1、Unit 3 Travel journal Reading,Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?,This river is called our mother river.,The Yellow River 黃河,This river is the longest one in China.,The Changjiang River 長(zhǎng)江,This is the famous river in Guangdong Province.,The Pearl River,This river begins in Qinghai Prov

2、ince and flows through several countries.,The Mekong River,The Nile River,The great rivers in the world,How do people who live beside a river make use of it?,go swimming,travel along a river,to irrigate (灌溉) their fields,to make electricity,Brain Storming,Lan Chang River,The Mekong River,Can you lis

3、t the countries that the Mekong flows through?,The countries the Mekong River flows through:,China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam,China,Laos,Thailand,Cambodia,Vietnam,South China Sea,Myanmar,Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ?,The Chinese part o

4、f the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.,Journey down the Mekong,Reading,Part 1 The dream and the plan,Read the whole passage quickly and decide which is the main idea of the passage. _,The dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and t

5、heir preparation for the bike trip.,B. Their dream and the journey down the Mekong.,C. Their plan to travel down the Mekong and the attitudes of two people.,D. The proper trip down the Mekong.,A,Listen to the tape and get the main idea of each paragraph :,Para. 1 Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream. Para.

6、2 Wang Wei is stubborn. Para. 3 Preparing for their trip.,Fast-reading,A diagram(圖表) of the text,1. prepare to take a bike trip,2.Wang Wei organized the trip.,3. Information about the MeKong River,Read the text in details.,Who and What,Wang Kun and _ _ Wang Wei are dreaming about _.,his sister,takin

7、g a great bike trip,Paragraph 1: Dream,Where and How,They have the idea to _ _ the Mekong River from _ it _ to _ it _.,cycle along,where,begins,where,ends,Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister,She insisted that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there. Once she has made up her mind,

8、nothing can change it.,What can they see during the journey?,It begins in a _ on a _ _.,glacier (冰川),Tibetan,mountain,Paragraph 3: Preparation,Then, it _ quickly. It becomes _ as it passes through deep _.,moves,rapids,valleys,Sometimes, the river becomes a _ and enters _ _.,wide valleys,waterfall,Af

9、ter, It travels slowly through _ to _.,low valleys,plains (平原),At last, the river _ enters the South China Sea.,delta,New words about geography:,altitude 海拔高度 glacier 冰河 rapids 急流 valley (山)谷 waterfall 瀑布 plain 平原 delta 三角洲,夢(mèng)想做某事 騎自行車旅游 3.說(shuō)服做 4.關(guān)心,介意 5.改變主意 6.下定決心 7.屈服,讓步 8.使某人對(duì)感興趣,dream of/about do

10、ing sth,take a bike trip,persuade sb to do,care about,change ones mind,make up ones mind,give in,get sb interested in,Useful words and phrases,1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?,Their idea was to take a great bike trip.,Answer the questions.,2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?

11、,Wang Wei.,3. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?,The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.,4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.,glacier,valle

12、y,rapids,delta,waterfall,plain,5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.,6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?,Wang Kuns character: enthusiastic, c

13、ritical, sensible Wang Weis character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking,Wang Weis and Wang Kuns attitude to the trip:,Wang Wei believes,They must _ _ _ where the river begins in order to see all of the Mekong. 2. They dont need to _ much.,start in Qinghai,prepare,1. I

14、t is too _ _ _ to start in Qinghai. 2. That _ _ _ is very important.,cold and high,using an atlas,Wang Kun believes,It sounds a wonderful trip and I would love to be able to do a trip like that myself one day.,My attitude:,1. Their dream was to go hiking along the river. 2. Wang kun is a high school

15、 student. 3. Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province.,F,True or False,F,F,4. Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, to join in their cycling. 5. Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River. 6. The source of the

16、river is in QingHai Province and it enters the east China Sea.,T,T,F,7. They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library. 8. All parts of the Mekong River are in China. 9. There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River. 10. You can see glacier, rapids, valleys, waterfalls and plains along t

17、he river.,F,F,F,T,Reading comprehension: 1. Which sentence is not true according to the text? Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed. B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others. C. Before their trip they went to the library. D. Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the source of t

18、he river.,D,2. What does the last paragraph on Page18 tell us? A. They wanted to know how soon they would come back. B. They wanted to learn the worlds geography. C. They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. D. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip wa

19、s.,C,3. When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see _. A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C. Plains where rice grows D. desert 4. What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong? A. stubborn B. determined C. careless D. careful,D,D,Ever since _ _, I and Wang Wei have dreamed

20、 about having a great _ _. It was Wang Wei who first had the idea to _ along the entire Mekong River from where it _ to where it _. My sister doesnt _ _ details, because she doesnt know the best way of getting to places.,Complete this passage,middle school,trip,cycle,begins,ends,care about,bike,When

21、 I told her the difficulties we would come across during the journey, she gave me a _ look- the kind that said she would not _ _ _. I know once she has _ _ _ _, nothing can change it. I had to _ _.,determined,chang her mind,made up her mind,give in,Language Points,1. Ever since middle school, my sis

22、ter Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 從中學(xué)起,我和我姐姐王薇就夢(mèng)想作一次 了不起的自行車旅行。 dream about/of 夢(mèng)想, 夢(mèng)見 如: I dreamed about flying last night. He dreams of becoming a famous violinist one day.,dream 常與not, little連用, 表示“想不到”。 I little dreamed of seeing you here. 真沒(méi)有想到會(huì)在這遇到你。 與dream相關(guān)的其他詞組:

23、 dream up 虛構(gòu), 憑空想出 go to ones dream 進(jìn)入夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng) read a dream 解夢(mèng) dream a (sweet/terrible) dream 做了一個(gè)(甜蜜的、可怕的)夢(mèng) 構(gòu)詞法: dreamer 做夢(mèng)的人; dreamful 多夢(mèng)的； dream like 夢(mèng)一般的; dreamland 夢(mèng)境； dream reader 解夢(mèng)的人,2. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. persuade: 說(shuō)服, 勸說(shuō)(暗示是成功

24、的, 如果未成功則用try to persuade), 常用在persuade sb to do sth結(jié)構(gòu)中。如： I finally managed to persuade her to go on with her work.,persuade還有下列用法: persuade sb into doing sth 說(shuō)服某人干某事 persuade sb of sth 使某人相信某事 persuade sb + that從句 說(shuō)服, 使某人相信 如: Dont let yourself be persuaded into buying things you dont want. How ca

25、n I persuade you of my words? Shell only take me back if I can persuade her that Ive changed.,高考鏈接,While shopping, people sometimes cant help _ into buying something they dont really need. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded,C,3. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Pr

26、ovince near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. 他們是傣族人, 在云南省西部靠近瀾滄江 的地方長(zhǎng)大的, 湄公河在中國(guó)境內(nèi)的這 一段叫瀾滄江, 流到其他國(guó)家的就叫 湄公河。,the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries是一個(gè)名詞短語(yǔ), 用來(lái)修飾前面 的the Langcang

27、River, 其中又含有一個(gè) 定語(yǔ)從句that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries.,finally 一般指一系列事物或論點(diǎn)的順序的 最后項(xiàng)內(nèi)容, 或用在動(dòng)詞前, 表示“等了好久 才”, 沒(méi)有感情色彩。 at last只能指時(shí)間位置, 不能指時(shí)間順序, 在意思上是指經(jīng)過(guò)周折、等待、耽擱到” 最后、終于”(出現(xiàn)所期待的結(jié)果), 常常 帶有較濃厚的感情色彩。,4. finally/at last/in the end,in the end可與at last和finally通用, 但若 出現(xiàn)了非期待中的結(jié)果, 用i

28、n the end, 還可以用于預(yù)卜未來(lái)。如: They talked about it for hours. Finally, they decided not to go. 2)The children arrived home at last/ in the end after the storm. 3) My dream will come true in the end.,4) The war lasted four years before the North won _. 5) Your idea will turn out right _. 6) _, I want to th

29、ank you for helping me.,in the end/at last,in the end,Finally,5. It is my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 首先想到要沿湄公河從源頭到終點(diǎn)騎車 旅游的是我的姐姐。 這是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句。 其基本結(jié)構(gòu)為: It is/was + 被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分 + that-/who- 從句,如果強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分是人,可用who,也可用that, 強(qiáng)調(diào)其他成分與內(nèi)容都用tha

30、t。,注意,e. g. It was in Shanghai that I saw the film. (強(qiáng)調(diào)地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)) 我看這部電影是在上海。,強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)不能用when或where，只用that。,We had a meeting in the meeting room yesterday afternoon.,It was _ _ had a meeting in the meeting room yesterday afternoon. It was _ _ we had in the meeting room yesterday afternoon. It was _ _ we h

31、ad a meeting yesterday afternoon. It was _ _ we had a meeting in the meeting room.,we,who/that,a meeting,that,in the meeting room,that,yesterday afternoon,that,高考鏈接,1)Was it _ that I saw last night at the concert? you B. not you C. that yourself 2)It was because of bad weather _ the football match h

32、ad to be put off. so B. so that C. why D. that,A,D,6. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip. schedule 在此用作名詞, 意為“時(shí)間表, 一覽表”等, 構(gòu)成的常見短語(yǔ)有: on schedule 按照計(jì)劃 ahead of schedule 先于預(yù)定時(shí)間 behind schedule 遲于預(yù)定時(shí)間 如： The workers dont mind the new work schedule. They finished the building two weeks ahead o

33、f schedule.,拓展 schedule還可用作動(dòng)詞, 意為“安排, 計(jì)劃, 預(yù)定”等。如： The elections are scheduled for mid-June. Meetings are scheduled to take place all over the country. scheduled flight/service意為“定期航班”。 如: Prices include scheduled flights from the Hongqiao Airport.,7. stubborn,1) He is too stubborn to apologize. 2) Y

