(共25张PPT)
How will you make a plan before traveling
travel cost/budget（预算）
destination（目的地）
time
hotel
means of transportation（交通方式）
the longest river in Southeast Asia
the Mekong River
Do you like traveling along this river
the Lancang River – 澜沧江
In China it is called
Out of China, it is called
the Mekong River
Laos
Thailand
Myanmar
Vietnam
What countries does the Mekong River flow through
a
Cambodia
China
Part 1 the dream and the plan
Read and find the main idea of each para:
Preparation
Dream
A stubborn sister
Dream
Preparation
A stubborn sister
Paragraph 1:_____________
Paragraph 2:_____________
Paragraph 3:_____________
1. Who will travel in the text 2. Where are they going 3. How are they getting there
4.Who planned the trip
Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang
Along the Mekong river from …to…
cycle = go there by bike
Wang Wei (Wang Kun ‘s sister)
Para1--dream
Paragraph 1:
Since middle school…
When we graduated
from college…
Two years ago…
Last year…
my sister Wang Wei and I have
dreamed about taking a great
bike trip.
we finally got the chance to do it.
she bought an expensive mountain
bike. Then she persuaded me to buy one.
she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming.
source of the river
altitude
air
weather
Wang kun’s worry
Wang Wei’s attitude:
excited about it
interesting experience
Qinghai province
more than 5,000 meters
hard to breathe
very cold
a determined look
Different attitudes while making a plan
What kinds of persons are Wang wei and Wang kun
Wang Wei:
Wang kun:
stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的）doesn’t care about details
serious = careful;
How does the water of Mekong River change
Para3 --preparation
It begins in a ________ on a ______ _________. At first, the river is ______ and the water is ______ and ______.
glacier
Tibetan
mountain
small
clear
cold
Then, it______ quickly. It becomes
______ as it passes through deep _____.
moves
rapids
valleys
Sometimes, the river becomes _______ and enters ____ _____.
wide valleys
waterfall
After it leaves China, the Mekong becomes ____ , _____, and ____.As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels ______ through ____ _______ to the _______.
low valleys
wide
brown
warm
slowly
plains
At last, the river’s _____ enters
___ _____ _____ ___
delta
the South China Sea.
The route of Mekong River
The Mekong River begins in a _____ on a Tibetan mountain. At first, the river is _____ , and the water is _____ and______Then it begins to move _____. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a _______ and enters wide _____ . After it leaves China, the Mekong becomes ____, _____, and_______. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels ______ through ____ _______to the _______. At last, it enters the _____ ______ _____.
glacier
small
cold
quickly
valleys
waterfall
brown
warm
slowly
clear
rapids
wide
low valleys
plains
South China Sea.
青海
四川
湖北
江苏
东 海
begin in
move
pass through
travel across
enter
上海
flow into
Writing
At first, the Changjiang River begins in Qinghai province. Then it passes through Sichuan province and becomes rapids .Then It travels across Hubei. At last, it flows into Shanghai city and enters the East Sea.
Homework:
1.Search the Internet for more information about the Mekong River
2. Finish the exercise on the students’ paper
Thank you
for your attention!
