Unit 3 Travel JournalLets discover the beauty of the world!Period TwoIf you live along one of the rivers, how would you use it?If you have a chance to travel down one of them, which one would you choose? Why?Mississippi(USA)Nile (Egypt)Thames(England)Mekong(China,SE Asia)Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?Whats the name of the Chinese part of the river?China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.Qinghai Province, the South China Sea.Lancang River Name of River Location Mekong China,SE Asia Rhein Germany Ganges India Seine France Nile Egypt Thames England Danube Central Europe Amazon Brazil Mississippi USNew wordspersuadegraduatecyclefinallyscheduleshortcomingstubbornvt. 說服；勸說說服；勸說vi.畢業(yè)畢業(yè) n. 大學(xué)畢業(yè)生大學(xué)畢業(yè)生vi. 騎自行車騎自行車adv. 最后最后; 終于終于n. 時間表；進(jìn)度表時間表；進(jìn)度表vt. 為某事安排時間為某事安排時間n. 缺點缺點adj. 頑固的；固執(zhí)的頑固的；固執(zhí)的orgnizedeterminejourneyaltitudevalleyattitudeNew wordsvt. 組織；成立組織；成立vt. 決定；確定；下定決心決定；確定；下定決心n. 旅行；旅程旅行；旅程n. 海拔高度；高處海拔高度；高處n. 山谷；流域山谷；流域n. 態(tài)度；看法態(tài)度；看法Expressionsever sincebe fond ofcare aboutchange ones mindmake up ones mindgive in從那以后從那以后喜愛；喜歡喜愛；喜歡關(guān)心；憂慮；惦念關(guān)心；憂慮；惦念改變主意改變主意下決心；決定下決心；決定投降；屈服；讓步投降；屈服；讓步Go over the text and answer the questions. Skimming:Whats the dream?Whats the plan? The dream was to take a great bike trip.The plan was to cycle along the Mekong River.Read paragraph one and answer the questions.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei ?What does Wang Wei love to do?They are brother and sister, and both are college students. She loves to go for long bike rides in the countryside. ScanningWho are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? Would the cousins join them ?They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.Yes, they would.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.True or falseTFT4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 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 Qinghai.True or falseTFTThe Mekong River begins in a _ on a Tibetan mountain. At first, the river is_ , and the water is _and_Then it begins to move _. It becomes _ as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province.Sometimes the river becomes a _ and enters wide valleys.glaciersmallclearcoldquicklyrapidswaterfallFill in the blanksWe were both surprised to learn that _of the river is in China. After it leaves China and high altitude, The Mekong becomes_, _ and_. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace_. It makes wide _or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.halfwidebrownwarmslowsbendsAttitudes about the tripSimilar attitudes about the tripBoth Wang Wei and Wang Kun think1.taking this trip is a dream that comes true.2.they will enjoy the trip a lot.3.they should see a lot of the Mekong.4.that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.Different attitudes about the tripWang Wei believes1.they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekong.2.that they dont need to prepare much.Wang Kun believes1.it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2.that using an atlas is very important.The development of the journeydream about taking a great bike tripcousins persuaded to join inchance got finally the for a bike tripfound a atlas for details about Mekongtrip to began at an altitude of 5,000mThis part tells us the background of the bike trip, especially the planning that went into it and introduces us 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. many geographical terms to be used throughout the later parts of the story are introduced.The main idea of the textLanguage pointsLanguage pointscontinually since that time自從；從自從；從以后以后Hes been depressed ever since he got divorced.I was bitten by a dog and Ive been afraid of them ever since.ever sincepersuadevt. to make sb. do or believe sth. by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it勸說勸說,說服說服1. +n./pron.Can you persuade her？你能說服她嗎？你能說服她嗎？2. +sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事使某人相信某事How can I persuade you of my sincerity? 