Using language
PART 2 A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS
JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG
PART 1 THE DREAM AND THE PLAN
Tibet is in the southwestern part of China.
Quiz
Where is Tibet?
What is Tibet recognized as?
Tibet is recognized as “Roof of the World”.
Tibet is in the southwestern part of China.
Quiz
Tibet is recognized as “Roof of the World”.
Why is Tibet recognized as “Roof of
the world”?
It’s because Tibet is at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres that the air is hard to breathe.
Because of the cold weather most tourists come there in the warmest season such as June, July, August and September.
Have you ever been to Tibet?
Tibet
Potala Palace
New words
羊毛; 羊织品n.
可信赖的; 可靠的adj.
风景; 视野n.
枕头; 枕垫n.
午夜; 子夜n.
火焰; 光芒;热情n.
在……下面prep.
照常；像往常一样
陪伴
wool
reliable
view
pillow
midnight
flame
beneath
as usual
for company
Listen to the tape and find out:
What’s the main idea of this passage?
It describes the view（风景） in the mountains and the feeling of the writer.
When they arrived in Tibet, it was
winter then.
2. Wang Wei was behind me as usual.
3. When we reached a valley, it became
warmer.
F
F
T
True or False.
Fast Reading
autumn
in front of
4. After supper, we started to make
camp.
5. Wang Kun went to sleep and Wang
Wei stayed awake.
6. There was almost no wind on that
night.
F
F
T
Before
Wang Wei
Wang Kun
Early the late afternoon
In the late afternoon
In the early evening
After supper
At midnight
Fast reading
How is the text organized ?
In order of time or in order of place ?
In order of time
In the early evening
After supper
At midnight
We _____ ______.
Wang Wei ______
___ _______.
but I _______ _______.
The sky _______ ________.
The stars _____ _______.
There was only
the of ______.
made camp
went
to sleep
stayed awake
became
clearer
brighter
fire
Para 2
grew
flame
dressed adj.穿着 get dressed
一路上，一些身着羊毛大衣的孩子们停下来看着我们。
He started to dress himself at the age of 3.
be dressed in + 衣服或颜色
Dressed in white, she was like a nurse.
dress sb./oneself 给某人穿衣服
1. Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us.
I came to the classroom as usual.
2. Wang Wei road in front of me as usual.
than usual比平时,比往常
e.g. He got there earlier than usual.
e.g. 我像往常一样来到教室。
He has formed a good habit of getting up early. He gets up at six ________on the Spring Festival.
A．than usual B．as usually
C．as usual D．than usually
as usual 像平常一样；像往常一样
爬山很难, 但是当我们环顾四周的时候,我们被这里的景色给震惊了。
(1) 不定式作主语, 谓语动词用单数, 可以转换为用it做形式主语的句子。
3. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view.
学一门外语对你将来的工作很重要。
To learn a foreign language is important for your future work.
It is important for your future work to learn a foreign language.
(2) view
We want to book a room with a view of the sea.
n. [U]视野；视线
The lake soon came into view.
n. [C]看法，见解
In my view it was a waste of time.
依我看，这是浪费时间。
We have different views on this problem.
n. [C] 自然美景，风景
我们只好把帽子, 外套和裤子换下, 穿上T恤和短裤。
change v. 换衣, 更换
Wait, it won’t take me long to change.
get changed 换好衣服
change A for B 把A换成B
4. We had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
change n. (1) [U]零钱 (2) [C] 变化
Great changes have taken place in Xianju these years.
Sara, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to____ before the party.
get changed B. get change
C. get changing D. get to change
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5.It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer.
fun [U] ， 快乐,娱乐；有趣的人或事；
玩笑，乐事。
It is great fun to do sth. 做…很有趣
It is great fun to have a birthday party.
make fun of sb. = laugh at sb. 嘲笑
感叹句？
have fun = have a good time 玩得开心
The children had great fun in the park.
make camp 扎营, 宿营
go camping 去露营, 去野营
[短语]
6. In the early evening, we always stop to make camp.
傍晚我们停下来宿营。
camp n. [C, U] 野营, 营地, 营帐

He put up his hand to catch the teacher’s attention.
A new notice has been put up on the board.
A new theatre will be put up where there used
to be a temple.
Will you put me up for the night?
举起, 抬起 = raise
建造, 搭起 = build
挂起, 张贴
住宿, 留宿
7. First we put up our tents and then we eat.
我们先搭起帐篷然后吃饭。
put away
put down
put forward
put off
put out
put up with
开放思维
把……收起来, 存放
放下, 写下, 镇压
提出
推迟, 拖延
扑灭, 伸出
忍受
[考点] hardly是副词，意为“简直不能”，
常用于can / could之后，主要动词之前，
强调做某事很难。
[考例] I must be getting fat — I can
______ put on my trousers. (2004全国卷 II)
A. fairly B. hardly
C. nearly D. seldom
8. We can hardly wait to see them.
我们迫不及待地想看一看。
公正地
几乎
很少；不常
简直不能
I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母提示，写出该单词的正确形式。
1. I’ll be asleep as soon as my head touches the p____.
2. He read his watch by the f______ of a match.
3. Lucy is a r______ girl, and you can rely on her.
4. He was standing on the bridge looking at the river b______.
pillow
flame
reliable
beneath
II. 根据句意，选择适当的词组填空。
1. as usual, than usual
A. There are more people here _________.
B. He will go home, ______, for Christmas.
2. so...that, such...that
A. He gave Mary ______ a shock ______ her face turned white.
B. She runs ______ quickly ______ we can’t keep up with her.
than usual
as usual
such
that
so
that
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