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(notebook)withalotofemptypages.Then,onyourjourney,takeafewminuteseverydayandputdownyourmemoriesonadailybasis(每日).Remembertouseyour“downtime”,thatisthetimeyouaresittingaround(闲坐着)，includingthetimeontrains,towaitforplanes,towaitinlineandsoon.Besides,don’tforgettodateyourdiary.Writingdowntheday,whereyouare,theweatherandevenwhatyoueattohelpsyourecallthememoriesyearslater.Atlast,focusonyourfeelingsinsteadofsettingdownaseriesoffacts.Afterall,alongjourneyisachanceforselfreflection.Whydosomanypeoplewanttotravel?/Whataretheadvantagesoftraveling?broadenone’sview/mindenrichone’sknowledge/experienceskeepintouchwithdifferentculturesmeetpeopleofdifferentcolorsgettoknowthevastnessofnature.relax,refreshourmind(使头脑重新清醒)bringenjoymentandgoodmemoriesWhatplacewouldyouliketochoose?Wouldyouliketotravelalongariver?Nile（尼罗）EgyptSeine（塞纳）FranceSomeofthefamousriversintheworldYangtzeRiverYellowRiverThamesRiverEnglandMississipitheUSCongoriverCentralAfricaCongoRiverYellowRiverHowdopeoplemakeuseoftheriverintheirdailylife?(functions)travelalongarivertoirrigatetheirfieldstomakeelectricitygoswimming(少数民族)livealongitDoyouknowwhichriveritis?TheMekongRiverChinaLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaBurmaSouthChinaSeaIndiaJourneyDowntheMekongPartITHEDREAMANDTHEPLANUnit3TravelJournal(目的地)Time(Whendidtheyhavethechance)WangWeiandWangKun…takingagreatbiketripalongtheMekongRiverwhentheygraduatedfromcollegePara1Para1Para21.WhereisthesourceofMekongriver?2.IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekongriver?Yes．Thelongjourneybeginsatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold．InQinghaiProvince.•TheMekongRiver:Itbegins____________________________andmovesquicklyandpassesthrough___________HalfofitisinChina.ItenterstheSoutheastAsia.Thenittravelsslowlythrough_____________________________,atlastitenters__________________.ataglacieronaTibetanmountaindeepvalleyshillsandlowvalleysandplainstheSouthChinaSeaPara31.Thetextisabout__________A.theauthorandhersister’splanabouttheirwinterholiday.B.theexperienceduringtheauthorandhersister’stripinQinghai.C.theauthorandhissister’splanandpreparationsfortheirtrip.D.anecdotesthathappenedduringtheirtrip.2WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?WangKun’scharacter:enthusiastic;critical;sensibleWangWei’sCharacter:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-taking3DoyousupportWangKunorWangWei?Giveyourreasons?ImagineyouandyourpartnerarecyclingalongtheMekong,howwillyouprepareforit?Whatwillyoutakewithyou?raincoatHowtoprepareforit?Whatwillyoutake?Why?blankettentmatcheswaterbottleradiocanandbottleopenersflashlightcompassumbrellatyremapOtherthings……mysisterdoesnotcareaboutdetails.Detailsarenotimportanttomysister.Thismeansthatsheconcentratesonthebroadoutlineofthetripbutnottheparticulars:wheretobeginandwheretoend,wheretheywillstay,whattheywilltakewiththemandsoon.3.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrow.Ameanderisageographicaltermtodescribethesnakelikebendsthatarivermakesasitslowsdowntoflowthroughvalleystotheplains.ThesentencemeansthattheMekongRiverflowsslowlyandgentlythroughthevalleysandreachesthefarmingplains.glacierwaterfallrapidsvalleyplain(asentenceoraparagraphoranaritcle)indifferentwordstomakeiteasiertounderstand.Toputitsimply(简单来说),explainsomethinginyourownwords.ThenhowdoweparaphraseanEnglishsentenceinEnglish?Usually,accordingtothepassage,weuseasynonym(同义词),ahomoionym（近义词）oranantonym（反义词）toreplacesomekeyswordsinthesentence.Ifnecessary,wewoulduseadifferentsentencestructure.…theLancangriver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries.3.ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.MysisterfirstwantedtotakeabikeridealongthewholeMekongriver,fromitssourcetoitsmonth.4.atlasabookofmaps