Travel Journal-单元教案.doc

金太阳新课标资源网
Travel Journal-单元教案
Teaching Aims and demands
I. Topics
  ﹡Travelling
  ﹡Describing a journal

II. Vocabulary

Words
journal transport prefer disadvantage fare flow persuade cycle graduate finally schedule fond shortcoming stubborn organize determine determined journey altitude valley pace bend attitude boil forecast parcel insurance wool reliable view pillow midnight flame beneath temple cave
Expressions
ever since be fond of care about change one’s mind make up one’s mind give in as usual at midnight

III. Function
1. Talking about future plans  
When are you leaving? Where are you staying?
How are you going to? How long are you staying in…？
When are you arriving in/at…？ When are you coming back?
2. Good wishes and farewells  
Have a nice/good time! Have a nice/good trip/journey! Take care!
Good luck on your journry! Have fun! Say hello to…
Give my love/best wishes to… Best wished. Write to me.

IV. Grammar
   The Present Continuous Tense for Future Actions
   Where are we going?
When are we leaving? When are we coming back?

V. Time Allotment
   Period 1----------Warming up
   Period 2&3------Pre-reading, reading and comprehending
   Period 4----------Using Language(Reading and Listening)
   Period 5&6-------Language Points
   Period 7-----------Using Language (Listening in WB and Reading task)
Period 8-----------Using Language(Listening task, Speaking &Writing )
   Period 9-----------Grammar

Period 1 Warming up and listening
Goals:
1.      Get the students to learn something about travelling, such as different ways of transport, preparation work like making travelling plans, etc.
2.      Get the students to talk about thein own travelling experiences
3.      Learn about the Mekong River to be prepared for the reading.

Teaching procedures
Step I Lead-in
1. Have a free talk with the students about travelling.
T: Do you like travelling? I believe most of you will say yes. Then where have you been to? Do you like that place or not? What did you see and do there? Please share your travelling experiences with your classmates. But before that I will share with you my own travelling experience.
★The teacher may tell the students about one of his or her own travelling experience such as the travel to Shanghai World Exhibition during the summer vacation. If possible, show them some pictures.)

2. As students to talk about their own travelling experiences.
------ Where have you been to?
------ Do you like the place?
------ What did you see there?
------ How did you plan your trip? For example, how did you plan to go there?

Step II Warming up
Ask students to talk about different ways of transport. 
1. Brainstorm some different ways of transport.
T: Just now we talked about our travelling experiences, but before our travel, there are many things we need to think about such as how should we get to the palces. For example, if you want to visit the following places, how will you go there?
(1) Mo Shan Moutain (2) Hangzhou (3) Hongkong (4) London
(The teacher can show the students some pictures of these places if possible.)
Suggested answers
(1) By bus (2) By train (3) By ship(from Guangdong) (4)By plane

2. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport.
Suggested answers:
Transport
Advantages
Disadvantages
Bus
1. very cheap
2. efficient for short journeys
3. goes to small towns/cities
1. takes longer than the train or airplane
2. does not provide meals
Train
1. cheaper than the airplane
2. journey ends in the centre of the town/city
1. takes longer than the airplane
2. does not provide meals
Ship
1. cheaper than the airplane
2. provides accommodation and meals
1. more expensive than the trains or bus
2. not convenient for visiting inland places
airplane
1. quick
2. efficient
3. provides meals
1. expensive
2. journey ends far from the city.

Step III Talking
   Ask the students to imagine that they are going to spend a holiday. Let them choose a place they want to visit. They are supposed to make a travelling plan including the fare, the way of transport, and schedule.
Step V Homework
1.      Read the new words and expressions in Unit 3.
2.      Get ready for the reading
Period 2&3 Pre-reading, reading and comprehending
Goals:
1. Get the students to read and understand the text so as to get to know about Wang wei and Wang Kun prepare for the travel.
2. Get students to learn to analyse the different attitudes of Wang Wei and Wang Kun.
3. Develop students’different reading skills such as skimming and scanning.

