课件18张PPT。welcomeUnit3 Journey Down
------The Mekong RiverThe ChangjiangRiver
Can you guess what the names of these rivers are? The Yellow RiverThe Lancang River – 澜沧江②④
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⑤①Lancang River
澜沧江Mekong River
湄公河The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.
The Mekong frows from South-West China through all the mainland South East Asian countries-China,Myanmar,Laos,Thailand,Cambodia and Vietnam.Where does the mekong river flows?Have you known any other rivers?Rhein(莱茵河 ) in Germany
Seine(塞纳河 ) in France
Nile(尼罗河) in Egypt
Thames(泰晤士河(流经牛津,伦敦等))
Do you like traveling along a river, a great river? What role does a river play in people’s life? 1. People can drink the water in a river or wash their clothes.
2.People can swim in a river in summer.
3.People can use a river to irrigate their fields
4.People can use a river to produce electricity.
5.People can travel along a river. Sights along Mekong river芭堤雅:素以阳光、沙滩、海鲜名扬天下,被誉为“东方夏威夷”吴哥窟:东方四大奇迹之一,神秘的微笑神圣的仰光大金塔缅甸:可爱的小和尚们也会摆pose缅甸:可爱的小和尚们也会摆posecatfishKong waterfall on Mekong river 1.Wang kun is a high school student.
2.Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province
3.The source of Mekong is in Qinghai province .
4.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library.
5. All parts of the Mekong River are in china.
6. The end of the River enters South China Sea.
7. There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River.
FTrue or FalseTFFFFT1.Who are the characters in the article?
Wang Kun and Wang Wei.
2.What is their dreams ?
Their dream was to take a great bike trip.
3.Who are Dao Wei & and Yu Hang?
They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.)
4.Where is the source of Mekong river and where does it enter?
The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.
5.Is it difficult to cycle along the Mekong river? Why?
Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
Para1¶2Mekong River begins _at__ a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first ,The river is small and the water begins to move_quickly__. It becomes _
rapids__as it passes _through_ deep valleys. Traveling _across__western Yunnan Province. Sometimes The River _enters__ wide Valleys and becomes a __waterfall___. 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 _wild____ , brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly _through___hills and low valleys, and the _plains__ where rice grows. At last the river’s delta enters the South China Sea.para3Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的.
Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者.discussionAfter learning our test, do you like to go on a trip along Mekong river?
Where else do you like to go?Homework