2. Now we reach the Mekong River!  After reaching the Mekong, an old man told me a story about the journey in the Mekong of a boy and a girl ? Do you want to know?

3. Now we’re going to read a passage about Wang Kun’s travel journal along the Mekong River. Reading: Journey Down The Mekong

4. 1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 2. What are their dream? 3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are sister and brother. Taking a great bike trip. They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.

5. Careful Reading Listen to the tape and finish the following paragraph by paragraph.

6. Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1. Would the cousins join them ? Yes, they would. 1).They bought expensive mountain bikes. 2).Wang Wei got their cousins interested in cycling. 3).They planned the schedule for the trip. 2.How did they prepare for the trip?

7. 1.Read paragraph 2 and do “T” or “F” exercises. 1. Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai. 2. Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way. 3. Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl. 4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. 5. Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in Qinghai.

8. 1. How does the water of Mekong River change? small,clear and cold rapids waterfall wide,brown and warm Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.

9. 3. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? We can see a glacier,rapids, valleys, waterfalls and plains. Begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain and enters the South China Sea. 2. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter ？

10. Which countries does the Mekong River flow through? China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam. What’s the name of the Chinese part of the river ? Lancang River

11. Language points

12. dream about = dream of 梦见, 梦想 My younger brother dreams of becoming a dancer. He always dreams about traveling around the world. 注意 dream dreamed/dreamed dreamt/dreamt

13. Then she persuaded me to buy one. 然后她动员我也买了一辆. persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb. out of doing sth. e.g. I persuaded him to do it. =I persuade him into doing it. persuade vt. 说服 ; 劝服 ; vi. 被说服 persuade sb. to do sth. = persuade sb. into doing sth.

14. 如果 “ 劝而不服 ”, 不能直接用 persuade, 而应用 try to persuade sb. to do 或 advise sb. to do. Mum tried to persuade Tom to give up smoking, but failed. Mum advised Tom to give up smoking.

15. western  They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries.  他们是傣族人, 在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地 方长大, 湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江, 在其他国家 ( 境内 ) 叫湄公河.

16.  It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. What kind of sentence is it?

17. So: 强调句的结构是： It was/is+ 强调成分 +that-/who- 分句 如果强调的部分是人, 可用 who, 也可用 that, 强调其他成分与内容都用 that 。 It was because of bad weather ___ the football match had to be put off. A.so B. so that C. why D. that

18. stubborn 1) He is too stubborn to apologize. 2) You’ll have to push hard, that door is a bit stubborn. 3) The old man has got a stubborn cough that has lasted for weeks. (as) stubborn as a mule 倔强的，固执的 难以移动的 难以治愈的

19. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting get to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. 尽管她不知道旅行的最佳方式, 但是她 还是坚决主张她来合理安排这次旅行。

20. although, though 引导让步状语从句不 能再和 but, and, however 连用, 但可以 和副词 yet, still 连用。 although 从句多放在句首, though 从句 可在主句前，中，后任何位置，而且 though 可以作副词用于句末，作 “ 但是， 不过 ” 讲，而 although 无此用法。 It was a hard job; he took it, though.

21. 1) insist on/upon doing sth 坚持做, 坚决做 e.g. She insists on getting up early at 5:00. insist ( 坚决要求, 坚决主张 )that sb. (should) do sth insist ( 坚持认为, 坚持说 )that...( 从句不用虚拟语气 ) 坚持一种看法或事实 2) insist that+ 句子

22. We insisted that he ______ the work himself. A. finished B. has finished C. finish D. to finish The woman insists that her husband ___ a good man. A. is B. be C. was D. have been

23. My sister doesn’t care about details. 我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。 care about :be worried about / be concerned about 关心, 担心 e.g. He doesn’t care much about it.

24. She gave me a determined look –the kind that she wouldn’t change her mind. determine v. 决定, 下定决心, 确定 determine to do sth. 决定做...( 强调动作 ) determined adj. 坚决的, 有决心的 be determined to do 有决心做... ( 强调有决心的状态 )

25. e.g. Maybe you are right, but I won’t change my mind. 1. He ____________learn French. 2. I _______________succeed. determined, determine change one’s mind 改变某人的主意 make up one’s mind 下定决心 keep…in mind 记住 determined to was determined to

26. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. 当我告诉她我们将 在海拔 5000 米处开始旅程, 她好像 对此很兴奋。 at an altitude of = at a height of 在海拔 …… 米处

27. e.g. The plane is flying at a height / altitude of 10,000 feet. 注意 at 在此处表 “ 在 …… 处 / 时, 以 ……” 后接年龄, 速度, 长 宽深高, 价格, 费用等

28. at the age of at a high / low price at a depth/width of at the cost of at a distance of

29. Finally, I had to give in. 最后, 我只好让步。 give up 放弃, 认输 e.g. He had to give in to my views. give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交

30. 1)Because of money, he had to _______ his dream trip to Europe. 2) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to ________ my view. give up give in to 练一练

31. 8. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. 穿过深谷流经云南省西部时它变成 急流. across through prep. 穿过

32. across 横穿 ( ～ street, desert, river) through 从内部贯穿 ( ～ forest, city, window) over 越过, 跨过通常有一定的高 度. ( ～ wall, hill) 辨析 :

33. e.g. 1. The duck swam ________ the river. 2. The river flows ________ the city from west to east. 3. The thief climbed _______ the wall and ran away. across through over

34. The new railway leads its way to Yunnan, ___ mountains ___ forests and ___ rivers. A.across; over; through B. over; across; through C. over; through; across D. through; over; across