth visiting.【出处：21教育名师】
必修一 Unit 3 Travel Journal
Using language
Step 1. Greeting and Revision
Step 2. Fast reading
Time
Autumn
Place
On the Tibetan mountain (make camp)
People mentioned
Four people
Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei, Yu Hang
Main idea of the text
One night in the Tibetan moutain during Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s journey
Step 3. Careful-reading Finish Exercise 1 on P.22.21世纪教育网版权所有
Step 4. Language points.
Step 5. Homework.
Language points:
Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycle?
see sb. do 看到某人做某事，强调动作全过程；
see sb. doing 看到某人正在做某事，强调动作正在进行。 e.g. I saw him go into the classroom. 我看见他走进教室21cnjy.com
I saw him going into the classroom. 我看见他正走进教室 类似用法的感官动词还有： see, look at, hear, listen to, watch, notice, feel, have, make, let, help △ 以上动词用于被动结构时： 不定式不能省略，只有HELP可留可省。 e.g. He was seen to go into the classroom.www.21-cn-jy.com
Wang Wei was in front of me, as usual.
in front of 在……前面（范围外）
in the front of 在……前部（范围内）
at the front 在前线
as usual 像通常一样
e.g. He came early as usual. 他像通常一样来得早
To climb the mountain road was hard work but to go down the hills was great fun.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
不定式作主语，谓语用单数，也可以用形式主语IT,将其改为：
It was hard work to climb the mountain road but it was great fun to go down the mountain.
fun, 不可数名词，玩笑；乐事；有趣的人／事；前面一般不加冠词． < 1 > 21·世纪*教育网
e.g. What fun we had! 我们玩得多开心啊！
It ‘s not much fun going to a party alone. 独自一个人去参加聚会没什么意思．21*cnjy*com
△ fun (un) 的常见搭配：
have fun = enjoy oneself
be full of fun好玩 make fun of 取笑 △ funny (adj.) 有趣的，可笑的2-1-c-n-j-y
4. We had to change from our caps, coats, gloves and trousers into T-shirts and shorts.【出处：21教育名师】
change v. 更换；换衣；成为；改变 change (sth./ sb.) from…into… 把某人／物从……转变成……
change into 换上……衣服
e.g. Students have to change into their uniforms when they go to school. 【版权所有：21教育】
We stop to make camp. camp n. 野营；宿营 make camp 扎营；宿营 be in a camp 在露营中 go camping 去野营 21教育网
put up 举起；安装；修建；贴出；留宿 e.g.① Put up your hands! ②We’ll have telephones put up in the students’ dormitory. 我们将在学生宿舍安装电话。 ③The building was put up last year. ④He put up a photo on the wall. ⑤Tony just put up a friend for the night. TONY刚刚留宿一位朋友过夜。21·cn·jy·com
stay awake
以a-开头的形容词,如asleep, afraid, awake, alone, aware, alive, alike等,一般只作表语.
e.g. He was so tired that he soon fell asleep.
这类形容词有时可放名词后作后置定语.
e.g. He is one of the persons alive after the flood. 他是洪水过后的幸存者之一。www-2-1-cnjy-com
8. We have already traveled so far. so far
表距离, 那/这么远
e.g. They have gone so far in tow hours.
表时间, 迄今为止 ( 常与完成时连用)
e.g. I have never been to Beijing so far.
9. We can hardly wait to see them! 我们迫不及待地想见到他们!2·1·c·n·j·y
hardly 有否定意义 ( scarcely/ seldom ).
e.g. He can hardly understand it, did he?
Language points of Reading and writing
for one thing…, for another…
一方面;另一方面(两方面一致)
e.g. She is fit for the job. For one thing, she can dance. For another, she is fond of singing.
类似结构: on the one hand, on the other hand (常用于指矛盾的两方面)【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
experience n.& v.
n. 经历( 可数N.); 经验( 不可数N.);
e.g. Please tell us your experiences in America.
V. 经历
record
记录;录音
e.g. He recorded some language points written on the blackboard.21教育名师原创作品
记录;记载
record的相关搭配
break/beat/cut the (a) record 打破记录 set a record创记录
keep a record of 记下来
while conj.
虽然;尽管(表让步),相当于Although/ though
e.g. While I admire you, I don’t agree with what you said.
而;却( 表对比)
e.g. You like singing while your sister likes dancing.
当……的时候（表时间）
e.g. Please listen carefully while I explaining the text for you.21*cnjy*com
只要（表条件）
e.g. While there is water, there is life.
be familiar to sb. 为某人所熟悉（主语是物）
be familiar with sb./ sth.熟悉某人／物（主语是人）
e.g. The city is familiar to us.这城市为我们所熟悉。
We are familiar with the city, as we have lived here since our childhood.
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