高中英语必修一unit3 课本教材(人教版)
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Unit 3
Travel journal
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Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus
or train? Think about
the advantages and
disadvantages of each form ol transport and fill
in
the following chart,
Transport
Advantages
Disadvantages j
bus
train
ship
airplane
^Imagine that you plan to spend
a holiday. Choose a place you want 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.
When are
you leaving?
How are you going to...?
When
are you arriving Inat«.?
Where are you etayng?
How long are you staying In ...?
When am
you coming back?
.tea*
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Many people live beside a riven How
do they make use of it in their daily life?
The world has many great rivers* If you
could follow the route of only one of
them,
which one would you choose? Why?
Look at the map on page 18 and list the
countries that the Mekong River flows
through.
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Travel journal
JOURNEY DOWN THE
MEKONQ
Pm i
THE
.
DRUM AND THE
PUN
I
My name is Wang Kun. Ever since
middle school, my sister Wang Wei and 1
have
dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years
ago she bought an
expensive mountain bike and
then she persuaded 5 me to buy one. Last year,
she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang
at their college in Kunming.
They are Dai and
grew up in western Yunnan Province near the
Lancang River,
the Chinese pan of the river
that is called the Mekong River in other
countries.
to Wang Wei soon got them
interested in cycling too. After graduating from
college, we finally got the chance to take a
bike trip. I asked my sister,
are we
going?
Mekong River from where it
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begins to where it ends- Now she is planning our
schedule for the trip.
I am fond of my
sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She
can be really
stubborn. Although she didn't
know the best way of gettingto places, she
insisted that she organize the trip properly.
Now* I know thai the proper way is
always her
way, I kept asking her,
coming back?
20 course she hadn't; my sister doesn*t care
about details. So I told her that the
source
of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me
a determined look -
the kind that said she
would not change her mind. When I told her that
our
Journey would begin at an altitude of more
than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be
excited
about it. When I told her the air would be hard to
breathe and it would
be very cold, she said it
would be an interesting experience. I know my
sister
well.
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her mind, nothing can change it* Finally, I had to
give in.
Several months before our
trip, Wang Wei and 1 went to the library- We found
a large atlas with good maps that showed
details of world geography. From the
atlas we
could see that the Mekong River begins in a
glacier on a Tibetan
mountain. At first the
river is small and the water is clear and cold.
Then it
begins to move quickly- It
becomes rapids as it passes through deep
30 valleys, travelling across western Yunnan
Province. Sometimes the river
becomes a
waterfall and emers wide valleys. We were both
surprised to learn
that half of the river is
in China. After it leaves China and high altitude,
the
Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it
enters Southeast Asia, its pace
slows. It
makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys
to the plains
where rice grows. At last, the
river delta enters the South China Sea.
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Comprehending
Read the
passage carefully and answer the following
questions.
1 What was Wang Kun and Wang
Wei's idea of a good trip?
2 Who planned
ihe trip to the Mekong?
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?
What difficulties
did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their
journey? 6
What do you think about Wang Kun
and Wang Wei?
2 Look at the following
sentences from the text and explain them in
your own words.
1 She gave me a
determined look - the kind that said that she
would not
change her mind.
2 ... my
sister does not care about details.
3 It
makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys
to the plains where
rice grows.
3 An attitude is what a person thinks
about something. Write down
Wang Wet's and
Wang Kun's attitude to the trip. Then add your own
opinion.
Wang Wei's attitude
Wang Kun's attitude
My attitude
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Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Wang Kun and
Wang Wei.
Choose a paragraph from the passage
and use the information to help
you make up a
dialogue.
WANG WEI: You know* wee always
wanted to do a long hike trip. Why
don) we go
on one
after we graduate from college?
WANG KUN: That's a good idea....
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Compare the following sentences with different
stresses and explain the
meaning, EXAMPLE:
We were both surprised to learn that half the
river is
in China.
—* Not only my
sister, but also I was surprised to learn
that.
