Travel journal Unit 3

It is a pleasant thing traveling along such a beautiful river.

Danube River (Central Europe) Amazon River (Brazil) The Rhine River (France) Mississippi(USA)

Lancang River---Mekong River

Reading: Journey down the Mekong Part I The Dream and the Plan

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

China Myanmar （ Burma ） Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

Find out the main idea of each paragraph: Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s d________ Para.2 Wang Wei’s a____________ Para.3 The p____________ before the trip and d_______ about Mekong River. dream attitude preparation details

Para.1 1. Who takes part in the journey? 2. What’s their dream? 3. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 4. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? Wang Wei, Wang Kun dream about taking a great bike trip along the Mekong river from …to… brother and sister, both college students Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming

Para.2&3 1.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? 2.Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong River? Why? The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea. Yes, because the journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

3.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip? 1) Two years ago, 2) Then, 3) Last year, 4) Several months before our trip, …bought… …persuaded… …visited … …went to… 4.What didn’t she prepare for the trip? 1.She didn’t know 2.She hadn’t 3.She doesn’t the best way of getting to places. looked at a map. care about details.

source altitude air Wang WeiWang Kun too far a determined look ; not change her mind too highbe excited about be hard to breathe; cold an interesting experience 5.What different attitudes do they have?

6.What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong? A. stubborn B. determined C. carelessD. careful (D)

glacier 7.What will they see along the Mekong River? rapids deep valleys waterfall wide valleys meanders plains South China sea

1.It begins … 2.As it passes through valleys… 3. It enters… 4.After it leaves… 5. As it enters.. 6. Its 8.The details of the Mekong River rapids (small,clear,cold) ( move quickly) a waterfall ( wide, brown, warm) (slowly through hills, valleys, plains) delta enters the South China Sea a glacier At first… Then… Sometimes… After… As… At last…

Read the passage to fill in the form: dreamPreparations feelings feelings Taking a great bike trip along the Mekong River Mountain bike Library, atlas,details plan determined, excited, interested, surprised

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

 What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us? A.They wanted to know how soon they would come back. B.They wanted to learn the world’s geography. C.They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. D.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 A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C. Plains where rice grows D. desert

Wang Kun Wang Wei How are they different from each other?

Wang Kun Wang Wei persistent ( 坚持的 ) enthusiastic ( 充满激情的 ) stubborn careful considerate ( 考虑周到的 ) imaginative organizedcareless brave brave

How do people who live along a river make use of it? to irrigate( 灌溉 ) the fields. to go swimming in it in summer. to make electricity. to travel along it. … If you could follow the route of only one of them, which one would you choose?