课件20张PPT。Journey down the Mekong(Part 2: a night in the mountains)
(Part 3: Listening )Have you ever been to Tibet?TibetPre-reading--IPotala Palace布达拉宫Skimming:When and where does it happen?
2.How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?
3.What do you think has changed his attitude?At night in autumn in Tibetan mountain.He is starting to like it.The beautiful scene.In the early eveningAfter supperAt midnightWe _____ __________.Wang Wei ______ __ ____________ but I_______ _______.The sky _____ __________.The stars _____ _______.There was only the sound of______madewentsleeptostay awakebecameclearwerebrightfirecampFind the detailed information from the passage.First reading:①When they arrived in Tibet, it was winter then. ( )
②Wang Wei was behind me as usual. ( )
③When we reached a valley, it became warmer.( )
④After supper, we started to make camp. ( )
⑤Wang Kun went to sleep and Wang Wei stayed awake. ( )
⑥There was almost no wind on that night. ( )FFTFFTDecide the following statements are true or false.
1.“Our legs felt heavy and cold”.
2.“Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles？ ”It means they were tired and felt very cold. It was snowing while they were cycling.Sentence understanding3.“We can hardly wait to see them!” They are eager to see their cousins.Which sentence can best express the author’s feelings at that time?“…the sky became clear and the stars were bright.”
“we can hardly wait to see them. ”4.To climb the mountain road was hard work but to go down the hills was great fun.(P.22)
(1)不定式to do 可在句中做主语，注意谓语常用单数。如：
To get up early is good for our health.
在英语表达式中，常用形式主语it 来代替不定式to do做主语，如上句可改为：
It is good for our health to get up early.
It is necessary for us to learn more about science and technology.
It is nice of you to let me know the result.(2)fun是不可数名词，意为“快乐”“有趣的人或事”。如：
What fun the children had at the seaside.
Your new friend is great fun.
1. as usual / than usual2. To do… is hard work but to do… is great fun.have fun doing…3. change from… into…4. put up5. stay awake6. We can hardly wait to…!Put up your hands if you have a question.
The notice has been put up on the wall.
We put up at a hotel after a day’s walk.
Put up the tents Assignments: Complete the sentences.____ ______(像往常一样), he was the first to arrive.
The children ____ ____ ____(急不可待) to visit the Great Wall.
It needs much practice ___ ____ ______ _____(学好英语).
Is it _____(有趣) to see a monkey ________(在骑车)?
You’d better not stop___ ___ ___ (查)new words while reading.Wang Jun and Wang Wei continued their trip. And on the way to meet their cousin, they saw a girl walking on the road and they chatted with her. Listen carefully to find out what they talked about.listening1.Listen to Part 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRL and tick the words you hear on the tape.
mountains forests valleys canyons fish waterfalls floods horses Laos Thailand Tibet DaliListening to the tape again and answer the following questions and Ex2 on p23:Which country does the girl come from?
Where does the Mekong River even appear in Laos
What is the Mekong river called in Vietnam?Which country does the girl come from?She is from Laos.2.Where does the Mekong River even appear in Laos?In its national flag.3.What is the Mekong river called
in Vietnam?It’s called “the river of the nine dragons”The water of the rocksThe sea of Laoswashing, fishing and transportanimal, plant and bird speciessmall villages along the riverwaterfalls and rapidsmountains forests; temples, caves;awaterfallListen again to the tape and fill in the chart:Thank you!课件13张PPT。Journey down the Mekong(Part VI : the end of the journey)After passing through Laos, Wang Kun and his friends went into Cambodia, and their destination is coming ------ Vietnam, where the Mekong River flows into the sea.The end of our JourneyJourney down the MekongPrediction:Can Wang Wei and Wang Kun’s dream come true?Do you know something about the following countries : Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam. Just say something about them.Capital: Phmon Penh(金边)Capital: Vientiane（万象）Capital: Ha Noi（河内）Half the population of CambodiaTwice the population of LaosAlmost 7 times the population of CambodiaCool & dry in autumnCooler in the north and much warmer in the southHalf of its people can’t read or writeRice & fishRice & fishRice , fruit & fishRead the passage again and try to briefly retell the end of their journey.1.柬埔寨与老挝很相似，但是它的人口却多出了两倍。
2. 这个村庄太穷了而负担不起建造学校的费用。
3. 我们都感觉很幸运能在大学中完成学业。
4. 这两个城市在很多方面都很相象，比如说，种满成排大树的宽阔街道，带有用银子作成的地板的寺院和被河流分开的三角洲。
Cambodian is similar to Laos in many ways but it has twice the population.The village is too poor to afford to build the school.We all feel lucky to have studied in college.5. 尽管我们因长途骑行而很疲劳， 但我们因沿着这条大河旅行的梦想最终实现而高兴。Though we were tired from the long ride, we felt glad because our dream of traveling along the big river came true at last.The two cities look like each other in many ways, such as the wide streets with trees in rows, the temples with floors made of silver and deltas separated by rivers. Homework:
Do a survey to find out how many students have ever traveled to other provinces and then choose one or two students to interview their feelings during the trip, and report it in next class.课件28张PPT。Journey down the MekongHe who does not reach the
Great Wall is not a true man.QING HAIScotlandLaosCambodiaHow do you understand the saying:
Where there is a river , there is a city.How do people who live along a river use it?Have you visited any river?
