新人教必修一_Unit3_Travel_Journal[阅读]

1、Unit 3 Travel JournalReadingBy Janet Zhu Sample dialogueA: Tom, where are you going on holiday?B: .A: When are you leaving?B: .A: How are you going to Laos?B: .A: How long are you staying in Laos?B: .A: Great. Have a good trip.B: . Sample dialogueA: Tom, where are you going on holiday?B: Im going to

2、 Laos.A: When are you leaving?B: Next Sunday.A: How are you going to Laos?B: Im taking a plane.A: How long are you staying in Laos?B: About two weeks.A: Great. Have a good trip.B: Thanks.The beautiful scenery of Laos A short videoNames of riverLocationThe NileThe AmazonThe MississippiThe ThamesThe D

3、anubeThe Mekong riverEnglandCentral EuropeSoutheast AsiaEgypt USBrazil Match the great rivers with its locationlongestlargestChinaMyanmarLaosVietnamCambodiaThailandIt runs through _ countriessixLancang RiverMekong RiverPart I: THE DREAM AND THE PLANReadingSkimming Who is the writer? Where do they dr

4、eam to go? Who first had the idea?Wang KunThe Mekong River.Wang Wei.Wang Wei is stubborn.Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream.Skim the text and choose the main idea for each paragraph.The geographical information of the river. Careful reading Para. 1:What is their plan? Participants (参与者参与者)Traffic toolStar

5、ting placeDestination(目的地目的地)Wang Wei, Wang Kun, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Mountain bikeWhere the Mekong beginsWhere it endsRead Paragraph 2 and match Wang Kuns opinions with Wang Weis reactions. Try to understand how stubborn Wang Wei is. Wang Kuns opinions1. Wang Wei didnt know the best way of getting t

6、o places.2. Wang Wei should look at a map first. 3. The source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. 4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters. 5. It would be hard to breathe the air. Wang Weis reactionsA. She said she could organize the trip properly.B. She would not chan

7、ge her mind.C. She appeared to be excited about it. D. She does not care about details. E. She said it would be an interesting experience. Read Paragraph 3. Fill in the blanks and get to know the details about the Mekong River. glacierrapidsvalleywaterfallbends/meandersplainRead Para3, and try to fi

8、nd out the geographical terms (地理术语地理术语).deltarapidsvalleyglacierwaterfallplainThe Mekong begins in a _ on a Tibetan Mountain. At last the river _ enters the _Then, it becomes _ as it passes through deep _, sometimes it becomes _.As it enters Southeast Asia, it runs slowly. It makes _ or _ to the _.

9、 glacierrapidsvalleysa waterfallbendsmeandersplaindeltaSouth China SeaCareful ReadingCareful ReadingFind out more information about how the Mekong changes.4. Why did Wang Kun use the title Journey DOWN The Mekong?Down to the SouthIt begins at an altitude of 5000 metres.It runs through low valleys to

10、 the plains, and the river delta enters the South China Sea.Wang Kun and _ _ Wang Wei are dreaming about _.his sistertaking a great bike tripThey have the idea to _ _ the Mekong River from _ it _ to _ it _.cycle alongwherebeginswhereendsIt begins in a _ on a _ _. What can they see during the journey

11、? glacierTibetanmountainThen, it _ quickly. It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalleysSometimes, the river becomes a _ and enters _ _.wide valleyswaterfallAt last, the river _ entersthe South China Sea.delta 1. Who is the organizer of the trip? A. Wang KunB. Wang Wei C. Dao WeiD. Yu

12、Hang 2. What is Wang Weis attitude to the trip? A. She was confident about it. B. She was worried about the difficulties. C. She did a lot of preparations about it. D. She planned the schedule carefully. Choices3. What does Wang Kun mean by saying, “the proper way is always her way”?A. Wang Wei is reliable(可信赖的), because she always knows the proper way.B. Wang Wei always insists on her way, even though