Unit 3 Travel Journal

Do you like travelling? Why?

Can you make a five-day travelling plan for visitors to Xinjiang? Where are they going? What are they carrying with them? When are they leaving? When are they arriving at/in…? Where are they staying? How long are they staying in…? When are they coming back? How are they getting there? …

Kanas Lake Grape Valley Heavenly Pond Nanshan Meadow

What do we have to consider before travelling? Where we are going/where to go. Who we are going with/who to go with. What we are carrying with us/what to carry. When we are leaving/when to leave. When we are arriving in…/when to arrive in…. Where we are staying at night/where to stay. How long we are staying in…/how long to stay in…. When we are coming back/when to come back. How we are getting there/how to get there.

Means of transportation

What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport to choose? Cost Safety Comfort Distance Speed Convenience Weather

Advantages and disadvantages of different means of transportation bike train ship airplane

Where there is a river, there is civilization.

It is called our mother river. The Yellow River

This river is the longest one in China. The Yangtze River

This is a famous river in Guangdong Province. The Pearl River

The source of this river is in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries. where it begins The Mekong River

Journey down the Mekong Where does it begin? Where does it end?

Look at the atlas and list the countries that the Mekong River flows through China Laos Burma Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

What’s the relationship between the Mekong River and the Lancang River? The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.

What can they see along the Mekong River (Para3)? glacier rapids valley waterfall plain delta

Route of the Mekong It begins in a _________ on a ______________. glacier Tibetan mountain

Route of the Mekong Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes ______, as it passes through deep ________. rapids valleys

Route of the Mekong Sometimes the river becomes a _______, and enters wide _____. waterfall valleys

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

Find out the verbs used to describe the route of the Mekong River: small clear cold rapids waterfall wide brown warm begin in move quickly pass through travel across become/enter leave slow make …through enter

Through: One side in the other side out (inside) Across: From one side to the other Over: Above from one side to the other I ran ________ the street to meet my friend. Without a key, he had to enter the room _________ the window. The train went _________ the tunnel. He lost the directions in the forest, and it took him two days to walk __________ it. He jumped _______ the wall, which broke the school rules. across through through through over

across& through& over 越过高山,越过平原, 跨过奔腾的黄河长江; We come ____high hills, _____ plains, and ______ rivers. over across across The Great Wall travels ______ deep valleys, _______ deserts and _______ mountains. through across over

Para1 Who & what Where & how ________ and ________ are dreaming about_____________________. Wang Kun Wang Wei taking a great bike trip Where & how They have the idea to _____ _____the Mekong River. From _____________ to _____________. cycle along where it begins where it ends We should stand up from ________________ (我们摔倒的地方). where we fall down

Who had the idea first? It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.

persuasive adj. What did Wang Wei do to prepare for the trip? 1) Two years ago, 2) Last year, 3) Several months before their trip, bought and persuaded…to… visited and got them interested in… went to the library to…

Para2 What difficulty did Wang Kun find about their journey? It would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 metres, the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold. What’s Wang Wei’s attitude towards it? She seemed to be excited about it. She said it would be an interesting experience. What’s their different personalities?

Stubborn: Although…, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. The proper way is always her way. She gave me a determined look—the kind that said she would not change her mind. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.

In the end, who gave in? Different attitudes towards the trip Wang Wei insisted… Wang Kun believed… organize properly that she _______ the trip _______ . 2. they start the journey from the ________. insist that sb. (should) do… 坚决主张/要求… should should source 1. it would be _______________to start in Qinghai. 2. They should __________the details. a hard journey care about

I insisted that she _________________ (apologize). I insist that you _____________ (read) English loudly in the morning. He insisted that he _____ (be) innocent. I insisted that you _________ (give) out the secret the day before. (should) apologize 坚决要求 坚决主张做… (should) read （虚拟语气） was 坚持说 坚持认为 had given （时态看主句） insist on doing… I insisted on her apologizing. I insist on your/you reading…. He insisted on being innocent/his innocence. I insisted on your having given out….

make …through enter Homework: Retell the route of the Mekong River according to the atlas. move quickly pass through travel across become/enter leave slow make …through enter