Unit 3 Travel Journal Journey down the Mekong vocabulary 东莞市第二高级中学 王楠 华南师范大学 陈雅园

1. Unit 3 Travel JournalJourney down the Mekongvocabulary东莞市第二高级中学 王楠华南师范大学 陈雅园

2. Content • Three new words: • graduate, persuade, determined • Three phrases: • ever since, care about, dream about

3. Main idea • Wang Kun and his sister decided to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river, but they had different attitude . Finally, Wang Kun gave in. Then he talked about their preparations before the trip and details about Mekong

4. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. • Ever since  [ˈevə sins] adv. 从那时到现在 • I have known him eversince I was a child. • Susan has liked horses ever since she was a small girl. • Ever since he moved to London, I haven’t seen him. 主句：Present perfect tense 现在完成时 从句：Simple past tense 一般过去时

5. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. • Dream about [dri:m əˈbaut] 梦想；梦到 • He always dreams about traveling around the world. • I dream about being with you forever. • I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money.  • I sometimes dream about my parents. • Women want to dream about romance and adventure. Dream about + doing Dream about sth. /sb.

6. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. • Persuade [pə ˈ sweɪd] v. 说服，劝说 • I shall persuade him to take the painkiller. •  Never expect to persuade him out of doing that. • He couldn't persuademeintoaccepting his terms. Persuade sb. to do sth. Persuade sb. out of doing sth. Persuade sb. into doing sth.

7. Persuade sb. to do sth. = Persuade sb. into doing sth. Persuade sb. not to do sth. =Persuade sb. out of doing sth. They persuaded him to change his mind. He changed his mind finally. (they succeed) If not, use advise, or try to persuade ,or the negative form of persuade(no one could persuade…) Attention

8. After graduate from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. • Graduate  [ˈ ɡrædʒʊət] v. /n. 毕业， 毕业生 • He was a college graduate. • It is three years since he graduated. • I want to be a teacher after I graduate from school.  • He graduated from Nanjing University. N. V. Graduate from

9. My sister doesn’t care about details. • Care about [kɛə əˈbaut] 担心,在乎 • I really careabout the students in my class. • They don't care about the expenses. • Care for喜欢,照料 • We must carefor each other and help each other. • She doesn't care for skating. Care about sth./sb. Take care of Like

10. She gave me a determined look. • Determined  [dɪ'tɜ:mɪnd] adj.坚定的,毅然的 • There was a determined look on his face. • Beneath her charming exterior lies a very determined woman. • Determine v. 下决心,决定 •  I'mdeterminedto succeed. • They are determined to resist pressure to change the law. Be determined to do sth.

11. Fun time • Mary likes traveling very much. She has been to many places ever since she was a child. This summer, she has just graduated from university. Mary always dreams about traveling to France, so she plans to go to France this time.

12. Fun time • However, she does not want to travel alone, so she persuades her friend, Jane to go with her. Jane, who is a kind and determined person, cares about their relationship so much that she agrees immediately. Try to make up your own story!

13. Summary • Three new words: • graduate, persuade, determined • Three phrases: • ever since, care about, dream about

14. Summary • Ever since • 主句：现在完成时 从句：一般过去时 • Dream about • Dream about doing dream about sth./sb. • Persuade • Persuade sb. to do • persuade sb. into doing sth. (persuade sb. to do sth.) • Persuade sb. out of dong sth.(persuade sb. not to do sth.)

15. Summary • Graduate • Graduate from • Care about • Care about sth./sb. Care for: take care of , like • Determined • Be determined to do sth.

16. Thank you!