Unit 3

Travel journal

Reading

高一人教新课标版必修一

Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?

This river is called our mother river.

The Yellow River – 黄河

This river is the longest one in China.

The Changjiang River – 长江

This is the famous river in Guangdong Province.

The Pearl River

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

The Mekong River

The Nile River

Names of river Location( 位置 )

Lancang River

Seine [sein] 塞纳河Nile

Kongo 刚果河Amazon 亚马逊河Mississippi

Thames [temz] 泰晤士河

England

Egypt

Central Africa

the US

France

China

Brazil

The great rivers in the world

……

How do people who live beside a river make use of it?

go swimming

travel along a river

to irrigate ( 灌溉 ) their fields

to make electricity

Brain Storming

Lan Chang River

Th

e Mek

ong R

iver

Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?

The countries the Mekong River

flows through:

China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand,

Cambodia, Vietnam

China

Laos

Thailand

Cambodia

Vietnam

South China Sea

Myanmar

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.

Journey down the MekongReading

Part 1 The dream and the plan

Read the whole passage quickly and decide which is the main idea of the passage. _______

A. The dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparation for the bike trip.

B. Their dream and the journey down the Mekong.C. Their plan to travel down the Mekong and the attitudes of two people.

D. The proper trip down the Mekong.

A

Listen to the tape and get the main idea of each paragraph :

Para. 1

Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream.

Para. 2

Wang Wei is stubborn.

Para. 3

Preparing for their trip.

A diagram( 图表 ) of the text

1. prepare to take a bike trip

2.Wang Wei organized the trip.

3. Information about the MeKong River

Read

the text

in details.

Who and What

Wang Kun and ___ _____ Wang Wei are

dreaming about _____________________.

his sister

taking a great bike trip

Paragraph 1: Dream

Where and How

They have the idea to __

__ _____ the Mekong Ri

ver from ______ it ____

__ to _____ it _____.

cycle along

where

begins where ends

Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister

She insisted that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.

What can they see during the journey?

It begins in a ______________ on a _______ _________.

glacier ( 冰川 )Tibetan mountain

Paragraph 3: Preparation

Then, it ______ quickly. It becomes______ as it passes through deep ______.

movesrapids valleys

Sometimes, the river becomes a ________ and enters ____ ______.wide valleys

waterfall

After, It travels slowly through __________ to _____________.low valleys

plains ( 平原 )

At last, the river _____ entersthe South China Sea.

delta

delta 三角洲

New words about geography:

altitude 海拔高度glacier 冰河rapids 急流valley ( 山 ) 谷waterfall 瀑布plain 平原delta 三角洲

1.梦想做某事2.骑自行车旅游3. 说服……做…… 4. 关心 , 介意5. 改变主意6. 下定决心7. 屈服 , 让步8. 使某人对……感兴趣

dream of/about doing sth

take a bike trip

persuade sb to do

care about

change one’s mind

make up one’s mind

give in

get sb interested in

Useful words and phrases

1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip?

Their idea was to take a great bike trip.

Answer the questions.

2. Who planned the trip

to the Mekong?

Wang Wei.

3. 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.

4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.

glacier

valley

rapidsdelta

waterfall plain

5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and

Wang Wei find about their journey?

The journey would begin at an altitude

of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is

hard to breathe and very cold.

6. What do you think about Wang Kun

and Wang Wei?

Wang Kun’s character:

enthusiastic, critical, sensible

Wang Wei’s character:

imaginative, organized, eager,

persistent, stubborn, risk-taking

Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s attitude

to the trip:

Wang Wei believes…

1. They must _____ ___ _______ where

the river begins in order to see all of th

e Mekong.

2. They don’t need to _______ much.

start in Qinghai

prepare

1. It is too ____ _____ _____ to start

in Qinghai.

2. That _____ ___ _____ is very imp

ortant.

cold and high

using an atlas

Wang Kun believes…

It sounds a wonderful trip and I would love to be able to do a trip like that myself one day.

My attitude:

1. Their dream was to go hiking along

the river.

2. Wang kun is a high school student.

3. Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai

and they grew up in eastern Yunnan

province.

F

True or False

F

F

4. Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, to join in their cycling. 5. Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River. 6. The source of the river is in QingHai Province and it enters the east China Sea.

T

T

F

7. They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library. 8. All parts of the Mekong River are in China.9. There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River.10. You can see glacier, rapids, valleys, waterfalls and plains along the river.

F

F

F

T

Reading comprehension:1. Which sentence is not true according to

the text?

A. Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a

mountain bike and he agreed.

B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others.

C. Before their trip they went to the library.

D. Wang Wei knew the best way of finding

the source of the river.

D

2. What does the last paragraph on Page18

tell us?

A. They wanted to know how soon they would

come back.

B. They wanted to learn the world’s geography.

C. They went to the library to know something

about the Mekong River.

D. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know

how difficult their trip was.

C

3. When you travel along the Mekong River

maybe you can not see _________.

