He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

Unit 3 Travel journal Let's go travelling!

What different means of transportation can you use for traveling ? Warming up—1 What different means of transportation can you use for traveling ? take a bus\car\taxi\plane\train by bus\bike\plane\air\ship\subway

What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use? Cost(花费) Safety(安全) Comfort (舒适) Quickness Convenience (方便) Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport.

Which of the places do you want to go ? Hainan Jiuzhaigou Shanghai Yellow River

Tian’anmen Square The Great Wall Forbidden City The Heaven Temple

Warming up—2 Imagine that you plan to spend a holiday .Choose a place you want to visit. Think about the fare for different kinds of transport and decide how to get there. Then, get into pairs to make a dialogue about your holidays.

Work in pairs to make a dialogue Make a travel plan ( National Day holiday) Where are you going? Work in pairs to make a dialogue When are you leaving? How are you going there? When are you arriving there? Where are you staying ? How long are you staying there? How much money do you think you will need to pay the journey?

to irrigate their fields How do people who live along a river use it? Pre-reading—I (2m): travel along a river Brain storming to irrigate their fields …… How do people who live along a river use it? to make electricity go swimming

Pre-reading—Ⅱ (2m): Discuss in groups of four and join the great rivers and their locations in the world in the following form.

The great rivers in the world Names of river Location Mekong river Seine Nile Gongo Amazon Mississippi Thames England Egypt Central Africa US France China Brazil

The longest river in the world. 12th Mekong River The Source: the Jifu Mountains in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibet Autonomous Region of northwest China's Qinghai Province, which is about 5,200 meters above sea level. 青海省玉树藏族自治区杂多县境内的吉富山。 The Length: 4880km The longest river in the world. 12th The name of the Chinese part:: Lancang River

The countries that the Mekong River flows through: China 中国 Laos 老挝 Burma 缅甸 Thailand 泰国 Cambodia 柬埔寨 Vietnam 越南

Journey down the Mekong reading Journey down the Mekong

Skimming: Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? What was their dream? Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?

1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister, and both are college students.

2. What was their dream? Their dream was to take a great bike trip.

3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.

Reading and scanning: Read the text carefully ,answer these questions and then fill in the form: 1.What’s the dream? 2.How did they prepair for the travel? 3.Why did they become excited? 4.Use your own words to describe the Mekong River

Taking a great bike trip. the source Their dream Wang Wei’s suggestion Finding___________ and beginning there. Their preparations Both of them bought_____________, got their cousins interested in traveling and turned to _______in the library. Taking a great bike trip. the source expensive bikes the atlas

an altitude of more than Why excited Their journey would begin at___________________________. The Mekong River It begins at a _______on a Tibetan mountain, moves quickly and passes through___________. Half of it is in China. It enters the______________. Then it travels slowly through hills and low valleys and plains, at last it enters__________________. an altitude of more than 5000 meters glacier deep valleys Southeast Asia the South China Sea

Listen to the tape then do the following “T” or “F”: 1. Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai. 2. Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way. 3. Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl. 4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. 5. Wang Kun gave in at last. 6. Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in T T F T T F

Read once again and give the main ideas of each paragraph: 1.Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. 2.Different attitudes between them 3.The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.