Journey down the Mekong

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1 Journey down the Mekong
Reading&Speaking 课标人教实验版高一 Module 1 Unit 3

2 The world has many great rivers. Can you list some of them?

3 The Yangtze River

4 The Yellow River

5 The Pearl River – 珠江

6 The Mississippi River

7 River Thames(泰晤士河)

8 The Lancang River – 澜沧江

9 Pre-reading The Mekong River
China Myanmar Laos Vietnam Thailand Cambodia

10 travel along the Mekong river
If you plan to travel along the Mekong river When are you leaving? Summer (winter) vacation, National Day; May Day … How are you traveling? by bus; by car; by air; by boat; by ship… What will you prepare? ID cards; passports; money; a book of maps… Who are you going with? How long will the trip last?

11 Journey down the Mekong
reading Journey down the Mekong

12 What is Wang Wei’s shortcoming?
Fast reading. Read the first two sentences of each paragraph and find out the answers to the following questions. What’s their dream? What is Wang Wei’s shortcoming? What did they find before the trip?

13 Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?
Lan Chang River The Mekong River Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?

14 China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam
（缅甸） Laos Thailand Cambodia （柬埔寨） Vietnam （越南）

15 Who, What, How and Where Wang Kun and ___ ____ Wang Wei dreaming about__________________ her sister taking a great bike trip They have the idea to ___ _____the Mekong River from ______ it ______to _____ it _____. cycle along where begins ends where

16 What different opinions do they have?
source altitude air Wang Kun Wang Wei in Qinghai province a determined look ; make up her mind too far more than 5000 metres be excited about too high an interesting experience be hard to breathe; cold

17 What can they see during the journey?
It begins at a ______ on a ______ _________. glacier Tibetan mountain

18 Then, it______ quickly. It becomes
______ as it passes through deep _____. moves valley rapids

19 Sometimes, the river becomes _______ and enters ____ _____ .
waterfall wide valley

20 After, it enters _________ _____ and paces slowly through __________to______.
Southeast Asia low valleys plains

21 At last , the river’s _____ enters
the South China sea. delta

22 Read the passage again then do the following “T” or “F”:
1. Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai. 2. Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way. 3. Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl. 4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 6000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. 5. Wang Kun gave in at last. 6. Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in T T F F T F

23 Give the main idea of each paragraph
Wang Kun and Wang Wei dream about taking a great bike trip. Paragraph 2 Different attitudes between Wang Kun and Wang Wei Paragraph 3 How they prepare for the trip and what they can see when travel along the river.

24 Imagine you are helping the cyclists to prepare for their trip down the Mekong. Do you think which of the following objects is the most useful.And your reasons tent compass raincoat map flashlight umbrella matches water bottle blanket Can & bottle openers radio tyre/ tire

25 Please find out the following words , phrases
and sentences in the passage, then find out their usages by looking up the dictionary and grammar books.

26 Ever since Persuade Finally Be fond of Insist Although Care about Determined 9. Keep doing sth 10. Change one’s mind 11. Make up one’s mind 12. Give in 13. At an altitude of 14. Tell the differences among through, cross, over 15. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. 16. The air would be hard to breathe.

27 1. Where is the source of the Mekong
River and which sea does it enter? The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea. 2. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.

28 3. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?
Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.

29 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。

30 Ever since + 时间开始点 他从星期一起就在这里。 He has been here ever since Monday. 自上年来到广州以来我就一直住在这里。 I have been living here ever since I came to Guangzhou last year.

31 dream about = dream of + n. / v.-ing 梦见, 梦想
他梦想成为一个宇航员。 He dreams of ______________________. becoming a spaceman 他常梦见自己的故乡。 He always dreams about ______________. his hometown

32 dream n. v. dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt of/about …(vi.)
a…dream (vt.) that… (vt.) sb. to be … (vt.) dream

33 1) 我梦见自己想小鸟一样在天空飞翔. I dreamed that__________________________ 2) 我做梦也没想到他是个撒谎的人. I never dreamed_________________. I was flying like a bird in the sky him to be a liar

34 3. Then she persuade me to buy one.然后她动员我也买了一辆.
persuade sb. to do sth = persuade sb into doing sth. persuade sb. not to do sth = persuade sb out of doing sth. e.g. 我已说服他做这件事。 . I persuaded him to do it = persuade him into doing it.

35 sb. sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 sb. that … persuade Eg. He tried to persuade me of his honesty. =He tried to persuade me that he was honest. Bear them in your mind!

36 实例 1. I was able at last to ____ my mother to follow my advice A. suggest　　　 B. advise　　　　 C. persuade　　 D. leave off 2. I __ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary A. persuaded　 B. advised　 C. hoped　　　 D. suggested　　

37 2. Finally at last in the end
They talked about it for hours. Finally, they decided not to go. The children arrived home at last/in the end after the storm. My dream will come true in the end.

