高中人教版英語必修一課件：Unit 3 Section A Warming up and Reading1

1、Unit 3 Travel Journal Unit 3 Travel journal Warming upDiscussion1. Do you like traveling?2. Have you ever been to any interesting places? 3. Do you know the following places, have you ever gone there?4. How did you get there?Tiananmen SquareForbidden CityThe Great WallThe Heaven TempleEiffel TowerAr

2、c de TriompheLouvre MuseumThe North PoleThe South PoleUnder the seaThe MoonThe MarsWhich kind of transportation will you use? Why?on footby bikeby motorby busby carby trainby ship/boat/seaby plane/ airby spaceshipTransportAdvantageDisadvantagebustrainshipairplaneThink about the advantages and disadv

3、antages of each form of transport and fill in the following chart.TransportbusAdvantageDisadvantagevery cheap, efficient for short journeys, timelylonger than the train or plane, no meals, uncomfortableTransporttrainAdvantageDisadvantagecheaper than the airplane, seeing views along the road, punctua

4、l, safelonger than the airplane, crowdedTransportshipAdvantageDisadvantagecheaper than plane,comfortable, carefreeslow, unsafe, seasickTransportairplaneAdvantageDisadvantagefast, time-saving,comfortable Expensive, Airports are far from the centre of the cities.Every kind of transport has its advanta

5、ges and disadvantages. Buses can offer us convenient service, even door to door. But taking buses for too long, we will feel tired for we cant move freely. So when I go to a distant place, I prefer trains. On trains, we can move freely or sleep on the bed comfortably. Free speechEspecially after spe

6、eding-up several times, trains take us less time than ever before. Sometimes, we have to take ships. Frankly speaking, I dont like ships. Ships are easily affected by the weather and much slower. Theres no doubt that airplanes are the fastest but the most expensive. Although I will never forget how

7、excited I was when I was on the airplane for the first time, I wont take them easily because of the high-price tickets. Every coin has two sides. So, no wonder different people have different preferences to different means of transport. Imagine that you plan to spend a holiday. Choose a place you wa

8、nt to visit. Think about the fare for different kinds of transport and decide how to get there. Then, get into pairs. Use these questions to make a dialogue about your holidays.Make a Travel PlanWhen are you leaving?Where are you going to ?How are you going to?How long are you staying in?When are yo

9、u arriving in/at?When are you coming back?How will you prepare for traveling?things to dotime to set outplace to gobackgroundinformationtravel costpoints for attentionmeans of transportationthings to takeA travel planToms Travel PlanDestination: Xi Tang, Su ZhouTransport: motorcarFare: about 1000 yu

10、anLength of stay: 3 daysPreparation: clothes, money, camera.Use these expressions to end your dialogue: Have a nice/good trip. Have a good time. Have fun. Good luck on your journey. Take care.Sam: Where are you going?Tom: Im going to Xi Tang and Su Zhou.Sam: When are you leaving?Tom: Im leaving on S

11、ep.30.Sam: How are you going there?Tom: Im going there by motorcar.Sam: How long are you staying there?Tom: About three days.Sam: Have a good trip!Tom: Thank you!Homework Write a short passage about trips you have been on. You should include: where you went, why you went there, how you got there, wh

12、at you did there and what you saw. Share your experience with your classmates. Unit 3 Travel journalReadingHave you ever travelled along a river? If you have a chance to travel along a river with your friends, what should you prepare?Pre-readingthe basic equipment: good shoes, clothes, and a backpac

13、kactivities to doDont hike alone.Tell someone where you are going.Bring water and a good map.To travel along the river; To make electricity;To irrigate their fields;To go swimming;Many people live beside a river. How do they make use of it in their daily life? Discuss in groups of four and join the

14、great rivers and their locations in the world in the following form.Names of riverLocationMekong riverSeineNileGongoAmazonMississippiThamesEnglandEgyptCentral AfricaUSFranceChinaBrazil The great rivers in the worldLook at the map and list the countries that the Mekong River flows through. LaosThaila

15、ndMyanmarCambodiaVietnamThe Mekong RiverThe countries the Mekong River flows through: ChinaMyanmar, LaosThailandCambodiaVietnamThe South SeaJourney down the MekongReadingPart 1 The dream and the plan 1. Their dream was to go hiking along the river.2. Wang kun is a high school student. 3. Both Dao We

16、i and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province. FTask 1True or FalseFF4. 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 Pr

17、ovince and it enters the east China Sea.TTF7. 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. FFFT1. Who are Wan

18、g Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister.2. What is their dream? Their dream is to take a long bike trip.3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kun and Wang Weis cousins.Task 2Answer these questions.4. When did they finally get the chance to take a bike trip?5. Who first had the idea t

19、o cycle along the entire Mekong river?After graduating from college, they finally got the chance to take a bike trip.Wang Wei.6. Is it difficult to cycle along the Mekong river? Why?Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.7. What do

20、 you think they will see when they travel along the Mekong River?I think they will see glaciers, rapids, deep valleys, waterfalls and a delta.1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?Comprehending1 Read the passage carefully and answer the followin

21、g questions. Their idea was to take a long bike trip.Wang Wei planned the trip.3. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.You can see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.6. What do you think about Wang Kun and