高一（上）必修一 Unit 3 Reading.ppt

Unit 3 Travel journal Reading,必修一,Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?,This river is called our mother river.,The Yellow River 黄河,This river is the longest one in China.,The Changjiang River 长江,This is the famous river in Guangdong Province.,The Pearl River 珠江,The Mekong River 澜沧江,This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.,The Nile River,the Mekong River,Have you ever travelled along a river? If you have a chance to travel along a river with your friends, what should you prepare?,Pre-reading,the basic equipment:,good shoes, clothes, and a backpack,activities to do,Dont hike alone.,Tell someone where you are going.,Bring water and a good map.,To travel along the river; To make electricity; To irrigate their fields; To go swimming; ,Many people live beside a river. How do they make use of it in their daily life?,Discuss in groups of four and join the great rivers and their locations in the world in the following form.,The great rivers in the world,Look at the map and list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.,The Mekong River,The countries the Mekong River flows through:,China Myanmar, Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam The South Sea,The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.,Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River?,Journey down the Mekong,Part 1 The dream and the plan,Reading,1. Their dream was to go hiking along the river. 2. Wang kun is a high school student. 3. Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province.,F,Task 1,True or False,F,F,4. Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, to join in their cycling. 5. Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River. 6. The source of the river is in QingHai Province and it enters the east China Sea.,T,T,F,7. They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library. 8. All parts of the Mekong River are in china. 9. There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River. 10. You can see glacier, rapids, valleys, waterfalls and plains along the river.,F,F,F,T,1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister. 2. What is their dream? Their dream is to take a long bike trip. 3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kun and Wang Weis cousins.,Task 2,Answer these questions.,4. When did they finally get the chance to take a bike trip? 5. Who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong river?,After graduating from college, they finally got the chance to take a bike trip.,Wang Wei.,6. Is it difficult to cycle along the Mekong river? Why?,Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.,7. What do you think they will see when they travel along the Mekong River?,I think they will see glaciers, rapids, deep valleys, waterfalls and a delta.,1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip? 2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?,Comprehending,1 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.,Their idea was to take a long bike trip.,Wang Wei planned the trip.,3. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter? 4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?,The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.,You can see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.,5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?,The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.,6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?,Wang Kuns character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Weis character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking,1. She gave me a determined look-the kind that said that she would not change her mind.,This sentence means that she has decided to do something and will not change her ideas.,2 Look at the following sentences from the text and explain them in your own words,2. . my sister does not care about details.,This sentence means that she has decided to do something and will not change her ideas.,3. