新视野大学英语第三版第三册第四单元-SectionB-Traveling solo—A blessing overall!

Traveling sol o - A bl essing overall!独自旅行——总体来说是好事So you're ready to travel. Pick a place, any place.Let's say you've always wanted to go to China. Yo u'veseen pictures of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City,Tian'anmen Square. You've always been fa scinatedwith Chinese aesthetics and culture, with red,fragrant temples and venerable statues. Yo u havea chunk of money saved and extra vacation timeearned. Now is the time to go!现在你准备去旅行，挑一个地方，任何地方都可以。

比如你一直想去中国，你已经看过了长城、紫禁城、天安门广场的照片。

你一直被中国的美学艺术和文化所深深吸引，那里有香烟缭绕的红色寺庙，有庄严的塑像。

你早就省下了一笔钱，挤出了点时间，现在，该出发了！But maybe you haven't traveled much. You've never been to an exotic place where you can'tspea k the language or read the signs. A place where you'll have to do all the research foryourself, find hotels, get yourself around, buy locomotive or bus tickets, order your own food.You must figure a ll of this out while looking at the unfamiliar notation which you see whereveryou look or go.但也许你以前旅行不多。

Unit 4Text A The surprising purpose of travel1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight.I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.2 Why do we travel? I don't mind the actual flying, the wonder of being airborne in a dense metal bird. The rest of the journey, however, can feel like a tedious lesson in the ills of modernity, from the predawn x-ray screening to the sad airport malls selling clusters of keepsakes. It's the result of a globalized world, and it sucks.3 Sometimes, of course, we travel because we need to. Because in this digital age, there is still something important about the handshake at a business luncheon. Or eating mom's special food on Thanksgiving. Or seeing your girlfriend on your 2-year anniversary.4 But most travel is decidedly optional. Only corporate travel, about 30% of trips over 50 miles, is truly compulsory. Instead, we travel because we want to, because the annoyances of the airport are offset by the thrill of being someplace new. Because work is stressful and our blood pressure is too high and we need a vacation somewhere tropical. Because home is boring. Because the flights are on sale. Because Paris is Paris.5 Thanks to modern aviation, we can now move through space at an inhuman speed. For the first time in human history, we can outrun the sun and move from one hemisphere to another in a single day. Of course, it's not enough to simply get on a plane. If we want to realize the creative benefits of travel, then we have to re-think its overall purpose. Most people, after all, escape to Paris so they don't have to think about those troubles they left behind. But here's the irony: Our mind is most likely to solve our most stubborn problems while we are sitting in luxury in a Left Bank café. So, instead of contemplating that buttery dessert, we should be conscious of those domestic issues we just can't solve.6 The larger lesson, though, is that our thoughts are saturated with the familiar. The brain is a space of near infinite possibility, which means that it spends a lot of time and energy choosing what not to notice. As a result, creativity is traded away for efficiency; we think in finite, literal prose, not symbolic verse. A bit of distance, however, helps loosen the cognitive chains that imprison us, making it easier to mingle the new with the old; the mundane is grasped from a slightly more abstract perspective. According to research, the experience of an exotic culture endows us with a valuable open-mindedness, making it easier to realize that even a trivial thing can have multiple meanings. Consider the act of leaving food on the plate: In China, this is often seen as a compliment, a signal that the host has provided enough to eat. But in America the same act is a subtle insult, an7 Such multicultural contrasts mean that seasoned travelers are open to ambiguity, willing to realize that there are decidedly different (and equally valid) ways of interpreting the world. This, in turn, allows them to expand the circumference of their "cognitive inputs" as they refuse to settle for their first answers and initial guesses.8 Of course, this mental flexibility doesn't come from mere distance, a simple change in latitude and longitude. Instead, this renaissance of creativity appears to be a side effect of difference: We need to change cultures, to experience the disorienting diversity of human traditions. The same facets of foreign travel that are so confusing (Do I tip the waiter? Where is this train taking me?) turn out to have a lasting impact, making us more creative because we're less insular. We're reminded of all that we don't know, which is nearly everything; we're surprised by the constant stream of surprises. Even in this globalized age, we can still be amazed at all the earthly things that weren't included in the Let's Go guidebook and that certainly don't exist back home.9 So, let's not pretend that travel doesn't have its drawbacks, or that we endure jet lag for pleasure. We don't spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Picchu probably doesn't make up for the trouble of lost luggage. (More often than not, I need a vacation after my vacation.) We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret