Unit 3 Travel journal journey down the Mekong课件

课件19张PPT。Unit 3
Journey down the MekongThis river is called our mother river.the Yellow RiverThis river is the longest one in China.the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang River)Location
US
France
Germany
Brazil
England
EgyptName of River
Rhine (莱茵河)
Seine (塞纳河)
Nile (尼罗河)
Thames (泰晤士河)
Amazon (亚马逊河)
Mississippi (密西西比河)Great Rivers in the Worldthe longest river in Southeast AsiaThe Mekong River flows through….Let’s join Wang Kun and Wang Wei to go on a journey down the Mekong River!Learn something about our new friends!Scan paragraphs 2&3 and find out the main idea of each:Their dream and planPreparationA stubborn sisterParagraph 1:___________________
Paragraph 2:___________________
Paragraph 3:___________________Scanning Listen to the passage and answer the following questions:
1. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?
2. When did they carry out their plan?
3. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?
4. How do we know that Wang Wei is stubborn?
5. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?
6. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?
7. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei do before the journey?Careful readingWhat can they see?What can they see along the Mekong?The Mekong begins in a ___ on a _____.At last the river delta enters ____.At first, the river is small. Then it becomes ____ as
it passed through deep _____, travelling across___ _____ Province. Sometimes the river becomes a______ and enters _____ _____.As it enters Southeast Asia, its ____ slows. It makes wide ___ or meanders through ____ _____ to the _____ where rice grows.What can they see along the Mekong? The Mekong begins
in a ________on a ________________.glacierTibetan mountainglacierWhat can they see along the Mekong? At first, the river is small.
Then it becomes ______ as it passed through deep _______, travelling across _______ _______ Province. Sometimes the river becomes a________ and enters _____ ______.rapidsvalleyswide valleyswestern Yunnan waterfallWhat can they see along the Mekong?bendslow valleysplainsAs it enters Southeast Asia, its _____ slows. It makes wide ______ or meanders through ____ _______ to the ______ where rice grows.pacemeanderWhat can they see along the Mekong? At last the river delta enters __________________.the South China Seariver deltaAn attitude is what a person thinks about something. What’s your attitude to their plan?I think ……because ……What are Wang Kun’s and Wang Wei’s attitudes to their plan? How do you know?Further thinkingFurther thinkingWhat other preparations should we do before going on such a journey?language / history / culture/ customs / religion / politics/ weather…Background informationWhat to take? backpack(背包) / suitcase / money (cash)/ an atlas (a book of maps) / compass(指南针) / food / medicine / water bottle/ clothes / electronic dictionary / a pen/ notebook / camera / film / battery/ radio/ a cell phone / hat / raincoat / umbrella/ daily demands / a tent / blanket / match / boots/ passports / ID cards(身份证) / a bike / and so on. Pair work
Imagine that you are Wang Kun and Wang Wei. Each group make use of the information of one paragraph to make up a dialogue.
For example (para 1):
WANG WEI: You know, we’ve always
wanted to do a long bike trip.
WANG KUN: Yes, but we haven’t got the
chance.
WANG WEI: ……