34、oull have to push hard, that door is a bit stubborn. 3) The old man has got a stubborn cough that has lasted for weeks. (as) stubborn as a mule,倔強(qiáng)的, 固執(zhí)的,難以移動(dòng)的,難以治愈的,insist on/upon ones doing sth 堅(jiān)持做, 堅(jiān)決做 e.g. I insisted on/upon his coming with us. 2) insist that +從句 堅(jiān)持說(shuō)(后表示一個(gè) 事實(shí)), 后接的從句用陳述語(yǔ)氣, 即按 需要選

35、擇時(shí)態(tài)。,8. insist : declare firmly 堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為, 堅(jiān)持主張,3) insist that sb. (should) do sth. 堅(jiān)決主張做某事, 后接的賓語(yǔ)從句常用虛擬語(yǔ)氣, 既 “should +v.” e.g. Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor.,e.g. He insisted that he hadnt stolen the girls handbag.,I insisted that a doctor _ immediately. has been sent

36、 for B. sent for C. will be sent for D. be sent for,高考鏈接,D,9. My sister doesnt care about details. 我姐姐是不會(huì)考慮細(xì)節(jié)的。 (1) care about 關(guān)心, 在意, 擔(dān)心 Dont you care about his future? The only thing he seems to care about is money.,(2) care for: 照顧; 喜歡 Who will care for the children if their mother dies? Would yo

37、u care for a drink? He thanked the nurses who had cared for him. Would you care for another drink? He likes pop and doesnt care for classic music.,Care 還可作名詞, 常見短語(yǔ)有: take care (to do sth/that clause) 當(dāng)心, 注意； take care with/over sth 注意 take care of 照顧, 照料; 處理, 對(duì)付 with care 小心地。如： Take care not to dro

38、p the glass on the ground. Whos taking care of the dog while youre away? Take care that the meat is cooked properly. The picture had been drawn with great care.,10. She gave me a determined lookthe kind that said she would not change her mind. determined adj. 有決心的; 堅(jiān)決的”。 如： Emily is a very determine

39、d woman. She was determined to win. He was determined that the same mistakes would not be repeated. determine v. “決定; 確定; 下定決心”。 如： He determined to go at once. He has not determined what he will study.,11. at an altitude of = at a height of 在海拔米處 The plane is flying at a height / altitude of 10, 00

40、0 feet.,at 在此處表“在處/時(shí), 以” 。 后接年齡, 速度, 長(zhǎng)寬深高, 價(jià)格, 費(fèi)用等。 at the age of at a high/low price at a depth/width of at the cost of at a distance of,12. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 她一旦下了決心, 什么也不能使她改變。 (1) once可做連詞引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句, 意為 “一旦”, 如： Once you listen to the song, you will never forget i

41、t.,once 做副詞, 意為“一次” (for one time); “曾經(jīng)”(in the past) He goes to the cinema once a week. This book was once very popular but no one reads it today. once 的常見短語(yǔ): at once 立即 all at once 突然 once more 再一次 once a while 偶爾,(2)make up ones mind 下定決心, 作出決定 如： I wish hed hurry up and make his mind up. He coul

42、dnt make up his mind about what to do with the money. Youre old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. Youd make your mind up whether to go there. He has make up his mind that he will buy a new house.,mind用作名詞時(shí), 構(gòu)成的常見短語(yǔ)還有: change ones mind 改變主意、決定 keep sth in mind 記住某事 have sb/sth in mind 心中

43、考慮到某人/某物 read ones mind 看出某人的心思 speak ones mind 直言不諱 give/put ones mind 專心于 如: He was afraid that his mother would change her mind and take him back home. Its a good idea and Ill keep it in mind. It was a nice house, but it wasnt quite what we had in mind.,13. Finally, I had to give in. give in (to

44、sb./sth.) 屈服于, 讓步 如：,1) He would rather die than give in. 2) Wang Kun had to give in because he knew his sister well. 3) Please give your examination papers in (to the teacher) when youve finished.,屈服,讓步,上交,give up 放棄, 認(rèn)輸 give out 筋疲力盡; 分配 give away 捐贈(zèng), 泄露 give off 發(fā)出(光、氣味); 長(zhǎng)出 (枝、杈),-Smoking is bad

45、 for your health. -Yes, I know. But I simply cant _. A. give it up B. give it out C. give it in D. give it away,A,1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses _. 2) Because of his small salary, he had to _ his dream trip to Europe. 3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to _ my view.

46、,gave out,gave up,gave in to,練一練,4) He _ most of his fortune to the poor. 5) Please keep the secret, dont _ it _. 6) I _ trying to persuade him to continue with his studies. 7) The government refused to _ to their demands.,gave away,gave,away,gave up,give in,14. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. 穿過(guò)深谷流經(jīng)云南省西部時(shí)它變成急流。,across,through,prep. 穿過(guò),across 常表示從一定范圍的一