Unit 3 Sports and fitness Journey Down the Mekong读写课-高中英语人教版必修第一册

JourneydowntheMekongDreams

—LangstonHughes

兰斯顿·休斯Holdfast(紧紧抓住)todreams,Forifdreamsdie,Lifeisabroken-winged(翅膀)bird,Thatcanneverfly.Holdfasttodreams,Forwhendreamsgo,Lifeisabarren(贫瘠的)field,Frozen(结冰)onlywithsnow.What’stheirdream?Theyhavedreamedabout

takingagreatbiketrip.Whendidtheybegintohavethedream?2.Whendidtheygetthechancetorealizetheirdream?Eversincemiddleschool…Aftergraduatingfromcollege,we

finallygotthechance...Ittakesalongtimetoachievedreamssometimes,especially(尤其是)thegreatones.Thinking:Whatqualitiesshouldwehavewhendreamstaketime?determined,persistent,…Para.1boughtthebikepersuadedWangKunto

buyonegothercousinsinterestedincyclingfirstgottheideatotravelalongtheMekongfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends▲isplanningthescheduleWhatactionstellyouthatWangWeiisdeterminedandpersistent?whoWangKun,WangWei,cousinshowbymountainbikewherealongtheMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.▲whenaccordingto

theschedulep___Para.1lanDifficultiesWangWei’sreaction

Sheinsistedthatshe

organize

thetrip

properly.Shedoesnot

careabout

details.Shewouldnot

changehermind.Sheappearedtobeexcitedaboutit.Shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.WangWeididn’tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces.2.WangWeihadnotyetlookedatamap.3.ThesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.4.Thejourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters.5.Theairwouldbehardtobreathe.Para.2Thinking:Whatshouldwedoifwewanttoovercomedifficultiesandplanwell?Weshouldbeconfident,careful,thoughtful…Para.3Whatelsedidthemdowhileorganizingthetripseveralmonthsbeforethejourney?Theywenttothelibraryandfoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshowedthedetailsofworldgeography.Whoadvisedtolookatthemap?cooperationsothattheycouldseehowtheMekongRiver

.flowsItbegins

ina

__________

ona

mountaininQinghai.

Then,itmovesquickly.Itbecomes______asitpassesthroughdeep_____.Sometimes,theriverenters_________andbecomes_______.InChinaOutofChinaAsitentersSoutheastAsia,its

slowsanditmakeswide

ormeandersthroughlowvalleystothe

.

Atlast,theriver_________

enterstheSouthChinaSea.Itbegins

ina

ona

mountaininQinghaiThen,itmovesquickly.Itbecomes______asitpassesthroughdeep_____.Sometimes,theriverenters_________andbecomes_______.InChinawidevalleysrapidsvalleysawaterfall

glacierAsitentersSoutheastAsia,its

slowsanditmakeswide

ormeandersthroughlowvalleystothe

.

bendspaceAtlast,theriver

enterstheSouthChinaSea.OutofChinadelta

三角洲plainsdeltaWithfullpreparations,finallytheysetoffforthejourney.

Wemadefullpreparationsforthejourneyandsoonitwastimetosetoff.__________________1.Whatproblem(s)theymightmeetwhilecycling?2.WhatwouldWangWei’sandWangKun’sattitudesfacingsetbacks?3.Howwouldtheproblem(s)besolved?DiscussionPleasewritethejournalabouttheexperienceinthemountainsinnolessthan80words.GuidedWritingWhilewriting,youarerequiredtouseatleast5ofthefollowingwordsandexpressions.

persuade,finally,stubborn,determined,makeupone’smind,changeone’smind,givein,Itis…who/that…Homework

Pleasepolish(修改)thewritingandshareitwithyourclassmates.

Adreamisaflowernursedby

persistence

,

coop