Were you lucky enough to travel on National Day? Share your story with the class: 1) Where I have been? 2) How I went there? 3) Anything special?

means of transport on foot by bikeby motor by bus at the bus stop

by jeep by car by train

by spaceship Unusual transportation by maglev( 磁浮列车 ) by air balloon by time machine

by ship / boat / sea at the port / harbor by plane / air at the airport

travel down a river? The world has many great rivers.

The Yellow River 黄河

Brahmaputra 雅鲁藏布江 (Yarlung Zangbu River)

Yangtze River 长江 (The Changjiang River)

Rhein （莱茵河） in Germany

The Nile River

The Amazon River

Seine （塞纳河） in France

Thames （泰晤士河） in England

The Lancang River 澜沧江

MYANMAR Southeast Asia Lancang River Mekong River ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥

China Laos Myanmar (Burma) Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

Reading JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG Part 1 The dream and the plan

Who are the main characters in the passage? Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? What are they going to do? Wang Kun and Wang Wei. They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are college students. Skimming They are going to cycling along the Mekong river.

Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 The passage tells us Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream Wang Wei is stubborn. Preparing for their trip some background information about the Mekong River as well as Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s plan about the bike trip. Find me the home----Main idea of each paragraph

Para. 1 True or false 1.Wang Kun and Wang Wei had the chance to take a bike trip when they graduated from middle school. 2.Wang Wei’s cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province. 1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? Their idea was to take a long bike trip. Wang Wei planned the trip. 2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?

Para. 2 True or false 1. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter? The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea. 2. What difficult did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? 1. Finally Wang Kun agreed with his sister to cycle with her. The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5,000metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

Para. 3 True or false 1.They found few atlas and books about the Mekong River in library. 2.All parts of the Mekong River are in China. 3.There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River. 1. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls, plains and deltas.

Their dream Wang Wei’s idea about the trip Cycling along the ___________ From _________________to ___________ Their preparations Both of them bought ________________, got their cousins interested in traveling and turned to _________ in the library. Taking a great bike trip. the entire Mekong River expensive bikes the atlas Where it begins Where it ends

Why excited Their journey will begin at _______________________________. The description of Mekong River It begins in a _______ on a Tibetan mountain. ______the river is small and the water is clear and cold. _____it begins to moves quickly and passes through ___________. ______ the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valley.Half of it is in China. It enters the _________. Then its pace slows, making wide _____ or _____ through hills and low valleys and plains, _ ____ it enters __________________. an altitude of more than 5000 meters glacier deep valleys Southeast Asia the South China Sea At first Then Sometimes At last bendsmeanders

An attitude is what a person thinks about something. Make lists of Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip. Similar attitudes about the trip Difference attitudes about the trip Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think… Wang Wei believes… Wang Kun believes taking this trip is a dream that comes true. that they will enjoy this trip a lot. It is very exciting to start the travel at an altitude of more than 5000 meters. that it would be an interesting experience. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai. that using an atlas is very important.

Discussion What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang Kun’s character: Wang Wei’s character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking

JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG Part 2 A night in the mountains P 22

1.What items did Wang Kun and Wang Wei carry with them? 2.How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now? 3.What do you think has changed his attitude? 4.Did Wang Kun feel lonely? Why or why not? A tent, a cooker and food, pillows, water bottles. He is starting to like / enjoy the trip. Seeing how beautiful the land is has changed his attitude. No. Beautiful scene, the clear sky, the bright stars and the fire accompany him. Besides, their cousins are waiting for him. They will meet soon. So he doesn’t feel lonely.

placewearing in the mountain in the valley caps, coats, gloves and trousers T-shirts and shorts

JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG P 23 Part 3 Chatting with a girl

The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even ________ on the national ____ of the country. Laotian people use the river for ________, _______ and ___________ goods and people around the country. They call the Mekong “the ____ of Laos”, because the water is as ______ as the sea; but in Tibet people call it “the water of the _____”. If you follow the river in Laos, you can visit temples, caves and a ________. At night, you can sleep in some small _______ by the river. Main idea of the listening text: A.A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River. B.A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the Mekong River. C.A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how important and beautiful the Mekong is. appears flag washingfishingtransporting sea rocks waterfall villages useful

persuade determined Take me home is fond of cares about prefer organized fare; gave in cycle

glacier valley Take me home waterfal rapids plain delta