Unit 3
Travel journal

Reading
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
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
The Mekong River
Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?
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 Mekong
Reading
Part 1 The dream and the plan
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 River 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 ______.
moves
rapids
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 _____ enters
the South China Sea.
delta
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
梦想做某事
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 planed 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.
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。
dream about/of 梦想, 梦见 如:
I dreamed about flying last night.
He dreams of becoming a famous violinist
one day.
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.
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.
4. 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that。
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?
you B. not you
C. that yourself
2)It was because of bad weather ____
the football match had to be put off.
so B. so that
C. why D. that
A
D
5. 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 weeks
ahead of schedule.
6. stubborn
He is too stubborn to apologize.
倔强的, 固执的
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。
7. 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.
has been sent for B. sent for
C. will be sent for D. be sent for
高考链接
D
8. 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?
(2)care for: 照顾; 喜欢
Who will care for the children if
their mother dies?
9. She gave me a determined look—the kind
hat 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.
10. 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
11. 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：
He couldn’t make up his mind about what
to do with the money.
He has make up his mind that he will
buy a new house.
12. 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 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
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
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 deternined 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。
Homework
1. Try to write a travel plan.
2. Underline useful words and expressions
in the text.