Unit 3 Travel Journal

Do you like travelling? Where have you been before? How do you like your trip?

If you have a chance to travel, how are you going there? on foot by bike by bus by train by ship/sea by plane/air

Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus or train? Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport and fill in the form. TransportAdvantagesdisadvantages bus 1 very cheap 2 efficient for short journeys 3 goes to small towns / cities 1 takes longer than the train or airplane 2 does not provide meals

train ship 1 cheaper than the airplane 2 journey ends in the center of the town / city 1 takes longer than the airplane 2 does not provide meals 1 cheaper than the airplane 2 provides accommodation and meals 1 more expensive than the train or bus 2 not convenient for visiting inland places

airplane 1 quick 2 efficient 3 provides meals 1 expensive 2 journey ends far from the city

Pre-reading: 1.The world has many great rivers. If you could follow the route of only one of them, which one would you choose? Why? Yangtze Yellow PearlNileAmazon Mekong

2. Look at the map and list the countries that the Mekong flows through. China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

Preparation for their trip. Wang Wei is stubborn. Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream.

The Mekong River is called _____________ in China. It goes through ____________ _____, _________, _________, _________ and pours into the ________________. Lancang River Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea

Wang Kun and ___ _____ Wang Wei are dreaming about ____________________. his sister taking a great bike trip

They have the idea to _____ ______ the Mekong River from ______ it ______ to ______ it _____. cycle along wherebegins whereends

It begins in a _______ on a ________ _________. What can they see during the journey? glacier Tibetan mountain

Then, it ______ quickly. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep ______. moves rapids valleys

Sometimes, the river becomes a ________ and enters ____ ________. wide valleys waterfall

At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea. delta

1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Get ready to retell the text.