Unit 3  Travel journal

their dream 
their journey 
their preparation 
task4: consolidation
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mekong river begins ___ a glacier on a tibetan mountain. at first ,the river is small and the water begins to move_______. it becomes ______as it passes ______  deep valleys. traveling ______western yunnan province. sometimes the river ______ wide valley and becomes a_________. we were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in china . after it leaves china and the high altitudes, the mekong becomes _____ , brown and warm. as it enters southeast asia, it travels slowly _________hills and low valleys, and the _____ where rice grows. at last the river’s delta enters the south china sea.
step v post-reading
task1: make comparison
an attitude is what a person thinks about something. make lists of  wang wei’s and wang kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip.
task2: debate
which character do you like,wang kun or wang wei? why?
task3: understand two mottos
life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
success belongs to the persevering
step vi homework
1. read the text again.
2. write a passage about their journey.
the third period     learning about language
teaching goals
1.to revise the useful words and expressions.
2. to learn useful structures--- the present continuous tense to express future actions.
teaching important points
 the present continuous tense to express future actions.
teaching difficult points
how to use the present continuous tense to express a plan or something to be done according to plan..
teaching aids
 a projector and  a computer
step 1:greeting ： a song.
 step 2:practice
一、use the reading passage to find the correct word or expression for each of the following sentences.
1.he is so stubborn that no one can ____________ him to do anything.
2.a ___________  person always tries to finish the job, no matter how hard it is.
3._______ she has made up her mind, nothing will ___________________.
4.is it_______ for us to take off our hats in church?
5.he ________ that we find the source of the trouble as soon as possible. everyone agreed.
6.do you remember every _____ of the story you have just read.
7.i wanted to pay the train ____ , but my friend insisted. _______i gave in.
8.she persuaded all of us to _______  to work instead of taking the bus。
answer: 1. persuade 2. determined 3. once; change her mind
4. proper  5. insisted 6. detail  7 fare; finally  8. cycle