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 forget 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 ”.
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1. one-way fare / single-way fare (单程票价), round-way fare (往返/双程票价) 2. different kinds of transport (Br.E) / transportation(Am.E) 3. journey down the Mekong 湄公河之旅 有 “沿着”之意,相当于 “along”,
1) 由北向南,由西向东用down, 反之用up;
2) 由城镇向农村时用down, 反之用up;
3) 依门牌号码,由大数字向小数字行进时,应用down ,反之用up;
4) 由上而下,如:沿着山坡而下,沿着江河顺流而下,从楼上到楼下由住宅到街
上，应用down, 反之用up
Para.1: 4. dream of / about doing 梦想，梦见（后接名词，代词，动名词） e.g. What a small world! I wouldn’t dream of meeting you here. The young soldier sometimes dreams of his hometown. dream n. have/dream a dream, realize a dream
5. 6. 7.
take a bike trip * get a chance to do *
finally, adv. 最后，终于final adj. 最后的，n （常用复数）决赛，期
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e.g. We waited and waited, and the train finally arrived. What is the final score of the table tennis single for men? How are you prepared for your finals? 8. 9. 10. 11.
cycle along *
go for bike rides * in the countryside *
persuade sb (not) to do, 说服某人（不）做? persuade sb that + clause 使某人相信
Then she persuaded me to buy one.=Then she succeeded in asking me to buy
one.
e.g. The salesman persuaded us to buy his product. He tried to persuade me that he was honest.
persuade sb to do sth 指成功地说服,
“说而不服, 或说而无果”应用 advise sb to do sth / try to persuade sb
to do
12. 13.
at the college/ university *
get / make sb interested in = interest sb, show interest in sth/ sb
get+ n./pron.+adj.=make + n./pron.+adj.
e.g. They didn’t get home after school as usual, which got/ made mother worried.
Para.2: 14. Although she didn’t know the best way of? although “虽然,但是”,引导让步状语从句,不与but连用
though一般可与although互用，引导的让步状语从句有时用倒装语序.作副词
时, “然而,可是”,通常放于句尾,并用逗号与句子隔开
e.g. Young though he is, he is very rich.
He said he would come; he didn’t, though.
15. a way of doing/ to do *
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e.g. She didn’t know the best way of getting to places.= She didn’t know the best way to get to places.
16. insist (若insist后面宾语从句的主语与主句的主语不一致,谓语由加动词原
形构成,
其中should可省略)
insist that sb (should)do 坚持认为，坚持说 insist on/upon sth/ doing 坚持做，坚决做
e.g. We insisted that father (should) give up smoking.
She insisted on/upon going to Beijing by air.
17. care about, care for, care to do
care about关心,忧虑 care for喜欢,照顾 care to do愿意/同意做某事
e.g. I don’t care (about) what happens to him. Would you care for a drink?
Would you care to go for a walk?
18. give sb a determined look, determined坚定的,坚决的
e.g. They were determined to drive the enemy away from their country.=They determined to drive?
determine to do= make up one’s mind to do, decide to do 19. change one’s mind, mind此处解“意见，想法”，[C]
make up one’s mind 下定决心,拿好主意
e.g. Once he has made up his mind, nothing can be done to change his mind.
20. at a altitude of?* 在海拔?米处 at a altitude of 10,000 feet
21. be excited about *
22. breathe the air, take a breath
23. experience [U] “经验，感受” have experience in/at doing
[C]“经历，体验”
e.g. I’d prefer a lady with rich experience in/ at looking after babies.
His experiences in Africa are interesting.
24. give in 屈服，投降，让步 give in to sb 向某人让步，屈服于某人
give up 放弃 give up doing/sth
e.g. The mother gave in and bought a toy for her child.
Don’t give up. You still have chances to win in the match.
Para.3: 25. pass through through指从两边穿过或穿过空间内部, across指从一定范围的一边到另一边 “横跨”表面
26. be surprised to do * Sentence focus:
1. It was my sister who first had the idea?
强调句型：It is / was+被强调部分+ that/ who+其余部分
注意：强调句中it不能更换，is/was与“其余部分”的时态一致，数不受被强调部分单复数的影响，被强调部分可以是除谓语以外的任何成分，被强调部分是人可用that/who，其它一律用that.被强调若是原句的主语，who/that之后的谓语动词在人称和数上与该主语一致。 e.g. I saw John in the street this morning.
---- It was I who/that saw John in the street this morning. （强调主语） ---- It was John that/ whom I saw in the street this morning. （强调宾语） ---- It was in the street that I saw John this morning. （强调地点状语） ---- It was this morning that I I saw John in the street. （强调时间状语）
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2. She gave me a determined look---the kind that said?, the kind=the kind of look the kind是a look的同位语,后面是that引导的定语从句, 其中say指 “指明,表明” e.g The clock on the wall said a quarter to ten.
3. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.=When she has made up hermind, nothing can change it.
once conj.一旦??(就), 一经??便??,相当于as soon as e.g. Once you understand the rule, you will have no difficulty. Translation: 钱一旦用完，我们该怎么办?
What will we do once the money is gone/ used up? 一旦做了，就要把事情做得最好.
Once you do it, you should do it best.
4. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across?traveling 是现在分词作伴随状语.
e.g. They came to the street, looking for the lost dog. 附：歌词
Kokomo
Aruba Jamaica ooo I wanna take you Bermuda Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego baby why don't we go Jamaica Off the Florida Keys
There's a place called Kokomo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band Down in Kokomo
Aruba Jamaica ooo I wanna take you To Bermuda Bahama come on pretty mama Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go Way down to Kokomo
To Martinique, that Monserrat mystique We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity Afternoon delight
Cocktails and moonlit nights That dreamy look in your eye Give me a tropical contact high Way down in Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
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Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow That's where we wanna go Way down to Kokomo
Port Au Prince I wanna catch a glimpse Everybody knows
A little place like Kokomo Now if you wanna go
And get away from it all Go down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo We'll get there fast And then we'll take it slow That's where we wanna go Way down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo
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