2. Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?

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

4. This river is the longest one in China. The Changjiang River

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

6. This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries. The Mekong River

7. How do people who live along a river use it? Thinking make electricity go swimming go fishing travel along the river irrigate[' ɪ r ɪ ge ɪ t ]( 灌溉 ) their fields ……

8. Journey Down The Mekong

9. Read the whole passage quickly and decide which is the main idea of the passage. _______ A. The dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparation for the bike trip. B. Their dream and the journey down the Mekong. C. Their plan to travel down the Mekong and the attitudes of two people. D. The proper trip down the Mekong. A Fast-reading

10. Different attitudes between Wang Kun and Wang Wei The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River. Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Match the paragraph and the main idea.

11. Lan Cang River The Mekong River Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through according to the map?

12. China Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea Myanmar Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?

13. Read the text in details.

14. 1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream? 2. What is the Chinese part of Mekong River? 3. Who planed the trip to the Mekong?

15. 1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream? 2. What is the Chinese part of Mekong River? 3. Who planed the trip to the Mekong? Their dream was to take a great bike trip. The Chinese part is the Lancang River. Wang Wei.

16. Par a.2 1. Wang Wei’s nature 2. Who knew more about the Mekong before they went to the library? 3. Why did the author give in in the end? Stubborn Wang Kun Nothing can change her mind.

17. What can they see during the journey? It begins in a ______________ on a _________ in Qing Hai Province. glacier ( 冰川 ) mountain Paragraph 3: Preparation

18. Then, it ______ quickly. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep ______. moves rapidsvalleys

19. Sometimes, the river becomes a ________ and enters ____ ______. wide valleys waterfall

20. After, It travels slowly through __________ to _____________. low valleys plains ( 平原 )

21. At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea. delta 三角洲

22. New words about geography: altitude 海拔高度 glacier 冰河 rapids 急流 valley ( 山 ) 谷 waterfall 瀑布 plain 平原 delta 三角洲

23. Travelling widens our view, increases our knowledge, and builds our bodies. 旅游可使我们开阔视野, 增长知识, 锻炼体魄。

24. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang Kun’s character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Wei’s character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister