Unit3 Travel journal Lead-inQ1. Do you like traveling?Q2. Why do you like traveling ?Q3. If you have a chance to travel ,how will you go there? travelingIncrease our knowledgeBe good to healthMake friendsRelax ourselves on footby bikeby plane / by airby busby boat/ ship/ seaby train Warming UpTransportAdvantagesDisadvantagesbustrainshipairplane1.Very cheap2.Efficient for short journeysTakes longer than the train or plane.1.Faster than bus, cheaper than plane2.ends in the centre of the town/city.Takes longer than the plane.1.Cheaper than plane1.More expensive than train2.Not convenient for visiting inland places1.Quick2.Efficient3.Provides meals1.Expensive2.Journey ends far from the city. How do people who live along a river use it? Pre-readingirrigate their fieldsmake electricitygo swimminggo fishingtravel along the river…… Yellow RiverMississippi (USA)Thames(England)Nile River (Egypt) Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?China, 中国Laos, 老挝 Myanmar, 缅甸 Thailand, 泰国 Cambodia 柬埔寨 Vietnam. 越南 Journey Down The MekongReading: Different attitudes between themThe preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.Para 1Para 2Para 3Fast-readingMatch the paragraph and the main idea. Careful Reading1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip?2.Who Planned the trip to the Mekong?3.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter? Their idea was to take a long bike trip.Wang Wei planned the trip.Qinghai Province the South China Sea 4.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?5.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?6.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?You can see the source glacier ,rapids, hills,valleys, waterfalls and plains.The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Wang Kun: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Wei: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking Homework:2.Page20, exercise 11.Page19, exercise 3
