Module3 Reading1

Unit 3 Travel journal
Reading: Journey down the Mekong
一、Learning Target：
1．能力目标：
简单地描述自己的旅游计划，包括选择什么交通方式，什么时候出发或结束，以及希望获得什么样的经历。
说出一些关于地形地貌的名词，列举湄公河流经的国家名称。
归纳阅读篇章的主要内容，并描述两位主人公王坤和王薇不同的个性和态度。
2．语言目标
话题 Journey down the Mekong
词汇 transport, prefer, disadvantage, fare, flow, ever since, persuade, cycle, graduate, schedule, be fond of, shortcoming, stubborn, organize, care about, determined, change one’s mind, journey, altitude, make up one’s mind, give in, valley, pace, bend
难句 1. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. It was … who … 是个强调句, from where it begins to where it ends是介词from 后的宾语从句。2. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. traveling across western Yunnan Province 是分词短语，表示伴随的状态。3. We can hardly wait to see them.
重点语法项目 现在进行时表达将来。
3．文化目标
了解湄公河的特点以及湄公河流域的地理风貌。
二、Learning procedures.
Step 1 Practice before class.
sentence translation.
1. 他没有出席会议是因为他有太多工作要做了。（一句多译）
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2. 以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。（even if）
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Step 2 skimming:
Main idea of each paragraph:
Para 1: ____________________________________________________________________
Para 2: ____________________________________________________________________
Para 3: ____________________________________________________________________
Fill in the following form:
Characters
Relationship
Their dream
Who were persuaded to go with them
Step 3: scanning: Choose the right answer:
1. The source of the Mekong River is in _______________.
A. Yunnan B. Qinghai C. Tibet D. Western Yunnan
2. What does the word “stubborn” in the second paragraph mean
A. very strong and determined opposition
B. difficult to deal with
C. difficult to use
D. determined not to change one’s mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable.
3. Which of the following is true
A. Dao Wei and Wang Kun have dreamed about taking a great bike trip since middle school.
B. Once Wang Kun has made up her mind, nothing can change it.
C. Several months before the trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library to look for details of world geography.
D. The Mekong River enters the South China Sea from Thailand.
4. We can know from the passage that ________________.
E. Wang Wei was so stubborn that Wang Kun gave in to her at last.
F. They got the chance to take the bike trip after senior middle school.
G. The trip will not be so difficult as Wang Kun imagines.
H. Wang Wei’s proper way to do the trip is to care about details.
Step 4: careful reading:
Para 1: Fill in the following blanks:
1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I ____________________ (梦想) taking a great bike trip.
1. Wang Wei soon got them interested in _______________ too. （骑自行车）
同句型翻译：她很快就适应了在新的地方生活。(get used to)
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2. It was my sister _________ first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
强调句型结构：It is/was+被强调部分+that (被强调部分是人时也可以用who)+句子其余部分。
同句型翻译:
是李平昨天买了一本英汉字典。
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他去的是北京，不是上海。
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Para 2:
Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the trip
Wang Kun believes… Wang Wei believes …
They should work together on the schedule
They don’t need to use a delta when travelling.
The source of the Mekong River is in Qinghai Province.
She said it would be an interesting and exciting experience.
Sentence translation:
1. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.
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2. She gave me a determined look – the kind that said she would not change her mind.
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3. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.
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Para 3: the route that Mekong River flows:
Fill in the following blanks: (grammar cloze)
In order to learn about our trip, we went to the library and found __ 1__ large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography, from ___2___ we could see the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. Then it begins to move ___3___ and it becomes rapids as it passes ____4___ deep valleys, ___5___ (travel) across western Yunnan Province. Meanwhile we were very surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. As it enters Southeast Asia, ___6____ pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains ___7__ rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.
Step 5: post-reading:
A. First answer the following questions and then put all the answers into a short passage to make a summary.
1. Who are the characters of the passage
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2. What have they dreamed about since middle school
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3. When did they get the chance to go
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4. When and where did they go to find some details about the river
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Summary:
Wang Kun and Wang Wei ________________________________________________
down the Mekong River from __________________________________________. Before the trip, ___________________________________________________________ about theriver and they also got _________________________ to go with them too.
B. use some adjectives to describe each character of Wang Kun and Wang Wei.
C. 五句话作文。
a) 旅行是最好的消磨时间的方式。
b) 我们可以可以从旅行中得到不止一种的好处。
c) 旅行可以增加我们对不同地方，不同国家的地理，风俗习惯，文化和生活方式等等方面的知识。
d) 通过旅行，我们还可以交朋友，练习外语等。
e) 我们可以吃各种各样的食物和看漂亮的风景。
可能用到的词汇：
地理geography 文化culture 生活方式lifestyle 消磨时间pastime
得到好处 benefit from 优点advantage 骑单车旅行take a bike trip
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三、self-evaluation.
1. write down new words and expressions you learned from this class.
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2. appreciate this article by reading it aloud, then write down the sentences which you think are beautiful.
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It begins in ________________, at first the river is __________ and the water is ______________________. It began to move ___________.
It becomes __________ as ____________________.(sometimes the river becomes a ____________ and ________________)
after it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes _____________________________.
As it enters Southeast Asia, its _____________
which makes __________
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At last, ____
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Wang Kun
Wang Wei