1、Which kind of transport did you use?bikebustrainshipplaneon foot Transport Advantages DisadvantagesbustrainshipairplaneThink about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport and fill in the following chart.TransportbusAdvantagesDisadvantagesvery cheap,efficient for short journeys,tim
2、elylonger than the train or plane,no meals,uncomfortableTransporttrainAdvantagesDisadvantagescheaper than the airplane,seeing views along the road,punctual,safelonger than the airplane,crowdedTransportshipAdvantagesDisadvantagescheaper than plane,comfortable,carefreeslow,dangerous,seasickTransportai
3、rplaneAdvantagesDisadvantagesfast,time-saving,comfortable Expensive,Airports are far from the centre of the cities.Plan your journey!Winter Holiday is Winter Holiday is Coming!Coming!Where are you going?When are you leaving?Who are you travelling with?What are you taking?How are you getting there?La
4、osThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamJourney down the Mekong(湄公河湄公河)a travel journalFind out the main idea of each paragraph:Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_A.PreparationB.DreamC.A stubborn sister DreamDreamPreparationPreparationA stubborn sisterA stubborn sister1 What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis i
5、dea of a good trip?2 Who planned the trip to the Mekong?3 Where is the source of the Mekong?4 What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?5 What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?Answer the following questions:Different attitudes about the tripWang KunWang Kun(I)W
6、ang WeiWang Wei(sister)Must start in _where the river beginsdont need to _ muchIts too _ to start in Qinghaian atlasan atlasUse _ is very importantQinghai Qinghai preparepreparecold and highcold and highThe Mekong River begins _ a glacier on a Tibetan mountain.At first,the river is small and the wat
7、er begins to move_.It becomes _as it passes _ deep valleys,traveling _ western Yunnan Province.Sometimes the River _ wide Valley and becomes a_.We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.After it leaves china and the high altitudes,the Mekong becomes _,brown and warm.As it en
8、ters Southeast Asia,it travels slowly _hills and low valleys,and the _ where rice grows.At last the rivers delta enters the South China Sea.Imagine that you are Wang Kun and Wang Wei.Use the information in the reading text to help you make up a dialogue.WANG WEI:You know,weve always wanted to do a long bike trip.Why dont we go on one after we graduate from college?WANG KUN:Thats a good idea.1 Write a short summary of the reading text in less than 150 words.2 Finish Exercise 1&2 on Page 20.THANK YOU!THANK YOU!