【英语】2018届人教版必修1一轮复习：Unit3TravelJournal单元教案设计（19页）
2018届人教版必修1一轮复习：Unit3Travel Journal单元教案设计
Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading
(JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG
)
Introduction
In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine and share their views about the role of river in life. They will then be helped to read a narration entitled JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG. It’s about two students taking a trip down a river.
Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers’ reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning.
Objectives
■ To help students read a travel journal
■ To help students better understand “traveling down a river”
■ To help students understand and use some important words and expressions
■ To help students identify examples of the present progressive tense: expressing futurity in the text
Focus
Words
transport, prefer, flow, persuade, graduate, schedule, organize
Expressions
ever since, be fond of, change one’s mind, make up one’s mind, give in, as usual, at midnight
Patterns
When are we leaving and when are we coming back?
Then she persuaded me to buy one.后来她说服我买了一个。
Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too.
She insisted that she organize the trip properly.
Finally, I had to give in.
Aids
Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams
Procedure
1. Warming up
⑴Warming up by discussing
Good morning, class. Do you like traveling? Why do you like traveling? And why don’t you like traveling? Where have you ever been before? How did you get there? If you are given a chance to travel around the world, what kind of transportations will you use and why? Now look at the following pictures and discuss it in pairs.
Name of the transportations
Means of transportation
Reasons
by car (in a car)
by bike
by plane (by air)
by train ( on a train)
by bus ( on a bus)
by ship (by water or by boat)
in a hot balloon
by motorbike (on a motorbike)
by jeep
by truck
⑵Warming up by looking and speaking
Now boys and girls, what do you need to take with you if you are preparing for a bike
trip along the Changjiang River? Look at the pictures and tell the whole class which object you think is the most useful and which one is the least useful. Give a reason why you think so.
⑶Warming up by asking and answering
Now suppose you live in Qinghai. You plan to take a holiday with a friend somewhere in Southeast Asia. You have been given a chance to choose three places to visit. Please find out the one-way fare to get there for different kinds of transportation. Perhaps you may not know the exact fare, but you can guess how much the fare is. Please have a short discussion with your partners and then decide where to go.
Ok, now I’d like you to ask your partner the following questions.
1. Where are you going on holiday? 2. When are you leaving? 3. How are you going to…?
4. When are you arriving in/at…? 5. Where are you staying? 6. How long are you staying there? 7. When are you coming back?
2. Pre-reading by talking and sharing
As we all know, there are a lot of rivers in the world and also there are many great rivers. Now look at the chart. In the left column are names of some great rivers. In the right column are locations where the rivers lie. Please match them.
match
answer
Names of River
Location
Names of River
Location
Mekong
India
Mekong
China，SE Asia
Rhine
France
Rhine
Germany
Ganges
Russia
Ganges
India
Seine
England
Seine
France
Nile
Central Africa
Nile
Egypt
Thames
Germany
Thames
England
Congo
Brazil
Congo
Central Africa
Niger
China, SE Asia
Niger
West Africa
Volga
US
Volga
Russia
Danube
Egypt
Danube
Central Europe
Amazon
West Africa
Amazon
Brazil
Mississippi
Central Europe
Mississippi
US
3. Reading aloud to the recording
Today we’re going to read a passage about JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG. Please listen and read aloud about the recording of the text JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG on page 18. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.
4. Reading and underlining
Now please read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG
dream about, take a great bike trip, graduate from, got the chance to do sth., cycle along the river, go for long bike rides, persuade sb. to do sth., get sb. interested in sth., be stubborn, know the best way of getting to places, the source of the river, change one’s mind, at an altitude of, the air be hard to breathe, an interesting experience, make up one’s mind, give in, a large atlas with good maps, pass through, be surprised to do sth, half of
5. Reading aloud once again and understanding
Next we are going to read aloud the text once again and then answer some questions.
1) Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? (They are brother and sister, and both are college students.)
2) What was their dream? (Their dream was to take a great bike trip.)
3) Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? (They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.)
4) Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? (The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.)
5) What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? (You can see glacier, rapids, hill, valleys, waterfalls and plains.)
6) Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why? (Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.)
6. Reading and summing up
We shall go over the text once more to complete the chart below.
Type of writing and summary of the idea
Type of writing
This is a travel journal.
Main idea of the passage
Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream of taking a great bike trip
Topic sentence of 1st paragraph
Wang Wei first having the idea to cycle along the Mekong River
Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph
Wang Wei insisting finding the source of the river and begin our journey there
Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph
We finding a large atlas with good maps that showed the details of the world geography
7. Making a diagram of the text
Next try to turn out a diagram of the text to see its organization.
Wang Kun and his sister to take a bike trip
Wang Kun’s sister organizing the trip properly
Information about Mekong River
8. Retelling the text with the help of the diagram in about 200 words
Retelling can be fun and useful. Next we are to retell the story in the third person. And we shall make use of the diagram above.
One possible version：See II in Part 3 Teaching Assessment
9. Discussing in groups
We have got the general meaning of the passage, and we know Wang Wei and Wang Kun have some similar and different attitudes about the trip. You may have a short discussion with your partners and then fill in the chart.
Similar attitudes about the trip
Different attitudes about the trip
Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun thinks:
1) taking this trip is a dream that comes true.
2) that they will enjoy this trip a lot.
3) they should see a lot of the Mekong.
4) that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.
Wang Wei believes:
1) they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekong.
2) that they don’t need to prepare much.
Wang Kun believes:
1) it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.
2) that using an atlas is very important.
10. Closing down by taking a quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary of the text.
I have long dreamed about taking a great 1_____ trip along the Mekong River. After graduation from college in 2002 I finally 2 _____ the chance to cycle along the river. In order to 3 _____ for long bike rides, I bought a very 4 _____ mountain bike. I persuaded my 5 _____ to cycle with me. We grew up in the city, and 6 _____ had long hoped to go outside the city. So I 7 _____ her interested in cycling along the river. 8 _____ she is stubborn. She thought she knew 9 _____ best way of getting to places. But actually she had 10 _____ idea of the source of the river. And she 11 _____ little about the details of planning. I then 12 _____ her a determined look and changed my 13 _____. We got onto an altitude of 5,000 meters. 14 _____ seemed to be excited about the 15 _____ air there. But then we found it was hard to breathe. 16 _____ back I think it was really an 17 _____ experience. I have made up my mind to 18 _____ up my job next week. I would buy a large atlas 19 _____ good maps. I would keep 20 _____ all my life, exploring the earth.
(Keys: 1 bike 2 got 3 go 4 strong 5 sister 6 we 7 got 8 But 9 the 10 no 11 cared 12 gave 13 mind 14 She 15 fresh 16 Looking 17 interesting 18 give 19 with 20 cycling )
Work out the structure and vocabulary questions.
1. It was my father _____ first had the idea to walk around the world.
2. I am determined to cycle along the Yellow River form _____it begins to where I ends.
3. We are _____and grew up in the north China mountains near the Zhang River.
4. He insisted that we _____for a long bike trip along the river.
5. The teacher gave me a determined look—the kind _____said she wouldn’t cycle any further with me.
6. _____she has fallen asleep, nothing can awake her.
7. We found a book with beautiful poems that showed _____of her love towards the nature.
8. The road became narrow _____it passes through deep valleys, traveling across northern Shanxi Province.
(Keys: 1. who, 2. where, where, 3. Han, 4. go, 5. that, 6. Once, 7. details, 8. as )
eaching aims and demands
1. Topic: traveling; describing a journey
2. Vocabulary and useful expressions:
journal, fare, transport, finally, cycle, persuade, insist, determine, valley, waterfall, plain, attitude, camp, record, familiar, prefer, graduate, finally, altitude, beneath,
Change one’s mind, give in, ever since, as usual
3. Function:
Good wishes：
Have a good day/time!
Have a good journey/trip!