A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages

C. Plains where rice grows D. desert

4. What kind of person is Wang Wei?

Which answer is wrong?

A. stubborn B. determined

C. careless D. careful

D

D

Ever since ______ ______, I and Wang Wei

have dreamed about having a great _____

_____. It was Wang Wei who first had the

idea to _____ along the entire Mekong River

from where it ______ to where it ____. My

sister doesn’t _____ ______ details, because

she doesn’t know the best way of getting to

places.

Complete this passage

middle school

trip

cycle

begins ends

care about

bike

When I told her the difficulties we would come

across during the journey, she gave me a

__________ look--- the kind that said she would

not _____ _____ _____. I know once she has

_____ ____ ____ _____, nothing can change it.

I had to _____ ____.

determined

chang her mind

made up her mind

give in

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 , 我和我姐姐王薇就梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行。dream about/of 梦想 , 梦见 如 :I dreamed about flying last night.He dreams of becoming a famous violinist one day.

dream 常与 not, little 连用 , 表示“想不到”。I little dreamed of seeing you here.真没有想到会在这遇到你。与 dream 相关的其他词组 :dream up 虚构 , 凭空想出go to one’s dream 进入梦乡 read a dream 解梦dream a (sweet/terrible…) dream 做了一个 ( 甜蜜的、可怕的 ) 梦构词法 : dreamer 做梦的人 ; dreamful 多梦的； dream like 梦一般的 ; dreamland 梦境；dream reader 解梦的人

2. Two years ago she bought an expensive

mountain bike and then she persuaded

me to buy one.

persuade: 说服 , 劝说 ( 暗示是成功的 ,

如果未成功则用 try to persuade),

常用在 persuade sb to do sth 结构中。如：I finally managed to persuade her to go

on with her work.

persuade 还有下列用法 :

persuade sb into doing sth 说服某人干某事 persuade sb of sth 使某人相信某事persuade sb + that 从句 说服 , 使某人相信如 : Don’t let yourself be persuaded into

buying things you don’t want.

How can I persuade you of my words?

She’ll only take me back if I can persuade

her that I’ve changed.

高考链接

While shopping, people sometimes can’t

help ____ into buying something they do

n’t really need.

A. to persuade B. persuading

C. being persuaded D. be persuaded

　

C

3. They are Dai and grew up in western

Yunnan Province near the Lancang River,

the Chinese part of the river that is called

the Mekong River in other countries. 　他们是傣族人 , 在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大的 , 湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江 , 流到其他国家的就叫湄公河。

the Chinese part of the river that is called

the Mekong River before flowing in other

countries 是一个名词短语 , 用来修饰前面的 the Langcang River, 其中又含有一个定语从句 that is called the Mekong River

before flowing in other countries.

finally 一般指一系列事物或论点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。

4. finally/at last/in the end

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。如 :

1) They talked about it for hours.

Finally, they decided not to go.

2)The children arrived home at last/

in the end after the storm.

3) My dream will come true in the end.

4) The war lasted four years before the

North won _______________.

5) Your idea will turn out right

_________.

6) _______, I want to thank you for

helping me.

in the end/at last

in the end

Finally

5. It is my sister who first had the idea

to cycle along the entire Mekong River

from where it begins to where it ends.

首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。这是一个强调句。其基本结构为 : It is/was + 被强调部分 + that-/who- 从句

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 tha

t 。注意

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。

强调时间和地点不能用 when 或 where，只用 that 。

We had a meeting in the meeting room

yesterday afternoon.

It was ____ ________ had a meeting in the

meeting room yesterday afternoon.

It was __________ ______ we had in the

meeting room yesterday afternoon.

It was ____________________ ______ we

had a meeting yesterday afternoon.

It was ____________________ ______ we

had a meeting in the meeting room.

we who/that

a meeting that

in the meeting room that

yesterday afternoon that

高考链接1)Was it ___ that I saw last night at the

concert?

A. you B. not you

C. that yourself

2)It was because of bad weather ____

the football match had to be put off.

A. so B. so that

C. why D. that

A

D

6. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip. schedule 在此用作名词 , 意为“时间表 , 一览表”等 , 构成的常见短语有 :on schedule 按照计划ahead of schedule 先于预定时间behind schedule 迟于预定时间 如：The workers don’t mind the new work schedule.They finished the building two weeksahead of schedule.

[拓展 ] schedule 还可用作动词 , 意为“安排 ,

计划 , 预定”等。如：The elections are scheduled for mid-June.

Meetings are scheduled to take place

all over the country.

scheduled flight/service 意为“定期航班”。如 : Prices include scheduled flights from

the Hongqiao Airport.

7. 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

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 , 即按 需要选择时态。

8. insist : declare firmly

坚持认为 , 坚持主张

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.

e.g. He insisted that he hadn’t stolen

the girl’s handbag.

I insisted that a doctor ___ immediately.

