高一英語必修一unit3warmingupandreading

Unit3TravelJournalWhatisTravelJournal?Wherewillyouspendyourwinterholiday?Doyouliketraveling?Why?Theworldislikeabook.Ifyoustayathomeinsteadoftravelling.Itmeansthatyoujuststareatonepageofabook.Wheredoyouwanttotravel?Idreamof/abouttravelling……The

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WallHewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWallisnotatrueman.不到長城非好漢。TheYellowMountainItisoneofChina’sfamousscenicresorts,whichislocatedinHuangshancity,Anhuiprovince.GuilinItislocatedinsouthernChina.ItprovidesoneofChina’smostbeautifulviews.Thereisanoldsayinggoes,“ThemountainsandwatersofGuilinarethefinestintheworld.StoneForestTheStoneForestliesabout80kmtothesoutheastofKunming.Itisanaturalforestofstrangelyshapedstones.Itisworthavisit.PudacuoNationalParkInShangri-La.ItiscomparedtotheParadiseonEarthWhat’syouropinionoftravel？Doyouliketraveling?Why?Orwhynot?TravelYes,llovetravelingBroadenourview/mind/horizonEnrichourknowledge/experiencesMeetdifferentpeopleandmakefriendswiththem.Relax,refreshourmindGettoknowthebeautyofnature.Enjoythebeautifulsceneryindifferenceplaces.Experiencedifferentcultures.Enjoydifferentfoodsandlocalflavors.Helpuskeephealthyandmakeuslessnarrow-minded.BringenjoymentandgoodmemoriesNo,Idon’t

AwasteoftimeandmoneyMakemetiredandexhaustedMaybedangerousToomanypeopleWhatshouldwedoandwhatshouldn’twedoduringourtravelling?Whatshouldwepayattentionto?Whenholidaycomes,thousandsofpeoplepourintothetouristsites.Theywanttorelaxthemselvesandenjoythebeautifulscenery,butmanypeoplehavesomebadhabits,whicharestronglycriticizedbythepublic.Whatshouldwedointhepublicplaces?Firstly,weshouldobeythetrafficrules.Forexample,nevercrosstheroadwhenthetrafficlightsarered.Besides,weshouldn’tshoutorcryattimes,orwecanbethoughttobearudeorimpoliteperson.What’smore,wehadbetternottakeuppublicpropertyfortoolong,andwemuststandinlinewhenwearewaitingforourbusorotherservice.Finally,apersonwhospits,litterseverywhere,orsmokesregardlessofotherswon’tberespected.

Inaword,weshouldbeacivilizedtourist.Aslongaswebehaveourselves,wecannotonlyhaveagoodmoodbutalsomakeagoodimpressiononothers.Ifyouhaveachancetotravel,whichmeansoftransportation

willyouuse?onfootbybikebybusbytrainbyship/seabyplane/airWhenyoudecidewhichkindoftransport,youshouldconsiderthefollowingthings:cost(花費)pollution(污染)safety(安全)coziness(舒適)speed(速度)convenience(方便)Whatkindoftransportdoyouprefertouse?Thinkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachformoftransportandfillintheform.TransportAdvantagesDisadvantagesBusTrainShipAirplaneFare//Time//Comfort//View….cheap/expensive;fast/slow;safe/unsafecomfortable/uncomfortable;enjoytheviewornot…TransportAdvantagesDisadvantagesBusTrainShipplane

1safe2efficientforshortjourneys1slow2uncomfortable3notprovidemeals.1cheaper2safe3.fast4.Enjoytheviewuncomfortable1enjoytheseaview2providesmeals

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accommodation1moreexpensive2notconvenient3.seasick1fast/quick2efficient3providesmeals

1.tooexpensive2.unsafe3.can’tenjoytheviewHerearesomefamousriversinChina.Doyouknowtheirnames?Whichriveristhelongestriver

inChina.ChangJiangRiverTheYangtzeRiverWhichriveriscalledourmotherriver.TheYellowRiver

Theworldhasmanygreatrivers.Canyounamesome?Thegreatriversintheworld

Namesofriver

LocationNile(尼羅河)Mississippi(密西西比河)Thames(泰晤士河)Amazon(亞馬遜河)Seine(塞納河)

USAEnglandEgyptFranceBrazil（巴西）JourneyDownTheMekong

ReadingHowmuchdoyouknowaboutMekongLanCangRiverTheMekongRiverCanyoulistthecountriesthattheMekongflowsthrough?TheMekongRiveriscalled_____________inChina.Itgoesthrough_________________,_________,_________,_________andpoursintothe________________.

LancangRiverMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouthChinaSeaOutofChina,itiscalledtheMekongRiverInChinaitiscalledTheLancangRiver–瀾滄江湄公河湄公河（MekongRiver），干流全長4908公里，是亞洲最重要的跨國水系，世界第十長河流；主源為扎曲，發(fā)源于中國青海省玉樹藏族自治州雜多縣。流經中國、老撾、緬甸、泰國、柬埔寨和越南，于越南胡志明市流入南海。流域除中國和緬甸外，均為湄公河委員會成員國。湄公河上游在中國境內，稱為瀾滄江，長2157.8公里在中國境外稱作湄公河，長2750.2公里。下游三角洲在越南境內，越南稱之為九龍江。JourneydowntheMekongReadingPart1ThedreamandtheplanSkimming(First-Reading)Skimming

togetthemainideaThetextmainlytellsusabout_____________________ofWangKunandWangWeiandhowtheywillcyclealongthe_____________.*Skimming

MatchthemainideawitheachparagraphPara.1

Para.2Para.3A.ThepreparationbeforethetripanddetailsaboutMekongriverB.DifferentattitudesbetweenwangkunandwangweiC.

Decidingtotakeagreatbike

tripalongtheMekongriverThetextmainlytellsusabout_____________________ofWangKunandWangWeiandhowtheywillcyclealongthe_____________.thedreamandtheplanMekongRiverScanthetextandthenchoosethebestanswer.1．Whendidtheygetthechancetotakeabiketrip?______A.DuringmiddleschoolB.AftergraduatingfrommiddleschoolC.DuringcollegetimeD.AftergraduatingfromcollegeScanning2．WhatdoesWangKunthinkofhersister?A．Foolishandstubborn.

B．Foolishbutdetermined.C．Stubbornbutdetermined.D．Unkindandstubborn.3．Whatdidtheydobeforethetrip?A．Theyhadaverygoodrest.B．Theytalkedwiththeirparentsaboutit.C．Theywerefulloffear.D．Theyhadpreparedwellforit.4.Whyisitdifficulttobreathein

Qinghai

Province?BecauseofthecoldweatherB.Becauseofthelow

attitudeC.BecauseofthehighaltitudeD.Becauseoftherivers5.Fromthetext,weknowthat____.A.TheirtripwassuccessfulbecauseoftheirpreparationsB.TheyknewverywellaboutteMekongRiverbeforeC.TheirtripwouldbeverydifficultbutinterestingD.Theyenjoyedthemselvesverymuch

WhoandWhatWangKunand___________WangWeiaredreamingabout_____________________.hissistertakingagreatbiketripParagraph1:DreamCarefulreadingWhereandHow

Theyhavetheideato_________theMekongRiverfrom______it______to_____it_____.cyclealongwherebeginswhereendsCarefulreadingParagraph2:AstubbornsisterShethesourceoftheriverandbegintheirjourneythere.shehas,nothingcanchangeit.insistedthattheyfindOncemadeuphermindCarefulreadingWhatcantheyseeduringthejourney?Itbeginsina____________on_________________________.glacier(冰川)amountainParagraph3:PreparationCarefulreadinginQinghaiProvinceThen,it______quickly.Itbecomes______asitpassesthroughdeep______.movesrapidsvalleysCarefulreadingSometimes,theriverbecomesa________andenters__________.widevalleyswaterfallCarefulreadingAfter,Ittravelsslowlythrough__________to_____________.lowvalleysplains(平原)CarefulreadingAtlast,theriver_____enterstheSouthChinaSea.deltadelta三角洲CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatwasWangkunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?2.WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?3.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongandwhichseadoesitenter?4.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?5.WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?P19Answers:1.Theirideawastotakealongbiketrip.2.WangWeiplannedthetrip.3.ThesourceoftheriverisinQinghaiProvinceanditentersthesouthChinaSea.4.Youcanseethesourceglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls,andplains.5.Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.

Task3Discussion

CouldyouusesomewordsorphrasestodescribethecharacteristicsofWangWeiandWangKun?

WangWei:stubborn,confident,organized,imaginative,risk—taking

Wangkun:enthusiastic,critical,sensible,thoughtful

性格LookatthefollowingsentencesinthisPara2andexplaintheminyourow