Unit3Traveljourneyreading学案

　　journey down the mekongwhy do so many people want to travel? what are the advantages of traveling?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.discuss in groups of four and match the great rivers with their locations(位置) in the world in the following form.the great rivers in the worldnames of riverlocation(位置)1.lancang river2.seine[sein]塞纳河3.nile4.kongo刚果5.amazon亚马逊河6.mississippi7.thames[temz]泰晤士河a．englandb．egyptc．central africad．the use．francef．chinag．brazil 2. how do people make use of the river who live beside a river ?
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　　3. read the whole passage quickly to decide which is the main idea of the passage and finish the true or false questions. a. the dream of wang kun and wang wei and their 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.
　　true or false?
　　(1).dao wei and yu huang belong to the han nationality.(2). some of the dai live in western yunnan.(3).the mekong river is in china and it includes the lancang river.
　　(4). although it is not easy to travel along the mekong river, wang wei insisted on doing so.(5). the tibetan mountain where the mekong river begins is 5,000 meters high.
　　4.detailed reading
　　para1: find the background information:
　　(1).how many people are mentioned in the 1st paragraph, and what is their relationship?
　　________________________________________________________________ (2). what was wang kun and wang wei’s idea of a good trip?
　　________________________________________________________________ (3). who planed the trip to the mekong?
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　　para2:
　　(1). did wang wei know the best way of getting to places?
　　is wang wei a thoughtful person? why?
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　　________________________________________________________________ (2). is it a difficult journey to cycle along the mekong?
　　________________________________________________________________(3). where is the source of the mekong river and which sea does it enter?
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　　para3
　　what can you see when you travel along the mekong?
　　it begins in a __ ____ on a __________. then, it___ ___ quickly. it becomes _______as it passes through deep_ _____.sometimes, the river becomes a __ _______ and enters ________________ .
　　it makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the ___________where rice grows. at last, the river _________enters the south china sea.5.language points
　　1.prefer (vt.) 更喜欢,选择某事物  prefer to do sth. 喜欢，选择做… prefer sth to sth/ prefer doing to doing 喜欢…胜过… prefer to do sth. rather than do sth 宁愿做…而不愿做… would rather do sth than do sth  prefer sb (not) to do sth 宁愿某人(不)做某事2. insist v. 主张，坚持，坚称，坚决要求 [用法]insist后接宾语从句时，是否用虚拟语气，取决于insist在句中的意思。若意思是＂坚决要求＂，或者事情没有发生，要用虚拟语气；若表示＂坚持认为，坚持说，坚称＂，或者事情已经发生了，则不用虚拟语气。常用结构：insist on sth…… insist on doing sth…… insist that sb.(should) do sth3. ……the air would be hard to breathe. 此句中，运用了主语+be+adj.+to do sth结构或者it +be+adj.+to do sth。其中形容词用作状语修饰前面做表语的形容词。主语与不定式构成逻辑上的动宾关系，这时，不定式用主动形式表示被动含义。如果构成不定式的动词是不及物动词，后面要加相应的介词。常用的形容词有：easy, hard, difficult, possible, impossible等。 the book is easy to read. 这房子住起来很舒服。 ________________________________________________________________________________4. the very first time that joe saw the film ＂et＂ directed by steven spielberg, he made up his mind to become a director too.句中the first time用作从属连词，引导一个时间状语从句，表示＂第……次＂的从属连词还有the last time, the next time, every time, each time等。eg, the next time i see you, i hope you will get well. each time i see her, she is excited.
　　5.sb be familiar with sth1) anyone who is familiar with his poetry will find the course easy and interesting.2) my cousin is familiar with the city for he spent the summer holiday there last year.sth/sb be familiar to sb1) comrade lei feng is familiar to all the young people and he is always the good example to them.
　　2) the pictures remind me of the scenes which i am very familiar to.
　　6. voyage, trip, journey, travel, tour
　　•voyage主要指乘船或飞机的旅行•trip指往返的短途的旅行•journey指单程的长途的陆地的旅行•travel指一系列的旅行，尤指旅行的概念。指比journey更长距离的旅行，往往是到国外或某个遥远的地方去，但不强调具体的目的地。•tour侧重＂周游各地的参观，访问，旅游＂等。 7 it is my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire mekong river from where it begins to where it ends.(p.18)＂it is/was …that/who...＂是强调句型，可强调句子的各个成分（谓语除外），其基本结构为: it is +被强调部分+that(被强调部分是人时也可用who)+其余部分
　　用强调句改写下列句子：
　　(1). who put so many large stones on the road?
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　　(2). which place are your parents determined to visit next year___________________________________________________________________________疑问词+is (was) it+ that/who+句子其余部分
　　homework:1. finish the exercises on the workbook from 56 to 57.2. could you use some words or phrases to describe the characteristics of wang wei and wang kun? 答案
　　book 1 unit 3 travel journey reading
　　1. why do so many people want to travel? what are the advantages of traveling?
　　broaden one’s view/mindenrich one’s knowledge/experiencesmeet people of different colorsget to know the vastness of nature.relax, refresh our mindbring enjoyment and good memories
　　traveling widens our view, increases our knowledge, and builds our bodies.contact with different cultures 2. the great rivers in the world 1- f2-e3-b4-c5-g6-d7-anames of riverlocation(位置)1.lancang river2.seine[sein]塞纳河3.nile4.kongo刚果5.amazon亚马逊河6.mississippi7.thames[temz]泰晤士河a．englandb．egyptc．central africad．the use．francef．chinag．brazil 2. how do people make use of the river who live beside a river ?
　　travel along a river
　　to irrigate(灌溉)their fields
　　to make electricity
　　go swimming
　　3. read the whole passage quickly and decide which is the main idea of the passage and finish the ture or false questons. (a)
　　true or false? ftftf
　　4.detailed reading
　　para1: find the background information:
　　1.how many people are mentioned in the 1st paragraph, and what is their relationship?
　　4 people. wang kun&wang wei. (brother and sister) and dao wei&yu hang(cousins of wang kun&wang wei)2. what was wang kun and wang wei’s idea of a good trip?
　　their idea was to take a great bike trip.
　　3. who planed the trip to the mekong? wang wei.
　　para2:
　　1. did wang wei know the best way of getting to places? is wang wei a thoughtful person? why?
　　no. because she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, paid no attention to details, and she didn’t look at any maps.
　　2. is it a difficult journey to cycle along the mekong? yes. 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.
　　para3
　　what can you see when you travel along the mekong?
　　it begins in a __ glacier____ on a tibetan mountain.then, it___ moves___ quickly. it becomes rapids /as it passes through deep_ valleys___.sometimes, the river becomes a __ waterfall and enters _wide___ __valleys___ .
　　it makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the ___plains__where rice grows.at last, the river __delta__enters the south china sea.
　　homework:1. finish the exercises on the workbook from 56 to 57.
　　2. could you use some words or phrases to describe the characteristics of wang wei and wang kun?
　　wang wei: stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的）
　　wang kun: serious = careful clever
　　3. 这房子住起来很舒服。the house is comfortable to live in.
　　7 (1). who put so many large stones on the road?
　　who was it that put so many large stones on the road?
　　(2). which place are your parents determined to visit next yearwhich place is it that your parents are determined to visit next year?疑问词+is (was) it+ that/who+句子其余部分