人教版 必修一,Unit 3 Travel journal,Period 4 Using language,How much do you know about Tibet? What is the climate like there? How is a journey through Tibet like?,Reading and discussing,Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups. Tibet is the highest region on earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft).,Tibet has some of the worlds tallest mountains, with several of them making the top ten list. Mount Everest, at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft), is the highest mountain on earth, located on the border with Nepal. Several major rivers have their source in the Tibetan Plateau (mostly in present-day Qinghai Province). These include Yangtze, Yellow River, Indus River, Mekong, Ganges, Nujiang and the Yarlung Zangbo River.,Journey down the Mekong,Read and answer the questions.,1. What was the weather like in Tibet? 2. Why did they have to change into T-shirts and shorts?,It snowed.,Because it became much warmer in the valleys.,Imagine that in the morning there is a dialogue between Wang Kun and Wang Wei. What do you think they would say before they leave camp?,Sample dialogue,WK: Oh, up so early? WW: Early? Its nearly 9 oclock. WK: Oops.( look at the watch) I guess you are right. WW: Why were you so tired. WK: Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars. WW: Thats nice. They must be pretty. WK: Yes, they were.,1. Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us. dressed in long wool coats 为过去分词 短语作定语修饰前面的children, 相当于 一个定语从语: who were dressed in long wool coats Near the window there is a bookshelf filled with many books (= which is filled with many books).,2. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual.,as usual 照常，像往常一样 As usual, there werent many people at the meeting. Needless to say, he came late as usual.,3. She is very reliable.,reliable adj. 可靠的，可信的 She may be slow but at least shes reliable. The news comes from a reliable source. I dont think he is a reliable man.,4. To climb the mountains road was hard work but To climb the mountains road是动词不定式作主语, 谓语动词用单数。 不定式作主语时，如果主语较长，往往在句首用形式主语it去代替它，而将真正的主语（不定式）移到谓语之后，形成“It谓语(作主语的)不定式”的结构，以避免形成头重脚轻，从而保持句子结构的平衡。,To learn a foreign language is important for your future work. = It is important for your future work to learn a foreign language.,To see all my teachers and friends again is good. = Its good to see all my teachers and friends again.,5. , we were surprised by the view.,view n. 风景，视野，见解，方法， vt. 把 . 视为，观看，考虑 Would you prefer sea view or mountain view? The valley was hidden from view in the mist. His view of life is different from yours. These people were viewed as their most dangerous rivals.,scene, view, sight, scenery, landscape这些名词均含“景色、风景”之意。 scene: 指具体的、局部的或一时的景色，可 以是自然形成的，也可人工造成的。 view: 普通和词，多指从远处或高处所见的 景色。 sight: 侧重指旅游观光的风光，包括城市景 色或自然风光景色。也指人造景物或奇 特的景色。 scenery: 指一个国家或某一地区的整体自然 风景。 landscape: 多指在内陆的自然风光。,6. At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T- shirts and shorts.,change for 以替换/代替 I changed my cat for a dog. Let me change the dollar bill for coins.,change for 交换，兑换钱币，换成 In New York, youll change for Boston. change into 变成，改穿 Little Tom has changed into a handsome young man. You should change into your working clothes before starting to do the job. change . into . 把变为 . They are changing desert into farmland.,7. - only the flames of our fire for company.,for company 陪伴，作伴 company n. 陪伴 I hate going out alone. I take my daughter for company. Hell go with you as far as the station for company. Dont mention it. Ive really enjoyed your company. I asked Benny to keep my son company while I went shopping.,8. As I lay beneath the stars I thought about ,beneath prep. 在 . 之下；低于；劣于 The sun is now beneath the horizon. From the balloon we could see the town far beneath us. Beneath her self-confident surface, shes quite unsure of herself. He is beneath his brother intellectually.,beneath的短语： beneath someones foot 完全受某人支配, 在某人掌握中 be beneath sb.s notice 被人不屑一顾 set someone beneath the feet 鄙视某人 beneath ones station 低于自己的身分地位,Listening and speaking,If you live along one of the rivers and have a chance to travel down it, which one would you choose? Why?,Mississippi (USA),Thames (England),Mekong (China, SE Asia),Nile (Egypt),Listen and answer the question.,What is the Mekong River called in Laos?,The sea of Laos.,A. A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River. B. A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the Mekong River. C. A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how important and beautiful the Mekong is.,Listen to the tape and tick the statement which tells the main idea of the dialogue.,C,Listen again and complete the passage below.,The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even _ on the national _ of the country. Laotian people use the river for _, _ and _ goods and people