Teaching procedures:
Step I Lead-in
Give the students some background information of the River Mekong.
T: Last time we talked something about travelling, and you also made travelling plans. To make a good plan, you need to know about the place you are going to visit. And we know that the travel in this unit took place along the Mekong River, so now I’m going to give you some background information of the Mekong River.
★The background information of the river is on P 72 of teachers’ book.
Step II Pre-reading
Ask students to take a look at the map on P18 and find out the names of all the countries that the Mekong River flows through.
Suggested answers:
China, Myanmar[‘mjænmɑ:]/ Burma (缅甸), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
★If neccesary and time permited, the teacher may give more information of the Mekong River. More information is on P73 of teacher’s book.)
Step III Reading
1.      Skimming
Ask the students to skim the text and find out the topic sentence for each paragraph, and then summarize the maid idea of the whole text.

Suggested answers:
Topic sentence of Paragraph 1
It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River
Topic sentences of Paragraph 2
I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn.
Topic sentence of Paragraph 3
We found a large atlas with good maps that showed the details of the world geography.
Main idea of the whole passage
Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream of taking a great bike trip, their different attitudes, and their preparations for the trip

2. Scanning
Ask students to scan the text and then locate the paticular information to answei the following questions
① What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’ idea since midschool?
To take a great bike trip.
② Who planned the trip?
Wang Wei.
③ How many people took part in the trip altogether?
4. Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei, and Yu Hang.
④ What is Wang Wei’s shortcoming?
She can be really stubborn.
⑤ When did they begin to prepare for the trip?
Several months before the trip.
3 . Detailed Reading
   ★Paragraph 1
Ask the students to read the first paragraph and then do the following “True or False” questions.
① I bought a moutain bike and then persuade my sister to buy one.
② Our cousins liked cycling before my sister visited them.
③ My sister planned the trip and decided to cycle along the whole Mekon River from where it begins to where it ends.
Suggested answers:
①False. My sister bought a bike first and then she persuaded me to buy one.
②False. My sister visited them and got them interested in cycling.
③True.

★Paragraph 2
Ask students to read paragraph 2 and then answer the following questions.
① According to Wang Kun, what’s the proper way?
② Where is the source of the Mekong River?
③ What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?
④ How did Wang Wei feel when she was told the difficulties?
⑤ Why did Wang Kun have to give in?
Suggested answers
① The proper way is always his sister’s way, because she is stubborn.
② In Qinghai Province.
③ The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5000m, where it is hard to breath and very cold.
④ She felt that it would be interesting.
⑤ Because he know that once his sister has made up her mind, nothing can change it.
★Paragraph 3
1. Ask students to read paragraph 3 and then put the following sentences about the Mekong River in the right order.
a. The Mekong River enters the South China Sea.
b. The Mekong River begins at a galcier 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.
Suggested answer:
b, c, e, f, d, a.
2. Ask students to draw a thorough map of the Mekong River according to paragraph 3.
Step III Post-reading
1. Ask students to explain the two sentences in Exercise 2 in their own words.
Suggested answers:
① She gave a determined look … This sentence means that she has decided to do something and would not change her ideas.
② …details are not important to my sister. This means that she concentrates on the broad outline of the trip but not the particulars: where they will stay, what they will take with them etc.
2. Ask students to recall the passage and then try to analyse the different attitudes of Wang Kun and Wang Wei. And then think about how they think about them.
Suggested answers:
Wang Wei’ attitude
Positive to the trip. She wants to organize it as it was her idea.
Wang Kun’ attitude
Less positive to the trip as he wants to organize it and thinks he can do that better than his sister.
My opinion about
Wang Kun
Enthusiastic, critical, sensible
Wang Wei
Imaginative, organized, eager, persistant, stubborn, risk-taking

Step IV Homework
1.      Read the passage and learn the words and expressions by themselves.
2.      Finish all the exercises in close reading in Student Times as a revision.

