必修一Unit3TravelJournalReadingIntroductionInthisperiod,afterthewarmingup,studentswillfirstbeguidedtoimagineandsharetheirviewsabouttheroleofriverinlife.TheywillthenbehelpedtoreadanarrationentitledJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONG.It’sabouttwostudentstakingatripdownariver.Examplesof“WarmingUp”designsarepresentedinthisbookforteachers’reference.Computerandoverheadprojectormaybeusedtoaidtheteachingandlearning.Objectives■Tohelpstudentsreadatraveljournal■Tohelpstudentsbetterunderstand“travelingdownariver”■Tohelpstudentsunderstandandusesomeimportantwordsandexpressions■Tohelpstudentsidentifyexamplesofthepresentprogressivetense:expressingfuturityinthetextFocusWordstransport,prefer,flow,persuade,graduate,schedule,organizeExpressionseversince,befondof,changeone’smind,makeupone’smind,givein,asusual,atmidnightPatternsWhenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback?Thenshepersuadedmetobuyone.后来她说服我买了一个。WangWeisoongottheminterestedincyclingtoo.Sheinsistedthatsheorganizethetripproperly.Finally,Ihadtogivein.AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProcedure1.Warmingup7\n⑴WarmingupbydiscussingGoodmorning,class.Doyouliketraveling?Whydoyouliketraveling?Andwhydon’tyouliketraveling?Wherehaveyoueverbeenbefore?Howdidyougetthere?Ifyouaregivenachancetotravelaroundtheworld,whatkindoftransportationswillyouuseandwhy?Nowlookatthefollowingpicturesanddiscussitinpairs.NameofthetransportationsMeansoftransportationReasonsbycar(inacar)bybikebyplane(byair)bytrain(onatrain)bybus(onabus)byship(bywaterorbyboat)inahotballoonbymotorbike(onamotorbike)byjeepbytruck⑵WarmingupbylookingandspeakingNowboysandgirls,whatdoyouneedtotakewithyouifyouarepreparingforabiketripalongtheChangjiangRiver?Lookatthepicturesandtellthewholeclasswhichobjectyouthinkisthemostusefulandwhichoneistheleastuseful.Giveareasonwhyyouthinkso.7\n⑶WarmingupbyaskingandansweringNowsupposeyouliveinQinghai.YouplantotakeaholidaywithafriendsomewhereinSoutheastAsia.Youhavebeengivenachancetochoosethreeplacestovisit.Pleasefindouttheone-wayfaretogettherefordifferentkindsoftransportation.Perhapsyoumaynotknowtheexactfare,butyoucanguesshowmuchthefareis.Pleasehaveashortdiscussionwithyourpartnersandthendecidewheretogo.Ok,nowI’dlikeyoutoaskyourpartnerthefollowingquestions.1.Whereareyougoingonholiday?2.Whenareyouleaving?3.Howareyougoingto…?4.Whenareyouarrivingin/at…?5.Whereareyoustaying?6.Howlongareyoustayingthere?7.Whenareyoucomingback?2.Pre-readingbytalkingandsharingAsweallknow,therearealotofriversintheworldandalsotherearemanygreatrivers.Nowlookatthechart.Intheleftcolumnarenamesofsomegreatrivers.Intherightcolumnarelocationswheretheriverslie.Pleasematchthem.matchanswerNamesofRiverLocationNamesofRiverLocationMekongIndiaMekongChina，SEAsiaRhineFranceRhineGermanyGangesRussiaGangesIndiaSeineEnglandSeineFrance7\nNileCentralAfricaNileEgyptThamesGermanyThamesEnglandCongoBrazilCongoCentralAfricaNigerChina,SEAsiaNigerWestAfricaVolgaUSVolgaRussiaDanubeEgyptDanubeCentralEuropeAmazonWestAfricaAmazonBrazilMississippiCentralEuropeMississippiUS3.ReadingaloudtotherecordingTodaywe’regoingtoreadapassageaboutJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONG.PleaselistenandreadaloudabouttherecordingofthetextJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGonpage18.Payattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Iwillplaythetapetwiceandyoushallreadaloudtwice,too.4.ReadingandunderliningNowpleasereadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.CollocationsfromJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGdreamabout,takeagreatbiketrip,graduatefrom,gotthechancetodosth.,cyclealongtheriver,goforlongbikerides,persuadesb.todosth.,getsb.interestedinsth.,bestubborn,knowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,thesourceoftheriver,changeone’smind,atanaltitudeof,theairbehardtobreathe,aninterestingexperience,makeupone’smind,givein,alargeatlaswithgoodmaps,passthrough,besurprisedtodosth,halfof5.ReadingaloudonceagainandunderstandingNextwearegoingtoreadaloudthetextonceagainandthenanswersomequestions.1)WhoareWangKunandWangWei?