Unit 3 Travel Journal

Discussion:

Q1. Do you like traveling?

Q2. Why do you like traveling?

Q3. How will you prepare for traveling?

(including the time, the place, the means, the cost, the things you’ll take along, … of traveling)

Q2. Why do you like traveling?

Why like traveling

Increase our knowledge

Make friends Be good to health

How will you prepare for traveling?

Things to takeMeans of transportation

A travel plan travel costbackground information

timeWhat to do

Points forattention

destination

Time: summer( winter) vacation/ weekend/ holidays/ festivalsMay Day/ National Day/ the Spring Festival

(seven-day golden weeks for tourism)

Destination: places of interest/ scenic sport

Means of transport: by bus /car/ train/bike/land/

ship/boat/sea/plane/air… /on foot and so on

What to do while traveling: cycling/ hiking/ rafting/ climbing and so on

Background information:

language/ history/ culture/ customs/ religion/ politics/ weather…

Points for attention: Don’t forget your life insured; Don’t throw away waste; Don’t park your bike or car in the wrong parking lot; Don’t make a fire freely; Don’t feed animals… Protect animals and plants; Do as the guide tells you do; ….

What to take?• backpack(背包 )/ suitcase/ money (cash)/ an atlas (a book of maps)/ compass(指南针 )/ food/ medicine/ water bottle/ clothes/ electronic dictionary/ a pen/ notebook/ MP3/ camera/ film/ battery/ radio/ a cell phone/ hat/ raincoat/ umbrella/ daily demands/ a tent/ blanket/ army knife/ can and bottles openers/ rope/ flashlight/ sun glasses/ sun cream (sunscreen) (防晒油 ) / match/ boots/ passports/ ID cards(身份证 ) /a bike/ and so on.

Discussion: (Talking on P55)

Imagine that you are helping the cyclists to prepare for their trip down the Mekong. You need to choose what they will take with them from the following. Discuss which are most useful or which are least useful and give your reason.

Flashlight/ umbrella/ matches/ water bottle/can and bottle openers/ radio/ tyre / blanket/ tent/ compass/ map/ raincoat

This activity requires students to think critically and learn to be resourceful. Two sample dialogues are as follows:

1. A: Well, I’m not sure about some of these things but I know a can/tin opener is not very useful. B: Why not? A: Think about it: cans/tins are heavy to carry on a bike. So cans/tins mean no use. B: Yes, you are right.And I’m not sure about the need for an umbrella. A: But certainly it will rain on their trip. So it is useful. B: I disagree. How can you hold an umbrella and ride a bike? A: Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. So they should have raincoats.

Examples:

B: Yes, and raincoats are not as heavy. A: How about the radio? I mean, can they really use it? B: Maybe in China to get the weather. A: Yes, sure, but most of the trip is not in China. They don’t know the languages. B: Right, OK, so we agree that a can/tin opener, umbrellas and a radio are useless. A: So which are the most useful?

B: Right. I’m sure they need a map.A: Yes, if they have a map, they’ll know where they are.B: Now a tent, a blanket a water bottle and a map are the most useful.

A: I think a tent and a blanket are the most useful. B: I agree, they need them to spend night. And I’m sure of the need of a compass. A: I don’t think so. As long as they travel down the river, they’ll never lose their way. B: Yes, how about a water bottle? A: In my opinion it’s the most useful. They need water all the way.

Li River, Guilin, China

Jiuzhaigou, China

Hua Shan mountain, China

Dinghu Shan a mountain nature reserve in China

Huangshan is China's best mountain scenery by far

Stone Forest of Yunnan, China

view from phnom penh guesthouse

Sunrise in Tianyoufeng

Jiuquxi

Tianyoufeng in the fog

Yunufeng

China, Xi'an. Terracotta Army contemporary Buddhist

temple of Thailand

Grand Palace, Bangkok (THAILAND)

China, Xi'an. Terracotta Army

Tian’anmen Square

Centre of Asia Structure, China

On the left Myanmar, the right Thailand

Yungang Caves – China

the Great Wall

London Bridge

The Opera House.

Eiffel Tower

on foot by bike

by car / by bus by plane / by air

by bus

by boat /by ship /by sea

skiing

rafting

Rock climbing

hiking

bengjee

Some new words• journal n. 日记 ;杂志 ;定期刊物

• fare n.费用• transport n.&vt.运送 ;运输

• Vientiane n. 万象[老挝首都 ](在湄公河中游北岸 ,隔河为泰国 )

• Laos n.老挝国（东南亚国家）

• Phnom Penh n.金边(今之柬埔寨首都 )

• Cambodia n.高棉 , 柬埔寨

• Ho Chi Minh n.胡志明 (越南民主共和国主席 ,1890-1969)

• Vietnam n. 越南• Mekong 湄公河

Temple in Vientiane

Laos & the Mekong River

Traditional house

northern Laos

Laos - Burma – Thailand, here they meet

Central market of Phnom Penh

The Silver Pagoda of Phnom Penh

Angkor wat Cambodiasouthern Cambodia

Ho Chi Minh Statute

Pond in Ho Chi Minh

Mekong Delta, in Vietnam

Church in Southern Vietnam

One Foot in China & One Foot in Vietnam

Xining, Qinghai

Imagine that you live in Qinghai Province. You plan to spend a holiday with a friend somewhere in Southeast Asia. Choose three places to visit and find out the one –way fare to get there for different kinds of transport.

In pairs, discuss the fares and decide where to go.

Then ask each other the following question:

Make up a dialogue

From To By Travel fare

Xining Vientiane Train RMB

Qinghai Laos Air RMB

Xining Phnom Penh Train RMB

Qinghai Cambodia Air RMB

Xining Ho Chi Minh City Train RMB

Qinghai Vietnam Air RMB

Travel from Xining to Southeast Asia

Questions: Where are you going on holiday?

When are you leaving?

How are you going to…?

How long are you staying ?

When are you arriving in /at…?

Where are you staying?

When are you coming back? Farewells: Have a good trip/ journey; Have a good day/ time; Enjoy yourself; Best wishes; Have fun; Good luck; Take care!

Sample:A: Tom, where you going on holiday?B: I’ m going to Laos.A: When are you leaving?B: Next Sunday.A: How are you going to Laos?B: I’m taking a plane.A: How long are you staying there?B: About two weeks.A: Great. Have a good trip.B: Thanks.

Grammar: the present continuous can be used to express a plan or something to be done according to plan Look at the following dialogue and underline the verbs in this tense.A: Are you working this evening?B: No. We’re having an English party, don’t you know?A: Yes, I do. And we’re giving some performance at the party. What are going to do?B: I’m singing song with my classmates.

Homework:

• Write a composition bout you visit to somewhere. Report it to the class next week.

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