Unit 3 Travel journal

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Travel Journal
I have dreamed about going there ever since I was a child.
Last spring, I finally got the chance to do so.
I scheduled the trip and persuaded my friends to go with me.
We were surprised by the beautiful scenery along the river.
rafting
waterfall
rapids
Enjoy the culture
It flows through several countries.
The Chinese part is called the Lancang River
The Mekong River
China
Laos（老挝）
Thailand（泰国）
Cambodia（柬埔寨）
Vietnam（越南）
South China Sea
Myanmar（缅甸）
The countries the Mekong River flows through:
JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG
What is the relationship between Wang Kun and Wang Wei
Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang
What was their dream
Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the relationship between Wang Kun and Wang Wei
2. What was their dream
3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang
They are brother and sister.
Taking a great bike trip.
They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.
* Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1 A. The preparation before the trip and details about the Mekong river
Para.2 B. Different attitudes between
Wang Kun and Wang Wei
Para.3 C. Dreaming about taking a great bike trip and preparing for it
* Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1 A. The preparation before the trip and details about the Mekong river
Para.2 B. Different attitudes between
Wang Kun and Wang Wei
Para.3 C. Dreaming about taking a great bike trip and preparing for it
Listen to paragraph 1
and underline（划线） the words which tell us time.
For example
“Ever since middle school”
dreamed about taking a great bike trip
Ever since middle school,
planning for the trip
Now,
got the chance to take a bike trip
After graduating from college,
visited her cousins and got them interested in cycling too
Last year,
bought two mountain bikes
Two years ago,
time
what happened
Para.2:
1)Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai.
Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way.
Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl.
The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
Wang Wei gave in at last.
6) Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in Qinghai.
T or F
Para.2:
1)Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai.
Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way.
Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl.
T
T
F
T or F
careless
T or F
Para.2:
The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
Wang Wei gave in at last.
6) Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in Qinghai.
T
F
Wang Kun
difficult
F
Find out Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s attitude to the source, altitude and air of MEKONG river .
An attitude is what a person thinks about something.
Para.2:
Things mentioned Wang kun Wang wei
source
altitude
air
RESULT
too far
a determined look, never change her mind
too high
be excited about
be hard to breathe, cold
an interesting experience
Para.2:
give in
make up her mind
Use words to describe the characteristics（性格） of Wang kun and Wang wei.
Wang Wei:
stubborn; determined adventurous
serious; careful
Wang Kun:
serious; careful
stubborn; serious; determined; careful
adventurous;
Read paragraph 3 carefully. geographic words
Travel
What can they see during the journey down the Mekong
It begins at a ________ on a
______ _________.
glacier
Tibetan
mountain
yak
Only in…
Then, it______ quickly. It becomes
______ as it passes through deep ______.
moves
rapids
valleys
Rapids runs rapidly.
Sometimes, the river enters ____ _____
and becomes _________ .
wide valleys
a waterfall
water + fall
After that, it travels slowly through
__________ to ______.
low valleys
plains
At last, the river _____ enters
the South China sea.
delta
Read paragraph 3 and try to memorize what they have seen during the journey along the Mekong
The Mekong River It begins at ___________________ _________, moves ______ and passes through __________. Half of it is in _____.
It enters _________________.
Then it travels slowly through ___________________________.
At last it enters _______________ ___.
a glacier on a Tibetan mountain
quickly
deep valleys
China
the Southeast Asia
hills and low valleys and plains
the South China Sea
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.
------Thomas Hardy, British poet and novelist
可以说成功要靠三件事才能赢得：努力、努力、再努力。
I hope you can persevere
in (坚持）working hard
during the senior high
school. May you
succeed in the
near future.
To you:
Conclusion The dream and the plan
Para.1 dreaming and preparing
Para.2 different attitudes
Para.3 details about the Mekong river
dream about, persuade, graduate , finally, schedule, be fond of, shortcoming, stubborn, change one’s mind, journey, give in, attitude, altitude…
Homework
Write a short passage about your travel experience, using the new words in this unit.
Confusion （疑惑）
The source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province.
The Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain.
Travel
Red River Valley
Grand Canyon
Yangtze River Delta
It is one thing to know the words, but quite another to use them freely.
The Mekong River
Laos
Tibet
Cambodia
Vietnam
Thailand
Mekong
The countries the Mekong River flows through:
Homework
Write a short passage about your travel experience and using the words in your red paper.
Laos
Thailand
Myanmar
Cambodia
Vietnam
The Mekong River