1、Unit 3Travel journal,Whats the advantages and disadvantages of these transports?,cheap, convenientcheaper,safequick, comfortablemore quickly,crowded, slowslow, uncomfortableexpensiveexpensive, unsafe,Why do people like traveling ?,Why do people like traveling?,To see other countriesTo visit famous p
2、lacesTo meet new friendsTo try new kinds of foodTo experience life in other placesTo get away from cold weather,Fast reading:Who?Where?How?When? what? why?,Scan the passage quickly and answer the followings：（1）Who and what? Where and how? Why and when?_and _ are dreaming about _. They have the idea
3、to _ the entire Mekong River from _ it _ to _ it _.Ever since. _taking.after _ from college.,Wang Kun,his sister Wang Wei,taking a great bike trip,cycle along,where,begins,where,ends,have dreamed about,graduating,Scan the passage and then list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.,Mekon
4、g,China,Laos,Burma,Thailand 泰国,Cambodia柬埔寨,South China Sea,Gulf of Thailand,The river begins in Qinghai Province,Laos 老挝,Vietnam越南,Burma 缅甸,Thailand,Cambodia,South China Sea中国南海,Vietnam,The countries that the Mekong River flows through.,Laos,Thailand,Burma,Cambodia,Vietnam,China,Scan & then match th
5、e main idea with each paragraph,Para.1 Para.2Para.3Para.4-6,A. The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river B. Different attitudes between wang kun and wang weiC. Deciding to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river D A night stayed in the moutains,Para.1,Their dream and how t
6、o make their dream come true.,Dream:,taking a great bike trip,How?,a) Two years ago,b) Then ,c) Last year,It was my sister who first had the idea ,She bought an expensive bike,She persuaded Wang Kun to buy one,She visited their cousins and got them interested in cycling, too,Para.2,Wang Kuns sister-
7、Wang Wei is stubborn.,Why does Wang Kun think his sister is stubborn?,Although she didnt know the best way of, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.,She gave me a determined look-she wouldnt change her mind.,The air would be hard to breathe andcoldinteresting,at an altitude of more thans
8、he seemed to be excited,1),2),3),4),How does the water of Meikong River change?The Mekong River begins in a _ on a Tibetan mountainAt 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. Som
9、etimes 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_ _ _ _.,glacier,small,cold,quickly,valleys,waterfall,brown,warm,slowly,clear,rapids,wide,low valleys,plains,the Sout
10、h China Sea.,para3,How is the journey organized,?,In the late afternoon,In the early evening,After supper,At midnight,Paras.4-6,snowfall,clear,bright,butterflies,yaks and sheep,wind,flames,ride,winter,summer,put up,heavy and cold,hard,fun,hardly wait,2.Listen to the tape and pay attention to the pro
11、nunciation,and then do the T or F exercise.（1）Wang Kun is a high school student.( )（2）Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan Province.( ) （3）The source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province.( )（4）Finally Wang Kun agreed with his sister to cycle with her.( ),F,F,T,T,（5）The
12、y found few atlas and good books about the Mekong River in the library.( )（6）The Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province.The water there is clear but not cold.( )（7）Only a small part of the river is in China.( )（8）As it enters Southeast Asia,it moves slowly.( ),F,F,F,T,Ste
13、p 4,Reading,(2)Complete the form.The Mekong River,glacier,Tibetan,small,clear,cold,valleys,Yunnan,rapids,quickly,wide,waterfall,Southeast,hills,valleys,plains,wide,brown,warm,slows,the SouthChina Sea,Whats the main idea of the text?,The passage tells us a main idea that no success in life merely hap
14、pens by describing my sisters and my dream-taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip.,Summary: in groups of four , summarize the main idea of the passage and tell why.,Thank you for your attention!,Which countries does the Mekong river flow through?,Mekong,China,Laos,Burma,Thailand 泰国,Cambodi
15、a柬埔寨,South China Sea,Gulf of Thailand,The river begins in Qinghai Province,Laos 老挝,Vietnam越南,Burma 缅甸,Thailand,Cambodia,South China Sea中国南海,Vietnam,Unit3 Travel journal Journey Down The Mekong,What was the dream ?,Taking a great bike trip,Fast Reading：,1. Who will travel in the text? 2. Where are th
16、ey going ? 3. How are they getting there? 4.Who will prepare for 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),Para 1,Questions:,Difficulties,Wang Weis attitude:,excited about it,Interesting experience,Qinghai P
17、rovince,more than 5,000 meters,hard to breathe,very cold,a determined look,Para 2,Different attitudes while making a plan,Could you use some words or phrases to describe the character(性格） of Wang wei and Wang kun? Wang Wei: Wang kun:,stubborn; determined; wouldnt change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的）
18、doesnt care about details,serious = careful;,How does the water of Meikong River change?What can you see when you travel along the river?,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 passe
19、s 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 rivers _ enters _
20、 _ _ _,delta,the South China Sea.,How does the water of Meikong River change?The Mekong River begins in a _ on a Tibetan mountainAt 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. Somet
21、imes 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_ _ _ _.,glacier,small,cold,quickly,valleys,waterfall,brown,warm,slowly,clear,rapids,wide,low valleys,plains,the South
22、China Sea.,Use the words or expressions from the passage to describe the Yangtze,Proverbs,Keep everything before a rainy day.Beforehand preparationleads to success.,未雨绸缪，有备无患。,凡事预则立。,At first, the Yangtze begins in a glacier on the west of Geladandong mountain . It runs through the eastern part of Q
23、inghai and enters deep valleys at the border of Sichuan and Tibet. In the course of this valley, the river drops from above 5000 m to less than 1000 m. And then it runs acrossYunnan and enters the basin of Sichuan. It then passes through the famous Three Gorges into Hubei . After leaving Hubei, it t
24、ravels across Jiangxi. The river then runs through Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, and finally reaches the East China Sea at Shanghai. .,Summary:,Their dream:_.Wang Weis suggestion:Finding the _ of the river and beginning there.Their preparation:Both of them _ got their cousins interests in traveling a
25、nd turned to the _in the library.Why excited:Their journey would begin at an altitude of more than _.Why is it such a difficult journey? It begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres where it is _.,taking a great bike trip.,source,bought expensive bikes,5000 meters,hard to breathe and very cold,atlas,Life is just a series of trying to make your mind.Where there is a will, there is a way.,有志者，事竟成。,生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的。,1.Surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River.2. Describe the Yangtze river.,
