Unit 3 Travel Journal

Your trip to your home From To Transport Travel fare WZ Longwan Yueqing Rui’an Wencheng Yongjia Downtown Others

Transport Advantages Disadvantages discussion Transport Advantages Disadvantages bus train / bullet train ship bicycle car airplane short journeys; time-consuming very cheap not very fast fairly fast provides meals and accommodation not convenient for visiting inland places environment-friendly time-consuming convenient cause pollution efficient expensive, risky speed, time needed, safety, coziness, pollution

destination transport travel fare accommodation Plan a trip destination Where are you going? tourist sites local customs …… How are you going there？ transport travel weather How much does it cost? travel fare local snacks What do you take with you? luggage Where are you staying? accommodation

P 55 What to take? Imagine you are preparing for your trip to Tibet. What would you take? Why? raincoat thermos cup atlas

The Mekong River 1.Which countries does the Mekong River flow through? 2.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? 3.What’s the name of the Chinese part of the river?

Reading Journey down the Mekong Main Idea: The passage mainly tells us Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream and plan about a bike trip along the Mekong River and some information about the river. Key Words: Para 1: _________ Para 2: _________ Para 3: _________ dream plan river

Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Para 1: dream ★What was their dream ? Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. ★What was their plan ? Their plan is to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends ★ Who planed the trip to the Mekong? It was my sister who had the idea to … Now she is planning the schedule for the trip.

Determined （persistent）… doesn’t care about details Para 2: plan What does Wang Kun think of his sister Wang Wei? (Use some words or phrases in the text ) stubborn Determined （persistent）… doesn’t care about details …

What advantages do you think Wang Wei has? determined Para 2: plan What advantages do you think Wang Wei has? determined She doesn’t give in to difficulties She doesn’t care about difficulties She is enthusiastic Imaginative, eager, risk-taking …

What do you think of Wang Kun? Para 2: plan What do you think of Wang Kun? He is realistic, sensible and critical but less brave and less positive. He sees more difficulties rather than fun in the plan … What does Wang Wei think of Wang Kun?

annoying organize cared about insisted altitude persuade cycling Support your opinion with facts I am fond of my brother but he has one serious shortcoming. He can be really __________. For example, annoying organize although I tried to _________ the trip properly for us, he ______ a lot _______ details. He kept telling me about the difficulties. He ________ that the _________was too high and the air was too hard to breathe. He tired his best to __________ me to giving up my idea of __________ from the source of the river. I wonder why he always focuses on the difficulties instead of the fun. But you know I am a ____________ person, so finally he had to ________ to my view cared about insisted altitude persuade cycling determined give in

Para 3: river Support your opinion with facts waterfall 1 valley 2 plain glacier 3 4 rapids delta 5 6

Homework 1、 P19， Ex 2,4 2、 P20， Ex 1,2,3