 Do you like travelling?  Where have you ever been to? --I’ve been to …  What did you see/ appreciate? --I saw/ appreciated…  What did you eat/taste? --I ate/tasted…  What did you hear? --I heard…

What do you do before travel? We should be prepared to travel. We should get ready to travel. We should make a travel plan.

How will you prepare for traveling? things to do time to set out place to go background information travel cost points for attention means of transportation things to take A travel plan Group work

The Water Cube The bird’s Nest Hawaii hula

Great Barrier Reef Disneyland London Bridge

medicine mobile phone ID card credit card camera good shoes laptop sun glasses sunscreen Things to take

by bus by jeepby car by train by ship/sea by air/plane by bike by motor Which kind of transport do you prefer to use? How are you getting there?

现在进行时表示一般将来时. 一般这个 将来的动作是有计划的, 有安排的. 动词 : go, come, leave, start, begin, stay, do,,arrive, die, get…

If I’m given a chance to travel, I prefer to go to…, and I’m leaving (when)…, and I’m getting there by…. Make sentences

Here are some famous rivers. 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/ The Yangtze River

Amazon Nile

Mississippi Thames(England)

TheMekong River

List the countries that the Mekong River flows through China Mekon g Laos Myanmar Vietnam Thailand Cambodia

Pre-reading The source( 源头 ) of the Mekong River is in______ province in China, and then it flows through ___ countries: ______, Maynmar, Thailand, Cambodia and _________, and at last it enters ____________________. the South China Sea. Vietnam 5 Laos Qinghai Information about the Mekong River

Scenery along the river glacier valley

Scenery along the river rapids waterfall

Scenery along the river meander bend delta

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Let’s have a journey along the Mekong River together.

Reading Journey down the Mekong

Scanning 1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 2. What was their dream? 4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? 3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? Wang Kun is the author of this article, and Wang Wei is the author’s sister. Their dream was taking a great bike trip. They are Wang Kun’s cousins. You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.

1. Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to ( 属 于 ) the Han nationality( 民族 ). 2. The part of the Mekong River in China is called LangCang River. Skimming True or false T F 3. Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai. T

4. Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way. 5. Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl. F T True or false Skimming 6. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. T

5. Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in Qinghai. 6. Wang Kun gave in at last. F T True or false Skimming

Is it easy to travel along the Mekong river? Source of the river altitude air weather The data of the river:Wang Wei’s attitude: excited about it Interesting experience Qinghai Province More than 5,000 meters Hard to breathe Very cold A determined look wouldn’t change her mind Careful reading (P2) Why?

The Mekong River 1).It begins at __________ on a Tibetan mountain. The river is ______ and the water is _____________, and then moves quickly. 2)Then it becomes _________ and passes through deep_______, traveling across western Yunnan Province. 3) Sometimes it becomes ___________ and enters ___________. 4) Half of it is in China. a glacier small rapids valleys a waterfall wide valleys Careful reading (P3) clear and cold

The Mekong River 5) After that, it becomes ______________________. It enters the Southeast Asia. 6) Then its pace slows. It makes _________or_________through _________ to _________ where rice grows. 7)At last it enters __________________. wide, brown and warm wide bends meanders low valleys the South China Sea Careful reading (P3) the plains

ever since 自从 (L1) dream about/ of doing 梦想 (L2) take a bike trip 骑自行车旅行 (L3) persuade sb.(not) to do 说服某人（不）做某事 (L4) grow up 成长, 长大 （ L7) get sb. interested in sth. 使某人对某事感兴趣 (L10) Graduate from college 大学毕业 （ L11) get the chance to do sth. 有机会做某事 (L11) cycle along the entire Mekong River 骑自行车沿着 整条湄公河 （ L14) Phrases

from where it begins to where it ends 从源头到终 点（ L15 ） plan/make a schedule for the trip 为旅行制定计划 (L15) be fond of 喜爱，喜欢 (L16) the way of doing sth. 做某事的方法 (L17) /the way to do sth. insist that (should) do sth. 坚持要求，坚持要 (L17) care about details 关心 / 在乎细节 (L20) care for 喜欢，照顾 the source of the river 河流的源头 (L20) a determined look 一个坚定的眼神 (L21)

 change one’s mind 改变某人的想法 (L22)  at an altitude of 5000meters 在海拔 5000 米的 高处 (L22)  make up one’s mind 下定决心 (L25)  give in (to sb.) ( 向某人 ) 屈服 (L25) give up 放弃  pass through deep valleys 穿过深谷 (L29)

Discussion Post-reading Make a plan for your trip 1. Where are you going to? 2. How are you going to...? 4. When are you leaving? 5. What are you going to take with you? 6.Where are you staying? 7.How long are you staying in…? 8. What are you going to do? 9.When are you coming back?

A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have _________ about taking a great bike trip. when they __________ from college. They _______ to _____ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _________. Once she is __________ 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 graduateddecided cycle cousins stubborn determined change insistedsource