【正文】 neries in these countries. Then give the Ss several minutes to prepare for the dialogue and then call some of them to act their dialogues out. Step 4 Listening to Part 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRL and tick the words . 2. Listen again to the tape and fill in the chart to Part 4 of JOURNAL DOWN THE MEKONG and tick the words you hear on the tape. to this material again and answer the questions. (1)Who is telling the story? Wang Kun (2)When did Wang Wei meet her cousins? In October in Dali (3)Why didn’ t they begin the journey in Tibet with Wang Wei and Wang Kun? The story doesn’t say (4)Find a word that describe how the person telling the story feels about travelling in Laos. Afraid,alone,excited,glad… to Part 5. Wang Kun is describing a few of the things they saw during their tour. Pick out the correct in formation and then tell about their experience in Laos. (1) In the village the cyclists saw ____B___. A. electric lights B. candle lights C. kerosene lights (2)After lunch they went to Vientiane ,the capital city of Laos by B. A. bike B. bus C. truck (3)They greeted an old man by ____A____. A. putting their hands together B. moving their heads C. waving their arms. (4) In Vientiane, they saw _____C_____ A. trucks, buses and bicycles B. cars, motorbikes and buses C. trucks, buses, jeeps and motorbikes (5) The Mekong River is very rich in ____C__. A. gold B. pears C. fish Step 5 Homework ? Make up a dialogue . ? P57. Using structures ? P59. Reading task The Second Period Reading Teaching goals 1. Learn something about the Mekong River through reading. 2. Students can use what they have learned to describe a trip. 3. Students should realize if they want to be successful, what personalities they should have. Teaching important and difficult points: 1. Understand the text well. 2. Try to master the useful new words amp。 leaving。 stayed D. did 。s lowest valley, the Grand Yarluntzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists e to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September. Step 2 Reading We know Wang Wei and Wang Kun have traveled down the Mekong. Today they have reached the Tibetan Mountains. They will stay there for a night. Now let’s look at the passage “A night in the mountains” on page 22. Read it quickly to find the main idea. Show some questions. does Wang Kun feel about the trip now? do you think has changed his attitude? it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely? you feel the same way in this situation? Why or Why not? Step 3 Listen and mark Let the students listen to the recorder and mark the rising and falling tone of each sense group and sentence. Then practice reading aloud. Pay attention to pronunciation and intonation. Step 4 Dialogue Suppose Wang Wei and Wang Kun leave their camp the next morning and go on with the journey. Make a short dialogue between them. Sample dialogue : Oh , up so early? Early? It’s nearly 9 o’clock. Oops! (Look at his watch). I guess you’re right. Why were you so tired? Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars. That’s nice. They must be pretty. Yes, they are. Then ask students to make up their own dialogues. They may discuss and practice in pairs. Step 5 Guided writing In this unit, we have read the first two parts of a travel journal and have listened to the third part of the travel journal. What is the difference between a journal and a diary? Let’s read the passage on page 23 and find out the difference between the two. A diary A travel journal 2 Writing a letter Now let’s do a writing practice. Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Wei. Write a short letter to her and ask her to describe: how she feels, what she is doing, and some place you want to know about. Then wish her well on her journey by using at least two of these expressions: Have a nice/good time. Have a nice/good trip. Take care. Good luck on your journey. Say “Hello” to …. Write to me. Give my best/love wishes to …. Have fun. Tell the students that they can refer to the following steps. In pairs. Choose the details from the journey that are most interesting. Think of what else you would like to know about the journey. Write these ideas down as questions. Now choose two or three of the best questions for your letter. Each question should have another sentence explaining why you want to know this information. Put them in an order that makes sense. Begin your letter as shown in the textbook and add your questions for Wang Wei. Finish your letter as shown in the textbook. A sample writing: Hi, brave little Wei, How I worry about you and Wang Kun! Do you have a good time now? I hope so. What are you doing now? Are you still in Laos? Can you tell me something about people’s life there? When are you leaving for Cambodia? When you get there, tell me about the Buddhist temples there. Please send some photos with your next letter! Well, Have a good trip and don’t fet to write to me! Give my best wishes to Wang Kun. Good luck on your journey. Take care! Yours, Wang Lin Step 6 Homework 1. Finish writing the letter 2. Review the whole unit 3. Read the passage in workbook( page 59) “The end of our journey ”. Language points 1. oneway fare / singleway fare (單程票價 ), roundway fare (往返 /雙程票價 ) 2. different kinds of transport () / transportation() 3. journey down the Mekong 湄公河之旅 有 “沿著 ”之意 ,相當于 “along”, 1) 由北向南 ,由西向東用 down, 反之用 up。s where you wanna