UnitTRAVELJOURNAL(打印版).doc

Unit 3 TRAVEL JOURNAL (一)课文预习 一、Warming Up Transport ? Advantages Disadvantages bus 1.Very cheap 2.Efficient for short journeys Takes longer than the train or plane. train ? 1.Faster than bus, cheaper than plane 2.ends in the centre of the town/city. Takes longer than the plane. ? ship 1.Cheaper than plane ? 1.More expensive than train 2.Not convenient for visiting inland places airplane 1.Quick???2.Efficient 3.Provides meals 1.Expensive 2.Journey ends far from the city 二、Fast-reading Match the paragraph and the main idea. Para 1Take a great bike trip along the?Mekong?River. Para?2 Different attitudes between them Para 3The preparation before the trip details about?Mekong?River. 三、Careful Reading 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 Planned the trip to the?Mekong???Wang Wei planned the trip. 3.Where is the source of the?Mekong?and which?sea does it enter? Qinghai Province??；??the?South China Sea 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. 6.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei??????Wang Kun: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Wei: imaginative, organized, eager,persistent, stubborn, risk-taking ?(二)词汇要点 1.determine vt.决定，决心，确定，测定 Determination n.?决心，毅力?determined adj.?坚毅的，下决心的??decide［同义］?v.决定 典型用法??be determined to do sth ⑴?She is a girl of great ______________ (determine). ⑵?He is determined ________ (face) out the situation. ⑶?There is a ____________ (determine) look on his face. ? 2.similar adj.?类似的，相似的 Similarly??adv.?类似地；同样地?????Similarity??n.类似；(可数)相似之处 be similar to［搭配］类似于,与……相似???the same ...as...［近义］与……相同 （1）My opinion is ______ yours. ⑵?The __________ between them has often been remarked on. ⑶?Our bodies are st