module1 unit3 travel journal

课件25张PPT。JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONGReadingPart 1 The Dream And The PlanDo you like travelling?
To show off their power and wealth.Enjoy beautiful scenery.Why?Increase our knowledgeMake friends
Be good for health…
He who does not reach the
Great Wall is not a true man.QING HAIScotlandLaosCambodiaHave 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?Changjiang RiverYellow RiverRhine(莱茵)Volga（伏尔加）(Thames)泰吾士河Seine（塞纳）Nile（尼罗）The 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 IntroductionThe map of MekongChina 中国
Laos 老挝
Burma 缅甸
Thailand 泰国
Cambodia 柬埔寨
Vietnam 越南Can you list the countries
that the Mekong River
flows through?
Sights along Mekong rivercanoessunset waterfallcatfish altitude 海拔高度；高处
glacier 冰河
rapids 急流
valley （山）谷；流域
waterfall 瀑布
plain 平原
delta 三角洲
New words about geography: Let’s read the text and try to finish the following tasks. 1. Who are Wang kun and Wang Wei?2.What are their dreams?3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?4.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?Scanning---Task 1They are brother and sister,and both have graduated from college.They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.Taking a great bike trip.mountains; valleys; plains Fill in the blanks---Task 4Mekong River begins ___ a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first ,The river is small and the water begins to move_______. It becomes ______as it passes ______ deep valleys. Traveling ______western Yunnan Province. Sometimes The River ______ wide Valley and becomes a_________. 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 _____ , brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly _________hills and low valleys, and the _____ where rice grows. at last the river’s delta enters the South China Sea.atquicklyrapidSthroughacrossenterswaterfallwidethroughplains 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…
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.

Success belongs to the persevering.

胜利属于有毅力者.
Thank you
for your attention!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.
Details:Task3 ---Read the passage again to 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.