Periods 4 Using Language
Goals:
1.      Get students to read and understand the Part 2 of the travel journal.
Teaching Procedures:
Step I Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask students to retell Part 1 of the journal.
Step II Lead-in
Have a free talk with the students to get them ready for the reading text.
T: In the previous lessons, we learned about Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s preparation work for the trip. Now they are on their way. They’ve come to Tibet. Please take a look at the picture of Tibet on P22 and think about the following questions: What kind of difficulties do you think they will meet in Tibet? What do you think they will need to survive in Tibet?
Suggested answers:
It’s very cold and the mountains are difficult to climb. They will need thick cloths and tents to sleep in.
T: Let’s come to Part 2 of the travel journal and see what kind of difficulties they have met and how they dealt with them.
Step III Reading
1. Ask students to read the text and then fill in the chart.
What they saw
snowfall, children in long wool coats, lakes, colourful butterflies, yaks and sheep, clear sky, bright stars
What they heard
almost no sound but the sound of the fire
What they did
ride bicycles in th snow
change winter clothes back to autumn clothes
put up tents to make camp
How they felt
(legs) heavy and cold
To climb the mountains was hard work, but to go down the hills was gtrat fun.
Can hardly wait to see their cousins

2.      Ask students to read the text again and answer the following questions.
① What difficulties did they meet? Did they give up?
② Why do you think the children stopped to look at them?
③ How did Wang Kun feel about the trip ?
④ What do you think changed his attitude?
⑤ How did Wang Wei feel?
Suggested answers
① It began to snow, and was very cold and the mountain was hard to climp.
② Because they looked like snowman riding bicycles so they looked funny.
③ He began to like the trip.
④ Seeing the beautiful senery changed his attitude.
⑤ She was full of energy and rode behind Wang Kun as usual, and didn’t have to be encouraged.
Step V Homework
Finish Exercises 1, 2, and 3 on P20.
  Period 5 & 6 Learning about Language
Goals:
1.      Get students to learn some new useful words and expressions in this unit.
2.    Enable students to use the new words and expressions in the right way.
3.      Get students to understand some long difficult sentences in the texts. 
Teaching procedures:
Step I Revision
1. Check the homework ecercises.
2. Ask students to read Part 1 and Part 2 of the journal together to get ready for language points learning.
Step II Word study
1. Which kind of transport do you prefer to use?
Transport
★N. =transportation(AmE)
①. a system or the activity of carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles. 交通运输系统/交通，运输
public transport 公共交通 air/road transport 空运/路运
②. vehicle or method of travel 交通工具；运输工具；旅行方式
His bike is his only means of transport.
★V. ①. to take sb or sth from one place to another 运输，运送，输送
Most of our luggage was transported by sea.
Transport goods/passengers/cattle 运送货物/旅客/牛
②. to make sb feel that they are in a different place, time, or situation.
使…产生身临其境的感觉
The book transport you to another world.
Prefer: like better; choose sth instead of sth else.
★prefer sth/doing sth to sth/doing sth : 比起…更喜欢…
He prefers reading books to reading.
★prefer to do (rather than do): 宁愿做…(而不做…)
I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.
★prefer sb to do sth: 宁愿让某人干某事
I prefer you to come again next time.
2. Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport
disadvantage v.s. shortcoming
disadvantage: sth that causes problems and tends to stop sb/sth from succeeding or making progress 不利因素；障碍；不便之处----通常指物
shortcoming: fault in sb’s character, a plan, a system, etc. 人或计划系统等的缺点，短处---可指人
3. Ever since middle school, my sister and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.
Dream about/of (doing) sth/sb:
①. to imagine and think about sth that you would like to happen.梦想
I dreamed about/of becoming a teacher when I was young.
He dreamed about/of running his own company.
It is the kind of trip that most of us dream about.
②. to experience a series of event, images and feelings or see sb in the dream.梦见
I dreamed about/of you last night.
I dreamed about my wedding.
4. Two years ago she bought…she persuaded me to buy one.
Persuade: to make sb do sth by giving good reasons for doing it 说服
 ★persuade sb to do/into doing/out of doing sth 说服某人（不）做某事
He persuade her to forgive him at last, though she felt very angry.
The shop assistant persuaded her