Lead in

Answer the following questions before reading the passage.

1. Do you know something about the Tibetan Mountain?

2. Could you tell us something about your journey to Tibetan Mountain if you went there before?

The possible answers:

1.Do you know something about the Tibetan Mountain?

　1)Yes, I know some. the Tibetan Mountain is very beautiful, especially in summer, the sky is very blue there and you will enjoy the beautiful scenery there.

　2) I went to the Tibetan Mountain in autumn last year. The weather is very cold there in autumn, and I found the people were covered with white frost just like a snowman at that time.

　3)In my opinion, the sky is very blue in the Tibetan Mountain because there is no pollution there.

　4) I think that we will see many blink stars in the dark blue sky if we were lying down there at night.

　5) I think that there must be snow in autumn in Tibetan Mountain.

2. Could you tell us something about your journey to Tibetan Mountain if you went there before?

Two years ago, I went to the Tibetan Mountain with my parents. In my opinion, the most amazing place in our country is Tibet. It located in The Tibetan Mountain, and its average elevation 4500 meters. Therefore it's called the pillar of the world. We went to Lahsa, the highest city in the world. It is a mysterious place.

　We visited the Potala Palace, which is really magnificent. The Potala Palace looks lofty, resplendent and majestic.

　Potala Palace is composed of two parts, the Red Palace as the center and the White Palace as two wings. Learning about language

I. Fast reading

Read the passage quickly first, then work in pairs and answer the following questions.

1. What was the season when Wang Kun and Wang Wei traveled there by bike?

2. What did they look like when they ride their bike in the mountain area?

3. What did the children do when they ride bicycles along the way?

4. Why did the lake shone look wonderful?

5. When did they feel much warmer?

6. What did they see in the valleys?

7. Why had they changed their caps,coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirt and shorts?

8. When did they eat supper?

9. What did Wang Wei do after supper?

10. What were Wang Kun doing when Wang Wei went to sleep?

The possible answers:

1. What was the season when Wang Kun and Wang Wei traveled there by bike?

It was autumn when they traveled there by bike.

2. What did they look like when they ride their bike in the mountain area?

　They looked like snowmen when they ride their bike in the mountain area.

3. What did the children do when they ride bicycles along the way?

　The children stopped to look at them when they ride bicycles along the way.

4. Why did the lake shone look wonderful?

　The lake shone liked glass in the setting sun.

5. When did they feel much warmer?

　They felt much warmer because they went down the hills.

6. What did they see in the valleys?

　They saw the colourful butterflies around them and many yaks, sheep eating green grass in the valleys.

7. Why had they changed their caps,coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirt and shorts?

　They had changed their caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirt and shorts because it gradually became much warmer in the the valley.

8. When did they eat supper?

　They ate their supper after they put up their tent in the early evening.

9. What did Wang Wei do after supper?

　Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went sleep after supper.

10. What were Wang Kun doing when Wang Wei went to sleep?

　Wang Kun stayed awake and she enjoyed the nature scenery at the night. The sky became clearer, the stars grew brighter, the wind almost stopped and it was so quiet. When she lay beneath the stars she thought about how far they had already traveled.

II. Let's review the words and expressions.

1. wool n. 羊毛；羊毛制品；羊毛覆盖物

　 The carpets are made in wool and nylon.

　　　　　　　这些地毯是用羊毛和尼龙制成的。

　 My sweater is made of wool.

　　　　　　　我的毛衣是用羊毛织的。

2. freeze v. 冻结；冷藏；结冰；凝固；冻僵

　　frozen a. （也是freeze的过去分词）

　　　冷冻的；冰封的；冻硬的；呆若木鸡的

You can freeze the soup at this stage.

　　　　　　　这时可以把汤冷冻起来。

　 She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her. 当手电筒的光照到她身上时她僵住了。

　 Mary was frozen in horror. 玛丽吓呆了。

　 They took me ice-skating on a frozen lake.