Good luck!
Enjoy yourself!
Best wishes to you.
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
You, too.
The same to you.
Means of transportation:
walking, cycling, horse riding, taking buses/trains/boats/planes
4. Grammar: 现在进行时表将来
Where are you going on holiday?
I am going to Hawaii on holiday.
When are we coming back?
Period 2 A sample lesson plan for Learning Language
Teaching procedure:
Period 1.
Step 1.Warming up
1. Ask some questions:
Do you often travel? Where have you been?
2. Following the steps of the warm-up on page 17.
Step 2. Pre-reading
1. Show some traveling pictures of the teacher’s.
2. Ask Ss :Which river is the longest one in the world and which is the largest one; Which river is the longest one in China.
3. Ask Ss: how people who live along a river use it.
Step 3. While-reading
1. Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer:
What are they going to do?
2. Skimming: Ss read again and finish comprehending 1 on page 19.
3. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.
4. Ss list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.
Step 4. After-reading
Ss in pairs and discuss: Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip.
Similar attitudes about the trip
Different attitudes about the trip
Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think…
1. taking this trip is a dream come true.
2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot.
3. they should see a lot of the Mekong.
4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.
Wang Wei believes…
1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.
2. that they don’t need to prepare much
Wang Kun believes…
1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.
2. that using an atlas is very important.
Step 5. Assignment
1. Surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River.
2. Retell the passage in your own words.
Period 2.
Step 1. Warming up
Ask some Ss to retell the passage that they have learnt last period.
Step 2. Learning about the language
Teacher explains some language points in the text on page 18.
1. persuade sb. into /out of sth.: cause sb (not) to do sth by arguing or reasoning with him 说服或劝说某人（不）做某事
He is easily persuaded.
Wang Kun couldn’t persuade his sister to change her mind.
persuade sb (that clause): cause sb to believe sth; convince sb. 使某人信服
How can I persuade you that I am telling the truth?
2. insist(v. ): demand (sth) forcefully, not accepting a refusal 坚持或坚决要求；
Since he insisted, I had to stay.
insist on sth/doing sth: require or demand ; refuse to accept an alternative 一定要（某事物），坚决主张
She insists on getting up early and playing her radio loud.
3. care about: be worried, concerned or interested 忧虑，关心，惦念
don’t you care about anybody?
I don’t care about what happens to him.
care for /to do: be willing or agree to do sth.; wish or like to do sth.
Would you care a drink?
Would you care to go for a walk?
care for sb.
1). Like or love sb.
He cares for her deeply.
2). Look after sb; take care of sb; be responsible for sb
Who will care for your child if you are out?
4. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。
once: adv.
1). for one time 一次
I have only been here once.
2). at some time in the past 一度；曾经
He once lived in Zambia.
3). all at once: suddenly 突然
All at once the door opened.
conj. = as soon as 一旦；一……就……
Once you understand this rule, you’ll have no further difficulty.
Step 3. Practice
1. Ss finish Ex 1 and 2 on page 20 by themselves.
2. check the answer.
3. Ss do Ex 3. on page 20.
4. Teacher gives Ss suggested answer and tell them why if the Ss have any problem.
Step 4. Assignment
1. Learn the useful expressions by heart.
2. Finish Wb. Ex1 on page 56.
1. Finish Wb. Ex 2 on page 57.
Period 3.
Step 1. Revision
Check the answers of Wb Ex 1 and 2 on page 56 and 57.
Step 2. Discovering useful structures
1. Ss look at the following sentences and underline the verbs.
Are you working this evening?
We’re having an English party this weekend.
He is leaving tomorrow.
Let Ss themselves find the rules and tell what tense they are used.
