Pre-reading
List the countries that the Mekong River flows through.
Reading
Fast-reading
Listen to the tape and read the passage for the first time and complete the following information points.
1) Who and what
Wang Kun and _______ Wang Wei are dreaming about _____________________ .
Where and How
They have the idea to _____ _____the Mekong River. From ______ it ______to _____ it _____.
Who gives in?
Wang Wei believes…
1. They must ____ __ ______ where the river begins in order to see all of the Mekong.
2. They don’t need to _______ much.
Wang Kun believes…
1. It is too ___ ____ ____ to start in Qinghai.
2. That _____ __ ____ is very important.
4) What can they see during the journey?
It begins at a ______ on a ______ _________. Then, it ______ quickly. It becomes
______ as it passes through deep _____. Sometimes, the river enters ____ _____
and becomes ________. After, It travels slowly through ____________, ____, and ______. At last, the river’s _____ enters the South China sea.
Careful-reading
Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?
What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?
Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?
Fill in the blanks
Dream
Taking a great trip by ____
Plan
Cycling along the entire____________
Team Leader
TeamMembers
Wang Kun, ________ and Yu Hang
Preparations
①Buying expensive mountain bikes
②Finding a large ____ with good maps that shows details of world geography
Information about the River