A. has been sent for B. sent for

C. will be sent for D. be sent for 　　

高考链接

D

9. My sister doesn’t care about details.

我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。(1) care about 关心 , 在意 , 担心Don’t you care about his future?

The only thing he seems to care about

is money.

(2) care for: 照顾 ; 喜欢Who will care for the children if their mother dies?Would you care for a drink?He thanked the nurses who had cared for him.Would you care for another drink?He likes pop and doesn’t care for classic music.

Care 还可作名词 , 常见短语有 :

take care (to do sth/that clause) 当心 , 注意；take care with/over sth 注意take care of 照顾 , 照料 ; 处理 , 对付with care 小心地。如：Take care not to drop the glass on the ground.

Who’s taking care of the dog while you’re away?

Take care that the meat is cooked properly.

The picture had been drawn with great care.

10. She gave me a determined look—the kind

that said she would not change her mind.

determined adj. 有决心的 ; 坚决的”。 如：Emily is a very determined woman.

She was determined to win.

He was determined that the same mistakes

would not be repeated.

determine v. “ 决定 ; 确定 ; 下定决心”。 如：He determined to go at once.

He has not determined what he will study.

11. at an altitude of = at a height of

在海拔……米处The plane is flying at a height / altitude

of 10, 000 feet.

at 在此处表“在……处 / 时 , 以……” 。后接年龄 , 速度 , 长宽深高 , 价格 , 费用等。at the age of at a high/low price at a depth/width of at the cost of at a distance of

12. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.她一旦下了决心 , 什么也不能使她改变。(1) once 可做连词引导状语从句 , 意为“ 一旦” , 如：Once you listen to the song, you will never forget it.

once 做副词 , 意为“一次” (for one time);“曾经” (in the past)He goes to the cinema once a week.This book was once very popular but no one reads it today.once 的常见短语 :at once 立即　 all at once 突然　once more 再一次once a while 偶尔

(2)make up one’s mind 下定决心 , 作出决定 如：I wish he’d hurry up and make his mind up.

He couldn’t make up his mind about what

to do with the money.

You’re old enough to make your own

mind up about smoking.

You’d make your mind up whether to go there.

He has make up his mind that he will

buy a new house.

mind 用作名词时 , 构成的常见短语还有 :change one’s mind 改变主意、决定keep sth in mind 记住某事have sb/sth in mind 心中考虑到某人 / 某物 read one’s mind 看出某人的心思speak one’s mind 直言不讳give/put one’s mind 专心于 如 :He was afraid that his mother would changeher mind and take him back home.It’s a good idea and I’ll keep it in mind.It was a nice house, but it wasn’t quite what we had in mind.

13. Finally, I had to give in.

give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于 , 让步 如：1) He would rather die than give in.

2) Wang Kun had to give in because h

e knew his sister well.

3) Please give your examination pape

rs in (to the teacher) when you’ve fi

nished.

屈服

让步

上交

give up 放弃 , 认输 give out 筋疲力尽 ; 分配 give away 捐赠 , 泄露 give off 发出 (光、气味 ); 长出 (枝、杈 )

---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

A

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

练一练

4) He _________ most of his fortune to

the poor.

5) Please keep the secret, don’t ____ it

______.

6) I _______ trying to persuade him

to continue with his studies.

7) The government refused to ______

to their demands.

gave away

gave

away

gave up

give in

14. It becomes rapids as it passes throu

gh deep valleys, traveling across wes

tern Yunnan Province.

穿过深谷流经云南省西部时它变成急流。

across

through prep. 穿过

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

辨析 :

15. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows.

河水蜿蜒缓慢地穿过低谷 , 流向生长稻谷的平原。

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

C

16. An attitude is what a person thinks

about something.

attitude 是名词 , 意为“态度 ; 看法”。 如：I want to make a complaint for his bad

attitude.

What is your attitude towards this

question?

As you get older your attitude towards

death changes.

Practice

1. 这个小女孩梦想成为流行歌星。 (dream about)

_______________________________

_______________________________

2. 我决定不听他的劝告。 (determine)

________________________________

The little girl dreamed about

becoming a pop star.

I’m determined not to follow his advice.

3. 说服他放弃这个计划很难。 (persuade)

_________________________________

_________________________________

4. 最后 , 我不得不做出让步。 (give in)

__________________________________

5. 他总是喜欢和小孩子玩。 (be fond of)

__________________________________

It’s difficult to persuade him to give

up this plan.

Finally, I had to give in.

He is always fond of playing with children.

Some proverbs:

Success belongs to the persevering.

胜利属于有毅力者。Hitch your wagon to a star.

树雄心 , 立大志。No success in life merely happens.

人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。

Imagine you are helping the cyclists to prepare for their trip down the Mekong. Which of the following objects is the most useful? And your reasons?

tent compass map raincoat

can & bottleopeners

radio tyre/ tire blanket

flashlight umbrella matches water bottle

Homework

1. Try to write a travel plan according to

the questions above.

2. Underline useful words and expressions

in the text.