(Theyarebrotherandsister,andbotharecollegestudents.)2)Whatwastheirdream?(Theirdreamwastotakeagreatbiketrip.)3)WhoareDaoWeiandYuHang?(TheyareWangKun’scousinswhoareatacollegeinKunming.)4)WhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?(ThesourceoftheriverisinQinghaiProvinceanditenterstheSouthChinaSea.)5)WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?(Youcanseeglacier,rapids,hill,valleys,waterfallsandplains.)7\n1)IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekong?Why?(Yes.Thejourneybeginsatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.)6.ReadingandsummingupWeshallgooverthetextoncemoretocompletethechartbelow.TypeofwritingandsummaryoftheideaTypeofwritingThisisatraveljournal.MainideaofthepassageWangKunandWangWei’sdreamoftakingagreatbiketripTopicsentenceof1stparagraphWangWeifirsthavingtheideatocyclealongtheMekongRiverTopicsentenceof2ndparagraphWangWeiinsistingfindingthesourceoftheriverandbeginourjourneythereTopicsentenceof3rdparagraphWefindingalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshowedthedetailsoftheworldgeography7.MakingadiagramofthetextNexttrytoturnoutadiagramofthetexttoseeitsorganization.WangKunandhissistertotakeabiketripWangKun’ssisterorganizingthetripproperlyInformationaboutMekongRiver8.Retellingthetextwiththehelpofthediagraminabout200wordsRetellingcanbefunanduseful.Nextwearetoretellthestoryinthethirdperson.Andweshallmakeuseofthediagramabove.Onepossibleversion：SeeIIinPart3TeachingAssessment9.DiscussingingroupsWehavegotthegeneralmeaningofthepassage,andweknowWangWeiandWangKunhavesomesimilarand7\ndifferentattitudesaboutthetrip.Youmayhaveashortdiscussionwithyourpartnersandthenfillinthechart.SimilarattitudesaboutthetripDifferentattitudesaboutthetripBothWangWeiandWangKunthinks:1)takingthistripisadreamthatcomestrue.2)thattheywillenjoythistripalot.3)theyshouldseealotoftheMekong.4)thatmostoftheMekongwillbefoundinSoutheastAsia.WangWeibelieves:1)theymuststartinQinghaiwheretheriverbegins/seealloftheMekong.2)thattheydon’tneedtopreparemuch.WangKunbelieves:1)itistoocoldandhightostartinQinghai.2)thatusinganatlasisveryimportant.10.ClosingdownbytakingaquizFillintheblankstocompletethesummaryofthetext.Ihavelongdreamedabouttakingagreat1_____tripalongtheMekongRiver.Aftergraduationfromcollegein2002Ifinally2_____thechancetocyclealongtheriver.Inorderto3_____forlongbikerides,Iboughtavery4_____mountainbike.Ipersuadedmy5_____tocyclewithme.Wegrewupinthecity,and6_____hadlonghopedtogooutsidethecity.SoI7_____herinterestedincyclingalongtheriver.8_____sheisstubborn.Shethoughtsheknew9_____bestwayofgettingtoplaces.Butactuallyshehad10_____ideaofthesourceoftheriver.Andshe11_____littleaboutthedetailsofplanning.Ithen12_____heradeterminedlookandchangedmy13_____.Wegotontoanaltitudeof5,000meters.14_____seemedtobeexcitedaboutthe15_____airthere.Butthenwefounditwashardtobreathe.16_____backIthinkitwasreallyan17_____experience.Ihavemadeupmymindto18_____upmyjobnextweek.Iwouldbuyalargeatlas19_____goodmaps.Iwouldkeep20_____allmylife,exploringtheearth.(Keys:1bike2got3go4strong5sister6we7got8But9the10no11cared12gave13mind14She15fresh16Looking17interesting18give19with20cycling)Workoutthestructureandvocabularyquestions.1.Itwasmyfather_____firsthadtheideatowalkaroundtheworld.2.IamdeterminedtocyclealongtheYellowRiverform_____itbeginstowhereIends.3.Weare_____andgrewupinthenorthChinamountainsneartheZhangRiver.4.Heinsistedthatwe_____foralongbiketripalongtheriver.5.Theteachergavemeadeterminedlook—thekind_____saidshewouldn’tcycleanyfurtherwithme.7\n4._____shehasfallenasleep,nothingcanawakeher.5.Wefoundabookwithbeautifulpoemsthatshowed_____ofherlovetowardsthenature.6.Theroadbecamenarrow_____itpassesthroughdeepvalleys,travelingacrossnorthernShanxiProvince.(Keys:1.who,2.where,where,3.Han,4.go,5.that,6.Once,7.details,8.as)7
