1. Travel Journal

2. Imagine your plan to spend a holiday.
“Where are you travelling?”
“Are you visiting …?”
What means of transport are you taking?
I’m driving to
Jinshan Mountain.

3. destination
timetable
schedule
Plan for travel
transport …
companion
expense / cost

4. Talk about your travel plan
1) you should talk about: destination, expense, means of transport, companions and schedule
2) you should use “ be doing” to express future tense.

5. dream bike trip plan the Mekong River
Journey Down the Mekong
---the Dream and the Plan
The passage is mainly about
Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s ______ and ____ of taking a great ____ ___ along ___ _______ ____.
dream
bike trip
plan
cycling
the Mekong River

6. para 1 para 2 para 3 & plan plan & the Mekong River plan dream
Match the main idea with the paragraphs
para 1
para 2
para 3
& plan
plan &
the Mekong River
plan
dream
Learning tip:
Read the first sentence(s) and the last sentence(s) to get the main idea.

7. glacier rapids valley waterfall delta
Read to know more about the Mekong 5 1 4 2 3
glacier
rapids
valley
waterfall
delta
Learning tip:
Guess the meaning of a new
word by using
Word formation(构词)
Context (上下文)
Common sense(常识）

8. What can they see during the journey?
It begins in a ______ on a _________ in Qinghai Province.
glacier
mountain

9. Then, it begins ______ quickly. It becomes
______ as it passes ________deep _____.
move
valley
rapids
through

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

11. After Mekong leaves China and enters Southeast, its ______ slows
After Mekong leaves China and enters Southeast, its ______ slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through __________, and______.
pace
low valleys
plains

12. At last, the river _____ enters
the South China sea.
delta

13. ? √ √ √ √ Plan for the journey A. buy a mountain bike
B others to join them
C. visit a college for advice on such a journey
D. plan
E. go to the library for more information from
the atlas with good maps.
get by giving good
reasons
persuade √ √
what to do and when to do it
a schedule √ ?
Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.

14. ? A. 坚决 B. 固执 Now I know that the proper way is always her way.
Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.
Because she knows the best way of travelling.
Because she knows more about the Mekong River than Wang Kun.
Because her way is always the proper way.
Because she is too stubborn to take Wang Kun’s advice.
A. 坚决 B. 固执
stubborn
Now I know that the proper way is always her way.

15. give… a determined look
Learning tip:
Support your opinion with facts.
Find some facts to support the opinion
give… a determined look
insist
(opinion)
She can be really stubborn.
give in
not change one’s mind
Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.
make up one’s mind
(fact)

16. Homework
Introduce one of your classmates by giving one word to best describe her character (determined, kind, …) and one example to support your opinion of her.

17. Reading
Journey down the Mekong
Part 1 The Dream and the Plan ?
Part 2

18. Homework
Talk about your travel plan with your partner.
1) you should talk about: destination, expense, means of transport, companions
2) you should use “ be doing” to express future tense.
2. Read the passage again and finish off Ex 1-3 on P20.

19. Homework
Introduce one of your classmates by giving one word to best describe her character (determined, kind, …) and one example to support your opinion of her.
2. Read the passage again and finish off Ex 1-3 on P20.

20. Thank you

22. Talk about your travel plan
1) you should talk about: destination, expense, means of transport, companions and schedule
2) you should use “ be doing” to express future tense.

23. Ex. 1 on P20
1.persuade determined
3. is fond of cares about
5.prefer organized
7.fare;gave in cycle

24. Ex. 2 on P20
1. give in liked … better
3. determined item
5. journey journal
7. shortcoming made up his mind

25. Ex. 3 on P20
I really enjoyed my school field trip in geography. We saw so many beautiful things: a _______ that flowed like a river of ice through a ____________ that cut the mountains into parts. We also discovered a river which fell off the mountain and became a wonderful _________. This was even more exciting to see than the _______ where the water seemed to boil. Later we followed the river to a quieter ______ and finally into a ______ and the sea.
glacier
valley
waterfall
rapids
plain
delta

26. reading 梦想做一次伟大的自行车旅行 dream about taking a great bike trip 从…毕业
graduate from
正是我的姐姐想出骑车从Mekong River的上游到它的下游.
It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 劝服
persuade sb. to do
使某人对…感兴趣
get sb. interested in
reading

27. 2)她坚持我们要找到河的源头
She insisted that we find the source of the river.
关心细节
care about details
一个坚决的表情
a determined look
改变主意/下决心
change one’s mind/make up one’s mind
以一个…的海拔
at an altitude of
对…很兴奋
seemed to be excited about

28. persuade: get sb. to do sth. by giving good reasons
He has persuaded me of its truth.
I persuaded him into/out of doing it.

29. e.g. I persuaded him to do it. = persuade him into doing it.
While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______ into buying something they don’t really need.
to persuade B. persuading
C. being persuaded D. be persuaded　

30. Attention
如果“劝说”不成功, 不用persuade, 而应用try to persuade或advise, 或者用persuade的否定式。
e.g. Some of us advised him to change his mind, but no one could persuade him to do so.　

