1、普通高中课程标准实验教科书英语必修 Unit Three Travel JournalReading Part OneJourney down the Mekong宝鸡铁一中 李艳,Journey down The Mekong,Reading,Yangtze,Amazon,Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?,Yellow,Pearl,Nile,How do people who live along a river make use of it?,to irrigate the fields. to go swimming in
2、 it in summer. to make electricity. to travel along it. ,glacier,waterfall,plain,valley,canyon,rapids,delta,Pre-reading The Mekong River,The countries the Mekong River flows through:,China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam,Reading,Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 2. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Ha
3、ng? 3. What are their dreams? 4. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? 5. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? 6. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?,1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister, and both are college st
4、udents. 2. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.,3. What was their dream?Their dream was to take a great bike trip. 4. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enterst
5、he South China Sea.,5. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains. 6. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River? Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,00meters, where it is hard to breathe and ver
6、y cold.,Complete Form 1,Taking a great bike trip.,expensive bikes,interested in travelling,an atlas,a glacier on a Tibetan mountain,quickly,deep valleys,China,the Southeast Asia,hills and low valleys and plains,the South China Sea,1. taking this trip is their dream that comes true,positive ,excited
7、about the trip,Complete Form 2,2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot ,see a lot of the Mekong,not very positive;,The passage tells us that no success in life merely happens by describing my sisters and my dream-taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip. The author also mainly describes sist
8、ers “stubborn character”, “always taking her way for a proper way” and her being determined.,The main idea of the text,Understand two mottosLife is just a series of trying to make up your mind. Success belongs to the persevering,Homework,Try to retell the reading in the third person. Prepare for Lea
9、rning about language.,Who do you think was right about the trip? Why?,I think Wang Kun is right, because if it is too cold and too high, the trip will be hard. People will have some difficulty in breathing at a high altitude. Wherever we go we need an atlas so that we will not lose our way.,Retell t
10、he text according to Form 1,Wang Kun and his sister since middle school. After graduation from college, they finally got the chance to His sister thought of the idea to the Mekong River. They both bought They also Wang Wei stuck to the idea that they When she,heard that the source of the Mekong Rive
11、r is in Qinghai Province, she wouldnt She even when she knew that their journey would of more than 5,000 meters they found in the library. From the atlas they knew clearly about,Language points,1. Since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 从中学起, 我姐姐王薇和
12、我梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行。,dream about = dream of 梦见, 梦想 My younger brother dreams of becoming a spaceman.,He always dreams about traveling around the world.,注意,dream,dreamed/dreamt,dreamed/dreamt,2. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
13、是我姐姐首先想到骑自行车沿湄公河从它的源头行走到入海口。 这是一个强调句。强调句的结构是：It was/is+强调成分+that-/who-分句,如果强调的部分是人,可用who,也可用that, 强调其他成分与内容都用that。,注意,e. g. It was in Shanghai that I saw the film. (强调地点状语) 我看这部电影是在上海。,强调时间和地点不能用when或where，只用that。,根据上下文和语义意图,说话人可以通过强调句分别强调主语, 宾语, 状语, 使之成为信息中心。,All the members held a meeting in the c
14、lub yesterday.,all the members that/who held a meeting in the club yesterday. (强调主语, was不能换用were),It was,a meeting that all the members held in the club yesterday. (强调宾语a meeting),It was,in the club that all the members held a meeting yesterday. (强调地点状语,that不可换用 where),yesterday that all the members
15、 held a meeting in the club. (强调时间状语that不可换用 where),把这个句子的不同成分改成强调句。John gave Mary a handbag at Christmas.,高考链接,Was it _ that I saw last night at the concert? A. you B. not you C. you D. that yourself,练一练,It was because of bad weather _ the football match had to be put off. A. so B. so that C. why D
16、. that,Who is making so much noise in the garden? _ the children. A. It is B. They are C. That is D. There are,3. Then she persuade me to buy one.然后她动员我也买了一辆. persuade vt.说服; 劝服; vi.被说服,persuade,sb. sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 sb. that clause sb. (not) to do sth. sb. into / out of doing sth.,Bear them in yo