We were both surprised to learn that
half the river is in China. We were both
surprised to learn that half the river is in
China. We were both surprised to
learn that
half the river is in China.
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Discovering useful words
and expressions
Find the correct words or
expressions from the text for each sentence.
1 He is so stubborn that no one canhim to do
anything.
2 Aperson always tries to
finish the job, no matter how hard it is. My
grandpafishing and sometimes he fishes all day
in the river. Liu Xiaoding is a
good teacher
andhis students very much. I the
red dress to
the green one because it fits me
better The concert went like clockwork
because
Li Pei hadit so wclL
I wanted to pay the
train 8 She persuaded all of us to
. but
my friend insisted. Finally I to work instead of
taking the bus.
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2 Choose the
correct words or phrases to complete the
sentences.
As neither of them would, no
decision was taken that day. (give in give
up)
I _the first flat we sawbecause it was
larger, (like... better prefer... to)
The
task was difficult, but Helen'sexpression let me
know that she would not
give
up.
(stubborn determined)
4 The list of
gifts was very long, and we don't know why, but
the most
important
p
the golden
cup. was forgotten, (detail item)
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Sarah, (journey voyage)
0 When he
returned from his successful climb of Mount
Qomolongma,
Andrew finished his travel(journal
diary) and gave it to the newspaper.
She
had only one: she was very stubborn, (disadvantage
shortcoming)
8 The very first time that
Joe saw the film
heto
become a
director too. (make up one's mind change one's
mind)
3 Complete this passage with some
of the following words.
rapids glacier
mountain delta plain valley
waterfall bank
1 really enjoyed my
school field trip in geography two months ago. We
saw so
many beautiful things; athat flowed
like a river of ice through athat cut the
mountains into two parts. We also discovered a
river that was falling off the
mountain and
became a wonderful . This was even
more
exciting to see than thewhere the
water
seemed to boll. loiter we followed
the river to a quieter and the sea.
and
finally into a
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Discovering useful structures
1 Look at the questions in the Warming Up
again. They are in the
present continuous
tense but they express future actions* Can you
find
similar sentences from the reading
passage?
2 In the following dialogue, a
newspaper reporter is interviewing Wang
Wei
about her ptans for the trip along the Mekong
River, However, they
are not sure about some
of the verb tenses. Please complete their
conversation.
R: Miss Wang. I hear
that you(travel) along the Mekong Riven Have you
got
everything ready? W: Almost.
R: So whenyou(leave)?
W: Next
Monday.
R: How faryou_ (cycle) each
day?
W: It's hard to say. If the weather
is fine, I think we'll be able to ride 75 km a
day. R: What about the weather in Qinghai
Province? W; Die weather
forecast is not
good so we(take) a large parcel of warm
clothes
with us,
R:
Where__________you__________(stay) at night?
W: Usually in our tent, but sometimes in the
villages along the river bank.
R: What
happens if you have an accident?
Y Don't
worry. I had some medical training at my college.
Besides*
we(take) out
insurance to
cover any problems. R: Well, it sounds fun. I
hope you'll have a
pleasant journey.
Thank you for your time.
3 You have got
some plans tor the future. Use the present
continuous
tense to express your future
actions. Give as much information as you
can.
EX AMPLE: (this evening) I'm
going out this evening, fVm not doing
anything
this evening. I don) know what Vm doing this
evening.
1 (tomorrow morning) _
2 (the day after
tomorrow)______________
______________________________________
3
(next Saturday evening)
4 (next
month)
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JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONQ
PMtt E A
MIGHT IN THE MOUNTMNS
Although
it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to
fall in Tibet, Our
legs were so heavy and cold
that they felt like blocks of ice- Have you ever
seen snowmen ride bicycles? That's what we
looked like! Along the way
children dressed in
long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late
afternoon
we found it was so cold that our
water bottles froze. However, the lakes shone
like glass in the setting sun and looked
wonderful. Wang Wei rode in front of
me as
usual. She is very reliable and I knew I didn't
need to encourage hen To
climb the mountains
was hard work but as we looked around us, we were
surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to
sec for miles. At one point we
were so high
that we found ourselves cycling through clouds.
