课件20张PPT。Unit 3
Travel journalREADING1 List the countries that the Mekong River flows throughChina LaosThailandCambodiaVietnamMekongLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaMyanmarMyanmarScan the passage and then list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.LaosThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamChina 1. atlas2.rapids3.glaciera.a book of history
b.a book of maps A part of the river which flows fast
b.A part of the river which flows slowlyA river with lot of sand
A river with large body of ice Guess the words meaning from context: 4.waterfall5.plains6.deltaa river flows through a valley
b. a river goes down from a high place
a large flat place
b.a small narrow placethe low place where a river enters the sea
b.The low place where a river begins1.Who are Wang Kun
and Wang Wei? They are brother
and sister,
and both are
college students.SKimming: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. 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.
Where is the source of the Mekong
River and which sea does it enter?
The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.Scanning Why is it a difficult journey to cycle
along the Mekong?
What can you see when you travel
along the Mekong?
The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Glacier, rapids, waterfalls, hills, valleys and plains.What do you know about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Wang kun’s character:enthusiatic,critical and sensible
Wang Wei’s character:imaginative,organized,
eager,persistent,stubborn and risk-takingWork in pairs and fill in the following form:1. It will be a great bike trip.
2. that they should do the trip properly.
3. they should see a lot of the Mekong.
4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia. 1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.
2. that it would be an interesting experience.1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.
2. that using an atlas is very important. Discuss
the text
in details.Taking a
great bike trip.the sourceexpensive bikesthe atlasan altitude of more than
5000 metersglacierdeep valleysSoutheast Asiathe South China SeaRead paragraph 3 and try to find the scene along the river and the change of the waterTibet (glacier)Small
clear
coldYunnan(valleys)rapidsEnters wide valleys(waterfall)Leaves China Wide brown warmSoutheast Asia(hills, low valleys and plains)deltaseaGoodbye