1、persuadecycling graduatefinallyscheduleshortcomingstubbornorganizevt.说服；劝说n.骑自行车vi.毕业 n.大学毕业生adv.最后;终于n.时间表；进度表vt.为某事安排时间n.缺点adj.顽固的；固执的vt.组织；成立Words previewdeterminejourneyaltitudevalleypacebendvt.决定；确定；下定决心n.旅行；旅程n.海拔高度；高处n.山谷；流域vi.缓慢而行；踱步n.一步;速度;步调n.角;拐角vt.(使)弯曲vi.弯身;弯腰Words previewever sincebe f
2、ond ofcare aboutchange ones mindmake up ones mindgive in从那以后喜爱；喜欢关心；忧虑；惦念改变主意下决心；决定投降；屈服；让步Expressions previewWords and expressions of Unit 3 transport vt.n._disadvantage n.(反义词)Prefer vt.n.persuade(adj.)(n.)graduate(n.)(n.)_ transport/transportationadvantage preferencepersuasionpersuasivegraduategr
3、aduationdetermine（adj.)_ （n.）_reliable(v.）_ organize（n.）._experience(n.)_ (adj.)_ detail（adj.）_ finally（adj.）_ boil(adj.)_ (adj.)_ determineddeterminationrelyorganizationexperienceexperienceddetailedfinalboilingboiled 1.Many people live beside a river.How do they make use of it in their daily life?P
4、re-readingirrigate their fieldsmake electricitygo swimminggo fishingtravel along the riverHere are some famous rivers in China.Do you know their names?This river is called our mother river.The Yellow RiverThis river is the longest one in China.The Changjiang RiverThis is the famous river in Guangdon
5、g Province.The Pearl RiverThis river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.TheMekong RiverLaosThailandVietnamMyanmarCambodiaLook at the map on page 18 and list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.ChinaSouth China SeaIntroductionThe Mekong is the largest river i
6、n South East Asia at around 4,500 kms long.The river comes from the Tibet in China,flowing through Tibet,Myanmar(缅甸),Laos(老挝),Thailand,Cambodia(柬埔寨)and the Mekong delta in Vietnam.The Tibetans know the river as the“Turbulent (动荡的)River,the Cambodians as Great Water,the Vietnamese as the Nine Dragons
7、 River and closer to home the Thai and Lao people refer to it as Mai Nam Kong-Mother of Waters!The Mekong has a long history of exploration and of both slow and modern boats carrying passengers along its waters.It is well known at the Golden Triangle.Journey down the MekongReadingPart 1 The dream an
8、d the plan2.Get the main idea of each paragraph1.Whats the style of the passageTravel JournalA diagram(图表)of the text1.prepare to take a bike trip2.Wang Wei organized the trip3.Information about the MeKong River2.Who are they?1.How many people are there in the story?Four.They are Wang Kun,Wang Wei,D
9、ao Wei and Yu Hang.3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.4.What was their dream?Their dream was to take a great bike trip.5.Whats the plan?The plan was to cycle along the Mekong River.1,Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it e
10、nter?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.2.Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?why?Yes.The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.3.Can you find some words to describe the feelings of
11、 Wang Wei about the trip?Determined,excited,interestedAttitudes 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 a lot of the Mekong.4.that most of the Mekong will be found i
12、n 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 Qinghai.2.that using an atlas is very important.4.Who do you thin
13、k 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.Wherever we go we need an atlas so that we will not lose our way.5.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Wang
14、 Kuns character:enthusiastic,critical,sensible,carefulWang Weis character:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,adventurousThe Mekong RiverIt 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 gla
15、cier on a Tibetan mountainquicklydeep valleysChinathe Southeast Asialow valleys to plainsthe South China Sea What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?You can see glacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfall and plains.glacierwaterfallplainvalleyrapidsdelta 1.Wang kun and Wang Wei are brothe
16、r 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.TFTT（1）T/F5.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library.6.Mekong river begins at glac
17、ier 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.FFFTRead the text again and fill in the blanks.My name is Wang Wei.My brother Wang Kun and I have _ taking a great bike trip.When we _ from college,
18、we decided to ride bicycles to travel along the Mekong River.Although I didnt know the best way of getting to places,I _ I organize the trip _.When I knew that the journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,I seemed to be _ about it.dreamed of/aboutgraduatedinsistedproperlyexcitedW
19、hen I was told the air there would be cold and hard to _,I thought it would be an interesting _.Once I have _,nothing can change it.So Wang Kun had to _.Because I wouldnt change my mind,someone says I am a little _,but I think I am just a person with great determination.stubbornbreatheexperiencemade
20、 up my mindgive inComplete this passageEver since _ _,I and Wang Wei have dreamed about having a great _ _.It was Wang Wei who first had the idea to _ along the entire Mekong River from where it _ to where it _.My sister doesnt _ _details,because he doesnt know the best way of getting to places.midd
21、le schoolbike tripcyclebeginsendscare aboutComplete this passage When I told her the difficulties we would come across during the journey,she gave me a _ look-the kind that said she would not _ _ _.I know once she has _ _ _ _,nothing can change it.I had to _ _.determinedchangeher mindmade up her mindgive inHomework1.Read the text again,underline the important words and phrases and find out the difficult sentences for you.2.Retell the text using your own words.