cornerstones of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything.Unit 4Text B Traveling solo — A blessing overall!1 So you're ready to travel. Pick a place, any place. Let's say you've always wanted to go to China. You've seen pictures of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square. You've always been fascinated with Chinese aesthetics and culture, with red, fragrant temples and venerable statues. You have a chunk of money saved and extra vacation time earned. Now is the time to go!2 But maybe you haven't traveled much. You've never been to an exotic place where you can't speak the language or read the signs. A place where you'll have to do all the research for yourself, find hotels, get yourself around, buy locomotive or bus tickets, order your own food. You must figure all of this out while looking at the unfamiliar notation which you see wherever you look or go.3 So now you're ready to realize your dream to explore China, and find, for yourself, the soul of the country. Unfortunately, right from the onset, none of your friends share that dream. Your sister is pregnant and can't travel. Your best friend just got a new job and can't take time off. So what do you do? You could ask everyone you know — friends, acquaintances, co-workers. You could join a tour. Or, you could go alone.4 To travel alone is a difficult decision for anyone, though especially for women. For me, it came naturally. I made that trip to China, and then zigzagged on a multinational excursion through Indonesia, Thailand, England and France.5 But the reactions I've gotten, from people I know, fellow travelers, and especially, from the natives of the countries I've visited, showed me that solo traveling is strange, and even considered inconceivable or reckless by many people. People ask me if the isolation makes me sad or even if I'm more susceptible to violent or dangerous situations.6 This has been sometimes a blessing, sometimes a curse. I remember searching desperately for accommodations in Taiwan. The university listed in my booklet no longer had dormitories for travelers, and I was lucky when the desk clerk called a young woman out of a nearby office. As it turned out, she was offering to let me stay at her flat and even had a friend come show me around the city the next day.7 Also in Taiwan, I met two girls who smuggled me into their hotel room, gave me one of the beds (they shared the other), and took me to a feast with their tour group. When they heard my next stop was their hometown, they arranged for a bilingual friend to pick me up at the train station.8 But there has also been the downside of those not-so-pleasant experiences. In Indonesia, a cute boy gave me a ride on his motorbike, and thought that gave him license to grope me illicitly. Many times in Indonesia, boys menaced me, assuming I was willing to pay for their company. In Japan, I was picked up by a young man who refused to drop me at my Youth Hostel; he insisted I stay with his friends. The friends turned out to be four girls; I was safe, but one snored like a lawnmower, and it took me two days to escape.9 I've been irritated and perplexed many times — not speaking a language, not understanding or being understood. Once, in Italy, a hotel clerk tried to overcharge me and only gave up after 10 minutes of arguing. Another time in China, a taxi driver insisted I pay more, and I was rescued by the doorman of a fancy hotel.10 Having a companion might have helped safeguard me from some of those problems. But it would have suppressed other opportunities — a long afternoon in Thailand all alone in the back of a hay wagon and then seven days in the back of a truck with a Brit, two Aussies and two Norwegians! Eating ethnic food on my way through eastern Korea with four youthful Japanese salarymen. Getting sick in China, and being nursed with chocolate bars and tissues by a couple from Texas.11 The few times I have traveled with a companion, I haven't had the same ample opportunities to meet people. Other travelers can swap stories with you about the local folklore of the places they've been to and often have credible insights into the place you're visiting. Locals are also more likely to see you as approachable and be upfront with you when you're on your own.12 Of course you have to be careful not to endanger yourself by throwing caution to the wind. Watch your back, but don't presume the worst and be overly fearful. Be friendly with people, but watch out for those who are too friendly with you. Don't disregard your instincts. If you hear stories about criminals on a road, take the road – just don't take much cash, and don't accept Coca Cola from strangers.13 The key to solo travel is to open your mind, close your eyes and leap in! Everything that happens to you is an experience, and good, bad or neutral, they will all benefit you in some way. Take those little annoyances, those inefficiencies, and those boring bureaucrats with a laugh. If you despise something, just remember: You don't live there, you can leave anytime, and you'll never have to deal with this again!14 Don't ever let a lack of companionship constrain you from doing what you really want to do. Once you go solo, you'll be amazed at how sensational your travel experiences will be.。

