Beauty of the Mekong

The great rivers in the world Names of river Location(位置) Lancang River Seine[sein]塞纳河 Nile Kongo刚果 Amazon亚马逊河 Mississippi Thames[temz]泰晤士河 England Egypt Central Africa the US France China Brazil

Imagine you are helping the cyclists to prepare for their trip down the Mekong. Do you think which of the following objects is the most useful.And your reasons? tent compass raincoat map flashlight umbrella matches water bottle blanket Can & bottle openers radio tyre/ tire

Unit3 Travel Journal WELCOME

Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through? Lan Chang River The Mekong River Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?

China Laos Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

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

Fast reading: 1.What’s their dream? dream about doing…

2. Who will travel in the text? 3. Where are they going ? 4. How are they getting there? Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Along the Mekong river from …to… cycle = go there by bike

Discuss the text in details.

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

Where and How They have the idea to ___ _____the Mekong River. From ______ it ______to _____ it _____. cycle along where begins where ends

What can they see during the journey? It begins in a ______ on a ______ _________. glacier Tibetan mountain

Then, it______ quickly. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep _____. moves valleys rapids

waterfall Sometimes, the river becomes a _______ and enters ____ _____ . wide valleys

At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea. delta

Listen to the tape Listen to the tape and answer the 6 questions on page19

and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? to take a great bike trip. 1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? Their idea was to take a great bike trip.

2. Who planed the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei.

The source of the river is in it enters the South China Sea. 3. 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.

4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids ,hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains. 5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find bout their journey? The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

Reading comprehension: Which sentence is not true according to the text? Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed. Wang Wei seldom listened to others. Before their trip they went to the library. Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the source of the river.

What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us? They wanted to know how soon they would come back. They wanted to learn the world’s geography. They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was. When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_________. A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C. Plains where rice grows D. desert

Imagine you are helping the cyclists to prepare for their trip down the Mekong. Do you think which of the following objects is the most useful.And your reasons? tent compass raincoat map flashlight umbrella matches water bottle blanket Can & bottle openers radio tyre/ tire

Homework 1.Underline useful expressions in the text. 2. Retell the text.

Thank you !