1. Unit 3
Travel journal

2. Have you been to these places?
Do you like travelling?
Have you been to these places?

3. The Great Wall
He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

4. The Yellow Mountain

5. Guilin
in southern China, provides one of China’s most extraordinary views.

6. The Forbidden City

7. Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus or train
Which 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 following chart.
Transport
Advantages
Disadvantages
Bus
Train
Ship
airplane

8. How long are you staying in…? When are you arriving in/at …?
Imagine that you plan to spend a holiday. Choose a place you want to visit. Think about the fare for different kinds of transport and decide how to get there. Then ,get into pairs. Use these questions to make a dialogue about your holiday.
When are you leaving?
Where are you staying?
How are you going to …?
How long are you staying in…?
When are you arriving in/at …?
When are you coming back?

9. Guessing Game

10. Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?

11. This river is called our mother river.
The Yellow River

12. This river is the longest one in China.
The Changjiang River

13. This is the famous river in Guangdong Province.
The Pearl River

14. TheMekong River
This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.

15. … … The great rivers Huanghe River Changjiang River the Thames
the Nile
The Rhein
the Mississippi
the Amazon … …

16. Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ?
The Chinese part of the river is called
the Lancang River and after flowing in
other countries the river is called the
Mekong River.

17. Let’s take off! Now!

19. Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?
Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?
What’s the name of the
Chinese part of the river?

20. Do you know where it is?
The Mekong flows from South-West China through all the mainland South East Asian countries - China, Burma/Myanmar , Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

21. The countries that the Mekong River flows through.
China
Laos
Burma
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam

22. The longest river in the world. 12th
Mekong River
The Source:
the Jifu Mountains in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibet Autonomous Region of northwest China's Qinghai Province, which is about 5,200 meters above sea level.
青海省玉树藏族自治区杂多县境内的吉富山。
The Length:
4880km
The longest river in the world.
12th
The name of the Chinese part::
Lancang River(澜仓河）

23. Scanning the main idea of each paragraph:
P1 Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.
P2 Different attitudes between them
P3 The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.

24. 1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?
Questions:
1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?
Wang Kun is the author of this article, and Wang Wei is the author’s sister.
2. What was their dream?
Taking a great bike trip.
3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?
Wang Kun’s cousins.

25. The Mekong River flows through _____ countries. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5
Multiple Choice:
The Mekong River flows through _____ countries.
A B C. 5
2. The source of the Mekong River is in _____ Province.
A. Qinghai B. Yunnan C. Sichuan

26. Multiple Choice:
3. The river’s delta enters _____ .
A. the East China Sea
B. the Yellow Sea
C. the South China Sea

27. Vietnam
Burma
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia

28. Detail Reading

29. Detail reading: Is it easy to travel along the Mekong river? Why?
The data of the river:
Wang Wei’s reaction:
Source of the river
altitude
air
weather
A determined look wouldn’t change her mind
Qinghai Province
More than 5,000 meters
excited about it
Interesting experience
Hard to breathe
Interesting experience
Very cold

30. True or False?
( F )
Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality.
2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan.
3.The Mekong River is in China and it includes the Lancang River.
( T )
( F )

31. ( T )
4. Although it is not easy to travel along the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted on doing so.
5. The Tibetan Mountain where the Mekong River begins is 5,000 meters high.
( F )

32. Post Reading

33. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip?
Their idea was to take a long bike trip.
2.Who planed the trip to the Mekong?
Wang Wei planned the trip.
3.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?
The source of the river is in Qinghai province and it enters the South China Sea.

34. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?
You can see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.
5. 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.
Wang Kun’s character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible.
Wang Wei’s character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking.
6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?

35. they will enjoy this trip a lot. much the Mekong cold and high
2. Group discussion : Read the text carefully and then discuss Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip in groups of four.
Similar attitudes
Different attitudes
Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think:
1.talking this trip is _________
that comes true.
2.__________________________
3.they should see a lot of _____
_______ .
4. most of the Mekong will be found in _________________ .
Wang Wei believes:
1.they must start in _______
where the river begins
2. they don’t need to ______
____________.
Wang Kun believes:
1.it’s too _________________ to
start in Qinghai.
2.using an _______ is important
Qinghai
a dream
prepare
they will enjoy this trip a lot.
much
the
Mekong
cold and high
Southeast Asia
atlas

36. A Summary
Wang Kun and Wang Wei have _________ about taking a great bike trip. when they __________ from college. They _______ to _____ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _________. Once she is __________ to do something she will never _______ her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she ________ that they find the ________ of the river and begin their journey there.
dreamed
decided
graduated
cycle
stubborn
cousins
determined
change
insisted
source

37. Discussion Make a plan for your trip 1. Where are you going to?
2. How are you going to...?
4. When are you leaving?
5. What are you going to take with you?
6.Where are you staying?
7.How long are you staying in…?
8.When are you coming back?

38. Homework:
Read the text again and find the useful words and expressions.
2. Ex 1,2,3on P20.