第一单元永不放弃1 英国的伟大首相温斯顿丘吉尔爵士：小时候在哈罗公学上学。

当时他可不是个好学生：要不是出身名门：他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。

谢天谢地：他总算从哈罗毕业了：在那里犯下的错误并没有影响到他上大学。

后来：他凭着军旅生涯中的杰出变现当选为英国首相。

他的才思、智慧、公民责任感以及在二战痛苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气：为他赢得了美名。

他非凡的决心：不仅激励了整个民族：还鼓舞了全世界。

2在他首相任期即将结束时：他应邀前往母校哈罗公学：为满怀报国之志的同学们做演讲。

校长说~校长说；“年轻的先生们：当代最伟大的演说家过几天就会你们演讲：他提出的任何中肯的建议：你们都要听从。

”那个激动人心的日子终于到了。

温斯顿伯爵站了起来——他只有5英尺5英寸高：体重却有107公斤。

他做了言简意赅的讲话：永不放弃：永不：永不：永不：永不，“3 个人经历、教育机会、个人困境：这些都不能阻挡一个全力以赴追求成功的、有着坚强意志的人。

任务再苦：准备再长：难度再大：都不能让他放弃自己的追求。

就以本时代最有学问的两位科学家——阿尔伯特?爱因斯坦和托马斯?.爱迪生为例：他们都曾面临巨大的障碍和极端的批评：都曾被说成“不开窍”：被老师当成笨蛋：而放弃。

托马斯爱迪生还曾逃学：老师因为嫌他问的问题太多而经常鞭打他。

爱因斯坦一直到将近9岁才能流利的说话：学习成绩太差：有些人认为他都已经学不好了。

然而：这两个男孩的父母都相信他们：他们坚持不懈的每天和儿子一起努力：孩子们也了解到：要想成功就绝不要怕付出长期而艰辛的努力。

最终：爱因斯坦和爱迪生都摆脱了童年的困扰：进而做出了造福当今全世界的伟大发现。

4 再如亚伯拉罕?林肯这个英雄的典范：他一生面临了无数艰辛：失败和接二连三的不幸。

他的出身和经历真是一点也算不上光鲜：他在一个非常贫困的家庭长大：只受过一年正规教育：轻伤两度失败初恋爱人的突然离世也使他精神崩溃：还在八次政治选举中落马。

此后他的4个孩子有3个不幸去世：令他悲痛欲绝。

TEXT AThe surprising purpose of travel令人惊奇的旅行目的1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。

想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。

出租车来晚了，并且在途中迷了路，我越来越担心会赶不上飞机。

Five Famous Symbols of American CultureI. ObjectivesII. PreviewIII. leading-inIV. Section A-TextV. Answers to Exercises VI. Extensive Tasks VII. Testing Yourself VIII. HomeworkNHCE-BIII-Unit 4 I: ObjectivesMENU •Objectives•Students would:• 1. be able to successfully finish listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks related to the theme of ―symbols of American culture‖, with the help of theme vocabulary.• 2. improve the accuracy of their spoken and written output, thanks to theme words and expressions.• 3. improve the fluency of their spoken output during the completion of the chains of tasks.•4. have an understanding about the essence of American and Chinese culture.1. About American Culture:Most Americans see themselves first as individuals and then as a member of a community, family or other groups. Some people from other countries view this as being ―selfish‖. Others view it as freedom from constraints.IndividualismThe main content of American culture is the emphasis on individuals' value, the pursuit of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation (开拓, 经营), competition, and the need of realism and practicality.Equality and InformalityMost Americans treat each other in informal ways, even in the presence of great differences in age or social standing. Some see this as a ―lack of respect‖. Others see it as a healthy lack of concern for social ritual (礼仪).2.A Poem Inscribed on the Statue of LibertyThe New Colossusby Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame."Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries sheWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"新的巨人（New Colossus）不像那无耻的古希腊的青铜巨人，叉腿横跨征服的陆地；在这海水冲洗的日落重门，将矗立起一位手持火炬的伟大女性，火焰是被囚禁着的闪电，流放者们的母亲就是她的姓名。

TEXT AThe surprising purpose of travel令人惊奇的旅行目的1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。

想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。

出租车来晚了，并且在途中迷了路，我越来越担心会赶不上飞机。

Unit 4 Section A The surprising purpose of travel令人惊奇的旅行目的1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.1 早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。

