Unit 3 Travel journal

What kind of transport will you choose during a journey? e.g. on foot by bike by ship/sea by train by plane/air by spaceship ......

What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport you will use? Cost(花费) Safety(安全) Comfort（舒适） Quickness Convenience(方便)

Transport Advantages Disadvantages bus very cheap;… … train ship airplane very quick; comfortable;… expensive;…

Tian’anmen Square The Great Wall Forbidden City The Heaven Temple

Situation: Your friend is going on a trip to Beijing. You are curious about his / her trip. Ask your friend the following questions, and make a dialogue.

How long are you staying in…? When are you arriving in/at…? While you are discussing with your partner, ask each other the following questions: 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?

A: Tom, where are you going on holiday? B: I’m going to Laos. Sample dialogue A: Tom, where are you going on holiday? B: I’m going to Laos. A: When are you leaving? B: Next Sunday. A: How are you going to Laos? B: I’m taking a plane. A: How long are you staying in Laos? B: About two weeks. A: Great. Have a good trip. B: Thanks.

Pay Attention Don’t throw away waste! Don’t make a fire freely! Don’t park your bike or car in the wrong spot! Don’t feed animals! Do as the guide tells you to do! … … Pay Attention

the Yangtze River

Yellow River

Lancang River---Mekong River

Mississippi River -the USA

River Nile -Egypt

Amazon River -Brazil

Rhine -Germany

Danube -South Europe

Thames -England

Congo -Central Africa

Reading: Journey down the Mekong Part I The Dream and the Plan

Main idea of each paragraph: Wang Kun and Wang Wei planned to cycle along the Mekong River together with their cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang. Para.2: Wang Wei was very stubborn and Wang Kun had to give in. Para.3: Wang Kun and Wang Wei made the preparation for the trips.

Read the 1st paragraph: 1. Who takes part in the journey? 2. What’s their dream? 3. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 4. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? Wang Wei, Wang Kun, Dao Wei and Yu Hang To take a great bike trip Brother and sister Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming

Read the 2nd paragraph: 1. Did Wang Wei know the best way of getting to places? 2. Where is the source of the Mekong River? 3. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong River? Why? 4. What do you think of Wang Wei? How do you understand “proper way is always her way”? No, she didn’t. It is in Qinghai Province. Yes, because the journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

Read the 3rd paragraph: 1. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei do before their trip? 2. Which sea does the Mekong River enter? 3. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? 4. How does the scenery change when you travel along the Mekong River? They went to the library and found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of the world’s geography. The South China Sea We can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains. At first… Then… Sometimes… After… As… At last…

The main idea of the text This part tells us the background of the bike trip, especially the plan. This part also introduces the four young people who made the trip: Wang Kun, the writer of the journal and his sister, Wang Wei and their cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang. This section also introduces us to many of the geographical terms they will use throughout the later parts of their story.

Language points 1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 从中学起, 我姐姐王薇和我梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行。

1). dream n. v. dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt of/about sth. (vi.) a…dream (vt.) that… (vt.) come true dream

1) 他梦想着有一天为自己工作, 没有老板。 He dreams of working for himself and not having a boss one day.= He dreams that one day he will work for himself and not have a boss.

dream about = dream of 梦见, 梦想 My younger brother dreams of becoming a spaceman. He always dreams about traveling around the world.

2. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.是我姐姐首先想到骑自行车沿湄公河从它的源头行走到入海口。 　这是一个强调句。强调句的结构是： It was/is+强调成分+that-/who-分句

如果强调的部分是人,可用who,也可用that, 强调其他成分与内容都用that。 注意 强调时间和地点不能用when或where，只用that。 e. g. It was in Shanghai that I saw the film. 区别：It was Shanghai ___ I saw the film.

All the members held a meeting in the club yesterday. 根据上下文和语义意图,说话人可以通过强调句分别强调主语, 宾语, 状语, 使之成为信息中心。

all the members that/who held a meeting in the club yesterday all the members that/who held a meeting in the club yesterday. (强调主语, was不能换用were) It was a meeting that all the members held in the club yesterday. (强调宾语a meeting)

in the club that all the members held a meeting yesterday in the club that all the members held a meeting yesterday. (强调地点状语,that不可换用 where) It was yesterday that all the members held a meeting in the club. (强调时间状语that不可换用 where)

练一练 把这个句子的不同成分改成强调句。John gave Mary a handbag at Christmas. 高考链接 Was it ___ that I saw last night at the concert? A. you B. not you C. that yourself

It was because of bad weather ___ the football match had to be put off. A. so B. so that C. why D. that

