(共22张PPT)
Unit 3 Travel Journal
Travel journal
(Part I: the dream and the plan)
Go through the passage and get the main idea of each paragraph
*Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
A. The preparation before the
trip and details about Mekong
river
B. Different attitudes between
wang kun and wang wei
C. Deciding to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river
2. What was their dream
1.How many people are there in the story Who are they
Four. They are Wang Kun,Wang Wei ,Dao Wei and Yu Hang.
Their dream was to take a great bike trip.
3. Who planned the trip to the Mekong
Wang Wei.
Since middle school:
Two years ago:
Last year:
Graduate from college:
dreamed about taking a great bike trip
got the chance to take a bike trip
bought an expensive mountain bike
Wang wei got her cousins interested in cycling too
Finish the event.
1.What kind of person is Wangwei
How do you know
2.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter
3.Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River
4.Can you find some words to describe the feelings of Wang Wei about the trip
Read Para.2 and answer the following questions.
1.What kind of person is Wangwei How do you know
2. 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.
She is very stubborn.
Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.
3. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River
Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
4.Can you find some words to describe the feelings of Wang Wei about the trip
Determined, excited,interested
The Mekong River It begins at ___________________ _________, moves ______ and passes through __________. Half of it is in _____.It enters _________________.
Then it travels slowly through _________________where rice grows.At last it enters ___________________ .
a glacier on a Tibetan mountain
quickly
deep valleys
China
the Southeast Asia
low valleys to plains
the South China Sea
What can you see when you travel along the Mekong
It 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
At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea.
delta
It makes wide bends or
meanders through low
valleys to the ___________
where rice grows.
plains
Match each word to the proper meanings
1. rapid
2. waterfall
3. glacier
4. delta
5.plain
a. A high place from which a river suddenly goes down
b. A large flat place
c. A fast-moving part of a river
d. A large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley
e. The low place where a river enters the sea.
glacier
waterfall
plain
valley
rapids
delta
Listen to the tape and do some true or false questions.
1.Wang kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister.
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.
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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. The end of the River enters South China Sea.
8. The River does not flows through Thailand.
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Disccusion
Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characteristics of Wang wei and Wang kun
Wang Wei:
Wang kun:
stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind;
serious = careful;
clever
thoughtful
adventurous （喜欢冒险的）