31. I __ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary A. persuaded　 B. advised　 C. hoped　　　 D. suggested　
2. I was able at last to ____ my mother to follow my advice A. suggest　　　 B. advise　　　　
C. persuade　　 D. leave off　　

32. Care about:
feel interested in
be worried about, be concerned about
The first attempt may fail, but we don’t care (about that).
I don’t care about music.
care for: 1) feel interested in
2) take care of
A. The sick must be cared for.
B. She doesn’t care for skating. 2) 1) 2) 1)

33. Determined:
adj. totally sure; with a firm plan
Tom is working hard because he is determined to pass the exam.
They were determined that we should go to Mekong.
I left him, determined never to set foot in that house again.
a determined look

34. give in/ give up
Wang Kun always give in ______ his sister.
If you give up _____ yourself, you give up ____ your nation. to on on

35. Give out/ give up/give in to/ give away
1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses ________.
2) Because of his small salary, he had to _______ his dream trip to Europe.
3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to ________ my view.
gave out
give up
give in to
4) He _________ most of his moeny to the poor.
5) Please keep the secret, don’t ____ it _____.
gave away
out
give

36. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
I come from where you come from.
The street is clean except where there is a hole.

37. She insisted that we find the source of the river.
She insisted that we (should) find …
She insisted that he _____ be invited to the party.
A. must B. may C. can D. /
She insisted on our finding ….
She insisted on his being invited to the party.
She insisted that she had not stolen the bag. D

38. Persuade sb. out of doing sth.
Can you persuade her out of this foolish idea?
Can you persuade her to________________?
Can you persuade her into ______________?
Give up doing/ give up on sb.
If you give up on yourself, you give up on your nation.
We tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but he refused.
give up that foolish idea
giving up this foolish idea
be disappointed with
stop smoking

39. Introduce Our Classmates !
opinion: character (determined, kind, …)
one example: to support the opinion

40. Part 2 A Night in the Mountain
The first stop of the journey is ________.
The second stop of the journey is _______.
They spent the night in _____________.

41. Useful Expressions 傍晚 落日 通常
环顾（四周）
在某个时刻
做……很有趣
把…换成… 扎营
撑起，搭建
醒着，不睡觉
在午夜 陪伴
迫不及待做…

42. Useful Expressions 傍晚 落日
通常,像平常一样
环顾（四周）
在某个时刻
做……很有趣
把…换成… 扎营
撑起，搭建
in the late afternoon
the setting sun
as usual
look around
at one point
It is great/ much fun to do
change… for…
make camp
put up

43. Useful Expressions
醒着，不睡觉
在午夜 陪伴
迫不及待做…
stay awake
at midnight
for company
can hardly/ not wait to do

44. blocks of ice on the way children dressed in… the setting sun冰块 沿途
穿着毛衣的小孩
正在落下的太阳
发现自己在云中骑车
非常有趣
搭起帐篷
作为陪伴
迫不及待去干某事
blocks of ice
on the way
children dressed in…
the setting sun
find oneself cycling…
great fun
put up the tent
for company
can hardly wait to do

45. We put up our tents and then we ate.
He put up his hand to catch the teacher’s attention.
A new theatre will be put up where there used to be a temple.
Will you put me up for the night?
A new notice has been put up on the board.
举起，抬起 = raise
建造, 搭起 = build
住宿，留宿
挂起，张贴

46. 开放思维
put away 把……收起来, 存放
put back 放回原处
put down 放下, 写下, 镇压
put forward 提出
put off 推迟, 拖延
put out 扑灭, 伸出
put one’s heart to 全神贯注于
put an end to 使结束
learn by heart

47. Company: being with other people
I am lonely if I have no company.
He is so active and never lacks company.
I enjoy your company.
I am happy when you __________ me.
I am happy to have you as my __________.
accompany
companion

48. We can hardly wait to see them. sb. can’t wait to do sth. / for sth.
我们等不及想要尝试一下了。
We can’t wait to have a try.
他们等不及想要看看那位歌手了。
They can’t wait for a view of that singer.

49. What did they feel when they climbed the mountains
What did they feel when they climbed the mountains? Find some facts to support it.
The writer mentions “butterflies, yaks, and sheep” in para 1, in order to tell us that ________________________________.
legs
children
cold
water bottle
it was great fun as it gradually became warmer
when we __________ .

50. To climb the mountains was __________, but to go down the hills was __________.
Framing Events in the order of time
In the early evening,…
We … and then…
After supper,…
At midnight,…
hard work
great fun

51. Enjoy beautiful sentences
1.Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice.
2.The lake shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.
3.We found ourselves cycling through clouds.
4. There was almost no wind --- only the flames of our fire for company!

52. Reliable
A reliable man is a man who can be _____ on.
A reliable source is a source which we can ________ on its truth.
depend on
dependable
relied
rely

53. view n.
sight, seeing
picture of a place
opinion
The Great Wall came into our view.
The speaker stood in full view of the crowd.
What a wonderful view from your window!
I take a different view of it.

