Unit3 reading[上学期]

课件20张PPT。TOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONGREADINGDo you have any ideas of what makes a river great?MekongRheinGangesSeineNileThamesCongoNigerVolgaDanubeAmazonMississippiChina, SE AsiaGermanyIndiaFranceEgyptEnglandCentral AfricaWest AfricaRussiaCentral EuropeBrazilUSName of RiversLocationHere are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?This river is called our mother river.The Yellow RiverThis river is the longest one in China.The Yangtze RiverThis is the famous river in Guangdong Province.The Pearl RiverThe Lancang River – 澜沧江 In China it is calledOut of China, it is calledthe Mekong RiverHow many countries does the Mekong River flow through? And what are they?6 in all. They are China, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.Question: Read the whole passage and decide which is the main idea of the passageA. The dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparation for the bike trip.B. Their dream and the journey down the Mekong.C. Their plan to travel down the Mekong and the attitudes of two people.D. The proper trip down the Mekong.Detailed ReadingFirst paragraph :Find the background information:1. How many people are mentioned in the 1st paragraph, and what is their relationship?2. What was their dream and what was Wang Wei’s idea about their dream?1. 4 people. Wang Kun&Wang Wei. (brother and sister) and Dao Wei&Yu Hang(cousins of Wang Kun&Wang Wei)2. Their dream was to take a great bike trip.Her idea was to travel along the Mekong river from where it begins to where it ends.1. How many people are mentioned in the 1st paragraph, and what is their relationship?2. What was their dream and what was Wang Wei’s idea about their dream?The 2nd paragraph1. Is Wang Wei a thoughtful person? why?2. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.No. Because she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, paid no attention to details, and she didn’t look at any maps.3. Where is the source of the Mekong?Qinghai Province.Paragraph 3 Pay attention to the geographical condition of the Mekong.glacier rapids valleys waterfall delta plainsWhat can we find down the Mekong?Match each word to the proper meanings1. rapid2. waterfall3. glacier4. delta5. plaina. A high place from which a river suddenly goes downb. A large flat placec. A fast-moving part of a riverd. A large body of ice moving slowly down a high valleye. The low place where a river enters the sea.According to the geographical condition of the Mekong, now use your mind and hands, let’s make a rough draft of the Mekong river.True or False?Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality.
2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan.
3.The Mekong River is in China and it includes the Lancang River.( F )( T )( F )4. Although it is not easy to travel along the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted on doing so.
5. The Tibetan Mountain where the Mekong River begins is 5,000 meters high.( T )( F )