Unit 3  Travel journal

二、match the words and the meanings
valley         a high place from which a river suddenly goes down.
plain          a fast-moving part of a river.
waterfall     a long, low, wide place between hills.
delta         the long place where a river enters the sea
rapids        a large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley
 canyon        a large flat place
glacier        a deep, very wide valley, usually with a river
超級(jí)鏈接: some pictures of all these words to help ss understand the meaning of the words more clearly.
三、complete this passage with some of the above words.
i really enjoyed my school field trip in geography. we saw so many beautiful things: a _________ that flowed like a river of ice through a _______ that cut the mountains into two parts. we also discovered a river which fell off the mountains and become a wonderful __________this was even more exciting to see than the _______ where the water seemed to boil. later we followed the river to a quieter ______ and finally into a ______ and the sea.
answer:   glacier   valley  waterfall  rapids  canyon delta
step 3 : grammar
enjoy a song to present the present continuous tense:
i'm babysitting on thursday
would you like to go out on monday?
no, sorry, i can’t
why not?
i’m babysitting on monday.
would you like to go out on tuesday?
no, sorry, i can’t.
why not?
i’m doing my laundry on tuesday.
would you like to go out on wednesday?
no, sorry, i can’t.
why not?
i’m working overtime on wednesday.
would you like to go out on thursday?
no, sorry, i can’t.
why not?
i’m working out on thursday.
would you like to go out on friday?
no, sorry, i can’t.
why not?
i’m visiting relatives on friday.
would you like to go out on the weekend?
well… maybe!
ask the ss to answer: what is she doing on monday/tuesday…?
the present continuous tense for future  use
the present continuous tense can be used to express a plan or an arrangement.
現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)可用來(lái)表示一個(gè)在最近按計(jì)劃或打算要進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作；通常帶一個(gè)表將來(lái)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ), 但有明確的上下文時(shí)無(wú)須指出時(shí)間。
能用進(jìn)行時(shí)表將來(lái)的動(dòng)詞：
go, come, leave, start, arrive, give, return, sleep ,stay, play, do, take, get, see off, travel, fly, drive, walk, reach, meet…
step4: practice
1. look at the following dialogue and underline the verbs in this tense.