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

China Laos Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea The Mekong River flows through… China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea

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

Fast reading (go through the whole passage)

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

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

2. Match the main idea with each paragraph The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river Different attitudes between them Decide to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river

Careful Reading pra.1. --- para.2. --- para. 3

Read and answer: para.1. 1. Who will travel in the text? Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang 2. Where are they going ? Along the Mekong river from …to… 3. How are they getting there? cycle = go there by bike

She visited our cousins… My sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. She bought… . Then she persuaded me to buy one. She visited our cousins… We finally got the chance to do it. She is planing our schedule for the trip.

1. What different opinions do they have? para.2. 1. What different opinions do they have? source altitude air Wang Kun Wang Wei a determined look ; wouldn’t change her mind too far be excited about too high be hard to breathe; cold an interesting experience

= 性格 2. Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characters of Wang wei and Wang kun? Wang Wei: Wang kun: stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的） serious = careful; clever

Know “The Mekong River”better para. 3 Know “The Mekong River”better

glacier The Mekong River begins in on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is and the water is and . small clear cold glacier

It becomes as it passes through deep , traveling across western Yunnan Province. rapids valleys valley rapids

waterfall Sometimes the river becomes a and enters wide valleys. waterfall

After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and . As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. warm wide brown

delta plain It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the where rice grows. At last, the river enters the South China Sea. plains delta

Summary Fill in the blanks

_________ middle school, Wang Kun and his sister had _____________ taking a great bike trip. After _______________ college, with cousins they finally got the ________ to take the trip. Once Wang Wei had ___________________, nothing could change her mind. Finally, they agreed to start their journey at _____________ more than 5,000 metres. From the atlas they learnt that the Mekong begins in a Glacier on a ________________. At first it is small and the water is _____ and _____. As it enters Southeast Asia, its _____slow and at last it flows into the ______________. Ever since dreamed about graduating from chance made up her mind an altitude of Tibetan mountain clear cold pace South China Sea

Tick out the sentences that you feel difficult. Homework Retell the text. Tick out the sentences that you feel difficult.

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