1、 en thusiastic, critical, sen sibleWang Wei imagi native, orga ni zed, eager, persiste nt, stubbor n, risk-tak ing2Look at the followi ng sen ten ces from the text and explai n them in your own words.1She gave me a determined look -the kind that said that she would not cha nge her mind.She gave me a
2、 determined look This sentence means that she has decided to do someth ing and will not cha nge her ideas.2my sister does not care about details.details are not important to my sister. This means that she concentrates on the broad outline of the trip but not the particulars: where they will stay, wh
3、at they will take with them, etc.3It makes wide bends or meandersthrough low valleys to the plains where rice grows.A mean der is a geographical term to describe the sn akelike bends that a river makes as it slows down to flow through valleys to the plains. The sentence means that the Mekong River f
4、lows slowly and gen tly through the valleys and reaches the farming plains.3An attitude is what a person thinks about something. Write down Wang Weia nd Wang Kuns attitude to the trip. Then add your own opinion.Wang Wei attitudePositive to the trip. She wants to organise it as it was her idea. attit
5、udeLess positive to the trip as he wants to organise it and thinks he can do that better than his sister.My attitudeIt sounds like a won derful trip and I would love to be able to do a trip like that myself one day.4Work in pairs. Imagi ne that you are Wang Kun and Wang Wei. Choose a paragraph from
6、the passage and use the information to help you make up a dialogue.WANG WEI: You know, w6ve always wan ted to do a long bike trip. Why don we go on one after we graduate form college?WANG KUN: That sa good idea. .Sample dialogue: You know, we vealways wan ted to do a long bike trip.Why don t we go o
7、n one after we graduate form college? That s a good ideaut where are we going? What about cycli ng alo ng the Mek ong River? It sou nds in teresti ng, but how do you want to plan it? I thi nk we should do it properly. We must find the source of the river and start from there. Well, the Meko ng River
8、 begi ns in Qin ghai Provi nee. That means were going to be cycli ng at an altitude of more tha n 5,000 metres. WANG WEI: Oh, I thi nk thats excit ing, dont you? Remember that the air will be hard to breathe and it ll be very cold. That sgoing to meke it an interesting experienee. I wish you weren s
9、o stubborn. You dontknow where it is but you still insist that you know better than anyone else. Now I know that the proper way is always your way, but have you looked at a map yet? No, I haven . thatsjust a detail! OK. I can see by your determined look that you won cha nge your mind.5Compare the fo
10、llowi ng sen ten ces with differe nt stresses and expla in the meaning.EXAMPLE: We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in Chi na.Not only my sister, but also I was surprised ot learn that.We were bothsurprised to learn that half the river is in Chi na.(mea ns we dichk now this)We wer
11、e both surprised to learn thahalf the river is in China.(means we thought that may be more than half was in China)We were both surprised to learn that half the river is inChina.(mea ns that we didntk now that half the river is in China)Learning about languageDiscover ing useful words and expressi on
12、s1Fi nd the correct words or expressi ons from the text for each sen ten ce.1He is so stubbor n that no one capersuadehim to do any thi ng.2A determ ined pers on always tries to fin ish the job, no matter how hard it is.3My grandpa is fond of fishing and sometimes he fishes all day in the river.4Liu
13、 Xiaodi ng is a good teacher an dcares abouthis stude nts very much.5I prefer the red dress to the green one because it fits me better.6The con cert went like clockwork becauseLi Pei had orga ni zed it so well.7I wan ted to pay the trai nfare, but my friend in sisted. Fi nally I gave in.8She persuad
14、ed all of us tocycle to work in stead of taki ng the bus.2Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the senten ces.1As neither of them would give in, no decision was taken that day.(give in / give up)2I liked the first flat we saw better because it was larger. (like . better / prefer . to)3The
15、 task was difficult, but Hele n determ in edexpressi on let me know that she would not give up. (stubbor n / determ in ed)4The list of gifts was very long, and we don know why, but the most important item, the golden cup, was forgotten. (detail / item)5How I wish I could make a journey into space an
