2. Travelling 1.When are you leaving? 2.How are going to…? 3.When are you arriving in/at …? 4.Where are you staying? 5.How long are you staying in….? 6.When are you coming back?

3. Choose suitable words below in their proper forms to complete the short passage. Source, persuade, topic, stubborn, insist, altitude, Vietnam (Vietnam’s), Tibet (Tibetan), attitude, Where to travel for the National Holidays has been the only _____ of conversation for weeks. All of us want to go to the beach in Hainan, but Xiaoliang _______on going to _______. He said he wants to know how he will feel at an ________ of 4,000meters in ________ plateau! We have been trying to _______ him, however, he is as _________ as a mule. I think we will be soon persuaded by him. topic insistsTibet Tibetan altitude persuadestubborn Tibetan PlateauPotala palace the Lancang River

4. Laos Vietnam Thailand Cambodia Myanmar China Journey down the Mekong

5. Different topographical features (geographical characters of an area) glacier rapids valleys waterfall plain delta

6. a fast –moving part of a river rapidsglacier a large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley

7. a high place from which a river suddenly goes down waterfall a long,low, wide place between hills valley

8. a large flat place plain the low place where a river enters the sea delta

9. Go through the passage quickly and divide it. Part 1(para 1), which talks about their dream. Part 2 (paras2-3), which talks about their plan.

10. Listen to the tape and follow it. Discuss the questions on Page 19. 1.who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? 2. what are their dream? 3. who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? 4. where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? 5. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why? They are brother and sister, and both are college students. Their dream was to take a great bike trip. They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming. The source of the river is in Qinghai Province; and it enters the South China Sea. Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

11. Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the trip They both thinkWang Wei believes Wang Kun believes Their attitudes about the trip 1.taking this trip is a dream that comes true 2.they will enjoy the trip a lot 3.they should see a lot of the Mekong 4.that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia 1.they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekong. 2.that they don’t need to prepare much 1.it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai 2.that using an atlas is very important

12. Imagine you are Xiaoliang, planning for your bike trip to Qinghai. What are you preparing for the trip? -buying a good mountain bike -taking a big bag -taking a map/a compass -money -student ID -camera/battery/films -sunglasses/hat -tent/umbrella/raincoat -flashlight/matches -heavy coats/blankets

13. Homework Required: Rewrite the text in your own words (100----150 words) Optional: Search the internet and find some information about the information of the Mekong River.