模块1 Unit 3 Travel journal Reading

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JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG
Unit 3 Reading
Part 1 The Dream And The Plan
1. Which is the longest river in the world
A. The Changjiang River B. The Nile River
C. The Mekong River D. The Mississippi
B
2. Which river is the longest one in China
3. Which river is called our mother river
A. The Changjiang River B. The Pearl River
C. The Yellow River D. The Lancang River
A
C
4. Which river flows through the most countries in
the world
5. Which river begins in Qinghai Province and flows
through several countries
A. The Danube River (多瑙河) B. The Nile River
C. The Volga River (伏尔加河) D. The Mekong River
A
D
China (Qinghai)
the South China Sea
Vietnam
Laos
Burma/Myanmar
Thailand
Cambodia
How many countries does the Mekong River
flow through
Who are mentioned(提到)in the text
2. What is the travel journal on page 18 mainly
about
Wang Wei , Wang Kun and their cousins, Dao Wei
and Yu Hang.
A. the dream and the plan
B. their different attitude towards the journey
C. the wonderful view along the Mekong River
What’s their dream
Their dream is to take a great bike trip.
Who had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River
_____ Wang Wei ___________ first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
It was
who / that
When Who Activities
Ever since middle school
Two years ago
Last year
After graduating from college
Now
Wang Wei and Wang Kun
Wang Wei
Wang Wei
they four
Wang Wei
dream about …
buy.. persuade…
visit…
get the chance….
plan their schedule
Plan (preparations) :
What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey
The river begins (在…的海拔)
over 5,000 metres; the air is hard -( breathe) and it is very .
at an altitude of
to breathe
cold
What’s Wang Wei’s attitude towards their plan
◎Although she didn’t know the best way of
getting to places, she that she
the trip properly.
◎She gave me a look—the kind
that said she would not .
◎Once she has , nothing
can change it.
insisted
determined
change her mind
made up her mind
organize
Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Wang Kun and Wang Wei. Use the information from paragraph2 to help you make up a dialogue.
Wang Kun: Do you know the way to get to the
Mekong River
Wang Wei: I don’t know but I believe I can
organize the trip properly.
Wang Kun: ……
What can they see from the atlas
The Mekong River begins in a on a .
glacier
Tibetan
mountain
Then, it quickly. It becomes as
it passes through deep .
moves
rapids
valleys
Sometimes, the river becomes a - and enters .
wide valleys
waterfall
After it leaves China , it makes wide or meanders through to
.
bends
low valleys
the plains
At last, the river’s enters
the South China sea.
delta
Hello, every one. I wonder if you know me, a river f______ through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Yes, I am the Mekong River. I begin in a g______ on a Tibetan mountain. At first I am s______ with clear and cold water. Then I begin to move q______. Soon I become rapids as I pass ________ deep valleys, traveling a_________ western Yunnan Province. Sometimes I become a ________ and enter wide valleys. Half of my body is in C______.
lowing
lacier
mall
uickly
through
cross
waterfall
hina
After I leave China and high ________, I become wide, brown and warm. When I enter Southeast Asia, my ________ slows. I then make wide b______ or meanders through low valleys to the _______ where rice grows. At last I enter the South China sea.
altitude
pace
ends
plains
Thank you
for your attention!