Unit3JourneyDowntheMekongTeachingaims:1.Understandthewritingstyle,describewhatthewriterseeandhearaccordingtothejournal.2.understandthecountrygeography,feelthedifferentracialculture,takemoreinterestintravel.Keypoints:Understandsometravelknowledgeandinformation,learntokeepajournal.Difficultpoints:Leadthestudentstolearntoanalyzedifferentcharacters,describethesplendouroftheMekongRiver.Para.1A.TheadvantagesoftakingacameraPara.2B.DifferentkindsoftravelPara.3C.MeansoftransportfortravelingPara.4D.ReasonsoftravelingPara.5E.Valueoftraveling课前预习2.1)T2)T3)FWhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?What’sthenameoftheChinesepartoftheriver?WhatwereWangKunandWangWeisurprisedtolearnabouttheriver?QinghaiProvince,theSouthChinaSea.LancangRiver.TheyweresurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.湄公河.wmvPara.1Para.2Para.3A.ThepreparationbeforethetripanddetailsaboutMekongriver.B.DifferentattitudesbetweenWangkunandWangwei.C.DecidetotakeagreatbiketripalongtheMekongriver.1.What’sthestyle(文体)ofthepassage?2.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.TravelJournalThemainideaofthepassage:ThepassageismainlyaboutWangKunandWangWei’s__________and________fortakingagreat_________alongtheMekongRiver.dreamplanbiketripDetailedReadingParaone1.What’sWangKunandWangWei’dream?2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingsentence?Shetriedtomakemebuyonebygivingmegoodreasons.Theyhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Shepersuadedmetobuyone.TranslationTheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries.他们是傣族,在云南省西部长大,在其他国家叫湄公河的在中国的那一部分叫澜沧江。他们是傣族人,在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大,湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江,在其他国家境内叫湄公河。Paratwo1.Shegavemeadeterminedlook---thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.A.firmB.gradualC.entireD.changeable2.Whatdifficultiesdidtheyfindabouttheirjourney?Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.TheMekongRiverItbeginsat____________________________,moves______andpassesthrough___________.Halfofitisin_____.Itenters______________________.Thenittravelsslowlythrough________________________wherericegrows.Atlastitenters___________________.aglacieronaTibetanmountainquicklydeepvalleysChinatheSoutheastAsialowvalleystotheplainstheSouthChinaSeaPara3glacierwaterfallplainvalleyrapidsdeltaSummaryforPara3WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekongRiver?waterfallWhatarethedifferentopinionsaboutthetripofWangKunandWangWei?WangWei:1)Shedidn’tknowthebestway______________________2)Shehadn’tlookedat________________.3)Shedoesn’t______________details.ofgettingtoplaces.amap.careaboutWangWeibelieves:1)theymuststartin___________theriverbegins.2)theydon’tneedto_______muchWangKunbelieves:1)itistoo______andhightostartin_________.2)usingan________isveryimportant.QinghaiwherepreparecoldQinghaiatlasGroupdiscussionWhodoyouthinkwasrightaboutthetrip?IthinkWangKunisright.Becauseifitistoocoldandtoohigh,thetripwillbehard.Peoplewillhavesomedifficultyinbreathingatahighaltitude.Whereverwego,weneedanatlassothatwe’llnotloseourway.MakeaTravelPlanWorkingroupsandmakeatravelplanThinkaboutthefarefordifferentkindsoftransportanddecidehowtogetthere.Then,getintopairs.Usethesequestionsbelowtomakeadialogueaboutyourholiday.Whenareyouleaving?Whereareyoustaying?Howareyougoingto…?Howlongareyoustayingin…?Whenareyouarrivingin/at…?Whenareyoucomingback?Whattotake?backpack(背包)/suitcase/money(cash)/anatlas(abookofmaps)/compass(指南针)/food/medicine/waterbottle/clothes/electronicdictionary/apen/notebook/camera/film/battery/radio/acellphone/hat/raincoat/umbrella/dailydemands/atent/blanket/match/boots/passports/IDcards(身份证)/abike/andsoon.WangKunandWangWeihave_____________takingagreatbiketrip.Whenthey__________college,theydecidedto_______alongtheMekongRiverwiththeircousins.WangWeiisvery_________.Onceshehas_______________todosomething,shewillnever______________.WhileitisdifficulttotravelalongtheMekongRiverbybike,she________thatsheorganizethetripproperly.Herbrothercouldn’t__________her.Atlast,herbrotherhadto_________andtheybeginto__________theirjourney.dreamedaboutgraduatedfromcyclestubbornmadeuphermindchangehermindinsistedpersuadegiveinprepareforSeveralmonths________ourtrip,wewenttothelibraryandfoundalargeatlaswithgoodmaps.FromthemwegotmuchmoreinformationaboutMekongRiver.Itbeginsina______ona_______________.Then,it_______________quickly.Itbecomes______asitpassesthroughdeep_______.Sometimes,theriverbecomesa_________andenters_______________.Atlast,theriver_____enterstheSouthChinaSea.beforeglacierTibetanmountainbeginstomoverapidsvalleyswaterfallSoutheastAsiadelta课后延伸1.Retellthetext.2.SupposeyouwanttomakeajourneywithyourgoodfriendWangPingattheweekend.Beforetravelling,youmakeaplan.Writeacompositionaboutyourtravelplan.