1. Unit3 Travel journal

2. Lead-in Q1. Do you like traveling? Q2. Why do you like traveling ?
Q3. If you have a chance to
travel ,how will you go there?

3. traveling Relax ourselves Increase our knowledge Make friends
Be good to health

4. on foot
by bus
by bike
by train
by plane / by air
by boat/ ship/ sea

5. Warming Up Advantages Disadvantages bus train ship 1.Very cheap
Transport
Disadvantages
1.Very cheap
2.Efficient for short journeys
Takes longer than the train
or plane.
bus
1.Faster than bus, cheaper than plane
2.ends in the centre of the town/city.
train
Takes longer than the plane.
1.Cheaper than plane
1.More expensive than train
2.Not convenient for visiting
inland places
ship
1.Expensive
2.Journey ends far from the
city.
1.Quick
2.Efficient
3.Provides meals
airplane

6. Pre-reading How do people who live along a river use it?
irrigate their fields
make electricity
go swimming
go fishing
travel along the river ……

7. Yellow River
Nile River (Egypt)
Thames
(England)
Mississippi (USA)

8. Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?
China, 中国
Laos, 老挝Myanmar,缅甸 Thailand, 泰国Cambodia柬埔寨Vietnam. 越南

9. Journey Down The Mekong
Reading:

10. Fast-reading Different attitudes between them Para 1
Match the paragraph and the main idea.
Different attitudes between them
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.
The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.

11. Careful Reading 1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea
of a good trip?
2.Who Planned the trip to the Mekong?
3.Where is the source of the Mekong and which
sea does it enter?
Their idea was to take a long bike trip.
Wang Wei planned the trip.
Qinghai Province the South China Sea

12. 4.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?
5.What difficulties did Wang Kun and
Wang Wei find about their journey?
6.What do you think about Wang Kun and
Wang Wei?
You can see the source glacier ,rapids, hills,
valleys, waterfalls and plains.
The journey will begin at an altitude of more than
5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and
very cold.
Wang Kun: enthusiastic, critical, sensible
Wang Wei: imaginative, organized, eager,
persistent, stubborn, risk-taking

13. Homework:
1.Page19, exercise 3
2.Page20, exercise 1

14. Thank you!