2. Ss finish the dialogue on page 21 and pay attention to the tense.
Suggested answers:
are going, going, going/traveling, staying, are coming, coming, are going,
3. Ss finish part 3 on page 21.
Step 3. Talking
1. Four Ss in one group and have a discussion about the topic on page 55.
2. Ss make a list about the objects: which is the most useful and which is the least useful and why.
the most useful objects the least useful objects
3. Ss show their result to the class.
Step 4. Speaking
1. Ss work in pairs and discuss: What do you think a dam does to a river and the people who live on it?
2. Make a list of some good and bad things a dam does.
3. Discuss your report with your classmates and then show it in class.
Step 5. Assignment
Finish Wb Ex 1 using structures on page 57.
Period 4.
Step 1. Warming up
Ask Ss some questions about Journey Down The Mekong (I).
1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream?
2. What can they see when they travel along the Mekong?
3. Will they have some difficulties in their journey? What are they?
Step 2. Reading
1. Ss read the passage : A night in the mountains and answer the following questions:
How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?
What do you think has changed his attitude?
2. Ss make a dialogue about things happen the next morning before Wang Kun and Wang Wei leave their camp.
3. Show the dialogue to the class.
Step 3. Reading
1. Ss read the passage: The End Of Our Journey on page 59
2. Ss fill in the form with the information from the travel journal.
Topic
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Population
Weather
Learning
Farming
Period 5. (Listening)
Step 1. Listening
1. Ss listen to part 3 and tick the words they hear on page 23.
2. Ss listen to the tape again and fill in the chart.
Topic
Southwest China
Laos
Local name of the river
Uses of the river
What to see
Scenery
Step 2. Listening
Ss listen to part 4 and finish Ex1 and 2 on Wb, Page 55.
Step 3. Listening task
1. Ss listen toPart 5 and finish Wb. Ex 1 on Page 58.
2. Ss listen to the tape again and fill in the information on the chart.
Topic
Laos
The river
Methods of land transport
Life in the villages
Food
Period 6. (Writing )
Step 1. Pre-writing
1. Ss read the passage and get the general idea about it.
2. Ss make a list of details from the travel journal that you believe are real and you don’t believe are real.
Step 2. While-writing
1. Ss write a short letter to Wang Wei as one of her friend 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 some of the following expressions:
Have a nice/good time.
Have a nice/good trip.
Good luck on your journey.
Say “Hello” to …
Give my love/best wishes to…
Have fun.
Take care.
Write to me.
2. Ss read their writing and check the mistakes by themselves.
3. Ss exchange their writing and correct the mistakes.
4. Ss rewrite the letter again.
Step 3. After-writing
Choose some samples and show them in class.
Tips on writing:
Pay attention to the form of writing a letter.
Pay attention to the tense while writing.
Pay attention to the structures of the sentences.
Step 4. assignment
Ss in group 3-5, make an advertisement or finish the project on page 61.
Period 7.
Teachers can use this period freely.
Suggestion: Teachers can use this period to let Ss sum up what they have learned and explain what Ss couldn’t understand very well in this unit. Teachers can also add more practice in this period to consolidate what the Ss have learned. Finally, ask the Ss to finish checking yourself on page 61. It is very important to improve their learning.
Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language
(JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG )
Introduction
You are advised to lead in by talking about Tibet which is a wonder for a travel trip. Then help students with their reading of Journey down the Mekong. Translation of the
text into Chinese is proposed.
Objectives
■ To help students make use of what they learned in this unit in communication
■ To help students use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing
Procedures
1. 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 world's 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.
2. Reading and underlining
Now let’s 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)
ride bicycles, climb the mountain，be great fun, reach a valley, 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 one’s attitude.
The Mekong River
1. It begins at a glacier on a Tibetan mountain which is at an altitude of more than 5000 meters.
2. It is small and the water is clean and cold at first. Then it moves quickly and passes through deep valley.
3. Half of it is in China and it is called Lancang River in China.
4. As it enters Southeast Asia , it travels slowly through hills and low valleys, and the plains where rice grow.
3. Reading and translating
Next you are going to read the text JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG and translate it into Chinese.
4. Speaking English
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: That’s nice. They must be pretty. Kun: Yes, they were.
