2. 2013 Unit 3 Travel journal

3. Do you want to travel? Where have you been? Why do you like travelling?

4. broaden one’s view/mind/outlook enrich one’s knowledge/experiences contact different cultures meet people of different colors get to know the vastness of nature Relax our mind bring enjoyment and good memories

5. How do you prepare for traveling? things to do time to set out destination background information cost points for attention means of transportation things to take A travel plan

6. Tiananmen Square The Great Wall Forbidden City The Heaven Temple

7. Eiffel Tower Arc de Triomphe Louvre Museum

8. The North Pole The South Pole Under the sea

9. The Moon

10. What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use? means of transportation on foot by bike by motor

11. by bus at the bus stop by jeep by car by train

12. by ship/boat/sea at the port/ harbor by plane/ air at the airport by spaceship

13. 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 )

14. What to take? backpack ( 背包 ) / suitcase / money (cash) / an atlas (a book of maps) / compass ( 指 南针 ) / food / medicine / water bottle / clothes/ a pen / notebook / camera / a cell phone / hat / umbrella / daily /passports / ID cards ( 身份证 )

15. language / history / culture / customs / religion / politics / weather … Background information

16. Don’t forget to have your life insured; Don’t throw away waste; Don’t make a fire freely; Don’t feed animals; Protect animals and plants; Do as the guide tells you to do; Don’t park your bike or car in the wrong parking lot … Points for attention:

17. The world has many great rivers.

18. Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?

19. This river is called our mother river. The Yellow River

20. This river is the longest one in China. The Changjiang River

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

22. This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries. The Mekong River

23. Do you know the Mekong River?

24. Now we reach the Mekong River! Where is the Mekong River? Find the countries that the Mekong River flows through.

25. 3. Look at the map and list the countries that the Mekong flows through. China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Myanmar China Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

26. the longest river in Southeast Asia the Mekong River

27. The Mekong River in Burma

28. The Mekong River in Laos

29. The Mekong River in Cambodia

30. The Mekong River in Vietnam

31. (Part I: the dream and the plan)

32. Reading Comprehension I Skimming What is the main idea of the text? A. A brief introduction to the Mekong River. B. Some tips on how to travel along the Mekong River. C. Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s plan for their summer holidays. D. Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s plan and preparations for their trip along the Mekong River.

33. 1. Find out the main idea of each paragraph:(choose A.B.C ) Paragraph 1:_____________ Paragraph 2:_____________ Paragraph 3:_____________ ComprehendingII: Read the passage A.Preparation B.Dream C.Different attitudes Dream Preparation Different attitudes

34. Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Along the Mekong river from …to… cycle = go there by bike Read and answer: 1. Who will travel in the text? 2. Where are they going ? 4. How are they getting there? 3. When did they finally get the chance to take a bike trip? After graduating from college, they...

35. What different opinions do they have? Wang WeiWang Kun too far a determined look ; wouldn’t change her mind too high be excited about be hard to breathe; cold an interesting experience air altitude source

36. 1.What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find in the library? We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. Preparation

37. What can they see along the Mekong? xlj

38. glacier clear cold glacier The Mekong River begins in on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is and the water is and. small In China

39. It becomes as it passes through deep, traveling across western Yunnan Province. rapids valleys rapids valley

40. Sometimes the river becomes a _____________ and enters wide valleys. waterfall

41. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes, and. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. widebrown warm out of China

42. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the where rice grows. At last, the river enters the South China Sea. plains delta plaindelta

43. Their dream Their preparations Both of them bought_____________, got their cousins interested in traveling and turned to _______in the library. Taking a great bike trip. expensive bikes the atlas

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

45. A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have _________ about taking a great bike trip. when they __________ from college. They _______ to _____ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _________. Once she is __________ to do something she will never _______ her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she ________ that they find the ________ of the river and begin their journey there. dreamed graduated decidedcycle cousins stubborndetermined change insisted source

46. The main idea of the text: The passage tells us a main idea that no success in life merely happens by describing my sister’s and my dream--- taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip. conclusion

47. Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的。 Success belongs to the persevering. 胜利属于有毅力者。 No success in life merely happens. 人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。