Then we began
going down the hills. It was
great fun especially as it gradually became much
warmer In the valleys colourful butterflies
flew around us and we saw many
yaks and sheep
eating green grass. At this point we had to change
our caps,
coats, gloves and trousers for
T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening
we always stop to make camp. We put up our tent
and then
we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her
head down on her pillow and went to
sleep but
I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer
and the stars
grew brighter. It was so quiet.
There was almost no wind - only the flames of
our fire for company. As I lay beneath the
stars I thought about how far we had
already travelled.
We will
reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our
cousins Dao Wei and
Yu Hang will join us. We
can hardly wait to see them!
JjRead the
passage above and discuss these questions in
pairs.
1 What items are Wang Kun and
Wang Wei carrying with them? What do
you think
they will have to leave behind in Dali? What
should thev take
instead?
2 How does
Wang Kun feel about the trip now? What do you
think changed
his mind?
2 Imagine that
in the morning there is a dialogue between Wang
Kun
and Wang Wei, What do you think they would
say before they leave
camp?
jjjListen
to the tape and mark the rising and falling tone
of each sense
group and sentences from
shorts
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Listening and speaking ill
Before you listen, read the exercises below
and try to predict what the
listening is
about
2 Listen to the tape and tick the
statement which tells the main idea of
the
dialogue.
A A girl from Laos told Wang Kun
about how Laotians use the Mekong River.
B
A girl told Wang Kun a bom what they would see
along the Mekong River.
C A girl from Laos
told Wang Kun about how important and beautiful
the
Mekong is.
Listen again and
complete the passage below*
The Mekong is
the most important river in Laos. It even
the country- l^iotian people use the river
for—* «
people around the country. They
call the Mekong
call it
caves
and a, At night, you can sleep in some smallby
the river.
on the nationalof
andgoods and
of Laos**, but in Tibet
people
What else would you expect Wang Kun
and the girl to talk about? Get
into pairs and
continue the dialogue between them. Use the
following
expressions to end your
conversation.
Have a nicegood time. Have
fun. Say hello to....
Have a rAcefqood
cans.
Good luck oti your to me.
Give my love best wi&hee to....Beet
w)ehe&
Writing
Imagine that
you are a friend of Wang Kun* Write a short email
asking
about Laos*
# In pairs
brainstorm some questions. EXAMPLE
What is
tlwfood like in Laos? What do you think of the
country?
• Choose two or three questions
and use each as a new paragraph.
How was
your trip?
What did you do when ...?
Have you met...?
When did you get
back?
What kind of things did you see?
Could you give me more details about ...7
Could you tell me about...?
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You can start
your email like this.
Addresses
w
Calendar Send S
Notepad
Save as o DroM
Spell
Cho
Io:|
Cc:
Subject:
Wang Kuii
1
About Lao*
My dear brave Wang Kun,
How are you
theee daye? 1 tosep wondering how you feel
about....
Your friend forever,
JUMM1NO UP
LUrite doom oihot you
hove leorned obout travelling.
from this
unit you hove olso Icorned • useful
verbs;___________________
useful
nouns:
other expressions:
o new
grammar item:
LEARNING TIP
When
you go On a journey, why not keep a travel
journal? There are always so
many new people
to meet and interesting things to see. Describe
them and the
scenery in your travel journal as
if you are writing to a friend who has never
seen them. You may be teaching yourself a
whole new job, as many people
enjoy reading
about journeys and seeing the world through
somebody else's
eyes*
TO WANG LUN
byliBai
I was about to sail away in a
jutk.
When suddenly I heard
The
sound of stamping and singing on the bank -
Tt was you andyoir friends come to bid me
farewell
ThePeoch Flower Lake is a
thousand fathoms deep.
But it cannot
compare, O Wang Lin,
with the depth of
your love for me.
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