Unit3TravelJournal,Unit3TraveljournalUsinglanguage,JourneydowntheMekongAnightintheMountainsReadinganddiscussing,HaveyoueverbeentoTibet?Tibet,,,,,Speakingactivity:ImaginethatyouandyourpartnersareplanningtomakeatripdowntheMekong,youneedtochoosewhatyouwilltakewithyou,pleasehaveagroupoffourtodiscusswhichthingyouthinkisthemostuseful,andwhichthingistheleastuseful.Giveareasonwhydoyouthinkso.Thefollowingthingsareforyoutochoose.,flashlightumbrellamatchesraincoatcanopenerstyre,waterbottlecompassradioblankettentmap,1.WhentheyarrivedinTibet,itwaswinterthen.2.WangWeiwasbehindmeasusual.3.Whenwereachedavalley,itbecamewarmer.FFTTrueorFalse.Firstreading,4.Aftersupper,westartedtomakecamp.5.WangKunwenttosleepandWangWeistayedawake.6.Therewasalmostnowindonthatnight.FFT,Pleaselistentothepassageandfillinthechart.seeOnthemountain:1._______2.____sky3._____starsInthevalleys:4._________flyingaroundus5._____________eatinggrasshearsnowfallclearbrightalmostnosoundbutflamesofthefireSecondreadingbutterfliesyaksandsheep,Do1.__________________2._____________________________3._______________________________________4._______________________ridebicycleinthesnowchangeautumnclothestowinterclotheschangewinterclothesbacktoautumnclothesputuptentstomakecamp,feel1.__________________2._____________________________________________________________________3._____________________________(legs)heavyandcoldToclimbthemountainwashardwork,buttogodownthehillswasgreatfun.canhardlywaittoseetheircousins,1.HowdoesWangKungfeelaboutthetripnow？Heisstartingtolikeit/enjoyit.2.Whatdoyouthinkhaschangedhisattitude？SeeinghowbeautifulthelandishaschangedWangKun’sattitude.Pleasereadthepassageagainanddiscussthesequestionsinpairs.,3.IsitnaturalforWangKunnottofeellonely?Yes.WecanseethatthesceneWangKunwasseeingisbeautiful.Theclearsky,thebrightstarsandthefireaccompanyhim.Besides,theircousinsarewaitingforhim.Theywillmeetsoon.Sohedoesn’tfeellonely.,4.Wouldyoufeelthesamewayinthissituation?Whyorwhynot?Yes,becausebeautifulscenerywillmakepeoplehappywhenhisbestfriendarewaitingforhimsomewhere.,5.DoChineseliketobearoundothersmorethanwesterners?Yes.Chineseprefertobearoundotherswhilewesternerswanttospendsometimealone.Thisisbecauseofdifferentcultures.,6.WhatitemsareWangKunandWangWeicarryingwiththem?WhatdoyouthinktheywillhavetoleavebehindinDali?Whatshouldtheytakeinstead?WangKunandWangWeiarecarryingatent,acookerandfood,pillows,waterbottles.Inthemountainstheyworelongwoolcoats,caps,glovesandtrousers.IntheplainstheychangedintoT-shirtsandshorts.,Sampledialogue:WK:Oh,upsoearly?WW:Early?It’snearly9o’clock.ImaginethatinthemorningthereisadialoguebetweenWangKunandWangWei.Whatdoyouthinktheywouldsaybeforetheyleavecamp?,WK:Oops.(Lookathiswatch).Iguessyou’reright.WW:Whywereyousotired?WK:Well,Istayeduplatelastnighttowatchthestars.WW:That’snice.Theymustbepretty.WK:Yes,theywere.,Listeningandspeaking1Beforeyoulisten,readtheexercisesbelowandtrytopredictwhatthelisteningisabout.,CanyouimaginewhathappenedwhenWangKunandWangWeitravelleddowntheMekongriver?seeingsomebeautifulsceneriesmeetingsomethingdangerousgettinglostchattingwiththepassers-by…Whathappened?,2Listentothetapeandtickthestatementwhichtellsthemainideaofthedialogue.A.AgirlfromLaostoldWangKunabouthowLaotiansusetheMekongRiver.B.AgirltoldWangKunaboutwhattheywouldseealongtheMekongRiver.C.AgirlfromLaostoldWangKunabouthowimportantandbeautifultheMekongis.C,3Listenagainandcompletethepassagebelow.TheMekongisthemostimportantriverinLaos.Iteven________onthenational____ofthecountry.Laotianpeopleusetheriverfor_______,_______and____