Unit 3 Travel journalTeaching aims and demands：1. Topic: traveling; describing a journey2. Vocabulary and useful expressions:journal, fare, transport, finally, cycle, persuade, insist, proper, properly, determine, rapid, valley, waterfall, plain, attitude, shorts, camp, record, afterthought, topic, familiar, bravechange ones mind, give in3. Function: Good wishes！ Have a good day/time! Have a good journey/trip! Good luck! Enjoy yourself! Best wishes to you. Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Happy birthday! Thank you. You, too. The same to you.(2) Means of transportation:walking, cycling, horse riding, taking buses/trains/boats/planes4. Grammar: 现在进行表将来e.g. Where are you going on holiday? I am going to Hawaii on holiday. When are we coming back? Unit 3 Travel journal语言要点单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）词汇部分词语辨析1. finally/at last/in the end2. across/through/over3. persuade / advise4. beneath / under / below词形变化1. organize vt. 组织organized adj. 有组织的organization n. 组织2. wool n. 羊毛woolen adj. 毛纺的; 纯毛的3. determine v. 决定determined adj. 坚决的determination n. 决心; 坚定性重点单词1. prefer v. 更喜欢，选择某事物（而不选择其他事物） 2. persuade v. 说服；劝说3. insist v. 坚持4. determine v. 决定；确定；下定决心重点词组care about 关心，在乎 go through 经历；经受give in 屈服，让步，投降；上交change ones mind 改变主意重点句子1. It was my sister who/that first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. 首先想到沿湄公河骑车旅游的是我姐姐。（强调句）2. She insisted that she (should) organize the trip properly. 她坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美。重点语法现在进行时表示将来 （见语法部分）Teaching procedures: Period OneStep 1. Read the new wordsStep2 .Warming up1. Ask Ss to talk about the places where they have been.2 Show some pictures (见课件1.warming up )3 Follow the steps of the warming up on page 17.Step 3. Pre-reading 1.Discuss: (1) Which river is the longest one in the world and which is the largest one; which river is the longest one in China.(2) How many people who live along a river use it2. Show some traveling pictures of the teachers. (见课件 1. warming up )3 .Ss list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.Step 4. Homework1. Surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River.2.Preview the article on Page 18 Period TwoStep 1. Read the new wordsStep 2 Have a revisionStep 3 Reading1. Ask and answer: Ss read the text and finish some questions . (课件2.reading18-30)2 Ss read the text again and get the main idea of the first paragraph.Step 4. Learning about the language points1. persuade sb. into /out of sth.: cause sb. (not) to do sth. by arguing or reasoning with him 说服或劝说某人（不）做某事e.g. He is easily persuaded.You try and persuade her to come out with us.persuade sb. (that clause): cause sb. to believe sth.; convince sb. 使某人信服e.g. I am not fully persuaded by the evidence. 2. persuade v. 说服；劝说典例 1). We persuaded him to take the job / into taking the job. 我们说服了他接受这份工作。2). My mother finally persuaded me not to go to the party / out of going to the party. 妈妈最终说服我不参加这次聚会。3). How can I persuade you of my sincerity？ 我如何能让你相信我是真诚的？4). I am almost persuaded that he is honest. 我几乎相信了他是诚实的。重点用法persuade sb. to do sth.= persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb. out of sth./doing sth. 劝阻某人做某事persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事persuade that-clause 使某人相信.练习 中译英1）他正试图说服他的朋友放弃抽烟。2) 我们使亨利相信是他错了。3) 我几乎相信他是诚实的。Key：1) He is trying to persuade his friends to give up smoking. 2) We persuaded Harry that he was wrong. 3)I am almost persuaded of his honesty.Step 5. Homework1. Learn the useful expressions by heart.2. Preview the second paragraph.Period ThreeStep 1. Revision Revise the knowledge learned yesterdayStep 2 Reading 1. Ask and answer: Ss read the text and finish some questions (课件2.reading18-30)2 Ss read again and get the main idea of paragraph.2Step 3. Learning about the language points1. insist v. : demand (sth.) forcefully, not accepting a refusal 坚持或坚决要求Since he insisted, I had to stay.insist on sth./doing sth.: require or demand; refuse to accept an alternative 一定要（某事物），坚决主张e.g. She insists on getting up early and playing her radio loud.2. care about: be worried, concerned or interested 忧虑，关心，惦念e.g. Dont you care about anybody? I dont care about what happens to him.care for /to do: be willing or agree to do sth.; wish or like to do sth.e.g. Would you care a drink?Would you care to go for a walk?care for sb.(1) like or love sb.e.g. He cares for her deeply.(2) look after sb.; take care of sb.; be responsible for sb.e.g. Who will care for your child if you are out?3. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. once: adv.(1) for one time 一次e.g. I have only been here once.(2) at some time in the past 一度；曾经e.g. He once lived in Zambia.(3) al