16、d see the stars up close!” cried Sarah. (journey / travel)6When he returned from his successful climb of Mount Qomolongma, An drew fini shed his travel jour nal and gave it to the n ewspaper. (jour nal / diary)7She had only one shortco ming: she was very stubbor n. (disadva ntage / shortco ming)8The
17、 very first time that Joe saw the film ET” directed by Steven Spielberg, he made up his mi nd to become a director too.(make up one mind / cha nge onWsmind)3Complete this passage with some of the followi ng words.rapids glacier mountain delta plain valley waterfall bankIreally enjoyed my school fiel
18、d trip in geography two mon ths ago. We saw so many beautiful things: a glacier that flowed like a river of ice through a valley that cut the mountains into two parts. We also discovered a river that was falling off the mountain and became a wonderful waterfall. This was even more exciting to see th
19、an the rapids where the water seemed to boil. Later we followed the river to a quieter plain and fin ally into a delta and the sea.Discoveri ng useful structures1Look at the questions in the Warming up again. They are in the present continuous tense but they express future actions. Can you find simi
20、lar senten ces from the read ing passage?When are you leav ing? Where are you stay ing?How are you going to . ? How long are you stay ing in . ?When are you arriv ing in/at . ? Whe n are you coming back?1Where are we going?2When are we leav ing and whe n are we coming back?”ln the followi ng dialogu
21、e, a n ewspaper reporter is in terviewi ng WangWei about her pla ns for the trip along the Mek ong River. However, they are not sure about some of the verb tenses. Please complete their conv ersatio n.R: Miss Wang, I hear that you are travelling (travel) along the Mekong River. Have you got everyth
22、ing ready?W: Almost. So whe n are you leav ing (leave) ? Next Mo nday. How far are you cycli ng (cycle) each day? It hard to say. If the weather is fin e, I thi nk we be able to ride 75 km a day. What about the weather in Qin ghai Provin ce? The weather forecast is not good so weare tak ing (take) a
23、 large parcel of warm clothes with us. Where are you staying (stay) at night? Usually in our tent, but sometimes in the villages along the river bank. What happe ns if you have an accide nt? Don worry. I had some medical trai ning at my college. Besides, we are taki ng (take) out in sura nee to cove
24、r any problems. Well, it sounds fun. I hope you have a pleasant journey. Thank you for your time.3You have got some pla ns for the future. Use the prese nt con ti nu ous tense to express your future actions. Give as much information as you can. (this evening) I going out this evening. /I not doing a
25、nything this evening. / I dontknow what I doing this evening.1(tomorrow morning)2(the day after tomorrow)3(next Saturday eve ning)4(n ext mon th)Using LanguageReadi ng and discuss ing1Read the passage above and discuss these questi ons in pairs.1What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with the
26、m? What do you think they will have to leave behind in Dali? What should they takein stead?Wang Kun and Wang Wei are carry ing a tent, a cooker and food, pillows, water bottles. In the mountains they wore long wool coats, caps, gloves and trousers .In the plai ns they cha nged into T-shirts and shor
27、ts.2How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now? What do you think cha nged his mind?He is starting to like / enjoy it. Seeing how beautiful the land is has cha nged Wang Kuns attitude.2Imag ine that in the morning there is a dialogue betwee n Wang Kun and Wang Wei. What do you thi nk they would say b
28、efore they leave camp? Sample dialogue:WK: Oh, up so early?WW: Early? nearly 9 oclock! Oops. (Looks at his watch). I guess youre right. Why were you so tired? Well, I stayed up late last ni ght to watch the stars.n ice. They must be pretty. Y es, they were.3Listen to the tape and mark the rising and
29、 falling tone of each sense group and sentences from To climb the mountains ” to “. T-shirts and shorts”.The n practise readi ng it aloud.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by theview. We seemed to be able to see for miles. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycli ng throgh c
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