1、,Unit 3,Travel Journal,There are many great rivers in the world.,Pre-reading,Look at the following pictures and try to guess the names of the rivers.,Pre-reading,（Mother river） the Yellow River,(The longest river in China) the Yangtze River,（in Guangdong Province） The Pearl River,（in Egypt） the Nile

2、 River,(in Brazil ) the Amazon River,The LanCang,The Mekong,It flows through six countries.,1. title - topic of the article,Reading skill,Journey down the Mekong,Travel from where it begins to where it ends.,1. title - topic of the article 2. subtitle - main idea of each part,Reading skill,Journey d

3、own the Mekong,Part I: the dream and the plan,travel journal,1. title - topic of the article 2. subtitle - main idea of each part 3. key words - for details,Reading skill,main idea of the article,1. What were the dream and the plan? Taking a great bike trip and cycling along the entire Mekong River.

4、 2. Who had the dream? Wang Kun and Wang Wei. 3. Who made the plan? Wang Wei. 4. What did they do before the trip?,Fast-reading,L13: It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River 這是一個強調(diào)句 強調(diào)句的結構是： It was/is + 強調(diào)成分 + that/who分句,1. What were the dream and the plan? Taki

5、ng a great bike trip and cycling along the entire Mekong River. 2. Who had the dream? Wang Kun and Wang Wei. 3. Who made the plan? Wang Wei. 4. What did they do before the trip? They went to the library to find more information about the Mekong River.,Fast-reading,Summary The passage tells us that _

6、 _ _ _ _ _ _,1. What were the dream and the plan? Taking a great bike trip and cycling along the entire Mekong River. 2. Who had the dream? Wang Kun and Wang Wei. 3. Who made the plan? Wang Wei. 4. What did they do before the trip? They went to the library to find more information about the Mekong R

7、iver.,Fast-reading,Summary The passage tells us that Wang Kun and Wang Wei had dreamed about _, and Wang Wei had the idea to _ the Mekong River. Before the trip, they went to the _ to find more detailed _ about it.,taking a bike trip,cycle along,information,library,Wang Wei and I have dreamed about

8、taking a great bike trip.,We finally got the chance to take a bike trip.,She bought an expensive mountain bike and persuaded me to buy one.,She visited our cousins.,She is planning our schedule for the trip.,Careful-reading,Para 1: Para 1 mainly talks about Wang Kun and Wang Weis _ and _ of the jour

9、ney.,dream,plan,Careful-reading,Para 2: 1. What is Wang Kuns attitude towards Wang Wei? Wang Kun _ his sister. 2. Which kind of person is Wang Wei? Wang Wei can be really _.,is fond of,stubborn,3. What does “stubborn” mean? Underline the sentence with “stubborn”. Underline the words that make you th

10、ink so.,Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. although/though引導讓步狀語從句, 不能和but, and, however同時連用, 但可以和副詞yet, still連用。 insist + 賓語從句（常用虛擬語氣） insist that sb (should) do sth.,should organize the trip properly.,2. She gave me a determ

11、ined look - the kind that said she would not change her mind. - 破折號（補充說明） the kind（同位語） that said （定從） said (that) she would not （賓從）,3. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. once“一旦就”, (as soon as) You can do anything once you understand the basics. 2) As soon as I hit the bed, she

12、is up screaming at me.,Different attitude towards the plan.,too far,a determined look ; wouldnt change her mind,too high,be excited about,be hard to breathe; cold,an interesting experience,Para 2: Para 2 mainly talks about Wang Kun and Wang Weis different _ towards the plan and finally Wang Wei _ _.

13、,attitude,planned,the trip,Para 3: 1. What did they do to prepare for the trip? They went to the _ to look up some _ about the Mekong. 2. What is an atlas? A book with good _ that shows details of world geography.,library,details,maps,More details about the Mekong River,Pay attention the following w

14、ords: At first Then Sometimes After As At last ,Mountains in Qinghai,South China sea,Read and circle the words of landforms in the text.,What does the Mekong look like？,The Mekong River begins in on a mountain in Qinghai. At first, the river is very small, and the water is clear and cold.,glacier,Wh

15、at does the Mekong look like？,Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through _.,deep valleys,What does the Mekong look like？,Sometimes it enters wide valleys and becomes _.,waterfalls,What does the Mekong look like？,When it runs through low valleys to the _, it makes wide ben

16、ds or meanders.,plains,What does the Mekong look like？,At last, the river _ enters the South China sea.,delta,Para 3: Para 3 mainly talks about the _ before the trip and _ about the Mekong River.,preparation,details,Summary The passage tells us that Wang Kun and Wang Wei had dreamed about taking a bike trip and Wang Wei had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River. Before the trip, they went to the library to find more detailed information about it.,重點短語,dream about/of doing sth take a bike t