unit 3 travel journal
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Unit 3 Travel Journal. 课时分配. Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading. Unit 3. Travel Journal. Period 1&2: 幻灯片 9-46 页. 1. Why do people like traveling ? 2. If you are going traveling, where are you going? 3. How are you going?. Warming up—I (2m). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
课时分配课时 板块结合范例
Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading I
Period 3 Learning about language
Period 4 Reading II
Period 5 Listening
Period 6 Speaking and Writing
In the National Day and labour’s Day, many people including you may prefer to go traveling for a break.
1. Why do people like traveling ?
2. If you are going traveling, where are you going?
3. How are you going?
Warming up—I (2m)
What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?
means of transportation
on footby bike by motor
Warming up—III(2m)
What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?
Cost( 花费 )
Safety( 安全 ) Comfort ( 舒适 )
Quickness Convenience ( 方便 )
Warming up—IV(1m)
According to the following chart, in pairs ,discuss the fares and decide where to go.
From To By Travel fare
Xining
Qinghai
Vientiane
Laos
Train
Air
RMB 1320
RMB 3200
Xining
Qinghai
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Train
Air
RMB 1490
RMB 2600
Xining
Qinghai
Ho Chi MInh City
Vietnam
Train
Air
RMB 1650
RMB 3500
Warming up—V (3m)
While you are discussing with your partner , ask each other the following questions:
When are you leaving?
Where are you going?
How are you going to…?
How long are you staying in…?
When are you arriving in/at…?
When are you coming back?
Discuss in groups of four and join the great rivers and their locations in the world in the following form.
Pre-reading—I (2m):
Names of river Location
Mekong river
Seine
Nile
Gongo
Amazon
Mississippi
Thames
England
Egypt
Central Africa
US
France
China
Brazil
The great rivers in the world
……
How do people who live along a river use it?
Brain
go swimming
travel along a river
to irrigate their fields
to make electricity
storming
Pre-reading—II (2m)
Have you ever travelled along a river? If you have a chance to travel along a river
with your friends, what should you prepare?
the basic equipment:good shoes, clothes, and a backpack
activities to doDon’t hike alone.
Tell someone where you are going.
Bring water and a good map.
Pre-reading—III(3m)
Watch out for dangers, such as spiders, snakes or poisonous plants.
Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.
Bring a cellphone if you have one.
The usage of the equipments
SKimming:
1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?
2. What was their dream?
3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?
Reading—I (1m)
Scan the passage and then list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.
Laos
Thailand
Burma
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Reading –II (3m)
Read and answer the following questions:
1. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?
2. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?
3. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?
Reading –III (4m)
1,The source of the river is in Qinghai province and it enters the South China sea.
2,You can see glacier, rapids ,hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.
3,Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
Read again and get the main idea of each paragraph and tell the reason:
Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei’
dream.Para.2Wang Wei is stubborn.Para.3 Preparing for their trip.(Students have to tell the reason why they summarize
the main idea like that.)
Reading –IV (4m)
Similar attitudes about the trip
Different attitudes about the trip
Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think…
Wang Wei believes…
Wang Kun believes…
Work in pairs and fill in the following form:
1. taking this trip is a dream come true.2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot.3. they should see a lot of the Mekong.4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.
1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.2. that they don’t need to prepare much
1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2. that using an atlas is very important.
Reading—V (5m)
Their dream
Wang Wei’s suggestion
Finding___________ and Finding___________ and beginning there.beginning there.
Their preparations Both of them Both of them bought_____________, got bought_____________, got their cousins interested in their cousins interested in traveling and turned to traveling and turned to _______in the library._______in the library.
Taking a Taking a great bike trip.great bike trip.
the sourcethe source
expensive bikesexpensive bikes
the atlasthe atlas
Why excited
Their journey would begin Their journey would begin at___________________________.at___________________________.
The Mekong River
It begins at a _______on a Tibetan It begins at a _______on a Tibetan mountain, moves quickly and mountain, moves quickly and passes through___________. Half passes through___________. Half of it is in China. It enters of it is in China. It enters the______________. Then it the______________. Then it travels slowly through hills and travels slowly through hills and low valleys and plains, at last it low valleys and plains, at last it enters__________________.enters__________________.
an altitude of more thanan altitude of more than 5000 meters5000 meters
glacierglacier
deep valleysdeep valleys
Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia
the South China Seathe South China Sea
What’s the main idea of the text? The passage tells us a main idea
that no success in life merely happens by describing my sister’s and my dream---taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip.
In groups of four , summarize the main idea of the passage and tell why.
Reading– VII (3m)
Discussion:
(Students can have their own opinions.)