54. We put up our tents and then we ate.
He put up his hand to catch the teacher’s attention.
A new theatre will be put up where there used to be a temple.
Will you put me up for the night?
A new notice has been put up on the board.
举起，抬起 = raise
建造, 搭起 = build
住宿，留宿
挂起，张贴

55. 开放思维
put away 把……收起来, 存放
put back 放回原处
put down 放下, 写下, 镇压
put forward 提出
put off 推迟, 拖延
put out 扑灭, 伸出
put one’s heart to 全神贯注于
put an end to 使结束
learn by heart

56. Company: being with other people
I am lonely if I have no company.
He is so active and never lacks company.
I enjoy your company.
I am happy when you __________ me.
I am happy to have you as my __________.
accompany
companion

57. We can hardly wait to see them. sb. can’t wait to do sth. / for sth.
我们等不及想要尝试一下了。
We can’t wait to have a try.
他们等不及想要看看那位歌手了。
They can’t wait for a view of that singer.

58. Sample writing:
描述男孩子们的一次野营经历。1.在田的中央搭帐篷.2.在篝火上烧饭3.饭后,讲故事\唱歌4.睡觉 5. 午夜,醒来,发现下雨,帐篷里有水.
(可适当描写下周围环境）
You should :
1.Use beautiful sentences
Use time line
Use past tense
2. Check it with Lesson 27 and polish it using red pen.

59. Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!

60. Late in the afternoon,
Later in the afternoon

61. Class 13

62. 刘程翔
After lunch, they began to sing songs and tell stories so that they felt like they were only children.
But at midnight when the sky became clearer and the star grew bright， one boy suddenly jumped out of his sleeping bag and shouted.
范晓真
After that, they felt tired so they crept into their tent. There was almost no wind--- only the flames of their fire for company.

63. 郑一宁
And late in the afternoon, they began to cook over an open fire. After a while it had finished. And they couldn’t wait to have a good dinner. 曾悦
Their sleeping bags were so warm that they put their head down on their pillow and went to sleep.

64. 李炯亮
The comfortable weather and the …sky held them entirely in their power. As someone said later,” it was the most blessed moment.”
金建树
The deep blue sky, the song of the birds, the green grass and the fresh air made them comfortable. And there was a lake that was clear shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful. The view was beautiful, but they and cool.

65. Leaf
Along the way, they were greeted by singing birds and blossoming flowers. Early in the evening, they reached the field where a big party would be held. With the company of the setting sun, boys began to put up their ten and light the campfire in the middle of the field.
罗君琳
The food gave out a gust of nice smell and at that time, the boys felt so hungry that they couldn’t wait to have it.

66. 周甸
They didn’t go to the sleeping bags until they felt tired. So they..... At midnight, the sky….. It was so quiet. There was….

67. Class 14

68. 袁振侠
It was such a fine day that the sun was shinning brightly in the afternoon. The lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful. The gentle wind blew slowly.
程圆圆
Then we cooked a meal over an open fire. It was great fun! After a wonderful meal, we told stories and sang songs by the campfire. I looked at the sky, it was clear and the stars grew brighter than before. We all slept soundly. Only the flames of our fire for company.

69. 张路加
The boys dressed in colorful T-shirt went hiking in the setting sun.
吴晴雅
The boys took a bold step: they were having an unforgettable adventure on the field.
The activities after the meal were highlights.
There were laughters all around the fire.

70. 仇铭
The boys went camping and had great fun.
The setting sun looked wonderful.
傅依澄
Finally, tired but joyful, the boy went to sleep.

71. p.56 Ex. 1 1. bend (v.) bend (n.) 2. view (n.) view (v.)
3. flows (v.) flow (n.)
4. transport (v.) transport (n.)
5. forecast( v.) forecast (n.) 6. pace (n.) pace (v.)
Ex. 2
graduated, schedule, attitude,
forecast, As usual, insurance, parcels

72. II NCE
使某人感兴趣 一个穿戴很好的女人
从毕业 包扎好
喜欢 (fond) 成功之路
一块冰 像平常一样
穿着羊毛外套的孩子 在多个晴朗的早上
正在落下的太阳 一个荒凉的小岛
一个可靠的人 信仰古代神话
把大衣换成T-shirt 蜿蜒前进
只有火焰陪伴 上下颠倒
我们迫不及待想去见他们. 10.被困在暴风雨中

73. journals
dreamed/dreamt
persuade
stubborn
insisted
determined
familiar
recorded
properly
details

74. them II. NCE Get sb. interested in 1. a well-dressed woman
Graduate from wrap up
Be fond of the road to success
A block of ice as usual
Children dressed in on fine afternoons
wool coats
6. The setting sun a lonely island
7. A reliable person believe in ancient myths
8. Change coats for T-shirt 8.wind one’s way
9. Only fire for company upside down
10. We couldn’t wait to see 10. be stuck in the storm
them

75. My sister and I have dreamed about cycling along the Mekong River
The man insisted that he didn’t steal anything and he (should) be set free at once.
He is so stubborn that no one can persuade him to do anything.
It was great fun to put up tents here.
My sister doesn’t care about details.