1. Unit3
Travel Journal

2. New words and phrases 1. 说服；劝说 2. 骑自行车 3. 毕业 4. 最后 5. 时间表 6. 缺点 7. 顽固的
8. 坚持要求
9. 组织
10. 有决心的
11. 旅行
12. 弯；拐角
13. 山谷
persuade
14. 海拔高度
15. 地图集
16. 冰川
17. 急流
18. 瀑布
19. 速度；步调
20. 三角洲
altitude
cycle
atlas
graduate
glacier
finally
rapids
schedule
waterfall
shortcoming
pace
stubborn
delta
insist
organize
determined
journey
bend
valley

3. ever since
1. 从那以后
2. 梦想做某事
3. 使某人感兴趣
4. 喜欢
5. 改变注意
6. 对…感到兴奋/激动
7. 下定决心
8.屈服
dream about
get sb interested in
be fond of
change one’s mind
be excited about
make up one’s mind
give in

4. Guilin桂林

7. by bus by car by train by bicycle by ship/boat/sea by plane/ air
I will go there by…
by bus
by car
by train
by bicycle
by ship/boat/sea
by plane/ air

8. Learn some useful words when talking about our journey:
1. Places of interest (名胜)
2. Weather (天气)
3. Object (物品)
4. Schedule (日程安排）
5. Shelter （栖身处所）
6. Cost （开支）
7. Transportation （交通）

9. the Changjiang River
the Yellow River

10. the Lancang River – 澜沧江
The Mekong River-湄公河

11. China Laos Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea
The Mekong River flows through…
China
Myanmar
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
South China Sea

12. Journey down the Mekong
(Part I: the dream and the plan)

13. Journey plan Who When How where
Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang
after graduating from college
by bike
along the Mekong River

14. Match the main idea with each paragraph
The preparation before the
trip and details about Mekong river
Different attitudes between
them
Decide to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river

15. She visited our cousins…
My sister Wang Wei and I have
dreamed about taking a great
bike trip.
She bought… . Then she persuaded me to buy one.
She visited our cousins…
We finally got the chance to do it.
She is planning our schedule for the trip.

16. para.2. different opinions source （源头） altitude Wang Kun Wang Wei
a determined look ;
wouldn’t change her
mind
source
（源头）
too far
altitude
too high
be excited about
be hard to
breathe;
cold
an interesting
experience
air

17. In my opinion, Wang Wei is a _________girl, because_______________.
Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characters(性格) of Wang wei and Wang kun?
In my opinion, Wang Wei is a _________girl, because_______________.
stubborn
determined
Adventurous …
As far as I’m concerned, Wang Kun is a______ boy, the reason is that________.
careful
serious

18. Know “The Mekong River”better
para. 3
Know “The Mekong River”better

19. The Mekong River _______in a
Mountain .The river is small and the water
is _____and ______. Then it begins to ______quickly. It ___________ deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and _______ wide valleys. After it _______ China and high altitude, the Mekong River becomes______, _______and _______. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide _________ or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. ________ the river delta enters the South
China Sea.
begins
glacier on a Tibetan
clear
clod
move
passes through
enters
leaves
wide
warm
brown r
bends
At last

20. glacier
rapids
valley
delta
waterfall
plain

21. at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, I seemed
My name is Wang Wei. My brother Wang Kun and I have _____________ taking a great bike trip_________ middle school. When we_________ from college, we decided to ride bicycles to travel along the Mekong River. Although I didn’t know the best way of
getting to places, I ______ I organize the trip ________. When I knew that the journey would begin
at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, I seemed
to be ______ about it. When I was told the air
there would be cold and hard to _______, I thought
it would be an interesting _________. Once I have _______________, nothing can change it. So Wang Kun had to ______. Because I wouldn’t change my mind, someone says I am a little _________, but I think I am just a person with great determination.
dreamed about
ever since
graduated
insisted
properly
excited
breathe
experience
made up my mind
give in
stubborn

22. Discussion
If you are given a chance to travel to Hangzhou, how will you prepare for traveling?