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111 The forth Period：Using Language (A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS) Aims To read the passage A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS To use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing Procedures I. Warming up by talking about Tibet Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet? Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level. Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places. Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The worlds lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September. II. Reading 1. Reading and underlining Now lets go on with Journey Down The Mekong with Wang Wei and Wang Kun. They are in Tibet now. Please turn to Page 22. Read the passage quickly and underline all the useful expressions and collocations in it. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework. Collocations from JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG (II) although, ride bicycles, in front of, as usual, need to do sth., to climb the mountain road was hard , be great fun, reach a valley, much warmer, change into, T-shirts, shorts, in the early evening, stop to do sth., make camp, put up, after supper, go to sleep, stay awake, at midnight, become clear, so that, the sound of the fire, travel so far, join sb., hardly wait to see, change ones attitude. 2. Reading and translating Next you are going to read the text JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG and translate it into Chinese. 3. Speaking Read the passage again and find the answers to the questions: 1) How does Wang Kun feel about the trip? (He is starting to like the trip.) 2) What do you think has changed his attitude? (seeing the beautiful land) 3) Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely? (Yes. Because the scene Wang Kun saw is beautiful. The sky was clear and the stars were bright. Also their cousins are waiting for him.) 4) Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or why not? (You may have different opinions about this. Just speak it out and let us share your idea, will you?) Imagine that the dialogue happens the next morning before Wang Kun and Wang Wei leave their camp. Write a short dialogue between them with your partner. Wei: You look so tired Kun: Yes, I stayed up late last night. Wei: Really? What did you do? Kun: I watched the clear sky and the bright stars. Wei: Thats nice. They must be pretty. Kun: Yes, they were. 课后反思：本节课的设计与实施以英语课程标准的理念为指导，注重培养学生“优化学习方式，提高自主学习能力”。在教学过程中，能引导学生通过观察、体验、探究等积极主动的的学习方法，充分发挥自己的学习潜能，形成有效的学习策略，提高自主学习的能力。111
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