5. Listening
Let’s turn to page 23 and do the listening text. Before listening to the tape, please read the words fast, and then tick the words you hear on the tape. After that I’ll play the tape for the second time and then finish the chart. You should look through the chart and find out the listening points. The following questions can help you understand the listening text.
Where is the girl from? What do people in Laos use the river for? Why do people in Laos call the river “the sea of Laos”? What is the river called in Tibet and Vietnam? What other beautiful sights along the Mekong River in Laos?
6. Guided writing—Writing a short email
Now let’s do a writing practice. Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Wei. Write a short email 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.
You 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. Your writing should not be more than one paragraph.
☆ Finish your letter as shown in the textbook.
A sample piece of 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
7. Closing down by writing a letter
Suppose you want to travel to Yunnan Province, write a letter to one of your friends in Yunnan and ask him/her what preparations you should make and which places are worth visiting.
Part 3 Teaching Assessment
第三部分 教学测评
I. Structure and vocabulary
1. Be sure to write to us,____ ?
A. will you B. aren't you C. can you D. mustn't you
2.—Do you like the material?
—Yes, it ______ very soft.
A. is feeling B. felt C. feels D. is felt
3. For 3 years it was there ___ I worked with the farmers day and night and thus formed close ties with them.
A. where B. in the place C. which D. that
4. I have __ things to do today, so I can’t see you off.
A. amount of B. a great deal of C. a good many D. as much as
5. He told me the date___ he joined the League, ___ he would never forget.
A. when; which B. when; where C. on which; that D. which; which
6. He ___ his right leg when he ___ football.
A. was breaking; played B. broke; was playing
C. was breaking; was playing D. broke; had played
7. —What you said at the meeting hurt me badly. —Sorry, but ___
A. I don’t mean it B. I don’t do it C. I didn’t mean to D. I didn’t mean it
8. Entering one of the attractions at Universal studios ___ like stepping into the world of your favourite movie.
A. is B. are C. look D. have
9. Tony is going camping with ____ boys.
A. little two other B. two little other C. two other little D. little other two
10. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, great it is.
A. what B. how C. however D. whatever
II. A cloze test
Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei ____about taking a great bike trip ever since their middle school days. After graduated from college, they got a ____to do it. It was Wang Wei who first had the ideas to ____along the Mekong River from its source. They both bought expensive mountain bikes. They also got their cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang to go who were interested in cycling, too.
Wang Wei was a ____girl. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she ____that they should find the source of the river and began their journey there. When she heard the source of the Mekong River was in Qinghai, she wouldn’t change her mind. She was even ____when she knew that their journey would begin at an ______of more than 5000 meters. She also thought that it would be an interesting______.
Before the trip, they went to the library, where they found a large atlas with good
maps. From the atlas, they learnt more information about the Mekong River.
III. Translation
1. 这个女孩梦想像妈妈一样当个老师。
2. 最后我们说服他们跟我们来了。
3. 我坚持要他学医，不学法律。
4. 他母亲是一个意志坚定的人。
Keys:
I.1-5 ACDCA 6-10 BCACC II. dreamed, chance, cycle, stubborn, insisted, excited, altitude, experience III. 1. The girl dreams of being a teacher like her mother. 2. Finally we persuaded them to come with us. 3. I insist that he should study medicine instead of law. 4. His mother is a determined woman.
A selected English passage for recitation英文精选背诵短文
Why do people travel?
Well, first of all, I think there are a number of reasons why we travel. The main reason is curiosity. We're curious how other people live, what food they eat. What is the taste of that food? How do other people entertain? How do they make friends? Our nature isn't permanent, and our tastes changes during life cycles. We want to try something new from time to time (new food, new clothes, shoes, perfume and etc.) Our travel can involve new friends and it gives a spark to our routine life. We dream about a trip around the globe as a panacea from our problems. But when we can't afford traveling even inside our own countries it becomes a psychological problem for our mind and body. I wish that all people could travel at least locally, within a region or a state. Traveling gives us a feeling of belonging to this world and our role in the global living!
(163 words)