1. Unit 3 Travel journal Reading
随州市第二中学 白晶

3. Guessing Game
This river is called
our mother river.
The Yellow River

4. This river is the longest one in China.
The Yangtze River
(Chang Jiang River)

5. This is a famous river in Guangdong Province.
The Pearl River

6. The Lancang River
This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries in southeast Asia.

7. Out of China, it is called
the Mekong River

8. China Burma Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam the South China Sea
The Mekong River
Burma
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
the South China Sea

9. Reading:Journey down the Mekong

10. Listening for the main idea of each paragraph.
Planning to take a great bike trip
along the Mekong river.
Para. 2
The character of Wang Wei.
Para. 3
The preparation before the trip and
details about the Mekong river.

11. Careful Reading: Paragraph 1 Go through for the detailed information
Journey plan
Who
Where
When
How
Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang
along the Mekong River
after graduating from college
by bike

12. Careful reading: Paragraph 2 Read loudly by yourself for the following
questions.
1. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their jouney?
2. What kind of person is Wang Wei?
Which sentences tell us she is ....?

13. Paragraph 2
1. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?
The journey will begin at_____________ _______________ meters, where the
air ___________________
and it would be_________ .
an altitude of
more than 5000
would be hard to breathe
very cold

14. Paragraph 2 What kind of person is Wang Wei?
Which sentences tell us she is ?
Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that ..
She gave me a determined look the kind that she would not change her mind.
Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.

15. Careful reading: Paragraph 3 Read together for specific information.
What can they see along the Mekong?

16. glacier
valley
rapids
waterfall
plain
delta

17. The Mekong river begins in a ______ on a _________in Qinghai Province
The Mekong river begins in a ______ on a _________in Qinghai Province. The river is _______and the water is _______ and _______.
glacier
mountain
small
clear
cold

18. Then, it m_____ quickly. It becomes
______ as it passes through deep _______.
oves
rapids
valleys

19. Sometimes, the river becomes a _______ and enters ______ _________ .
waterfall
wide
valleys

20. bends meanders plains It makes wide ______ or _________through low
valleys to the ______ where rice grows.
bends
meanders
plains

21. At last, the river d____ enters _________________.
elta
the South China Sea

22. Make a travel plan for the National Holiday
1. Where are you going on holiday?
2. When are you leaving?
3. How are you going to...?
4. How long are you staying in ...?
5. When are you arriving?
6. When are you coming back?
(useful words: ever since, dream of/about, pay a visit to..,be interested in, be fond of, travel to sp. by.., )

23. Homework:
Read the passage until you have a complete understanding of it.
Underline useful sentences in the passage and try to use them.

24. Thank you !