Unit 3 Travel journal單元規(guī)則與Period 1 Warming up and Reading
congoenglandthamescentral africaamazonusmississippibrazilask the students:if you could travel down only one of them, which one would you choose? why?→step 3 while-reading1. skimming1)the students read the passage quickly and answer the question:what are wang kun and wang wei going to do?2)fill in the table:type of writingmain idea of the passagetopic sentence of the 1st paragraphtopic sentence of the 2nd paragraphtopic sentence of the 3rd paragraphsuggested answers:type of writingthis is a travel journal.main idea of the passagewang kun and wang wei’s dream of taking a great bike trip, their different attitudes, wang wei’s determination, and their preparations for the trip.topic sentence of the 1st paragraphit was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the mekong river.topic sentence of the 2nd paragraphalthough she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that we find the source of the river and begin our journey there.topic sentence of the 3rd paragraphwe found a large atlas with good maps that showed the details of the world geography.2. scanning1)go through comprehending exercise 1 and make sure the students know what to do. let them read the whole passage again to locate particular information and answer each question on page 19.2)choose the best answers according to the passage.(1)what’s the author’s attitude towards his sister, wang wei?a. he doesn’t like her at all.b. he is a bit proud of her and admires her.c. he has to obey her because she is his sister.d. he thinks that her knowledge of geography is very poor.(2)altogether there are______________ people who have to take the great bike trip.a. one b. two c. three d. four(3)according to the text, which of the following statements is not true?a. wang kun thinks that it is too cold and too high to start their trip in qinghai.b. they found a large atlas with good maps in the library.c. at first, the mekong river is small, and the water is clear and warm.d. the mekong river finally flows into the south china sea.(4)which is the proper order according to the text?a. the mekong river enters the south china sea.b. the mekong river begins at a glacier on a tibetan mountain.c. at first, the mekong river is small, and the water is clear and cold.d. the mekong river enters southeast asia.e. the mekong river travels across western yunnan province.f. the mekong river leaves china.a. b, c, e, f, a, db. b, c, e, f, d, a