Unit3 Reading.ppt

1、,Travel journal,Unit 3,By Margaret,“桂林山水甲天下。” The Lijiang River (漓江) “九马画山”,Last summer holiday, I went to Guilin with my family. We drove there and stayed there for three days. We visited many places, but the Lijiang River is my favorite. We took boat from Guilin to Yang Shuo along the Lijiang Rive

2、r.,Broaden our horizons Enrich our knowledge/experience Meet different people Relax, refresh our mind Get to know the beauty of nature Bring enjoyment and good memories,Many people including you may prefer to go traveling during holidays. Why do people like traveling? Whats the advantages of traveli

3、ng?,If you have a chance to travel, which means of transportation will you choose?,By plane/air,By bike,By bus,By ship/sea,By train,On foot,cost (花费),coziness (舒适),Safety (安全),convenience (方便),speed (速度),pollution (污染),When you decide which kind of transport, you should consider the following aspect

4、s:,cheap/expensive; fast/slow; safe/unsafe; comfortable/uncomfortable; convenient/inconvenient,Warming up,2. Get into pairs. Use these questions to make a dialogue about your holidays.,When are you leaving? Where are you going? How are you going to? How long are you staying in? When are you arriving

5、 in/at? When are you coming back?,A: Tom, where are you going on holiday? B: I am going to Laos. A: When are you leaving? B: Next Sunday. A: How are you going to Laos? B: I am going to take a plane. A: How long are you staying here? B: About two weeks A: Great. Have a good trip. B: Thanks.,1. Many p

6、eople live beside a river. How do they make use of it in their daily life?,How to make use of it?,To irrigate their fields,To make electricity,To go swimming,To travel along,To go fishing,Pre-reading,The world has many great rivers. Can you name some?,China,Mother riverthe Yellow River,长江the Yangtze

7、 River,The great rivers in the world.,3. List the countries that the Mekong River flows through.,China(中国),Myanmar(缅甸),Laos(老挝),Thailand(泰国),Cambodia(柬埔寨),Vietnam(越南),Journey down to the Mekong Part 1 The dream and the plan,Reading,Task one Fast-reading,1. skimming (skimming to get the main idea.) T

8、he text mainly tells us about _ of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and how they will cycle along the _.,the dream and the plan,Mekong River,skimming,Match the main idea with each paragraph,Para. 1 Para.2 Para.3,The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong River. Different attitudes between Wang Ku

9、n and Wang Wei. C. Deciding to take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.,Scanning,Scan the text and choose the best answer.,When did they get the chance to take a bike trip? _ During middle school After graduating from middle school During college time After graduating from college,Scanning,Sca

10、n the text and choose the best answer.,2. What does Wang Kun think of her sister? Foolish and stubborn. Foolish but determined. Stubborn but determined. Unkind and stubborn.,Scanning,Scan the text and choose the best answer.,3. What did they do before the trip? They had a very good rest. They talked

11、 with their parents about it. They were full of fear. They had prepared well for it.,Scanning,Scan the text and choose the best answer.,4. Why is it difficult to breathe in Qinghai Province? Because of the cold weather. Because of the low attitude. Because of the high altitude. Because of the rivers

12、.,Scanning,Scan the text and choose the best answer.,5. From the text, we know that _. Their trip was successful because of their preparations. They knew very well about the Mekong River before. Their trip would be very difficult but interesting. They enjoyed themselves very much.,Task two Careful r

13、eading,Para. 1,Who and what. Wang Kun and _ _ Wang Wei are dreaming about _ _ _ _ _.,2. Where and how. They have the idea to _ _ the Mekong River from _ it _ to _ it _.,his,sister,taking,a,great,bike,trip,cycle,along,where,begins,where,ends,Dream,Task two Careful reading,Para. 2,A stubborn sister,Sh

14、e _the source of the river and begin their journey there. _ she has _,nothing can change it.,insisted that they find,Once,made up her mind,Task two Careful reading,Para. 3,Preparation,It begins in a _ on _ in Qinghai Province.,glacier(冰川),a mountain,Task two Careful reading,Para. 3,Preparation,Then,

15、 it _ quickly. It becomes _ as it passes through deep _.,moves,rapids,valleys,Task two Careful reading,Para. 3,Preparation,Sometimes the river becomes a _ and enters _.,waterfall,wide valleys,Task two Careful reading,Para. 3,Preparation,After, it travels slowly through _ to _.,low valleys,plains,Tas

16、k two Careful reading,Para. 3,Preparation,At last, the river _ enters the South China Sea.,delta,Taking a great bike trip.,Finding the source and beginning there.,Both of them bought expensive bikes, got their cousins interested in traveling and turned to the atlas in the library.,Their journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters.,It begins at a glacier on a Tibetan mountain, moves quickly and passes through deep valleys. Half of it is in China. It enters the Southeast Asia. Then it travels slowly through hills and low valleys and plains, at last it