Module 1 Unit 3 Reading 南平八中 王明芳

* You are divided into two teams: Dragon team ----Green card Lion team -----red card One card = one score *Who will be the winner team ?

Where did you spend your holidays? Do you like traveling? Step 1: Lead in

The world is like a book, if you stay at home instead of traveling, it means that you just stare at ( 盯 着 )one page of a book. Where do I want to travel ? My dream about traveling ……

game: Winner team (1 score)

云南泼水节 Water-Splashing Festival 阿里山的姑娘美如水

新疆吐鲁番 Korea 首尔 的春花烂漫

Proverbs Keep everything before a rainy day. 未雨绸缪，有备无患。 Beforehand preparation leads to success. 凡事预则立。

Discussion Group Work: If we are starting a journey, what will we consider ? * Write down words as many as possible Eg: we should consider 1. destination = Where are we going? 目的地 Winner team (2 scores) (1 minute) Warming up I

Learn some useful words when talking about our journey:  Destination ( 目的地 )  Weather ( 天气）  Object ( 物品 )  Schedule （日程安排）  Shelter （栖身处所）  safty （安全）  cost （开支）  Transportation （交通）

which means of transportation will you use? means of transportation by bike by balloon Warming up II

by spaceship means of transportation The Moon

How / which country did my friend travel? Step 2: Pre-reading

街头一景

路 边 小 贩路 边 小 贩

the floating village( 水上村落 )

Catch fish

Treat ( 招待） visitors

Vietnam( 越南）

Sights along the river canoes sunset Kong waterfall catfish

Can you guess the name of this river? Journey down the Mekong (Part I: the dream and the plan) unit3 Reading

following tasks. Let’s read the text and try to finish the following tasks. Step 3: While-reading

Fast Reading ： 1. Who will travel down the Mekong?. 2. Where are they going ? 3. How are they getting there? 4.Who will prepare for the trip? Skim paragraph(1-2) and answer the questions. 4 scores !

1. Who will travel in the text? 2. Where are they going ? 3. How are they getting there? 4.Who will prepare for the trip? Wang Kun,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Along the Mekong river from …to… cycle = go there by bike dream about taking a great bike trip Wang Wei (Wang Kun ‘s sister)

Careful Reading group work 1.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip? 2.What didn’t she prepare for the trip? 1) Two years ago, 2) Then, 3) Last year, 4) Several months before our trip, Pay attention to the Verbs( 动词） 1.She didn’t know … 2.She hadn’t … 3.She doesn’t … 7 scores ! (2 minutes)

Careful Reading : Scanning 1.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip? 1) Two years ago, 2) Then, 3) Last year, 4) Several months before our trip, …bought… …persuaded… …visited… …went to…

2.What didn’t she prepare for the trip? 1.She didn’t know 2.She hadn’t 3.She doesn’t the best way of getting to places. looked at a map. care about details. 细节

3. Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characteristics of Wang wei and Wang kun? Wang Wei: Wang kun: stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的） serious = careful; 性格 = clever

Careful Reading Know “The Mekong River”better

Lan Chang River The Mekong River Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?

China Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea Myanmar

What can they see during the journey down the Mekong ? It begins at a ________ on a ______ _________. glacier Tibetanmountain

Then, it______ quickly. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep _____. moves rapidsvalley

Sometimes, the river enters ____ _____ and becomes _______. wide valley waterfall

After, It travels slowly through __________ to ______. low valleys plains 平原

At last, the river’s _____ enters the South China sea. delta Delta** 三角洲

New words about geography: altitude 海拔高度； glacier 冰河 rapids 急流rapids valley （山）谷； waterfall 瀑布valley plain 平原 delta 三角洲

* Match the main idea with each paragraph Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 A. The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river B. Different attitudes between wang kun and wang wei C. Taking a great bike trip along the Mekong river

1. 梦想做某事 2. 骑自行车旅游 3. 说服 … 做 … 4. 关心, 介意 5. 改变主意 6. 下定决心 7. 屈服, 让步 8. 使某人对 ····· 感兴趣 dream of / about doing sth take a bike trip persuade sb to do care about change one’s mind make up one’s mind give in get sb interested in o * Listening to the text and find Some useful words and phrases Step 4.Post –reading 1

Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的. Success belongs to the persevering. 胜利属于有毅力者. Post –reading 2 * What else can we learn from the text ?

Result for your competition( 比赛） Which team is the winner ? Dragon team Lion team Congratulations !

Homework 1. Finish exercises on page Underline useful expressions in the text.

Assessment (after class) 序号序号 评价项目 评价内容学生自评 1 单元主题 1 ． Are you interested in the topic of this unit? Why? 2 ． How much do you know about travel and the Mekong River before you started this unit? 3 ． What have you learned from this unit ? 4. Do you know how to plan a trip after reading this text? 2 阅读理解能力 1. Can you use some reading skills such as skimming, scanning ?. 2. Do you think the comprehension questions are difficult or easy ? 3 词汇掌握水平 1. Could you use words what we have learned to talk about journey ? 2. Which new words and phrases in this unit do you think are very important ? 3. Could you remember some geographical terms ? 4 听的能力 1. Is it difficult or easy when you listened to the text without looking at your book? 5 课堂参与 1. Do you think you are active in answering questions and discussion ? Level A. B.C Step 6:

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