Life is just a series of trying to make your mind.
生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的。
Hitch your wagon to a star.树雄心,立大志。
Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者。
No success in life merely happens.人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。
Homework:
Read the passage and find out the sentences you appreciate and then share with your desk mates.
1.persuade 2.determined
3.Once; change her mind
4.proper 5.insisted 6.detail 7.fare;finally 8.cycle
Answer key for Ex. 1 on page20:
I really enjoyed my school field trip in geography. We saw so many beautiful things: a _______ that flowed like a river of ice through a __________ that cut the mountains into parts. We also discovered a river which fell off the mountain and became a wonderful_________. This was even more exciting to see than the _______ where the water seemed to boil. Later we followed the river to a quieter _________and finally into a _______and the sea.
Answer key for Ex. 3 on page 20
glacier
deltaplain
rapidswaterfall
canyon/valley
Answer key for Ex. 1 in Discovering useful structure:A: Are you working this evening?
B: I’m singing songs with my classmates.
A: Yes, I do. And we’re giving some
B. No. We’re having an English party, don’t you know?
going to do ? performances at the party. What are you
Answer key for Ex. 2 on page 21:
R: Miss Wang, I hear that you ________________ along the Mekong River. That’s really exciting . Have you got everything ready?
W: Almost.
R: When are you ____________?
W: Next Monday.
R: How far are you ______________each day?
W: It’s hard to say. If the weather is fine, I think we’ll be able to ride 75 km a day.
are going to travel
going/leaving
going/leaving
R: Where are ______ at night?W: Usually in our tent, but sometimes in a small hotel in town.R: Do you think you are __________ back here soon?W: Oh, we _______________ back to this place. We ___________home. That’ll be a month later.
are coming
are going
are not coming
staying
The Present Continuous Tense for Future Actions
1) Betty is going off (leaving for) to Guangzhou by plane tomorrow.
2) Bob is going to the airport by taxi next week.
Grammar--I (5m)
3) Jane is staying in Xi’an with her parents.
4) Bob is coming with Betty to see her off.
此四句是现在进行时代替将来时,表示一个最近按计划或安排打算要进行的动作,这类动词通常是瞬间动作,只限于少数动词,常见的有: go, come, leave, sleep, stay, play, do, have, take, get to, see off, etc.
小结:
1 ) How are you feeling today?
2 ) He is always thinking others.
3 ) You are always leaving things about.
4 ) He is always talking big.
亲切赞许
不满厌烦
此四句是现在进行时代替一般现在时,表示一个经常性重复的动作或状态,这时句中常带 always 或 forever, 以表示说话人的某种表情,如赞叹,厌烦,埋怨,等或强调情况的暂时性使其生动。
The Present Continuous Tense for the present actions :
小结:
1) The plane takes off at 9:30.
2) My plane leaves at 7:00.
3) When does the winter holiday begin?
4) What time does the train leave for Shanghai?
此四句表示将来的事情已经“列入日程” 或按计划将要发生,则用一般现在时代替将来时,但仅限于少数动词begin, go, leave, start, take 等。
小结:
(1) 表示现在进行时的动作有两种含义:① 表示说话的时刻正在进行的动作,常
与时间状语 now, at the moment等连用。
② 表示现在阶段正在进行的动作,而不一定是说话时正在进行的动作,常与today, this week, this term 等连用。
现在进行时用法归纳 Grammar--II (10m)
Eg. Right now it is the summer vacation and I’m helping my dad on the farm.现在是暑假,我在农场帮我爸爸干活。
I’m sitting on a rock near the river with my friends.我和我的朋友们正坐在河边的一块岩石上。
(2) 表示反复性或习惯性的动作,常与副词always, continually 等连用,表示说话人的赞扬,厌恶,不满,遗憾等的感情色彩。
Eg. She’s always changing her mind.她老是改变主意。(厌烦)
(3) 表示不久之后肯定将发生,或按计划或安排将要做的事(常与未来的时间状语连用),能这样用的动词多是表示“位移”“停留”的,如 come, go , leave, arrive, start, begin 等。
Eg. Mother is taking us home to see my grandma on Sunday.星期天母亲将带我们回老家看我祖母。
He will write you a letter next week.他下个星期会给你写信。
小结: will/shall+ 动词原形,表示将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态;或表示自然趋势或非主语意志。
I shall be sixteen years old next month.
下个月我将十六岁了。(自然趋势)
表示将来的时态还有下列的方法:
②be going to + 动词原形,表示“就要……”,“打算……”或将要发生的事。
Eg. We’re not going to have any classes next week.
