Travel journal Unit 3 Warming up and reading

3. Where do you want to go and why? 1.Do you like traveling? Why? 2. Where have you been? Free talk

The Great Wall

The Yellow Mountain

Guilin

Lhasa

The Forbidden City

by car/bus by motorcycle by train on a horse by air/plane by bike by ship on foot... How do people travel? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form? speed, time needed, safety, pollution…

Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?

the Yellow River It is called our mother river.

It is the longest river in China. the Changjiang River

This is the famous river in Guangdong Province. the Pearl River

The river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.

Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River? The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries, it is called the Mekong River.

Which countries does the Mekong River flow through? Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? What’s the name of the Chinese part of the river?

Laos Thailand Burma Cambodia Vietnam China The countries that the Mekong River flows through:

The Source of the Mekong River: The Length: The longest river in the world. the Jifu Mountains in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibet Autonomous Region of northwest China's Qinghai Province, which is about 5,200 meters above sea level 4,880km 12 th The name of the Chinese part:Lancang River

1.The source of the Mekong River is in _____ Province. A. Qinghai B. Yunnan C. Sichuan 2. The river’s delta enters _____. A. the East China Sea B. the Yellow Sea C. the South China Sea A C Read and choose the correct answer. Fast reading

Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister. What is their dream? Their dream is to take a long bike trip. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s cousins. What do you think they will see when they travel along the Mekong River? I think they will see glaciers, rapids, deep valleys, waterfalls and a delta. Read and answer. Careful reading

The main idea of each paragraph: P1 Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. P2 Different attitudes between them P3 The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.

Their dream Wang Wei’s suggestion Their preparations Why is it such a difficult journey? To find the source and begin there Both of them bought expensive bikes, got their cousins to join them and researched in the atlas in the library. It begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres where it is hard to breathe and very cold. To take a long bike trip Fill in the following chart.

True or False F T F 1. Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality. 2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan. 3. The Mekong River is in China and it includes the Lancang River.

T F 4. Although it is not easy to travel along the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted on doing so. 5. The Tibetan Mountain where the Mekong River begins is 5,000 meters high.

A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have _________ about taking a great bike trip. when they __________ from college. They _______ to _____ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _________. Once she is __________ to do something she will never _______ her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she ________ that they find the ________ of the river and begin their journey there. dreamed graduated decidedcycle cousins stubborn determined change insistedsource

Wang Kun and his sister middle school after graduating got the chance to thought of the idea cycle the Mekong River bought bicycles got sb. interested in journey begin at an altitude of change one’s mind atlas in the library Retell the text according to the key words and expressions.

Make a plan for your trip 1. Where are you going to? 2. How are you going to...? 4. When are you leaving? 5. What are you going to take with you? 6. Where are you staying? 7. How long are you staying in…? 8. When are you coming back?

1. Review the text again and find the useful words and expressions. 2. Retell the text using your own words.