Journey down the Mekong (Part I: the dream and the plan) unit3 Reading

Do you like travelling? Have you been to these places? Questions :

The Great Wall He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

The Yellow Mountain

Guilin in southern China, provides one of China’s most extraordinary views.

The Forbidden City

Tian’anmen Square The Great Wall Forbidden City The Heaven Temple

Bird’s nest (the National Stadium ) Water Cube

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

This river is called our mother river. The Yellow River

This river is the longest one in China. The Changjiang River

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

This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries. TheLanchang River

Names of riverLocation The Nile The Amazon The Mississippi The Thames The Danube The Mekong river England Central Europe Southeast Asia Egypt US Brazil Match the great rivers with its location longest largest Do you know some rivers in the world?

China Myanmar Laos Vietnam Cambodia Thailand It runs through ______ countries six Lancang River Mekong River [ ˈ mjænm ɑ :]

1. Find out the main idea of each paragraph:(choose A.B.C ) Paragraph 1:_____________ Paragraph 2:_____________ Paragraph 3:_____________ Skimming A.Preparation B.Dream C.A stubborn sister Dream Preparation A stubborn sister Reading

2. Decide which is the main idea of the passage A. The author and his sister’s plan about their winter holiday. B. The experience during the author and his sister’s trip in Qinghai. C. The author and his sister’s plan and preparations for their trip. D. anecdotes( 轶事） that happened during their trip.

Paragraph 1: Dream Who What When How Where Scanning

Who and what Wang Kun and ___ ____ are dreaming about_____________________. Wang Wei taking a great bike trip

my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. we finally got the chance to do it. she bought an expensive mountain bike. Then she persuaded me to buy one. she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming.

When Where How After ______ _____ ______, they got the chance to ___ _____the Mekong River from ______ it ______ to _____ it _____. cycle along wherebeginswhereends graduating from college

Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister Q1: Did his sister look at the map? Q2: what did she do when I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai? Q3: What did she do when I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than metres? Q4: What did she do when I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold? No. ( Of course she hadn’t.) No. ( Of course she hadn’t.) She gave me a determined look – the kind that said she would not change her mind. She seemed to be excited about it. She said it would be an interesting experience.

Wang Wei: Wang kun: Choose some words to describe the characteristics （性 格） of Wang wei and Wang kun? stubborn reasonable [ri:zənəbl ] 有理性的 critical, [‘kr ɪ t ɪ k(ə)l] 批判的 organized 有组织的； enthusiastic, 充满热情的 risk-taking 冒险的 determined persistent, [pə‘sistənt] 坚持的 confident brave

glacier plainwaterfall rapids delta Para 3: Preparation Try to understand and remember these words

glacier

waterfall

plain

rapids

The Mekong begins in a _____ on a _______. At last the river’s delta enters _____________. At first, the river is cold. Then it becomes _____ as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across_________ _____ province. Sometimes the river becomes a __________ and enters wide___________. It becomes warm and it travels slowly through _______ where rice grows. glacier Tibetan mountain rapids westernYunnan the south China Sea the plains waterfall valleys Read to para3 and fill in the blanks.

A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have ______ about taking a great bike trip. After they __________ from college, they decided to _____ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _________. Once she has _________________ 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 cycle stubborn made up her mind change insisted source cousins

If you are given a 7-day holiday, where will you go ? Make a travel plan with your partners. A travel plan Destination: Reasons: Transport: Reasons: money: Preparations: Don’ts: ____________ poster Discussion--- poster

When we travel to somewhere, we shouldn’t do… (Don’ts) throw rubbish away ; make a fire freely; write letters on the wall of the scenic spots; feed animals… take pictures within the forbidden places; touch forbidden objects; Protect animals and plants

A travel plan Destination: Hainan Island Reasons: 1. We have never been there. 2. We can see many white beaches and sea. 3. It’s the second largest island in China 4. We can eat bananas and coconuts. Transport: By plan. Reasons: 1. It’s the fastest transport 2. It’s very safe and comfortable. Money: As much as possible. Preparations: map; money; identity card; sunglasses Don’ts: 1. don’t get too far away from the shore 2. don’t throw away rubbish example