③ 表示“位移”的词,如 arrive, come, go , leave, start, begin 等,可用一般现在时表示将来安排好或即将发生的事。语气比现在进行时更肯定。
Eg. The next train leaves at 9:15.
Practice: Students finish the Ex.3 on P21. After that, students give their own answers.
Grammar--III (5m)
Translate the following statements:1.我下个月将去美国。
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2. 我姑姑在信上说她后天将到我们家。
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3. 我明天将什么东西也不做。
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4. 玛丽和我下个星期天去钓鱼。
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I am going to America next month.
1.Mary and I are going to fish next Sunday.
I am not doing anything tomorrow.
My aunt said she is arriving at our home the day
after tomorrow in the letter.
1.Because the shop___________, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.(2004 年浙江高考 )
A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had had closed down
2. I’ve won a holiday for two weeks to Florida. I______ my mum.(NMET2001)
A.am taking B. have taken
C. take D. will have taken
附:高考题C
A
3. ----Can I join your club, dad?
-----You can when you _______ a bit older. (NMET 1994)
A.get B. will get
C. are getting D. will have got
4. At this time tomorrow ______over the Atlantic.(2003 年北京高考 )
A.we’re going to fly B. we’ll be flying
C. we’ll fly D. we’re to fly
A
B
Homework:
To create some situations in which can use continuous tense to express future , and then share with the classmates in next lesson.
Speaking activity:
Imagine that you and your partners are planning to make a trip down the Mekong, you need to choose what you will take with you, please have a group of four to discuss which thing you think is the most useful, and which thing is the least useful . Give a reason why do you think so. The following things are for you to choose.
Pre-reading II
First reading:
①When they arrived in Tibet, it was winter then. ( )②Wang Wei was behind me as usual. ( )③When we reached a valley, it became warmer.( ) ④After supper, we started to make camp. ( )⑤Wang Kun went to sleep and Wang Wei stayed awake. ( )⑥There was almost no wind on that night. ( )
F
F
TF
FT
Decide the following statements are true or false.Reading --I
In the early evening
After supper
At midnight
We _____ __________.
Wang Wei ______ __ ____________ but I_______ _______.
The sky _____ __________.
The stars _____ _______.
There was only the sound of______
made
wentsleep
to
stay awake
becameclear
werebright
fire
camp
Reading --III Find the detailed information from the passage.
Do you know something about the following countries : Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam. Just say something about them.
Please find more information from the travel journal to fill the following form:
Topic Laos Cambodia Vietnam
Population
Weather
Learning
Farming
Half the population of
Cambodia
Twice the population
of Laos
Almost seven times the
population of Cambodia
Cool and dry in
autumn
Cooler in the north and
much warmer in the southHalf of its
people can’t read or write
Rice and fish
Rice and fish
Rice, fish and fruit
Homework:
Do a survey to find out how many students have ever traveled to other provinces and then choose one or two students to interview their feelings during the trip, and report it in next class.
Can you imagine what happened when Wang Kun and Wang Wei travelled down the Mekong river?
What happened?
see some beautiful sceneries
meet some thing dangerous
get lost
chatting with the passers-by
…….
Listen to tape and tick the words you hear on the tape.
mountains
DaliTibetThailand
Laoshorsesfloods
waterfallsfishcanyons
valleysforests
√
√
√ √
√
Listening to the tape again and answer the following questions:
1.Which country does the girl come from?
2.Where does the Mekong River even appear in Laos
3.What is the Mekong river called in Vietnam?
1.Which country does the girl come from?
She is from Laos.
2.Where does the Mekong River even appear in Laos?
In its national flag.
Topic Southwest China
Laos
Local name of the river
Uses of the river
What to see
scenery
The water of the rocks
The sea of Laos
washing, fishing and transport
many different animal, plant and
bird species
small villages along the river
waterfalls and rapids
river passes through mountains
and forests; temples, caves and
a waterfall
Listen again to the tape and fill in the chart:
Listen to the tape and find out the information to fill in the blank.
1.We’re ___________ the Mekong River from its start to where it ___________ the sea.
2. We would be ________ ___________ it. It’s better than a road.
3. The scenery can _________ _______ _________ ___________.
4.it’s a ______________ area so you know it’s very special.
following
protected
take your
withoutlost
joins
breath away
Speaking:
Introduce a place that you have ever been to to your partner, such as when and how you went there, what you saw, what you did, what impressed you most ect.
Writing :
Read the short passage on page 23, and find out the differences between a diary and a travel journal.
Diary Travel journal
1. Put thoughts
4.writers record their
experiences, ideas and
afterthoughts about
what they have seen.