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows,The sentence means that the Mekong river flows slowly and gently through the valleys and reaches the farming plains.,3. An attitude is what a person thinks about something. Write down Wang Weis and Wang Kuns attitude to the trip. Then add your own opinion.,Positive to the trip. She wants to organise it as it was her idea.,Less positive to the trip as he wants to organise it and thinks he can do that better than his sister.,It sounds like a wonderful trip and I would love to be able to do a trip like that myself one day.,4 Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Wang Kun and Wang Wei. Choose a paragraph from the passage and use the information to help you make up a dialogue.,WW: You know weve always wanted to do a long bike trip. Why dont we go on one after we graduate from college? WK: Thats a good idea. But where we going? WW: What about cycling along the Mekong River? WK: It sounds interesting, but how do you want to plan it?,WW: I think we should do it properly. We must find the source of the river and start from there. WK: Well, the Mekong River begins in Qinghai Province. That means were going to be cycling at an altitude of more than 5.000 metres. WW: Oh, I think thats exciting, dont you?,WK: Remember that the air will be hard to breathe and itll be very cold. WW: Thats going to make it an interesting experience. WK: I wish you werent so stubborn. You dont know where it is but you still insist that know better than anyone else. Now I know that the proper way is always your way, but have you looked at a map yet?,WW: No, I havent. Thats just a detail! WK: OK. I can see by your determined look that you wont change your mind.,5 Compare the following sentences with different stresses and explain the meaning.,We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China. (means we didnt know this),We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China. (means we thought that maybe more than half was in China) We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in China. (means that we didnt know that half the river is in China),Who do you think was right about the trip? Why?,I think Wang Kun is right, because if it is too cold and too high, the trip will be hard. People will have some difficulty in breathing at a high altitude. Wherever we go we need an atlas so that we will not lose our way.,Whats the main idea of the text?,The passage tells us a main idea that no success in life merely happens by describing my sisters and my dream-taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip.,In groups of four, summarize the main idea of the passage and tell why.,Discussion:,(Students can have their own opinions.),Text retelling:,dream about bike trip graduation college chance come true think of the idea cycle along the Mekong River - buy expensive bike get cousins interested Wang Wei stick to the idea source - begin their journey Qinghai Province not change her mind excited altitude 5000 meters before the trip - atlas library - know clearly about,1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 从中学起，我和我姐姐王薇就梦想作一次 了不起的自行车旅行。 dream about/of 梦想, 梦见 如: I dreamed about flying last night. He dreams of becoming a famous violinist one day.,Language Points,dream 常与not, little连用, 表示“想不到”。 I little dreamed of seeing you here. 真没有想到会在这遇到你。 与dream相关的其他词组: dream up 虚构, 凭空想出 go to ones dream 进入梦乡 read a dream 解梦 dream a (sweet/terrible) dream 做了一个(甜蜜的、可怕的)梦,构词法: dreamer 做梦的人; dreamful 多梦的； dream like 梦一般的; dreamland 梦境； dream reader 解梦的人,2. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. persuade: 说服, 劝说(暗示是成功的, 如果未成功则用try to persuade), 常用在persuade sb to do sth结构中。如： I finally managed to persuade her to go on with her work.,persuade还有下列用法: persuade sb into doing sth 说服某人干某事 persuade sb of sth 使某人相信某事 persuade sb + that从句 说服, 使某人相信 如: Dont let yourself be persuaded into buying things you dont want. How can I persuade you of my words? Shell only take me back if I can persuade her that Ive changed.,3. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. 他们是傣族人, 在云南省西部靠近澜沧江 的地方长大的, 湄公河在中国境内的这 一段叫澜沧江, 流到其他国家的就叫湄公河,the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries是一 个名词短语, 用来修饰前面的the Langcang River, 其中又含有一个定语从句that is called the Mekong River in other countries.,finally 一般指一系列事物或论点的顺序的 最后项内容, 或用在动词前, 表示“等了好久 才”, 没有感情色彩。 at last只能指时间位置, 不能指时间顺序, 在意思上是指经过周折、等待、耽搁到” 最后、终于”(出现所期待的结果), 常常 带有较浓厚的感情色彩。,4. finally/at last/in the end,in the end可与at last和finally通用, 但若 出现了非期待中的结果, 用in the end, 还可以用于预卜未来。如: They talked about it for hours. Finally, they decided not to go. 2)The children arrived home at last/ in the end after the storm. 3) My dream will come true in the end.,5. It is my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车 旅游的是我的姐姐。 这是一个强调句。 其基本结构为: It is/was + 被强调部分 + that-/who- 从句,如果强调的部分是人,可用who,也可用that, 强调其他成分与内容都用that。,注意,e. g. It was in Shanghai that I saw the film. (强调地点状语) 我看这部电影是在上海。,强调时间和地点不能用when或where，只用that。