Unit 3 Travel journal第三课时(Using language)

课件15张PPT。 Period 3
Using LanguageTibetPre-reading What kind of difficulties do you think Wang Wei and Wang Kun will meet in the mountains?Please read Part 2 A Night In The Mountain quickly and quietly to get the main idea of it. Here are the questions:
How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?
What do you think has changed his attitude?
Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely?
Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or
Why not?The teacher and the class may have the following dialogue:Now let’s go on with the journey down the Mekong with Wang Wei and Wang Kun. They are in Tibet now.T: Who volunteer to answer the first question?
S1: He is starting to enjoy the trip.
T: What about the second?
S2: Seeing the beautiful land has changed Wang Kun’s
attitude.
T: Who’d like to give the answer to the third one?
S3: Yes. We can see that the scene Wang Kun saw is
beautiful. The clear sky, the bright stars and the fire
accompany him. Besides, their cousins are waiting for
them. They will meet soon. So he doesn’t feel lonely.
T: What’s your opinion about the fourth one?
S4: Yes, because beautiful scenery will make people happy.
Especially when his best friend is waiting for him
Somewhere. ride bicycle… in front of… as usual… need to do sth…be great fun…reach a valley… change… into… in the early evening… stop to do sth…make a camp… put up… after supper… go to sleep… stay awake… at midnight…become clear…join sb… can hardly wait to see… change one’s attitude.Speaking (p22) Reading and speaking
Imagine Wang Wei and Wang Kun have a talk the next
morning before they leave their camp. Can you make up
short dialogue between them with your partner?Sample dialogue 1:
1. --Oh , up so early?
--Early? It’s nearly 9 o’clock.
--oops! (Look at his watch). I guess you’re right.
--Why were you so tired?
--Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars.
--That’s nice. They must be pretty.
--Yes, they are.

Sample dialogue 2:
2. --You look so tired.
--Yes, I stayed up the whole night.
--Really?
--Yes, I watched the stars and the clear sky.
--Great! That must be pretty.
--Yes, they were. Look at the sun and the clouds.
--How nice!
--Wonderful! Now let’s listen to the tape and do a listening
practice. Mark the rising and falling tone of each sense
group and sentence. Then practice reading aloud. Prepare dialogues by themselves according
to the samples.Listening1.Listen to Part 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRL and tick the words you hear on the tape.
mountains forests valleys canyons fish waterfalls floods horses Laos Thailand Tibet DaliListen to this material again and answer the questions.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?
Fill in the chartThe water of the rocksThe sea of LaosWashing,fishing and transportMany different animals,
plant and bird speciesSmall villages and so 0nWaterfalls and rapidsMountains,forests,temples,caves and a waterfallHomework:1.Follow the tape to read the passages again
and pay attention to the rising and falling
tone of each sense group and sentence.
2. Try to memorize the useful words and
expressions.Bye-bye