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Unit 3 Travel journey Warming up and listening 1. While traveling, what kind of transport do you prefer to use? the means of transport._2. What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport you will use?_3. List the advantages and disadvantages of each means of transport.TransportAdvantagesDisadvantagesbus1.very cheap2.trainshipairplane4. Before you listen, read the exercises below and try to predict what the listening is about.5 Listen to the tape and tick the statement which tells the main idea of the dialogue. A. A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River. B. A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the Mekong River. C. A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how important and beautiful the Mekong is.6. Listen again and complete the passage below. The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even _on the national _of the country. Laotian people use the river for _,_and_ goods and people around the country. They call the Mekong “ the _ of Laos”, but in Tibet people call it “the water of the _”. If you follow the river in Laos, you can visit temples, caves and a _. At night, you can sleep in some small _ by the river.拓展Learn some useful words when talking about our journey:destination(目的地) weather(天气) object (物品) schedule（日程安排）shelter（栖身处所） safety （安全） cost（开支） transportation（交通）Homework: 1. To finish your daily task. 2. To review the words of unit 3.3. Read page 18, 22, 59.4. Why do so many people want to travel? What are the advantages of traveling?Book 1 Unit 31. While traveling, What kind of transport do you prefer to use? (How are you going?)Now, lets find out the means of transport.on foot by bike by motorbike by car by jeep by train by bus by ship/boat/seaat the port/ harbor by plane/ air at the airport by spaceship2. What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport you will use?cost(花费) safety(安全) comfort (舒适) quickness convenience (方便)3. List the advantages and disadvantages of each means of transport.Transport AdvantagesDisadvantages bus1.very cheap2.can go to small towns/citiesVery cheap, efficient for short journeys, door-to door- go the small towns and cities,very slowTakes longer than the train or plane, no meals, uncomfortabletrain1.faster than the bus. 2.cheaper than the planeCheaper than the airplane, Views along the roadarrive at the centre of the citiesslower than the planeTakes longer than the airplaneNo meals, crowdedship1.cheaper than the fortableCheaper than planeComfortable,Accommodation and meals Entertainment1.The slowest2.more expensive than the train or busMore expensive than the train or busNot convenient for visiting inland placesairplanevery quick; comfortable; Quick, time-saving,ComfortableMeals expensive;Expensive, Airports are far from the centre of the cities.4. Before you listen, read the exercises below and try to predict what the listening is about.（教参P79）5. (C) 6. Listen again and complete the passage below. The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even _appears_on the national _flag_of the country. Laotian people use the river for _washing,_fishing_and_transporting goods and people around the country. They call the Mekong “ the _sea of Laos”, but in Tibet people call