Journey down the Mekong Part 2 a night in the mountains

1、Unit ThreeTravel journalUsing LanguageTheir dreamWang Weis idea Their preparationsWhy is it such a difficult journey?taking a great bike tripcycling along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. both of them bought expensive mountain bikes. got their cousins interested in cycl

2、ing researched in the atlas in the libraryIt begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres where it is hard to breathe and very cold.ReviewThe Potala PalaceThe roof of the world- QomolangmaTibetPre-reading1. What do you know about Tibet? Its in the southwestern part of China. It is recognized as “

3、Roof of the world”. It is famous for The Potala Palace. It is at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. 2. What difficulties do you think you will meet with if you want to travel in the mountains in Tibet?It is very cold, and the air there is hard to breathe .3. If you want to spend a night in the m

4、ountains in Tibet, what will you take with you and why?food, water, thick clothes, bottles, compass, tent, rain coat .Listening 1. How is the journal organized? TimeKey words: in the late afternoonin the early eveningafter supperat midnight2. Where are they reaching?Dali, Yunnanin the late afternoon

5、Reading and Note-takingin the early eveningafter supperat midnight1.1. What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with them?carrying with them?They are carrying water bottles, caps, coats, gloves, trousers, T-shirts, shorts, tent, food, pillow and so on.2. Wha

6、t do you think they will have to leave 2. What do you think they will have to leave behind in Dali? What should they take behind in Dali? What should they take instead?instead?In the mountains they wore caps, coats, gloves and trousers.In the plains they changed into T-shirts and shorts. Scanning an

7、d Discussing What did they see, hear, do and feel during these periods of time? Before the late afternoonfeeldoseeCareful readingIn the late afternoonseedofeelIn the early eveningdo After supperdoAt midnightseehearfeel What did they see, hear, do and feel during these periods of time? Before the lat

8、e afternoonfeeldosee(legs) felt like blocks of icerode bicycles snowfall, children dressed in long wool coatsCareful readingIn the late afternoonseedofeelthe lakes shone like glass, colorful butterflies, yaks and sheepclimbed and went down the mountain,change their caps, coats,gloves and trousers fo

9、r T-shirts and shortssurprised by the view,to climb the mountains was hard work,it was great fun going down the hillsIn the early eveningdo After supperdoAt midnightseehearfeelmake camp,put up a tent,eatwent to sleep, stayed awakeclearer sky, brighter stars,only the flames of the fire can hardly wai

10、t to see their cousins1.How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now? 2.What do you think changed his attitude?DiscussingHe is starting to like / enjoy it.Seeing how beautiful the land is has changed Wangkuns attitude.Useful expressions 感觉像；摸起来像感觉像；摸起来像 冰块冰块 穿着穿着 落日落日 照常照常 环顾四周环顾四周 一度；在某处；在某一时刻一度；在某处；在

11、某一时刻 下山下山 宿宿营营 支起帐篷支起帐篷 保持清醒保持清醒 在午夜在午夜 陪伴陪伴feel likeblock of ice be dressed in the setting sunas usuallook aroundat one point go down the hillsmake camp put up the tent stay awakeat midnightfor company 1. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice.Difficult sentences In the l

12、ate afternoon we found it was _ cold _our water bottles froze. At one point we were _ high _ we found ourselves cycling through clouds.so.that. 如此如此.以致以致.Difficult sentencesdressed in long wool coats 为过去分词作状语修饰前面的children, 可以把此句改成定语从语的形式为：Along the way children who were dressed in long wool coats st

13、opped to look at us. 2. Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us. Difficult sentences 3. To climb the mountains was hard work . 不定式作主语不定式作主语, 谓语动词用单数谓语动词用单数, 还可以用形式主语还可以用形式主语 it 代替代替不定式，本句也可改为不定式，本句也可改为： It was hard work to climb the mountains.e.g. 每天早上读英语对我们来说非常重要。To read English every morning is very important for us.It is very important for us to read English every morning. Difficult sentences4. We can hardly wait to see them. 迫不及待地做某事迫不及待地做某事can hardly wait to