17、ur mind!,persuade sb. to do sth. = persuade sb into doing sth. persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb out of doing sth.,e.g. I persuaded him to do it. = persuade him into doing it. 我已说服他做这件事。,Compare !,高考链接,While shopping, people sometimes cant help _ into buying something they dont really need.t
18、o persuade B. persuading C. being persuade D. be persuaded,如果“劝说”不服, 不能直接用persuade, 而应用try to persuade或advise, 或者用persuade的否定式。 e.g. Some of us advised him to change his mind but no one could persuade him to do so.,注意,1. I _ him not to smoke, but he didnt think it necessary. A. persuaded B. advised
19、C. hoped D. suggested 2. I was able at last to _ my mother to follow my advice. A. suggest B. advise C. persuade D. leave off,实例,4. Although she didnt know the best way of getting get to places, she insisted that we find the sources of the river and begin our journey there. 尽管她不知道旅行的最佳方式, 她坚决主张我们找到河
20、流的源头并在那里开始旅程。,although, though引导让步状语从句不能再和but, and, however连用, 但可以和副词yet, still连用。,although从句多放在句首, though从句可在主句前，中，后任何位置，而且though可以作副词用于句末，作 “但是，不过”讲，而although无此用法。,1) insist on/upon ones doing sth 坚持做,坚决做 e.g. I insisted on/upon his coming with us. 2) insist that +从句坚持说(后表示一个事实), 后接的从句用陈述语气, 既按需要选
21、择时态。,insist : declare firmly 坚持认为，坚持主张,3) insist that sb. (should) do sth. 坚决主张做某事, 后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气, 既 “should +v.” e.g. Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor.,e.g. He insisted that he hadnt stolen the girls handbag.,I insisted that a doctor _ immediately.has been sent for
22、B. sent for C. will be sent for D. be sent for,高考链接,5. My sister doesnt care about details. 我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。care about : be worried about 忧虑,关心 e.g. He doesnt care much about what happens to me.,care for sb/sth : look after, love or like希望, 喜欢, 照顾 1) Would you care for a drink? 2) He cares for her deepl
23、y. 3) Who will care for your child if you are out?,6. She gave me a determined look the kind that she wouldnt change her mind.她坚定地看了我一眼-这眼神表明她不会改变主意。determine v. 决定, 下定决心, 确定,determine to do sth. e.g. He determined to learn French.,2) determine +从句 e.g. She determined that she would never see him ag
24、ain. 3) determine +疑问词+ to do e.g. Have you determined where to spend the holiday next week? determined adj. 坚决的, 有决心的,be determined to do sth. 决心做 e.g. She was determined to go to university. change ones mind 改变某人的主意 e.g. No matter what you say, I wont change my mind.,Bear them in your mind!,make u
25、p ones mind 下定决心 read ones mind 看出某人的心思 speak ones mind 直言不讳 give/ put ones mind 专心于 keepin mind 记住,7. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. 当我告诉她我们将在海拔5000米处开始旅程, 她好像对此很兴奋。,at an altitude of = at a height of在海拔米处,e.g
26、. The plane is flying at a height / altitude of 10,000 feet.,注意,at 在此处表 “在处/时, 以”后接年龄, 速度, 长宽深高, 价格, 费用等,at the age of at a high / low price at a depth/width of at the cost of at a distance of,8. When I told her the air would be hard to breath and it would be very cold 当我告诉她将呼吸困难, 天气严寒,主语 + be + adj
27、.+ to do sth. 是一常用句式既不定式用主动形式表达被动含义 e.g. The problem is really hard to work out. My boss is easy to deal with.,不定式和主语之间是逻辑动宾关系，使用及物动词的主动形式，因此不及物动词要加相应的介词。,这一结构中的形容词往往是表示心理活动的，接不定式时, 不定式的逻辑主语是句子的主语, 主动用to do, 被动用to be done;也可以接从句。,注意,这类形容词有surprised, moved, disappointed, pleased, happy, sad, delighte
28、d, sorry, interested, glad, worried, etc.,8. Finally, I had to give in. 最后, 我只好让步。 give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交,give up 放弃, 认输 give out 筋疲力尽；分配 give away 捐赠, 泄露,e.g. He had to give in to my views. Its time you gave in your papers.,1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses _. 2) Becaus
29、e of his small salary, he had to _ his dream trip to Europe. 3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to _ my view.,gave out,gave up,gave in to,练一练,4) He _ most of his fortune to the poor. 5) Please keep the secret, dont _ it _.,gave away,gave,away,8. It becomes rapids as it passes through de
30、ep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. 穿过深谷流经云南省西部时它变成急流.,across,through,prep. 穿过,across 常表示从一定范围的一边到另一边或事物交叉位置, “横穿, 横跨” 表面, 含义与on 有关,through 表达两边穿过或穿过空间内部, 含义与in 有关,over表示 “越过” 是指越过较高的物体从一侧到另一侧,辨析:,e.g. She swam across the river. The river flows through the city from west to east. Walk across the square and go through the gate, then youll come to the cafe. The thief climbed over the wall and ran away.,The new railway winds its way to Hong Kong, _ mountains _ tunnels and _ rivers. across; over; throughover; across; throughover; through; acrossthrough; over; across,实例,
