Unit 3 Travel Journal

Do you like travelling? Why?

Can you make a five-day travelling plan for visitors to Xinjiang?Where are they going?

What are they carrying with them?

When are they leaving?

When are they arriving at/in…?

Where are they staying?

How long are they staying in…?

When are they coming back?

How are they getting there?

…

Kanas Lake Grape Valley

Heavenly Pond Nanshan Meadow

What do we have to consider before travelling?We have to consider…We have to consider…

Where we are going/where to go.

Who we are going with/who to go with.

What we are carrying with us/what to carry.

When we are leaving/when to leave.

When we are arriving in…/when to arrive in….

Where we are staying at night/where to stay.

How long we are staying in…/how long to stay

in….

When we are coming back/when to come back.

How we are getting there/how to get there.

Means of transportation

What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport to choose?

CostSafetyComfortDistanceSpeed ConvenienceWeather

Advantages and disadvantages of different means of transportation

Means of transportation

Advantages Disadvantages

bike

train

ship

airplane

Where there is a river, there is civilization.

The Yellow River

It is called our mother river.

The Yangtze River

This river is the longest one in China.

The Pearl River

This is a famous river in Guangdong Province.

The Mekong River

The source of this river is in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.

Source:

where it begins

Journey down the Mekong

Where does it begin?

Where does it end?

Look at the atlas and list the countries that the Mekong River flows through

China Laos Burma ThailandCambodia Vietnam

What’s the relationship between the Mekong River and the Lancang River?The Chinese part of the river is calledthe Lancang River and after flowing inother countries the river is called theMekong River.

What can they see along the Mekong River (Para3)?

glacier

rapids

valley

waterfall

plain

delta

Route of the Mekong

It begins in a _________ on a ______________.glacierTibetan mountain

Route of the Mekong

Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes ______, as it passes through deep ________.

rapids

valleys

Route of the Mekong

Sometimes the river becomes a _______, and enters wide _____.

waterfallvalleys

Route of the Mekong

At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea.delta

Find out the verbs used to describe the route of the Mekong River:begin in

move quickly

pass through

travel across

become/enter leave

make …through enter

smallclearcold rapids

waterfallwide brown warm

slow

Through: One side in the other side out (inside)

Across: From one side to the otherOver: Above from one side to the

otherI ran ________ the street to meet my friend.

Without a key, he had to enter the room _________ the window.

The train went _________ the tunnel.

He lost the directions in the forest, and it took him two days to walk __________ it.

He jumped _______ the wall, which broke the school rules.

through

over

across

through

through

越过高山 ,越过平原 ,跨过奔腾的黄河长江 ;

We come ____high hills, _____ plains, and ______ rivers.

across& through& over

over acrossacross

The Great Wall travels ______ deep valleys, _______ deserts and _______ mountains.

throughacross over

Who & whatWho & what

________ and ________ are dreaming about_____________________.

Wang Kun

taking a great bike trip

Wang Wei

They have the idea to _____ _____the

Mekong River. From _____________ to

_____________.

Where & howWhere & how

where it begins

where it ends

cycle along

Para1

We should stand up from ________________ ( 我们摔倒的地方 ).where we fall down

Who had the idea first?It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.

What did Wang Wei do to prepare for the trip?

1) Two years ago,

2) Last year,

3) Several months before their trip,

bought and persuaded…to…

visited and got them interested in…

went to the library to…

persuasive adj.

What difficulty did Wang Kun find about their journey?

Para2

It would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 metres, the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold.What’s Wang Wei’s attitude towards it?She seemed to be excited about it.

She said it would be an interesting experience.

What’s their different personalities?

Stubborn:Stubborn:۩ Although…, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.۩ The proper way is always her way.۩ She gave me a determined look—the kind that said she would not change her mind.۩ Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.

Different attitudes towards the trip

Wang Wei insistedinsisted…

Wang Kun believed…

1.that she _______ the trip _______ .

2. they start the journey from the ________.

1. it would be _______________to start in Qinghai.

2. They should __________the details.

aa hardhard journeyjourney

carecare aboutabout

organizeorganize properlyproperly

sourcesource

In the end, who In the end, who gave ingave in??

shoulshouldd

shoulshouldd

insist that sb. (should) do…

坚决主张 /要求…

I insisted that she _________________ (apologize).

I insist that you _____________ (read)

English loudly in the morning.

He insisted that he _____ (be) innocent.

I insisted that you _________ (give) out the secret the day before.

(should) apologize

(should) read

had given

was

坚持说

坚持认为

坚决要求坚决主张做…

insist on doing…I insisted on her apologizing.

I insist on your/you reading….

He insisted on being innocent/his innocence.

I insisted on your having given out….

（虚拟语气）

（时态看主句）

Homework:

Retell the route of the Mekong River according to the atlas.

move quickly

pass through

travel across

become/enter leave

make …through enter

slow