1、Unit 3Travel journalIf you live along one of the rivers,how would you use it?If you have a chance to travel down one of them,which one would you choose?Why?Mississippi(USA)Nile(Egypt)Thames(England)Mekong(China,SE Asia)Yangtze AmazonCan you guess what the names of these rivers are?YellowPearlNileThe
2、 world has many rivers.If youcould follow the route of only oneof them,which one would you choose?Why?LocationChina,SE AsiaGermanyIndiaFranceEgyptName of River Mekong Rhein Ganges Seine NileName of River Thames Danube Amazon MississippiLocationEnglandCentral EuropeBrazilUSWhich countries does the Me
3、kong River flow through?Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?Whats the name of the Chinese part of the river?China,Laos,Myanmar,Thailand,Cambodia,Vietnam.Qinghai Province,the South China Sea.Lancang RiverLaosThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamThe Mekong RiverChinaThe countr
4、ies the Mekong River flows through:China,Myanmar,Laos,Thailand,Cambodia,VietnamGo over the text and answer the questions.Whats the dream?Whats the plan?The dream was to take a great bike trip.The plan was to cycle along the Mekong River.JOURNAL DOWN THE MEKONG1.Wang Wei insisted that they begin the
5、journey in Qinghai.2.Wang Wei thought that her way was the proper way.3.Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl.TFTTrue or false4.The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.5.Wang Kun gave in at last.6.Wang Kun thought that it would be
6、easy to start in Qinghai.TFT1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?They are brother and sister,and both are college students.2.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.3.What was their dream?Their dream was to take a great bike trip.4.Where is the source of the
7、 Mekong River and which sea does it enter?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.5.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?You can see glacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls and plains.6.Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?Yes.T
8、he journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Who do you think was right about the trip?Why?I think Wang Kun is right,because if it is too cold and too high,the trip will be hard.People will have some difficulty in breathing at a high altitude.W
9、herever we go we need an atlas so that we will not lose our way.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 becom
10、es a _ and enters wide valleys.glaciersmallclearcoldquicklyrapidswaterfallFill in the blanksWe were both surprised to learn that _of the river is in China.After it leaves China and high altitude,The Mekong becomes_,_ and_.As it enters Southeast Asia,its pace_.It makes wide _or meanders through low v
11、alleys to the plains where rice grows.At last,the river delta enters the South China Sea.halfwidebrownwarmslowsbendsAttitudes about the tripSimilar attitudes about the tripBoth Wang Wei and Wang Kun think1.taking this trip is a dream that comes true.2.they will enjoy the trip a lot.3.they should see
12、 a lot of the Mekong.4.that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.Different attitudes about the tripWang Wei believes1.they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekong.2.that they dont need to prepare much.Wang Kun believes1.it is too cold and high to start in Qin
13、ghai.2.that using an atlas is very important.dream about taking a great bike tripcousins persuaded to join inchance got finally the for a bike tripfound a atlas for details about Mekongtrip to began at an altitude of 5,000mThe development of the journeyHomeworkWrite a composition about one of your own travels.