想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。

Unit 4 Section A The surprising purpose of travel令人惊奇的旅行目的1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.1 早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。

想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。

Unit 4 Book 3Key to exercisesSection A31 compulsory2 contemplate3 imprisoned4 globalize5 offset6 groan7 stubborn8 cluster9 ambiguity 10 consoledWord building4-ablerespect respectablenegotiate negotiabledistinguish distinguishableavailable availattribute attributableprofit profitable-izememory memorizeauthor authorizevisual visualizestable stabilizesocial socialize51 profitable2 renewable3 authorized4 negotiable5 visualize6 socialize7 attributable8 respectable9 avail 10 stabilize 11 distinguishable 12 memorizeBanked cloze1E 2M 3K 4I 5F 6A 7C 8H 9L 10 N7.1 settle for2 more often than not3 mingled with4 traded for5 was saturated with6 are open to7 endowed with8 make up for Structured Writing8Many parents set unreasonable expectations for their kids. Conflicts occur when their children fail to reach their expectations. But why do parents tend to expect so much from their children?The harsh reality may be one reason for the high expectations. We can see such logic behind parents' expectations: If their children can study hard, then they will be admitted to key universities, and then they will be much more competitive in job hunting after graduation.The peer pressure is also a contributing factor. Parents tend to compare their kids to other kids interms of academic performance. Parents consider it a shame if their children always lag behind other children. So it is often the case that parents spare no efforts to send their children to expensive training centers.Parents' love for their kids provides another explanation for their burning desire to see the best of their kids. Parents will be proud if their children make great achievements. But sometimes such love becomes a heavy burden on their kids.The harsh reality, peer pressure and parents' love all account for the unreasonable expectations for the kids. To set reasonable expectations for the kids is not easy, but is worth trying; after all, parents don't want the heavy pressure to crush their children.9威尼斯是意大利北部一座世界闻名的岛城：威尼斯建立于公元5世纪，在公元10世纪时成为一支重要的海上力量。

