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1/6Unit3TraveljournalWarmingup1whichkindoftransportdoyouprefertouse:busortrain?Thinkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachformoftransportandfillinthefollowingchart.TransportAdvantagesdisadvantagesBusTrainShipairplane2imaginethatyouplantospendaholiday.Chooseaplaceyouwanttovisit.Thinkaboutthefarefordifferentkindsoftransportanddecidehowtogetthere.Then,getintopairs.Usethesequestionstomakeadialogueaboutyourholidays.Whenareyouleaving?Whereareyoustaying?Howareyougoingto…?Howlongareyoustayingin…?Whenareyouarrivingin/at…?Whenareyoucomingback?Pre-reading1manypeoplelivebesideariver.Howdotheymakeuseofitintheirdailylife?2theworldhasmanygreatrivers.Ifyoucouldfollowtherouteofonlyoneofthem,whichonewouldyouchoose?Why?3lookatthemaponpage18andlistthecountriesthattheMekongRiverflowsthrough.ReadingJourneydowntheMekongPart1TheDreamandthePlanMynameisWangKun.Eversincemiddleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuadedmetobuyone.Lastyear,shevisitedourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries.WangWeisoongottheminterestedincyclingtoo.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,wefinallygotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,“Wherearewegoing?”ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.Nowsheisplanningourscheduleforthetrip.Iamfondofmysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming.Shecanbereallystubborn.Althoughshedidn’tknowthebestwayofgettingtotheplaces,sheinsistedthatsheorganizethetripproperly.NowIknowthattheproperwayisalwaysherway.Ikeptaskingher,“Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback?”Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadn’t;mysisterdoesn’tcareaboutdetails.SoItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.Shegavemeadeterminedlook–thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.WhenItoldherthatourjourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres,sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Iknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind,nothingcanchangeit.FinallyIhadtogivein.Severalbeforeourtrip,WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlaswithgood2/6mapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography.FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheMekongRiverbeginsinaglacieronamountaininQingdaoProvince.Sometimestheriverissmallandthewaterisclearandcold.Thenitbeginstomovequickly.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys,travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvince.Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomeswide,brownandwarm.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspaceslows.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.Atlast,theriverdeltaenterstheSouthChinaSea.Comprehending1readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1whatwasWangKunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?_____________________________________________________2WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?_____________________________________________________3WhereisthesourceoftheMekongandwhichseadoesitenter?_____________________________________________________4WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?_____________________________________________________5WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?_____________________________________________________6WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?_____________________________________________________2Lookatthefollowingsentencesfromthetextandexplaintheminyourownwords.1Shegavemeadeterminedlook–thekindthatsaidthatshewouldnotchangehermind.2…mysisterdoesnotcareaboutdetails.3Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.3Anattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.WritedownWangWei’sandWangKun’sattitudetothetrip.Thenaddyourownopinion.WangWei’sattitudeWangKun’sattitudeMyattitude4Workinpairs.ImaginethatyouareWangKunandWangWei.Chooseaparagraphfromthepassageandusetheinformationtohelpyoumakeupadialogue.WANGWEI:Youknow,we’vealwayswantedtodoalongbiketrip.Whydon’twegoononeafterwegraduatefromcollege?WANGKUN:That’sagoodidea,…5Comparethefollowingsentenceswithdifferentstressesandexplainthemeaning.EXAMPLE:WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.→Notonlymysister,butalsoIwassurprisedtolearnthat.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.Learningaboutlanguage3/6Discoveringusefulwordsandexpressions1Findthecorrectwordsorexpressionsfromthetextforeachsentence.1Heissostubbornthatnoonecanpersuadehimtodoanything.2Adeterminedpersonalwaystriedtofinishthejob,nomatterhowharditis.3Mygrandpaisfondoffishingandsometimeshefishesalldayintheriver.4LiuXiaodingisagoodteacherandcaresabouthisstudentsverymuch.5Ipreferthereddresstothegreenonebecauseitfitsmebetter.6TheconcertwentlikeclockworkbecauseLiPeihadorganizeditsowell.