________goodsandpeoplearoundthecountry.appearsflagwashingtransportingfishing,TheycalltheMekong“the___ofLaos”,butinTibetpeoplecallit“thewaterofthe_____”.IfyoufollowtheriverinLaos,youcanvisittemples,cavesanda_________.Atnight,youcansleepinsomesmall_________bytheriver.searockswaterfallvillages,Thenextdaythetravellersseeagirl(G)walkingalongtheroad.WanKun(WK)speakstoher.WK:Hello!G:Hello!Areyoutravelers?ListeningTextPart3CHATTINGWITHAGIRL,WK:Yes.We’retravellingalongtheMekongRiver.We’vebeenallthroughChinaandnowwearegoingtofollowtheriverthroughLaos.,G:I’mLaotian.TheMekong’sourmostimportantriver.Doyouknowthatitevenappearsonournationalflag?WK:Really?G:Yes.Weusetheriverforwashing,fishingandtransportingthingsaroundthecountry.,Wewouldbelostwithoutit.It’sbetterthanaroad.WK:Well,nowonderI’veseenboatsgoingupanddown-they’retransportinggoodsandpeople.G:Yes.Wecallit“theseaofLaos”althoughwearenotnearthesea.Itisbecausethewaterisasusefultousasthesee.,WK:Howinteresting!InTibettheriver’scalled“Thewateroftherocks”.Bothnamestellusalotabouttheriver,don’tthey?,G:Yes,theydo.Watchoutforthetemples,cavesandawaterfallalongtheriver.WK:Canwesleepbytheriver?G:Yes,ofcourseyoucan.Theyaremanysmallvillagesalongtheriver.Youcanstaythereifyouwish.WK:Thanksalot.,Listeningtothetapeagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:Whichcountrydoesthegirlcomefrom?CanpeoplesleepbytheMekongRiver?WhatistheMekongrivercalledinVietnam?,Whichcountrydoesthegirlcomefrom?SheisfromLaos.2.CanpeoplesleepbytheMekongRiver?3.WhatistheMekongrivercalledinVietnam?It’scalled“theseaofLaos”Yes,theycan.,4WhatelsewouldyouexpectWangKunandthegirltotalkabout?Getintopairsandcontinuethedialoguebetweenthem.Usethefollowingexpressionstoendyourconversation.,Haveanice/goodtime.Haveanice/goodtrip.Takecare.Havefun.Goodluckonyourjourney.Writetome.Sayhelloto....Givemylove/bestwishesto....Bestwishes.,Sampledialogue:WK:What’sthefoodlikeinLaos?G:It’sdelicious.Therearemanyfishdishesandaspecialfishsoup.Thefishermencatchthefishandthencookit.Youshouldtrythat.WK:Ilovetotrynewfood.Whatwillweseealongtheriverbank?,G:WelltherearethickforestsandmountainsinthenorthofLaosandmanyinterestingplants,birdsandanimalsinthesouthofLaos.It’ssobeautifulbytheriverthatthescenerywilltakeyourbreathaway.,WK:Thatsoundwonderful.Icannotwaittogetgoing.Thankyoufortellingussomanythings.Takecare.G:Haveanicetimeonyourjourney.Keepintouchandwritetomeifyouhavetime.Goodbye.Wk:Iwill.Goodbye.,WritingImaginethatyouareafriendofWangKun.WriteashortemailaskingaboutLaos.Inpairsbrainstormsomequestions.EXAMPLE:WhatisthefoodlikeinLaos?Whatdoyouthinkofthecountry?,Choosetwoorthreequestionsanduseeachasanewparagraph.Howwasyourtrip?Whatdidyoudowhen...?Haveyoumet...?Whendidyougetback?Whatkindofthingsdidyousee?Couldyougivememoredetailsabout...?Couldyoutellmeabout...?,Instructionsforwriting1.Usecorrecttensesandsentencestructures.2.Payattentiontopunctuations.3.Creativewritingisencouraged.4.Trytouseasmanyaspossiblethewordsandphraseswehaverecentlylearned.5.Wordslimit:about60words.,MydearBraveWangKun,HowIworryaboutyouandWangWei.Areyouhavingagoodtime?Whereareyounow?AreyoustillinLaos?Canyoutellmesomethingaboutpeople’slifethere?WhenareyougettingtoVietnam?Samplewriting,Pleasesendmesomephotoswithyournextletter!Well,haveanicetripandtakecare.Don’tforgettowritetome!GivemebestwishestoWangKunandyourcousins.Goodluckonyourjourney.Yourclosefriend,HuLin,HomeworkDoasurveytofindouthowmanystudentshaveevertraveledtootherprovincesandthenchooseoneortwostudentstointerviewtheirfeelingsduringthetrip,andreportitinnextclass.,
