Teaching plan of unit 3 Travel journal Teaching aims and demands Topic: traveling; describing a journey Vocabulary and useful expressions: journal, fare, transport, prefer, disadvantage, fare, flow, cycle, persuade, graduate, finally, schedule, fond , be fond of , shortcoming , stubborn, care about , make up one’s mind , determine, give in , valley, pace, altitude, bend, boil , forecast, parcel, reliable, organize, journey, insurance, wool, as usual, view , pillow, midnight, at midnight, flame, beneath, temple, cave, change one’s mind, Function: Good wishes： Have a good day/time! Have a good journey/trip! Good luck! Enjoy yourself! Best wishes to you. Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Happy birthday! Thank you. You, too. The same to you. Means of transportation: walking, cycling, horse riding, taking buses/trains/boats/planes Grammar: 现在进行表将来 Where are you going on holiday? I am going to Hawaii on holiday. When are we coming back? Teaching procedure: Period 1. Step 1.Warming up Ask some questions: Do you often travel? Where have you been? Following the steps of the warming-up on page 17. Step 2. Pre-reading Show some traveling pictures of the teacher’s. Ask Ss : which river is the longest one in the world and which is the largest one; which river is the longest one in China. Ask Ss: how people who live along a river use it. Step 3. While-reading Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer: What are they going to do? Skimming: Ss read again and finish comprehending 1 on page 19. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph. Ss list the countries that the Mekong River flows through. Step 4. After-reading Ss in pairs and discuss: Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip. Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the trip  Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think… 1. taking this trip is a dream come true. 2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot. 3. they should see a lot of the Mekong. 4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia. Wang Wei believes… 1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong. 2. that they don’t need to prepare much Wang Kun believes… 1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai. 2. that using an atlas is very important.   Step 5. Assignment surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River. retell the passage using your own words. .
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