我如何能夠讓你相信我的誠意？我如何能夠讓你相信我的誠意？3. +sb. to do/into doing sth. 說服某人做某事說服某人做某事 He persuaded his daughter to change hermind. 他說服女兒改變主意。他說服女兒改變主意。We persuaded her into taking the job.我們說服了她接受這份工作。我們說服了她接受這份工作。4. +sb. not to do/out of doing sth. 說服某人說服某人不要做某事不要做某事Can you persuade her out of her foolishplans? 你能勸她放棄她那些愚蠢的計劃嗎？你能勸她放棄她那些愚蠢的計劃嗎？5. +sb. that-clause使某人相信使某人相信How can I persuade you that I am sincere? 怎樣才能使你相信我是真心實意的呢怎樣才能使你相信我是真心實意的呢?She persuaded me that death does not endall.她說服了我相信死并不能使一切結(jié)束。她說服了我相信死并不能使一切結(jié)束。6. 用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)用于被動結(jié)構(gòu): 相信相信He is easily persuaded. 他這人好說話。他這人好說話。Im almost persuaded that he is honest.我?guī)缀跸嘈潘钦\實的。我?guī)缀跸嘈潘钦\實的。Alice trusts you; only you can_her to give up the foolish idea. (2001上海上海)A.suggest B. attract C. tempt D. persuade 此題的句意為此題的句意為“惟有你能說服她放棄這種愚惟有你能說服她放棄這種愚蠢的想法。蠢的想法?！眕ersuade sb. to do sth.表示表示“說服某人做某事說服某人做某事”，答案選，答案選D。graduaten.C a person who has a first degree from a university or college大學(xué)畢業(yè)生大學(xué)畢業(yè)生a Cambridge graduateChris is a physics graduate.vi. to complete a first university degree successfully畢業(yè)畢業(yè)Lorna graduated from the University of London.Tom has just graduated with first-class honours in psychology.n.Ca list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done時間表；進(jìn)度表時間表；進(jìn)度表a production schedulea hectic/tight (= very busy) scheduleEverything went according to schedule (= as planned).scheduleschedulevt. often passive to arrange that an event or activity will happen at a particular time:The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.+ to infinitive The train is scheduled to arrive at 8:45, but its running twenty minutes late.adj. having a great liking for sb. or sth.喜愛；喜歡喜愛；喜歡She was very fond of horses.Im very fond of you, you know, he said.My brother is fond of pointing out my mistakes.be fond of高考鏈接高考鏈接 More and more young people are fond _ playing tennis nowadays. （2006上海）上海）A. on B. to C. in D. ofn. C usually plural a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard缺點缺點Whatever his shortcomings as a husband, he was a good father to his children.Like any political system, it has its shortcomings.shortcomingvi. to think that sth. is important and to feel interested in it or upset about it關(guān)心；在意關(guān)心；在意Shes never cared very much about her appearance.Your parents are only doing this because they care about (= love) you.I really dont care whether we go out or not.I dont care how much it costs, just buy it.Was Lorna happy about the arrangements? I dont know and I dont care.carevt. often passive to control or influence sth. directly, or to decide what will happen決定；確定；下定決心決定；確定；下定決心The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money were allowed to spend.Your health is determined in part by what you eat.They determined to start early.People should be allowed to determine their own future.determineadj. wanting to do sth. very much and not letting anyone or any difficulties stop you堅決的；有決心的堅決的；有決心的 Im determined to get this piece of work finished today.Shes sure to get the job she wants - shes a very determined person.determinedmake up ones mind:to decide下決心；決定下決心；決定I havent made up my mind where to go yet.change ones mind:to form a new opinion or make a new decision about sth. which is different from your old one改變主意改變主意If you change your mind about coming tonight, just give me a call.When I first met him I didnt like him but Ive changed my mind.give in (AGREE) phrasal v.to finally agree to what sb. wants, after refusing for a period of time讓步讓步He nagged(嘮叨嘮叨) me so much for a new bike that eventually I gave in.The government cannot be seen to give in to terrorists demands.give in (ADMIT DEFEAT) phrasal v.to accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting投降；屈服；投降；屈服； Youll never guess the answer - do you give in?She wouldnt give in until she received a full apology.Homework;1.Do the exercise on workbook on page 59 .