　　　　他们带我去一个结冰的湖面上溜冰了。

3. reliable a. 可靠的；可信赖的；真实可信的

　 She was efficient and reliable.

　　　　　　她办事很有效率，也很可靠。

　 Do you think she's reliable?

　　　　　　你看她这个人可靠吗？

4. gradually a. 逐步地；渐渐地；按部就班地

　 The sound of footsteps gradually died away.

　　　　　　　脚步声渐渐消失了。

　 The morning mist gradually thinned.

　　　　　　　晨雾渐渐地淡薄了。

5. yaks n. 牦牛

　 v. 喋喋不休，唠叨

　 I would like to have the special yak's steak dinner. 我想要牦牛排特餐

　 I'm nervous. I yak when I get nervous.

　　　　　　我有点紧张，我一紧张就喋喋不休。

6. camp n. 营地；兵营

　　　　　（度假、旅游、青少年等的）野营地

　 v. 宿营；露营；野营；为......提供住处

　 make camp 安营扎寨

　 We camped near the beach.

　　　　　　我们靠近海滩宿营。

　 We'll make camp on that hill ahead.

　　　　　　我们到前面那座小山上扎营

　 We pitched camp in a river valley.

　　　　　　我们在河谷安营。

　 Let's make camp for the night here.

　　　　　　我们就在此扎营过夜吧。

7. pillow n. 枕头；垫子；花边垫子

I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it. 我有一个绣着我名字的枕头。

　 He laid down his head on his pillow to rest.

　　　　　　他把头枕在枕头上休息。

8. flame n. 火焰；激情

　　　　v. 燃烧；发出火焰；面红；闪光

　 A volcano spouts flame and lava.

　　　　　　火山喷出火焰和岩浆。

　 The hillsides in June flame with azaleas.

　　　　　　六月的山坡杜鹃花一片火红。

　 Her cheeks flamed an angry red.

　　　　　　她气得脸涨红了。

9. beneath prep. 在......的下方

　　　　　　　　（表示等级）低于

　　　　　　　　（表示状态）在......掩饰之下

　　　　　　　　（表示环境）在......影响之下

　　　　　　ad. 在下面；在底下

　 She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees

　　　　　　她喜欢坐在树下。

The soil felt soft beneath our feet.

　　　　　　我们脚下的土踩上去很松软。

　 The groundwater is only feet beneath the city streets.

　　　　地下河距离上面的城市街道只有几英尺。

III. Now listen to the passage and read the passage again. Then discuss these questions in pairs.

1. What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with them?

2. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei wear in the mountains?

3. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei wear in the plains?

4. How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?

5. What do you think changed his mind?

The possible answers:

1. What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with them?

　Wang Kun and Wang Wei are carrying a tent, a cooker and food, pillows, water bottles ...

2. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei wear in the mountains? Why?

　In the mountains, they wore long wool coats, caps, gloves and trousers, because it was cold in the mountains.

3. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei wear in the plains? Why?

　 In the plains they wore T-shirts and shorts because

　it became much warmer in the plains.

4. How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?

　Wang Kun is starting to enjoy the trip now.

5. What do you think changed Wang Kun's mind?

　Seeing the very beautiful scenery of the land changed his mind.

IV. The excises 2. Sample dialogue

WK: Oh, you got up so early!

WW: Early? It's 9 o'clock!

WK: really? (looks at his watch)

　　You're right. It's 9 o'clock!

WW: Why were you so tired?

WK: Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars.

WW: That sounds very nice. The stars must be pretty.

WK: Yes, they were. They were shining brightly just like the lights on the road.

The possible answer to the exercise 3:

　　To clime the mountains was hart work | but as we looked a round us, | we were surprised by the view. || We seemed to be able to see for miles. || At one point, | we were so high | that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. || Then we began going down the hills. || It was great fun | especially as it gradually became much warmer. || In the valleys | colourful butterflies flew a round us | and we saw many yaks and sheep eating green

grass.|| At this point | we had to change our

caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirt and

shorts.