1. Journey Down the Mekong River Reading

2. Moon river, wider than a mile; I'm crossing you in style some day; Oh, dream maker, your heart breaker; Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way; Two drifters, off to see the world; There’s such a lot of world to see; We're after the same rainbow’s; And waitin’ round the bend My huckleberry friend; Moon river, and me… Moon River

3. Warming Up Pair work If you’re going to spend a holiday somewhere in Southeast Asia, Where are you going on holiday? When are you leaving? How are you going to…? How long are you staying there? When are you coming back? Act out the dialogue with your partner.

4. How do people who live along a river make use of it? to irrigate the fields to go swimming in it in summer to make electricity to travel along it …

5. Laos Thailand Myanmar Cambodia Vietnam Pre-reading The Mekong River China

6. First Reading True and False 1.Wang Kun first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong. 2. Wang Kun and Wang Wei have had the dream to cycle along the Mekong since middle school. 3. They decided to begin their trip from the source of the Mekong. 4. Wang Wei didn’t think much about the difficulty of the trip. 5. The Mekong flows through five countries. F F T T F

7. Second Reading 1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 2. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? 3. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? 4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? 5. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?

8. 1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister, and both are college students. 2. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.

9. 3. What was their dream? Their dream was to take a great bike trip. 4. 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.

10. 5. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? You can see a g_______, r______, h_____, v________, w_______and p________. lacier apids illsalleys aterfalls lains

11. 6. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River? What difficulties did they find about their journey? Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

12. Third Reading Complete the form : Their dream Their preparations They bought ______________, got their cousins ____________________and found_______. Taking a great bike trip. expensive bikes interested in travelling an atlas

13. The Mekong River It begins at ___________________ _________, moves ______ and passes through __________. Half of it is in _____. It enters _________________. Then it travels slowly through ___________________________. At last it enters _______________ ___. a glacier on a Tibetan mountain quickly deep valleys China the Southeast Asia hills and low valleys and plains the South China Sea

14. Attitudes Similar attitudes about the trip: Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun have dreamt__________________________ They were both surprised_____________ _____________________________ about taking a great bike trip to learn that half of the river is in China

15. Different attitudes about the trip Wang Wei believes that they must start in _____________________________________ And she doesn’t care about _______ Wang Kun believe that it’s too________and ________ to start in ________ province. He thinks using an a______ with good maps is very important. Wang Wei: p_________ but s_________ Wang Kun: less p_______and thinks he can organise b______ than his sister. Qinghai where the river starts. details cold highQinghai tlas ositivetubborn ositive etter

16. Homework Try to retell the reading in the third person. Prepare for Learning about language.