必修一Unit3TravelJournalUsinglanguageIntroductionYouareadvisedtoleadinbytalkingaboutTibetwhichisawonderforatraveltrip.ThenhelpstudentswiththeirreadingofJourneydowntheMekong.TranslationofthetextintoChineseisproposed.Objectives■Tohelpstudentsmakeuseofwhattheylearnedinthisunitincommunication■Tohelpstudentsusethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProcedures1.WarmingupbytalkingaboutTibetHaveyoueverbeentoTibet?DoyouwanttotravelinTibet?CanyoutellmesomethingaboutTibet?TibetliesontheQinghai-TibetPlateauofthesouthwestborderofChina.Theaverageheightofthewholeregionismorethan4,000metersabovesealevel,forwhichTibetisknownas“RoofoftheWorld”.ThehighestpeakofTibet,alsothehighestinHimalayasandinthewholeworld,isEverestPeak,whichisashighas8,846.27metersabovesealevel.AlthoughapartofChina,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.4\n2.ReadingandunderliningNowlet’sgoonwithJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGwithWangWeiandWangKun.TheyareinTibetnow.PleaseturntoPage22.Readthepassagequicklyandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsandcollocationsinit.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.CollocationsfromJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONG(II)ridebicycles,climbthemountain，begreatfun,reachavalley,stoptodosth.,makecamp,putup,aftersupper,gotosleep,stayawake,atmidnight,becomeclear,so…that,thesoundofthefire,travelsofar,joinsb.,hardlywaittosee,changeone’sattitude.TheMekongRiver1.ItbeginsataglacieronaTibetanmountainwhichisatanaltitudeofmorethan5000meters.2.Itissmallandthewateriscleanandcoldatfirst.Thenitmovesquicklyandpassesthroughdeepvalley.3.HalfofitisinChinaanditiscalledLancangRiverinChina.4.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,ittravelsslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleys,andtheplainswherericegrow.3.ReadingandtranslatingNextyouaregoingtoreadthetextJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGandtranslateitintoChinese.4.SpeakingEnglishReadthepassageagainandfindtheanswerstothequestions:1)HowdoesWangKunfeelaboutthetrip?(Heisstartingtolikethetrip.)2)Whatdoyouthinkhaschangedhisattitude?(seeingthebeautifulland)3)IsitnaturalforWangKunnottofeellonely?(Yes.BecausethesceneWangKunsawisbeautiful.Theskywasclearandthestarswerebright.Alsotheircousinsarewaitingforhim.)4)Wouldyoufeelthesamewayinthissituation?Whyorwhynot?(Youmayhavedifferentopinionsaboutthis.Justspeakitoutandletusshareyouridea,willyou?)ImaginethatthedialoguehappensthenextmorningbeforeWangKunandWangWeileavetheircamp.Writeashortdialoguebetweenthemwithyourpartner.Wei:YoulooksotiredKun:Yes,Istayeduplatelastnight.Wei:Really?Whatdidyoudo?Kun:Iwatchedtheclearskyandthebrightstars.Wei:That’snice.Theymustbepretty.Kun:Yes,theywere.5.Listening4\nLet’sturntopage23anddothelisteningtext.Beforelisteningtothetape,pleasereadthewordsfast,andthentickthewordsyouhearonthetape.AfterthatI’llplaythetapeforthesecondtimeandthenfinishthechart.Youshouldlookthroughthechartandfindoutthelisteningpoints.Thefollowingquestionscanhelpyouunderstandthelisteningtext.Whereisthegirlfrom?WhatdopeopleinLaosusetheriverfor?WhydopeopleinLaoscalltheriver“theseaofLaos”?WhatistherivercalledinTibetandVietnam?WhatotherbeautifulsightsalongtheMekongRiverinLaos?6.Guidedwriting—WritingashortemailNowlet’sdoawritingpractice.ImaginethatyouareafriendofWangWei.Writeashortemailtoherandaskhertodescribe:howshefeels,whatsheisdoing,andsomeplaceyouwanttoknowabout.Thenwishherwellonherjourneybyusingatleasttwooftheseexpressions:Haveanice/goodtime.Haveanice/goodtrip.Takecare.Goodluckonyourjourney.Say“Hello”to….Writetome.Givemybest/lovewishesto….Havefun.Youcanrefertothefollowingsteps.☆Inpairschoosethedetailsfromthejourneythataremostinteresting.Thinkofwhatelseyouwouldliketoknowaboutthejourney.Writetheseideasdownasquestions.☆Nowchoosetwoorthreeofthebestquestionsforyourletter.Eachquestionshouldhaveanothersentenceexplainingwhyyouwanttoknowthisinformation.☆Puttheminanorderthatmakessense.☆BeginyourletterasshowninthetextbookandaddyourquestionsforWangWei.Yourwritingshouldnotbemorethanoneparagraph.☆Finishyourletterasshowninthetextbook.AsamplepieceofwritingHi,bravelittleWei,HowIworryaboutyouandWangKun!Doyouhaveagoodtimenow?Ihopeso.Whatareyoudoingnow?AreyoustillinLaos?Canyoutellmesomethingaboutpeople’slifethere?WhenareyouleavingforCambodia?Whenyougetthere,tellmeabouttheBuddhisttemplesthere.Pleasesendsomephotoswithyournextletter!Well,Haveagoodtripanddon’tforgettowritetome!GivemybestwishestoWangKun.Goodluckonyourjourney.4\nTakecare!Yours,WangLin7.ClosingdownbywritingaletterSupposeyouwanttotraveltoYunnanProvince,writealettertooneofyourfriendsinYunnanandaskhim/herwhatpreparationsyoushouldmakeandwhichplacesareworthvisiting.4