1. Unit 3 Travel journal Reading 高一人教新课标版必修一

2. Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?

3. Clue （ 提示 ) :This river is called our mother river. The Yellow River – 黄河

4. Clue:This river is the longest one in China. The Changjiang River – 长江

5. This is the famous river in Korla City. The Kongque River

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

7. Lancang River The Mekong River Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?

8. China Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea Myanmar

9. Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ? The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.

10. Journey down the Mekong Reading Part 1 The dream and the plan

11. Read the whole passage quickly and decide which is the main idea of the passage. _______ C. The author and his sister’s plan and preparation for their trip. B. The experience during the author and his sister’ trip in Qinghai. D. Anecdotes( 轶事 ) that happened during their trip. C A.The author and his sister’s plan about their winter holiday.

12. Match the main idea with each paragraph: Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 A.The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river. B.Different attitudes between Wang Kun and Wang Wei. C.Deciding to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river.

13. A clue ( 线索 ) of the text 1. prepare to take a bike trip 2.Wang Wei organized the trip2.Wang Wei organized the trip. 3. Information about the MeKong River

14. Read the text in details.

15. Who and What Wang Kun and ___ _____ Wang Wei are dreaming about _____________________. his sister taking a great bike trip Paragraph 1: Dream Where and How They have the idea to ____ _____ the Mekong River from where it ______ to where it _____. cycle along begins ends

16. Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister She that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there. she has, nothing can change it. insisted Once made up her mind

17. What can they see during the journey? It begins in a ____________ on a_________. glacier( 冰川 ) mountain Paragraph 3: Preparation Then, it ______ quickly. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep ______. moves rapids valleys Sometimes, the river becomes a ________ and enters ____ ______. waterfall wide valleys After, It travels slowly through __________ to _____________. low valleys plains( 平原 ) At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea. delta

18. 1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? Their idea was to take a great bike trip. Answer the questions.

19. 2. Who planed the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei.

20. 3. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.

21. 4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains. glacier valley rapids delta waterfall plain

22. 5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

23. 6. What do you think about Wang Kun’s and Wang Wei’s character ( 性格，特点 ) ? Wang Kun’s character: Enthusiastic （热情的）, critical （批评的）, sensible （明智的，通情达理的） Wang Wei’s character: Imaginative （富于想象力的）, organized, eager ( 热切的）,persistent （坚持不懈的）, stubborn, risk-taking （冒风险的）

24. 1. 梦想做某事 2. 骑自行车旅游 3. 说服 … 做 … 4. 关心, 介意 5. 改变主意 6. 下定决心 7. 屈服, 让步 8. 使某人对 ····· 感兴趣 dream of / about doing sth take a bike trip persuade sb to do care about change one’s mind make up one’s mind give in get sb interested in Useful words and phrases

25. Homework Review the text and try to retell the text. Finish the page 37 and page38 of the exercise book.

26. Thanks !