,We had a meeting in the meeting room yesterday afternoon.,It was _ _ had a meeting in the meeting room yesterday afternoon. It was _ _ we had in the meeting room yesterday afternoon. It was _ _ we had a meeting yesterday afternoon. It was _ _ we had a meeting in the meeting room.,we,who/that,a meeting,that,in the meeting room,that,yesterday afternoon,that,6. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip. schedule 在此用作名词, 意为“时间表, 一览表”等, 构成的常见短语有: on schedule 按照计划 ahead of schedule 先于预定时间 behind schedule 迟于预定时间 如： The workers dont mind the new work schedule. They finished the building two weeks ahead of schedule.,拓展 schedule还可用作动词, 意为“安排, 计划, 预定”等。如： The elections are scheduled for mid-June. Meetings are scheduled to take place all over the country. scheduled flight/service意为“定期航班”。 如: Prices include scheduled flights from the Hongqiao Airport.,7. stubborn,1) He is too stubborn to apologize. 2) Youll have to push hard, that door is a bit stubborn. 3) The old man has got a stubborn cough that has lasted for weeks. (as) stubborn as a mule,倔强的, 固执的,难以移动的,难以治愈的,insist on/upon ones doing sth 坚持做, 坚决做 e.g. I insisted on/upon his coming with us. 2) insist that +从句 坚持说(后表示一个 事实), 后接的从句用陈述语气, 即按 需要选择时态。,8. insist: declare firmly 坚持认为, 坚持主张,3) insist that sb. (should) do sth. 坚决主张做某事, 后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气, 既 “should +v.” e.g. Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor.,e.g. He insisted that he hadnt stolen the girls handbag.,9. My sister doesnt care about details. 我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。 (1) care about 关心, 在意, 担心 Dont you care about his future? The only thing he seems to care about is money.,(2) care for: 照顾; 喜欢 Who will care for the children if their mother dies? Would you care for a drink? He thanked the nurses who had cared for him. Would you care for another drink? He likes pop and doesnt care for classic music.,Care 还可作名词, 常见短语有: take care (to do sth/that clause) 当心, 注意； take care with/over sth 注意 take care of 照顾, 照料; 处理, 对付 with care 小心地。如： Take care not to drop the glass on the ground. Take care that the meat is cooked properly. The picture had been drawn with great care.,10. She gave me a determined lookthe kind that said she would not change her mind. determined adj. 有决心的; 坚决的”。 如： Emily is a very determined woman. She was determined to win. He was determined that the same mistakes would not be repeated.,determine v. “决定; 确定; 下定决心”。 如： He determined to go at once. He has not determined what he will study.,11. at an altitude of = at a height of 在海拔米处 The plane is flying at a height/altitude of 10, 000 feet.,at 在此处表“在处/时, 以” 。 后接年龄, 速度, 长宽深高, 价格, 费用等。 at the age of at a high/low price at a depth/width of at the cost of at a distance of,12. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 她一旦下了决心, 什么也不能使她改变。 (1) once可做连词引导状语从句, 意为 “一旦”, 如： Once you listen to the song, you will never forget it.,once 做副词, 意为“一次” (for one time); “曾经”(in the past) He goes to the cinema once a week. This book was once very popular but no one reads it today. once 的常见短语: at once 立即 all at once 突然 once more 再一次 once a while 偶尔,(2)make up ones mind 下定决心, 作出决定 如： I wish hed hurry up and make his mind up. He couldnt make up his mind about what to do with the money. Youre old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. Youd make your mind up whether to go there. He has make up his mind that he will buy a new house.,mind用作名词时, 构成的常见短语还有: change ones mind 改变主意、决定 keep sth in mind 记住某事 have sb/sth in mind 心中考虑到某人/某物 read ones mind 看出某人的心思 speak ones mind 直言不讳 give/put ones mind 专心于 如: He was afraid that his mother would change her mind and take him back home. Its a good idea and Ill keep it in mind. It was a nice house, but it wasnt quite what we had in mind.,13. Finally, I had to give in. give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步 如：,1) He would rather die than give in. 2) Wang Kun had to give in because he knew his sister well. 3) Please give your examination papers in (to the teacher) when youve finished.,屈服,让步,上交,give up 放弃, 认输 give out 筋疲力尽; 分配 give away 捐赠, 泄露 give off 发出(光、气味); 长出 (枝、杈),-Smoking is bad for your health. -Yes, I know. But I simply cant _. A. give it up B. give it out C. give it in D. give it away,A,1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses _. 2) Because of his small salary, he had to _ his dream trip to Europe. 3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to _ my view.,gave out,gave up,gave in to,Practice,4) He _ most of his fortune to the poor. 5) Please keep the secr