How many great rivers do you know?
If you could travel down only one of them, which one would you choose? Why?……
How do people who live along a river use it?Brain
go swimmingtravel along a riverto irrigate their fieldsto make electricitystormingThe Mekong River (known in Tibet as Dza-chu, China
as Lancang Jiang and Thailand as Mae Nam Khong), is a major river in southeastern Asia. It is the longest river in the region. From its source in China's Qinghai Province near the border with Tibet, the Mekong flows generally southeast to the South China Sea.Brief IntroductionLan Chang RiverThe Mekong RiverCan you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?China
Laos
Burma
Thailand
Cambodia
VietnamSights along Mekong rivercanoessunsetKong waterfallcatfish Let’s read the text and try to finish the following tasks. SKimming: Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?
What was their dream?
Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?
1.Who are Wang Kun
and Wang Wei? They are brother
and sister,
and both are
college students.2. What was their dream? 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. 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.Finally Wang Kun agreed with his sister to cycle with her.
5.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library.
6. Mekong river begins at glacier on a Tibet mountain. the water there is clear but not cold.
7. Only a small part of the river is in China.
8.As it enters Southeast Asia, it moves slowly.Listening and do T or FFFTTFFFT1.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?
Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?
You can see glacier, rapids ,hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.Yes. The journey begins at an altitude
of more than 5,000metres, where it is
hard to breathe and very cold.Answer two more questions:Read again and get the main idea of each paragraph and tell the reason:Para.1
Wang Kun and Wang Wei’ dream.
Para.2
Wang Wei is stubborn.
Para.3
Preparing for their trip. Complete the formTaking a great bike tripFinding the source.
Along the Mekong River
from the source .1.Wang Wei persuaded me to buy an expensive
mountain bike.
2.Wang Wei got their cousins
interested in cycling.
3.They turned to the atlas in
the library. An attitude is what a person thinks about something. Make lists of Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different
attitudes about the trip.
Task 5--- Make comparison Similar attitude Different attitudes Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun
think….
1.
2.
3Wang Wei believes….
1.
2.
Wang Kun believes….
1.
2.It would be a great bike trip.
They should do the trip
properly.
….
It would be an interesting experience.
It is worth visiting and she is determined to do it.
it would be a difficult journey.
They should get well prepared for it or they should change their minds.
Wang WeiWhich character do you like,Wang Kun or Wang wei? Why?Task 6---Debate Wang KunShe is stubborn and determined.
She is not easy to change her mind.
She loves nature;she …He is careful and serious…What’s the main idea of the text? The passage tells us a main idea that no success in life merely happens by describing my sister’s and my dream---taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip.In groups of four , summarize the main idea of the passage and tell why. Discussion:(Students can have their own opinions.)Do you know some proverbs about it?
What can we learn from the text?Reading—VIII (2m)
Life 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.
No success in life merely happens.
人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。
Success belongs to the persevering.
胜利属于有毅力者.
Homework:
1.Read the passage and find out the sentences you appreciate .
2.Find more information about the MekongRiver by Internet,English books and newspapers.ThenHomework: 1.Read the text again and try to retell it. 2.underline the key and difficult words ,phrases and sentencesThank you
for your attention!