4. diary writers record how they feel very soon after things happen
3. travel journal has a
different purpose
3. diary just record
the personal feelings
2. not so personal ,can be shared with others
2. personal
1.write about their travels
Have you ever written a travel journal? Have you ever introduce your trip to your friends? Now, imagine you just come back from a journey, and during journey you have recorded what you saw ,how you felt , and you want to write a letter to your American friend to share your experience.
The following is the form of the letter:
(heading) Beijing No 4 Middle School Beijing, China October 3rd, 2004(salutation)Dear Sir or Madam:Thank you for your letter dated October 1s, 2004._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________( body )_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (complimentary close) Yours sincerely, (signature) Zhou ping
Homework:
Revise the composition and then change with the desk mates to correct the mistake. Next lesson, read the revised and corrected one to the whole class.
1.persuade: cause sb by reasoning 说服,劝说 (暗示是成功的,如果未成功则用try to persuade )
(1)persuade sb to do sth 或persuade sb into doing sth:说服某人干某事
How can you persuade him to change his mind/into changing his mind?
Language points for Reading I
(2) persuade sb out of doing sth 说服某人不要干某事
Finally, we persuaded her out of traveling by plane.
2.insist: declare firmly, esp.in the face of doubt of opposition 坚持认为;坚决主张
(1)“坚决主张,坚决要求”,后接的宾语从句用陈述语气(表示一个主张或一种看法),即“ should+ 动词原形”, should 可省略。
I insisted that he (should) come with us. 我坚持主张他跟我们同行。
(2)“坚持说”(表示一个事实),后接的从句用陈述语气,即按需要选择时态
He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag.他坚持说他注册码偷那女孩的包。
(3) Insist on/upon doing sth 坚持干某事
I insisted on/upon his coming with us.
4.trip, journey, travel, tour
(1)trip 一般指有目的的短距离的旅行。在现代英语中, trip 和 journey 常可通用,搭配动词有 :make, take 和 go on. 如:
make/ take/ go on a trip/ journey to … 到…旅游
on a/ one’s trip/ journey
(2)travel 常用作抽象名词,泛指“旅行,旅游”,指具体旅行时常用复数,但前面不用 many 或数词。
He came back home after years of foreign travel. 国外多年旅游后,他回了家乡。
(3)tour 指“周游,巡回旅行”,常是访问一系列地方后又回到出发地。
Our American friends are making a tour of Shanghai. 我们的朋友正在对上海进行巡回旅行。
5. It is my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.(P.18)首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。
“ It is …that/who...” 是强调句型,可强调句子的各个成分(谓语除外),其基本结构为 : It is +被强调部分+that(被强调部分是人时也可用 who)+其余部分
如: My parents are determined to visit China next year.
It is my parents who/that are determined to visit China next year.( 强调主语 )
It is China that my parents are determined to visit next year.( 强调宾语 )
注意它的疑问形式Is it China that your parents are
determined to visit next year?
Where is it that your parents are determined to visit next year?
6.They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries.(P.18) 他们是傣族人,在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大的,湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江,流到其他国家的就叫湄公河。
the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries 是一个名词短语,用来修饰前面的 the Langcang River, 其中又含有一个定语从句 that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries.
7.My sister doesn’t care about details.(p.18)我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。
(1)care about: be worried, concerned or interested 忧虑,关心,惦念
(2)care for: look after; like or love 照顾;喜欢
Who will care for the children if their mother dies?
Would you care for a drink?
(3)care to do : be willing to or wish or like to do 愿意干;想;喜欢干 ( 用于疑问句和否定句 )
I don’t care to be seen in his company.
8.Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.(P.18) 她一旦下了决心,什么也不能使她改变。
(1)once 可做连词引导状语从句,意为“一旦”,如:
Once you listen to the song, you will never forget it.
(2)once 做副词,意为“一次” for one time;“曾经” in the past.
He goes to the cinema once a week.
This book was once very popular but no one reads it today.
(3)once 的常见短语; at once 立即 all at once 突然 once more 再一次 once a while 偶尔
9. To climb the mountain road was hard work but to go down the hills was great fun.(P.22)
(1) 不定式 to do 可在句中做主语,注意谓语常用单数。如:
To get up early is good for our health.在英语表达式中,常用形式主语 it 来代替不
定式 to do 做主语,如上句可改为:It is good for our health to get up early.It is necessary for us to learn more
about science and technology.It is nice of you to let me know the
result.
(2)fun 是不可数名词,意为“快乐”“有趣的人或事”。如:
What fun the children had at the seaside.
Your new friend is great fun.