—Who is making so much noise in the garden? —______ the children. A. It is　　　　　 B. They are　　　　 C. That is　　　　D. There are

1. 强调句基本结构: it is/was 强调部分 that… 2. 强调人时可以用that, 也可以用who 3. is 或was由句子时态决定，单复数不受被强调部分分数的影响。 Eg. It is they that helped me. 4. 被强调部分是主语时，要用主格，who 或that 之后的谓语应在人称和数上与主语一致 Eg. It is he that helps the poor. 5. 强调时间，地点，原因状语时，只能用that, 不能用when, where, why Eg. It was in Pinghu that I was born. It was Pinghu where I was born. 6.强调句把it is/was that 去掉后仍是完整句子。

3. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. get +宾语+宾语补足语（-ing/done/ to do /adj./adv.） 1) I should get the window _______ (repair) before it gets cold. 2) The teacher’s words soon got us _______ (think). repaired thinking

3) She got her son _______ (sleep ) on the floor last night. 4) Don’t get your boss so _____ (烦恼). 5) 我想把这些椅子弄到楼上去．I want to get these chairs ________. to sleep upset upstairs

4. stubborn 1) He is too stubborn to apologize. 2) You’ll have to push hard, that door is a bit stubborn. 3) The old man has got a stubborn cough that has lasted for weeks. (as) stubborn as a mule 倔强的，固执的 难以移动的 难以治愈的

5. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. 尽管她不知道旅行的最佳方式, 但是她还是坚决主张她来合理安排这次旅行。

1) although, though引导让步状语从句不能再和but, and, however连用, 但可以和副词yet, still连用。 although从句多放在句首, though从句可在主句前，中，后任何位置，而且though可以作副词用于句末，作 “但是，不过”讲，而although无此用法。

[考例] ______ he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience. (2006全国卷 I) A. Since B. Unless C. As D. Although [点拨] 根据句中的limited knowledge和a lot of experience构成对比，可知这是一个让步状语从句，故用although引导。since既然； unless除非……； as 因为。

2) insist : declare firmly 坚持认为，坚持主张 ※insist on (one’s) doing sth 坚持做,坚决做 e.g. I insisted on/upon his coming with us. ※insist that +从句坚持说(后表示一个事实), 后接的从句用陈述语气, 既按需要选择时态。

e.g. He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag. ※insist that sb. (should) do sth. 坚决主张做某事, 后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气, 既 “should +v.” e.g. Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor.

高考链接 1. I insisted that a doctor __ immediately. has been sent for B. sent for will be sent for D. be sent for 2. He insisted that he ____ nothing wrong and ___ free. should do, be set B. had done, set C. had done, be set D. did, was set

6. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. 当我告诉她我们将在海拔5000米处开始旅程, 她好像对此很兴奋。 at an altitude of = at a height of 在海拔……米处

e.g. The plane is flying at a height / altitude of 10,000 feet. 注意

at the age of at a high / low price at a depth/width of at the cost of at a distance of

7. When I told her the air would be hard to breath and it would be very cold… 当我告诉她将呼吸困难, 天气严寒…… 主语 + be + adj.+ to do 是一常用句式既不定式用主动形式表达被动含义,可转换为it be adj. to do sth. e.g. The problem is really hard to work out. It is really hard to work out the problem. My boss is easy to deal with.

8. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 这里once 一旦，连词，相当于as soon as 你们一旦下定决心，你们学好英语没有问题。 Once you make up your minds, you will have no difficulty in learning English. 区别 I have only been there once.(一次） He once lived in Beijing.(曾经） Do it at once.（立刻）

9. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. 穿过深谷流经云南省西部时它变成急流. across prep. 穿过 through

辨析: across 常表示从一定范围的一边到另一边或事物交叉位置, “横穿, 横跨” 表面, 含义与on 有关 through 表达两边穿过或穿过空间内部, 含义与in 有关 over表示 “越过” 是指越过较高的物体从一侧到另一侧

e.g. She swam across the river. The river flows through the city from west to east. Walk across the square and go through the gate, then you’ll come to the cafe. The thief climbed over the wall and ran away.

实例 The new railway winds its way to Hong Kong, ___ mountains ___ tunnels and ___ rivers. across; over; through over; across; through over; through; across through; over; across

I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。 1. He is planning his work _______ (进度表) for the following week. 2. They took many pictures of the _________ (瀑布) yesterday. 3. What is the ______ (海拔) of this mountain? 4. I think you don’t know your own s___________. In fact, no one is perfect. schedule waterfall altitude shortcomings

5. He is so s________ that nobody can change his mind. 6. Do you know where the s______ of the Changjiang River is? stubborn source

Thank you!