38 finally 一般指一系列事物的顺序的最后项内容,或用在动词前,表示“等了好久……才”,没有感情色彩
finally 一般指一系列事物的顺序的最后项内容,或用在动词前,表示“等了好久……才”,没有感情色彩. at last只能指时间位置,不能指时间顺序,在意思上是指经过周折、等待、耽搁到”最后、终于”(出现所期待的结果),常常带有较浓厚的感情色彩. in the end可与at last和finally通用.但若出现了非期待中的结果,用in the end. 还可以用于预卜未来,而不能预卜未来.

39 9. I kept asking her, “ When we are leaving…?
keep doing sth. “反复不断地做某事” The boy keeps asking questions all the time. In those years, Marx kept studying English and using it. keep sb./sth. doing 让某人持续做某事

40 7. My sister doesn’t care about details. 我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。
care about : be worried about 忧虑,关心 e.g. 他不关心我发生什么事 He doesn’t care much about what happens to me. She just cared about money.

41 care for sb/sth : look after, love or like希望, 喜欢, 照顾
1) Would you care for a drink? 2) He cares for her deeply. 3) Who will care for your child if you are out?

42 8. She gave me a determined look –the kind that she wouldn’t change her mind.她坚定地看了我一眼----这眼神表明她不会改变主意。 determine v. 决定, 下定决心, 确定 determined adj. determination n.

43 determine to do sth. = be determined to do sth. = make up one’s mind
e.g. He determined to learn French. He was determined to learn French. He made up his mind to learn French.

44 2) determine +从句 e.g. She determined that she would never see him again. Ex. 她决定去读大学。 She was determined to go to university. She determined to go to university. She made up her mind to go to university. She determined that she would go to …

45 change one’s mind 改变某人的主意
无论你说什么我都不会改变主意。 No matter what you say, I won’t change my mind.

46 12. Finally, I had to give in. 最后, 我只好让步。
give in to sb. 屈服于, 让步 give in sth. 递交 e.g. He had to give in to my views. It’s time you gave in your papers. give up 放弃, 认输 give out 筋疲力尽；分配 give away 捐赠, 泄露

47 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.

48 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

49 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

50 练一练 1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses ________.
2) Because of his small salary, he had to _______ his dream trip to Europe. 3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to ________ my view. gave out gave up gave in to

51 4) He _________ most of his fortune to the poor.
5) Please keep the secret, don’t ____ it _____. gave away gave away

52 2. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the 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

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

54 _________ that all the members held a meeting yesterday.
(强调地点状语) in the club It was _________that all the members held a meeting in the club (强调时间状语) yesterday

55 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。

56 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. (强调地点状语) 我看这部电影是在上海。

57 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

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

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

60 6. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting get to places, she insisted that we find the sources of the river and begin our journey there 尽管她不知道旅行的最佳方式, 她坚决主张我们找到河流的源头并在那里开始旅程。

61 Although=though conj. 虽然，但是
虽然他很穷，但是他很快乐。 Although/Though he was poor, he was happy. 尽管在下雨，我们仍然继续工作。 Although/Though it was raining hard, we went on working.

62 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。

63 insist : declare firmly
坚持认为，坚持主张 1) insist on/upon one’s doing sth 坚持做,坚决做 e.g. I insisted on/upon his coming with us. 2) 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。

64 e.g. He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag.
3) 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.

65 高考链接 I insisted that a doctor __ immediately. has been sent for B. sent for C. will be sent for D. be sent for　　

66 4. Wang Wei soon got them interested in…
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

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

68 5. 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

69 10. 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

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

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

72 11. 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 sth. 是一常用句式既不定式用主动形式表达被动含义 e.g. The problem is really hard to work out. My boss is easy to deal with.

73 注意 不定式和主语之间是逻辑动宾关系，使用及物动词的主动形式，因此不及物动词要加相应的介词。 这一结构中的形容词往往是表示心理活动的，接不定式时, 不定式的逻辑主语是句子的主语, 主动用to do, 被动用to be done;也可以接从句。

74 这类形容词有surprised, moved, disappointed, pleased, happy, sad, delighted, sorry, interested, glad, worried, etc.

75 12. Finally, I had to give in. 最后, 我只好让步。
give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交 e.g. He had to give in to my views. It’s time you gave in your papers. give up 放弃, 认输 give out 筋疲力尽；分配 give away 捐赠, 泄露

76 练一练 1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses ________.
2) Because of his small salary, he had to _______ his dream trip to Europe. 3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to ________ my view. gave out gave up gave in to

77 4) He _________ most of his fortune to the poor.
5) Please keep the secret, don’t ____ it _____. gave away gave away

78 1) He would rather die than give in.
12. give in(sth. to sb.) 1) He would rather die than give in. 2) Wang Kun had to give in because he knew his sister well. 3) Please give your examination papers in ( to the teacher) when you’ve finished. 屈服 让步 上交

79 √ 1）---Smoking is bad for your health.
---Yes,I know.But I simply can’t ___. A. give it up B. give it out C. give it in D. give it away √

80 Make a travel plan Where are you going? When are you leaving? How are you going there? What will you prepare for the trip? How long are your trip lasting? How much money will you need?