山东 王学红

题材：旅行 体裁：说明文 文章词数：305 建议用时：6分钟

There are many benefits of keeping a journal when you're traveling.It helps you to re⁃member more of your visit and learn more culture,customs and people of your surroun⁃dings.Also,it helps you to look back and reflect on what you have learned.1 .Here are some writing tips for your travel journals.

Write about what you imagine it will be like

Sometimes when you travel,your destination is wildly different than what you ex⁃pected.Maybe you expected the local food to be bad but it turned out to be delicious.

2 .Maybe you thought you would be more comfortable with the language.Whatever it is,think about writing it down before you arrive.It will be interesting to compare these pre⁃dictions to what you actually experienced.

Write during your trip

3 .Therefore,try and write as much as you can while traveling.Your journal en⁃tries don't have to be long,but you should let them highlight what you feel.Before going to bed,try and recall what you did that day,what you thought and how you felt.This will serve as a great way to remember more of your trip,and will also help you reflect and grow from what you encountered.

4Even though your journal is meant for writing,pictures are still worth a thousandwords.Combining pictures with your first⁃hand accounts of what they represent,or what happened when they were taken will make for an even more comprehensive narrative of your travels.

Write about your trip after you leave

It is necessary to write about your trip before you arrive.5 .It is important to re⁃flect on your travels to develop new understandings and apply them to future adventures.This is also a great way to learn about yourself.Step back from all the things you did and try to see the big picture.It may surprise you.

Reading Check

Choose the best sentence for each blank.（Two are extra.）

A.Catalogue activities

B.Add pictures to your journal

C.Such reflection can be later applied to other parts of your life

D.Maybe you imagined the town to be smaller than it actually is

E.Equally importantly,you should also write about it after you leave

F.It is always easier to remember things when they are fresh in your brain

G.Keeping a travel journal offers opportunities to fix your feelings on the page

Language Study

Sentence for writing

Even though your journal is meant for writing,pictures are still worth a thousand words.尽管你的日志应以语言为主，但图片仍然胜过千言万语。

【信息提取】even though意为“即使”，引导让步状语从句。

【句式仿写】虽然他经验最少，但是在我眼中他是最出色的老师。