Unit3Traveljournal---ReadingTeachinggoals1.LearnsomethingabouttheMekongRiverthroughreading.2.Studentscanusewhattheyhavelearnedtodescribeatrip.3.Studentsshouldrealizeiftheywanttobesuccessful,whatpersonalitiestheyshouldhave.Teachingimportantanddifficultpoints:1.Understandthetextwell.2.Trytomastertheusefulnewwords&expressionsinthisperiod.Teachingaids:acomputer&aprojectorTeachingproceduresStep1warmingupDoyouliketravelingalongariver,agreatriver?Asweallknow,therearealotofriversintheworldandalsotherearemanygreatrivers.Nowlookatthechart.Intheleftcolumnarenamesofsomegreatrivers.Intherightcolumnarelocationswheretheriverslie.Pleasematchthem.Whatroledoesariverplayinpeople’slife?Inotherwords,howdopeoplewholivealongariveruseit?Thesuggestedanswers:Peoplecandrinkthewaterinariverorwashtheirclothes.Peoplecanswiminariverinsummer.Peoplecanusearivertoirrigatetheirfields.Peoplecanusearivertoproduceelectricity.Peoplecantravelalongariver.Step2LeadInIfyouplantotravelalongariver,whatwillyoudo?Step3Pre-readingT:HaveyouvisitedtheMekongRiver?Ifno,let’slearnsomethingaboutit.Enjoyaclipofvideo.2.CanyoulistthecountriesthattheMekongRiverflowsthrough?3.EnjoythebeautifulsightsalongtheMekongRivertoarousetheirinterestofit.4.ThecountriestheMekongRiverflowsthroughStep4ReadingInthisstep,getthestudentstoreadthetextandfinishsometasks.Task1:Scanthetextquickly,thenanswersomequestions•1.Whowilltravelinthetext?•2.Wherearetheygoing?•3.Howaretheygettingthere?•4.WhatdidWangWeiprepareforthetrip?1)Twoyearsago,…bought…2)Then,…persuaded…3)Lastyear,…visited…4)Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip,…wentto…•5Whatdidn’tsheprepareforthetrip?•（1）。Shedidn’tknow（2）.Shehadn’t（3）.Shedoesn’t•WhatkindofpersonisWangWei?Whichansweriswrong?A.stubbornB.determinedC.carelessD.careful•5.IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekong?Why?6.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekongRiver?Task2:Listentothetapeandpayattentiontothepronunciation,thendotheTorFexercise.1.Wangkunisahighschoolstudent.2.BothDaoWeiandYuHangareDaiandtheygrewupineasternYunnanprovince3.ThesourceofMekongisinQinghaiprovince.4.FinallyWangKunagreedwithhissistertocyclewithher.5.TheyfoundfewatlasandbooksaboutMekongRiverinlibrary.6.MekongriverbeginsatglacieronaTibetmountain.thewaterthereisclearbutnotcold.7.OnlyasmallpartoftheriverisinChina.8.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itmovesslowly.Task3:CarefulreadingReadthetextagainandtrytocompleteaform.theirdreamTheirjourneyTheirpreparationThedetailsoftheMekongRiver•1.Itbegins…•2.Asitpassesthroughvalleys…•3.Itenters…•4.Afteritleaves…•5.Asitenters..•6.ItsTask4:ConsolidationFillintheblanksWangKunandWangWeihave______abouttakingagreatbiketrip.whenthey__________fromcollege.They_________to_________alongtheMekongRiverwiththeir________.WangWeiisvery_______.Oncesheis__________todosomethingshewillnever__________hermind.AlthoughitisdifficulttotravelalongtheMekongRiverbybike,she________thattheyfindthe________oftheriverandbegintheirjourneythere.Step5Post-readingTask1:MakecomparisonAnattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.MakelistsofWangWei’sandWangKun’ssimilaranddifferentattitudesaboutthetrip.Task2:DebateWhichcharacterdoyoulike,WangKunorWangwei?Why?Task3:UnderstandtwomottosLifeisjustaseriesoftryingtomakeupyourmind.SuccessbelongstotheperseveringTask4:discussionIfyouandyourfriendswanttogoforatravel,whatwillyouprepare,andwhy?Differenttravelersmayhavedifferentpurposestotravel,whataboutyouwhenyouplantotravel?DoyouknowXuXiake?Doyouthinkhiswayoftravelingismeaningful?Why?Step6Homework1．Readthetextagain.2．WriteapassageaboutMeKongRiver
