教师版必修一 unit3 Travel journal 第1讲

Book 1 Unit 3 Travel JournalJOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONGPART 1 THE DREAM AND THE PLANMy name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dream ed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuad ed me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is call ed the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. After graduating from college.we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.I asked my sister, "Where are we going?" It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is plan ning our schedule for the trip.I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insist ed that she organize the trip properly. Now, I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course, she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care about detail s. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look — the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed detail s of world geography. From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it pass es through deep valley s, travel ling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enter s wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leave s China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide，brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bend s or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.PART 2 A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINSAlthough it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like block s of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stop ped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze. However, the lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She is very reliable and I knew I didn’t need to encourage her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for mile s. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. Then we began going down the hills. It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer. In the valleys colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep eating green grass. At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.In the early evening we always stop to make camp. We put up our tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clear er and the stars grew bright er. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind —only the flame s of our fire for company. As I lay beneath the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can hardly wait to see them!。

Unit 3 《Travel journal》知识点【短语归纳】one-way fare 单程票round-trip fare 来回票graduate from 从…毕业care about 忧虑，关切care to do情愿/同意做某事give in (vt) 上交give in (to) 倒戈；屈服；让步give up 放弃give up doing/sth as usual 像平常一样at midnight 午夜at an altitude of 在…海拔上attitude to/ toward(s) 对…看法change one's mind 改变办法make camp 野营，宿营make up one's mind to do 决心干某事put up one's tents 搭起帐篷sth be familiar to sb某事为某人所熟识dream of/ about doing sth 幻想做某事go for long bike rides 做长途自行车旅行persuade sb to do sth= persuade sb into doing sth 劝服某人做某事persuade sb not to do sth= persuade sb out of doing sth 劝服某人不做某事determine to do sth ( 动作) / be determined to do sth （心理）决心干某事get sb interested in 使某人对..感爱好insist on (one's) sth/ doing sth 肯定要；坚持要the best way of doing sth/ the best way to do sth 干某事的最好方法sb be familiar with sth某人熟识某事can't wait/ can hardly wait to do sth 迫不及待想干某事for one thing… for another （用来引出某事的理由）一则… 二则…take one's breath away 使某人大吃一惊【重点句子】1.It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River.强调句基本句型：it is/ was…. that….其中指人时可用who(主)，whom(宾)。

At first, the river is small. Then it becomes _____ as it passed through deep ______,travelling across_______ ______ Province. Sometimes the river becomes a_______ and enters ______ ______.
What countries does the Mekong
River flow through?
Myanmar
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia Vietnam
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Predict What’s the reading about?
Journey down the Mekong
Part1 The dream and the plan
What can you see along the Mekong?
The Mekong begins in a _____ on a _______.
It makes wide______or meanders through ____ _______ to the______where rice grows.
C. The author and his sister’s plan and preparations for their trip. D. anecdotes(轶事）that happened during their trip.
Read and find the main idea of each paragraph: Paragraph 1:_D__re_a_m________
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