JourneydowntheMekong.pptx

Unit 3 Travel JournalReadingMany people live beside a river.How do they make use of it in their daily life?Riverdrink water wash clothes swim and skate irrigate fields produce electricity go fishingChinaMyanmarLaosVietnamCambodiaThailandThe Mekong River flows through _ countriessixPart I:THE DREAM AND THE PLANReadingSkimmingMatch the main idea with the right paragraphPara.1Para.2Para.3The geographical information of the river.A stubborn sisterThe dream of cycling along the Mekong RiverCareful readingPara.1:Chart-filling Participants(参与者参与者)OrganizerWhenHowStarting placeDestination(目的地目的地)Where the Mekong river beginsWang Wei,Wang Kun,Dao Wei and Yu Hang After graduating from collegeMountain bikeWhere it endsWang WeiPara.2:True or False?()1.Wang Wei insisted she organize the trip,because she knows the best way to get to the places.()2.Once Wang Wei has decided something,nothing will change her mind.()3.Wang Wei felt worried when she learned about the difficulties of the trip.()4.Wang Wei is very confident,but she cares about the details very much.Careful readingglacierrapidsvalleywaterfallbends/meandersplainRead Para 3,and circle out the geographical terms in the picrures.deltaThe Mekong begins in a _ on a mountain in QH Province.At last the river _ enters the _Then,it becomes _ as it passes through deep _,sometimes it becomes _.As it enters Southeast Asia,it runs slowly.It makes _ or _ to the _.glacierrapidsvalleysa waterfallbendsmeandersplainsdeltaSouth China SeaCareful ReadingFind out more information about how the Mekong changes.A SummaryWang Kun and Wang Wei have d about taking a great bike trip.After g from college,they decided to c along the Mekong River with their c .Wang Wei is very s .Once she has (phrase)to do something,she will never c her mind.Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike,she i that they should find the s of the river and begin their journey there.reamedraduating ycle ousins tubbornmade up her mind hange nsistedource A Summary Before the trip,they found a large atlas in the l ,from which they knew clearly about the Mekong River.They planned their s according to the atlas and o the trip properly.Believe it or not,they would start at an a of more than 5,000 meters,but they were sure to have an exciting trip.ibrarychedule rganizedltitude HOMEWORK Read the text after class and underline the difficult sentences.