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Unit 3 Travel Journal
Period1.
Step 1.Warming up
1.Ask some questions:
2.Do you often travel? Where have you been?
3.2. Following the steps of the warm-up on page 17.
Step2. Pre-reading
1. Show some traveling pictures of the teacher’s.
2. Ask Ss : which river is the longest one in the world and which is the largest one; which river is the longest one in China.
3. Ask Ss: how people who live along a river use it.
Step3. While-reading
1. Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer:
What are they going to do?
2. Skimming: Ss read again and finish comprehending 1 on page 19.
Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.
Ss list the countries that the Mekong River flows through. Step4. After-reading
Ss in pairs and discuss: Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip.
Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the trip
Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think…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. Wang Wei believes…1. They must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.2. That they don’t need to prepare much Wang Kun believes…1. It is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2. That using an atlas is very important. Step5. Assignment
1. Surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River.
2. Retell the passage use your own words.
Period2.
Step1. Warming up
Ask some Ss to retell the passage that they have learnt last period.
Step2. Learning about the language
Teacher explains some language points in the text on page 18.
1.Persuade sb. into /out of sth. : cause sb. (not) to do sth. by
arguing or reasoning with him 说服或劝说某人（不）做某事He is easily persuaded.
Wang Kun couldn’t persuade his sister to change her mind.
persuade sb. (that clause): cause sb. to believe sth.; convince sb. 使某人信服
How can I persuade you that I am telling the truth?
2.insist(v. ): demand (sth) forcefully, not accepting a refusal
坚持或坚决要求；eg. Since he insisted, I had to stay.
insist on sth/doing sth: require or demand ; refuse to accept an alternative 一定要（某事物），坚决主张
She insists on getting up early and playing her radio loud.
3.care about: be worried, concerned or interested 忧虑，关心，
惦念
don’t you care about anybody?
I don’t care about what happens to him.
care for /to do: be willing or agree to do sth.; wish or like to do sth.
Would you care a drink?
