高中英语必修一Unit3Period2Reading.ppt

Unit 3 Travel journalReadingDo you like traveling?(Why?Can you name some advantages of traveling?If you have a chance to travel,how are you going there?on foot by bike by bus by train by ship/sea by plane/airWhich kind of transport do you prefer to use:bus or train?Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport and fill in the form.Transport Advantages disadvantagesbus 1 very cheap 2 efficient for short journeys3 goes to small towns/cities1 takes longer than the train or airplane2 does not provide mealstrain ship 1 cheaper than the airplane 2 journey ends in the center of the town/city1 takes longer than the airplane 2 does not provide meals1 cheaper than the airplane 2 provides accommodation and meals1 more expensive than the train or bus2 not convenient for visiting inland placesairplane1 quick 2 efficient 3 provides meals 1 expensive 2 journey ends far from the city1.Many people live beside a river.How do they make use of it in their daily life?2.The world has many great rivers.If you could follow the route of only one of them,which one would you choose?Why?Yangtze YellowPearlNileAmazonMekongDo you know the Mekong River Tragedy?13 Chinese crewmen（船员）were killed by 9 Thai soldiers in the Mekong on Oct.5th,2011.Although this event makes us shocked and sad,the Mekong is worth travelling for its spectacular sceneries.3.Look at the map and list the countries that the Mekong flows through.ChinaMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamChinaChinaPreparation for their trip.Wang Wei is stubborn.Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream.Skimming:skim the text and choose the main idea for each paragraph.1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?2.What is the Chinese part of Mekong River?3.Who planed the trip to the Mekong?Their idea was to take a great bike trip.The Chinese part is the Lancang River.Wang Wei.Read the text carefully Para by Para and answer the following questions.Para 11.Did Wang Wei know the best way of getting to places?2.2.Who insisted on organizing the trip?Why?3.3.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?4.4.Whats Wang Weis attitude to the trip?5.5.Whats Wang Kuns attitude to the trip?1.Did Wang Wei know the best way of getting to places?2.2.Who insisted on organizing the trip?Why?No,she didnt.Wang Wei.Because she first had the idea of the trip.3.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.4.Whats Wang Weis attitude to the trip?5.Whats Wang Kuns attitude to the trip?Positive to the trip.She wants to organize it as it was her idea.Less positive to the trip as he wants to organize it and thinks he can do that better than his sister.Look at the following sentences in this Para and explain them in your own words.1.my sister doesnt care about details.2.2.She gave me a determined look the kind that said she would not change her mind.1.my sister doesnt care about details.This means that she has concentrated on the broad outline of the trip but not the particulars:where they will stay,what they will take with them 2.She gave me a determined look the kind that said she would not change her mind.This sentence means that she has decided to do something and will not change her idea.1.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?2.2.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?1.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it end?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.2.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?You can see the source glacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls and plains.glacier rapids valley waterfall plain deltaglacierrapids(急流）急流）valley(山谷山谷)waterfallplain(平原平原)delta(三角洲三角洲)The Mekong River is called _ in China.It goes through _ _,_,_,_ and pours into the _.Lancang RiverMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouth China SeaWang Kun and _ _ Wang Wei are dreaming about _.his sistertaking a great bike tripThey have the idea to _ _ the Mekong River from _ it _ to _ it _.cycle alongwherebeginswhereendsIt begins in a _ on a _ in Qinghai Province.What can they see during the journey?glaciermountainThen,it _ quickly.It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalleysSometimes,the river becomes a _ and enters _ _.wide valleyswaterfallAt last,the river _ entersthe South China Sea.deltaFrom the exercises above,we can summarize the text in this way:Wang Kun and Wang Wei were preparing for_ _ _ down the Mekong River.Before the trip,they went to the library to _ _ _ _ about the river.a bike trip/journeyget more detailed information