Text A Unit 4 book 3-3rd The surprising purpose of travelPreview:What is the biggest advantage of travel in your opinion?Travelling may be good or bad for you, all depending on how you deal with it. From my perspective, it is essential for you to travel in order to broaden your horizons. To begin with, it is a golden time for you to explore the external world and exotic people, in particular what their values are about, and how different their opinions are from yours. And consequently, you can grasp the opportunity to get deeper insights into different cultures and people.Besides, it is an ideal chance to enrich your mind with a new angle of contemplating your current life. But my experience has proved that frequent travel is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it costs huge money, time and energy so that you may be distracted from your routines while preparing for a travel. But on the other, it helps reveal the shortcomings of travelers, thereby resulting in crisis or even abolition of your relationship. This is called Narita Break-up. Couples break up as soon as they arrive at Narita Airport. So the top policy for a joyous travel is to keep you at your best all the time through refinement of your taste forlife and expansion of your horizons.Do you prefer extreme tourism or traditional tourism?Extreme tourism is travel that is strongly characterized by a sense of adventure or even physical danger. The “extreme” aspect of this type of tourism may derive from a destination itself or from one or more activities which are engaged in during one’s trip. Like Walter Mitty in the movie who chooses Mount Himalayas as his destination, many people now prefer extreme tourism as they can find in it unparalleled excitement which they are absolutely unable to experience in daily life.However, extreme tourism requires more courage and preparations as it may endanger safety of travelers as well as the environment of the destination. For example, extreme travel to the Antarctic has become a new trend for the rich in China. Many environmentalists and scientific researchers contend that continued Antarctic tourism may lead to the pollution of the continent as well as the introduction of invasive foreign organisms, which could threaten the existing purity of its ecosystems.Personally I still prefer traditional tourism to extreme tourism. Safety is one of the most important issues I would consider before choosing a destination. Therefore any potential threat to safety or even life is out of the problem. For me, travel is to relax and to enjoy different sceneries, cultures and people, which does not include travail or drudgery like camping in a mountain or going hiking for three days. Extreme tourism also requires excellent physical fitness which I am short of. Therefore I would rather choose a safe and relaxing traditional way of travel than extreme tourism.Lead inGive a presentation of your plan of a three-day trip, including:• places you’d like to visit• transportation and accommodations• clothing and equipment• budget• detailed scheduleWould you like to go backpacking or have a package tour?Pre-reading activities:keeping.3. The beacon tower (烽火台) above the Lishan Mountain, where Huaqing Hot Spring is located,Script:For 2,000 years, Xi'an has been a bright pearl along the Silk Road. Emperors of about 13 dynasties chose Xi'an as their political, cultural and economic center. Nowadays, travelers arriving at the airport are welcomed by 11 tall earthen mounds, the tombs of emperors in Western Han Dynasty, built around the first century. This is a place of history. A 20-minute drive west of the airport are the miniature Warr iors. [ˈwɒriə(r)]Miniature [ˈmɪnətʃə(r)] a.微型的;小型的n.微型画Since 841 BC, China has kept historical records of each year. Thus the year of 841 BC marked the beginning of conscious and systematic record keeping. The Western Zhou Dynasty set up their capital here in 1066 BC, followed by the Qin, Western Han, Tang and another nine dynasties, who all made here the location for their royal palace. The beacon t ower above the Lishan Mountain, where Huaqing Hot Spring is located, is an eternal reminder of the story of "the most expensive smile" that caused the disappearance of the dynasty.The beacon tower [ˈbiːkən ˈtaʊə(r)] 烽火台As dynasty after dynasty added their own mark to Xi'an, numerous palaces, temples and tombs were built throughout the city and the surrounding countryside. For tourists wanting to get all the historical fragments together and enjoy them in one place, the Shaanxi History Museum(陕西历史博物馆) is the place to visit. It exhibits over 3,000 historical antiques, the main attractions being the bronze ware, ceramics and beautiful wall paintings from the Tang Dynasty tombs.Listen to a talk about Xi’an and discuss the questions.1. Why do many people choose to visit Xi’an?One of the most ancient cities in China;Its diverse and rich selection of local food;Easily accessible and frequent flights and trains;A reputation all over the world;If you have not been to Xi’an, you have not been to China.2. Which place are you most interested in when you are visiting Xi’an? Explain your reasons.I am most interested in visiting the Terracotta Army in Xi’an: [ˌterəˈkɒtə] 赤陶土An admirable miracle of the world;The exquisite high technology in Qin Dynasty; [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] 秦代精湛的高科技A symbol of the long history and brilliant culture of China.Background InformationLeft Bank caféThe Left Bank café is located in the village of Saranac Lake on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris. It is a favorite meeting place of great artists, writers, and famous intellectuals since the early 20th century. LBC serves authentic French café-style food, including crêpes and tartines, as well as coffee, tea, wines and beers. [ɔːˈθentɪk]提供正宗的法国咖啡风格的食物，包括煎饼和鞑靼，以及咖啡、茶、葡萄酒和啤酒。

