必修一Unit3TravelJournalUsinglanguageTeachinggoals1).ToreadthepassageANIGHTINTHEMOUNTAINS2).Tousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwriting.EmotionalgoalsEnableSstofindtheirconfidenceinEnglishlearning.Teachingimportantanddifficultpoints1).Improvethestudents’writingability.2).Enablethestudentstounderstandthepassagebetter.InteractionsTeacher-student,individual,pairs,groupsClass-exerciseStep1Lead-in1.Enjoythemusic“青藏高原”2.AppreciatethebeautyofTibet.3.Askstudentsseveralquestionsaboutthepictures,e.g.Whatdoyouthinkofthesepictures?What’stheweatherlikethere?Doyouwanttogothere?etc.4.TalkingaboutTibet.HaveyoueverbeentoTibet?DoyouwanttotravelinTibet?CanyoutellmesomethingaboutTibet?TibetliesontheQinghai-TibetPlateauofthesouthwestborderofChina.Theaverageheightofthewholeregionismorethan4,000metersabovesealevel,forwhichTibetisknownas“RoofoftheWorld”.ThehighestpeakofTibet,alsothehighestinHimalayasandinthewholeworld,isEverestPeak,whichisashighas8,846.27metersabovesealevel.3\nAlthoughapartofChina,Tibethasauniquecultureofallitsown.ItismainlyinhabitedbyTibetans,aminoritynationalityofoldandmysteriouspeople.TouristattractionsincludethePotalaPalaceinLhasa,JokhangTemple,andanumberofBuddhistsacredplaces.Tibet(XiZanginChinese)istothesouthofXinJiangUygurAutonomousRegionandQingHaiProvince,tothewestofSichuan,tothenorthwestofYunnanandtothenorthofIndiaandNepal.Itspopulationof2.3millionpeoplecomefromavarietyofethnicgroupsincludingTibetan,Han,MonbaandLhota.ItscapitalcityisLhasa.NorthwestTibet,mainlyQingHaiplateau,ishometoavarietyofunusualanduniqueanimals.AcrossthenorthernexpanseofTibet,youcanseevastgrasslandswherehorses,yakandsheeproamfreely.Theworld'slowestvalley,theGrandYarlun-tzanpoRiverValleyliesineastTibet.Itisfreezingcoldinmosttimeoftheyear.MosttouristscometovisitTibetonlyinthewarmestseasons,June,July,AugustandearlySeptember.Step2ReadingWeknowWangWeiandWangKunhavetraveleddowntheMekong.TodaytheyhavereachedtheTibetanMountains.Theywillstaythereforanight.Nowlet’slookatthepassage“Anightinthemountains”onpage22.Readitquicklytofindthemainidea.Showsomequestions.1.HowdoesWangKunfeelaboutthetripnow?2.Whatdoyouthinkhaschangedhisattitude?3.IsitnaturalforWangKunnottofeellonely?4.Wouldyoufeelthesamewayinthissituation?WhyorWhynot?Step3ListenandmarkLetthestudentslistentotherecorderandmarktherisingandfallingtoneofeachsensegroupandsentence.Thenpracticereadingaloud.Payattentiontopronunciationandintonation.Step4DialogueSupposeWangWeiandWangKunleavetheircampthenextmorningandgoonwiththejourney.Makeashortdialoguebetweenthem.Sampledialogue:--Oh,upsoearly?--Early?It’snearly9o’clock.--Oops!(Lookathiswatch).Iguessyou’reright.--Whywereyousotired?--Well,Istayeduplatelastnighttowatchthestars.--That’snice.Theymustbepretty.3\n--Yes,theyare.Thenaskstudentstomakeuptheirowndialogues.Theymaydiscussandpracticeinpairs.Step5GuidedwritingInthisunit,wehavereadthefirsttwopartsofatraveljournalandhavelistenedtothethirdpartofthetraveljournal.Whatisthedifferencebetweenajournalandadiary?Let’sreadthepassageonpage23andfindoutthedifferencebetweenthetwo.Step6Homework1.Finishwritingtheletter2.Reviewthewholeunit3.Readthepassageinworkbook(page59)“Theendofourjourney”.3