1、Unit 3Travel JournalPre-reading and Reading1Yangtze AmazonCan you guess what the names of these rivers are?YellowPearlNile2Discuss in groups of four and match the great rivers with their locations(位置)in the world in the following form.3Names of riverLocation(位置)Lancang RiverSeinesein塞纳河NileKongo刚果Am
2、azon亚马逊河MississippiThamestemz泰晤士河EnglandEgyptCentral Africa the USFranceChinaBrazil The great rivers in the world4How do people who live beside a river make use of it?Braingo swimmingtravel along a riverto irrigate(灌溉)their fieldsto make electricitystormingPre-readingII(2m)5Journey down the MekongRe
3、ading6The countries the Mekong River flows through:China,Myanmar,Laos,Thailand,Cambodia,VietnamReading 7LaosThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamPre-reading The Mekong River8Listen to the tape and get the main idea of each paragraph:Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream.Para.2Wang Wei is stubborn.Para.3 Prep
4、aring for their trip.9Discuss the text in details.10Who and whatWang Kun and _ _ Wang Wei are dreaming about_.his sistertaking a great bike trip11Where and HowThey have the idea to _ _the Mekong River from _ it _to _ it _.cycle alongwherebeginswhereends12What can they see during the journey?It begin
5、s in a _ on a _ _.glacierTibetanmountain13Then,it_ quickly.It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalleys14Sometimes,the river becomes a _ and enters _ _.wide valleyswaterfall15 After,It travels slowly through _,_,and_.hills low valleys plains16At last,the river _ entersthe South China S
6、ea.delta171.What are Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?Their idea was to take a great bike trip.182.Who planed the trip to the Mekong?Wang Wei.193.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
7、 Sea.204.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?You can see glacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls and plains.5.The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.21Some proverbs:Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者。No success in life merely happens.人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。22