授课题目：Unit 4 The Surprising purpose of travel授课时间：第_____周授课类型：理论课授课时数：____课时教学目的：After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1.To practice speaking skills at a travel agency2.To foster students genre awareness and apply it to reading and writing3.To master the reading skill of looking for thesis statement4.To enable students to write an essay of causes on fixed topics by using a genre-based process-writing approach教学重点和难点：1.To talk about the surprising purpose of travel2.To understand the text fully3.To apply the phrases and patterns4.To master the cause-effect essay writing skill教学方法和手段：Various kinds of teaching methods are used:1.Teaching in class. Explain the profound theoretical knowledge in class;2.Case study. Provide case study during teaching, and make the students to discuss about the case;3.Bilingual and full English teaching;4.Learner-centered approach; situational & communicative method;5.Project-based approach教学内容和过程：Section A The surprising purpose of travelStep One Warming-up Activities 30 minutesI. Write as many words related to travel as you can•Varieties of travel•Means of transportation•Tourist attractions•Entertainment activities•Things to take•Where to stay•Other words about travelII. Lead-in questions:1.Do you like travelling? What are the reasons for you to travel?•To have a change•To experience something new and unfamiliar•To see the world and understand different culture•To marvel at the wonder of great nature•To escape from a boring lifestyle•To have a thorough relaxation•To broaden one’s horizons2.What’s your suggestion to a student who wants to have a trip but doesn’thave enough money for it?•Plan ahead•Find useful information•Travel in group•Go to a less-known place•Pack necessary thingsIII Background knowledge1.Where is Left Bank café? What features does it have?•The Left Bank café is located in the village of Saranac Lake on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris. It is a favorite meeting place of great artists, writers, and famous intellectuals since the early 20th century. LBC serves authentic French café-style food, including crêpes and tar tines, as well ascoffee, tea, wines and beers.2.What is Let’s Go? Give more information about it.• A world-renowned travel guide series, researched, written, edited, and run entirely by students at Harvard University.•It is claimed to be “the student travel guide” aimed at readers “both young and young at heart”.•Let’s Go was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US. Office.3. What do you know about Machu Picchu?•An ancient ruined South American city high up in the Andes Mountains in Peru.•It was built by the Incas, a Native American people of South America, in about 1500 AD,•It has a temple of the sun and many other buildings.•It is a popular place for tourists to visit.Step Two Text Study 80 minutesI.Interactive reading of the text1. Reading comprehension1)Why does the author choose the word “burdensome” to describe hisimaginary travel? (Para. 1)2)What does the author mean by “the rest of the journey can feel like a tediousl esson in the ills of modernity? It sucks.”? (Para. 2)3)Suppose travel is troublesome and sometimes even unpleasant, why do wetravel according to the author? (Para. 2-4)4)What kind of travel is truly compulsory? (Para. 4)5)What is the irony when people travel to Paris trying to leave all thosetroubles behind? (Para. 5)6)What is the finding of the research? What does the author wants to prove byreferring to the example? (Para. 6)7)What do we need to do to trigger our creativity? (Para. 8)8)What are the secret cornerstones of creativity of travel?What will happen to usafter travel? (Para. 9)2. Structure of the textPart I Introduction (Paras. 1-4)The author gives us a vivid description of the imaginary travel experience, including how he struggles to get up in the early morning, how he gets to the flight gate after all trouble and how he finally gets stuck in the airport. The author puts forward a question: Why do we travel?Part II Body (Paras. 5-8)The author takes us to rethink the question: what is the real purpose of travel? Besides, she shares her own understanding of the real purpose of travel.Part III Concluding part (Para 9)We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret cornerstones of creativity..3. Summary of the TextTravel is ___________ and sometimes even unpleasant; then what is the driving force behind our travel? We travel because we need to. Sometimes our travel is a ____ because we should attend the business luncheon, because we should celebrate Thanksgiving with our mom. We travel because we want to.Owing to the fact that most travel is _______, we just travel following our heart. Most people travel for the sake of __________, but their mind tends to solve the stubborn ___________ issues while on vacation. What is the real purpose of travel? Travelling to a new place can make us less controlled by familiar cognitive ________ that imprison us. As a result, we can better combine the new with the old, the mundane is ________ from a slightly more abstract perspective.To __________ travelers, multicultural contrast means that they are open to ambiguity and willing to see the world in different ways, thus to expand the ______________ of their “cognitive inputs” as they refuse to __________t heir first answers and initial guesses. Of course, that mental flexibility is a side effect of difference and we know what we did not know in the past, by which we become more open-minded and less _______.Apart from its advantages, travel also has it _________, which make us not take great pleasantness. More often than not, we need a _________ after our vacation. We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the _____________of creativity. Travel will change our mind to some extent, which inturn can have ________on everything in our life.II. Language Focus: Words and expressions1. Key words:1)groan: (Para.1)vi. make a long low sound, e.g. because you are in pain or unhappy (因痛苦或烦恼等)呻吟，发出哼哼声The old man was groaning with pain.v. speak about sth. in a way that shows you are unhappy 抱怨She sat down beside me and groaned about her working day. 她坐在我身旁，抱怨自己整日辛劳。

TEXT AThe surprising purpose of travel令人惊奇的旅行目的1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。

想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。

出租车来晚了，并且在途中迷了路，我越来越担心会赶不上飞机。

新视野大学英语第三版第三册课文翻译Unit 1 The Way to Success课文ANever, ever give up!永不言弃！As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student, and had he not been from a famous family, he probably would have been removed from the school for deviating from the rules. Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there did not preclude him from going on to the university. He eventually had a premier army career whereby he was later elected prime minister. He achieved fame for his wit, wisdom, civic duty, and abundant courage in his refusal to surrender during the miserable dark days of World War II. His amazing determination helped motivate his entire nation and was an inspirationworldwide.英国的伟大首相温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。

当时他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。

新视野大学英语第三版第三册Unit4教案Unit 4 Section A The surprising purpose of travel令人惊奇的旅行目的1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there.1 早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。