Using Language,reading and writing,A night in the mountains,New words,reliable, wool , view, pillow , midnight, flames, beneath, as usual,1) These goats are specially bred for their _. 2) _, there werent many people at the meeting. 3) My assistant is _, so I could rely on him completely.,As usual,wool,reliable,4) We are enjoying the magnificent _ from the summit. 5) Wang Wei put her head down on her _ and went to sleep. 6) Professor Wang stayed up till _.,midnight,pillow,view,7) The curtains were enveloped in a sheet of _. 8) An old couple are sitting _ the tree and enjoying the sunset.,beneath,flame,Have you ever been to Tibet?,Tibet,Speaking activity:,Imagine that you and your partners are planning to make a trip down the Mekong, you need to choose what you will take with you, please have a group of four to discuss which thing you think is the most useful, and which thing is the least useful . Give a reason why do you think so. The following things are for you to choose.,tent,compass,map,raincoat,flashlight,umbrella,matches,water bottle,Can & bottle openers,radio,blanket,What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with them? What do you think they have to leave behind in Dali? What should they take instead?,Fast reading,They are carrying a tent, a cooker and food, pillows, water bottles. In the mountains they wore long wool coats, caps, gloves and trousers. In the plains they changed into T-shirts and shorts.,Skimming (Tip1:Pay attention to the title and the first sentence of each paragraph!),Where did they spend their first night?,Were Dao Wei and Yu Hang with them on the first night?,In the mountains,No, they will meet in Dali.,In the early evening,After supper,At midnight,We _.,WangWei_ but I_.,The sky _ _.,The stars _ _.,stayed awake,Scanning (Fill in the chart),(Tip2:Find out where we can find the answers first!),The lakes, hills, butterflies, yaks and sheep,Why did Wang Kun stay awake at midnight?, the sky and the stars,The view in the mountains,What is the beautiful view composed of(组成)?,What changed his attitude?,The lakes shone like glass in the setting sun.,Enjoy the beautiful sentences.,The lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful., At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds., In the valleys, colorful butterflies flew around us., We saw many yaks and sheep eating green grass., At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.,Which sentence do you like best? Why?,Writing,What we saw-Description words or phrases - possible feeling of it,snow,autumn,surprised, excited, ,lake,shone like glass,amazed, interested,sun,setting,hills,butterflies,Yaks and sheep,sky,stars,looked wonderful,from the passage,my own,amazing,beautiful,Writing,Describe your feeling of one thing with a sentence or some sentences.,Compare your sentences and discuss whose description is better. (比较大家写的句子,看看谁的更好),Follow the information below:,Snow- autumn-beautiful- surprised/excited,We were really surprised at the beautiful snow, for it is still autumn.,The falling snow really made us excited, for it is still autumn.,When we saw the beautiful snow falling in autumn, We were so surprised that.,Help Wang Wei send an e-mail to her friend, Liz. Tell her about the beautiful view she saw and how she felt.,Writing,Tips for the writing,3.Describe some representative things in details. (抓住几个典型的事物进行细节的描述.),4.To describe our feelings of it is also helpful. (描述我们对景物的感受,也会有所帮助),Choose the things that impressed you most. (选择让你印象最深的事物),2. Make sure how many parts do you need for your passage. (弄清你的文章需要几个组成部分),outline of the main part of your e-mail,Brief greeting.,What you saw and how you felt.,Your wish to her.,Help Wang Wei send an e-mail to her friend, Liz. Tell her friend the beautiful view she saw and how she felt on the first day of their trip.,Dear Liz, How is everything going? We have started our trip in Tibet. It was really We were surprised by the view, Wang Wei,Writing,Please enjoy the progress that we have made in writing!,Practice makes progress!,Homework:,1. Improve your composition. 2. Read the Passage on P22 aloud to enjoy it.,