2. Mekong River
Let’s enjoy a video

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

5. China Laos Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea
The Mekong River flows through…
China
Myanmar
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
South China Sea

6. Journey down the Mekong
(Part I: the dream and the plan)

7. Fast reading (go through the whole passage)

8. 1. True or False?
( F )
1. Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality.
( T )
2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan.
( F )
3. The Mekong River is in China and it
includes the Lancang River.

9. 4. Although it is not easy to travel along
the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted
on doing so.
( T )
( F )
5. The Tibetan Mountain where the
Mekong River begins is 5,000
meters high.

10. 2. Match the main idea with each paragraph
The preparation before the
trip and details about Mekong river
Different attitudes between
them
Decide to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river

11. Careful Reading
pra para para. 3

12. Read and answer: para.1. 1. Who will travel in the text?
Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang
2. Where are they going ?
Along the Mekong river from …to…
3. How are they getting there?
cycle = go there by bike

13. She visited our cousins…
My sister Wang Wei and I have
dreamed about taking a great
bike trip.
She bought… . Then she persuaded me to buy one.
She visited our cousins…
We finally got the chance to do it.
She is planing our schedule for the trip.

14. 1. What different opinions do they have?
para.2.
1. What different opinions do they have?
source
altitude
air
Wang Kun
Wang Wei
a determined look ;
wouldn’t change her
mind
too far
be excited about
too high
be hard to
breathe; cold
an interesting
experience

15. = 性格
2. Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characters of Wang wei and Wang kun? Wang Wei: Wang kun:
stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的）
serious = careful;
clever

16. Know “The Mekong River”better
para. 3
Know “The Mekong River”better

17. glacier
The Mekong River begins in on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is and the water is and
small
clear
cold
glacier

18. It becomes as it passes through deep
, traveling across western Yunnan Province.
rapids
valleys
valley
rapids

19. waterfall
Sometimes the river becomes a
and enters wide valleys.
waterfall

20. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and
After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows.
warm
wide
brown

21. delta
plain
It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the where rice grows. At last, the river enters the South China Sea.
plains
delta

22. Summary
Fill in the blanks

23. _________ middle school, Wang Kun and his sister
had _____________ taking a great bike trip. After
_______________ college, with cousins they finally
got the ________ to take the trip. Once Wang Wei
had ___________________, nothing could change
her mind. Finally, they agreed to start their journey
at _____________ more than 5,000 metres. From
the atlas they learnt that the Mekong begins in a
Glacier on a ________________. At first it is small
and the water is _____ and _____. As it enters
Southeast Asia, its _____slow and at last it flows into
the ______________.
Ever since
dreamed about
graduating from
chance
made up her mind
an altitude of
Tibetan mountain
clear cold
pace
South China Sea

24. Tick out the sentences that you feel difficult.
Homework
Retell the text.
Tick out the sentences that you feel difficult.

25. Thank You!