1、阅读Here are some famous rivers in the world.Do you know their names?The Yellow River 黄河the second largest in ChinaYou can never wash yourself clean even if you jump into the river.our mother riverThree Gorges Dam(三峡大坝)the third longest in the worldthe longest in China6300 kmThe Yangtze River长江In Egyp
2、tthe longest in the worldThe Nile River尼罗河Aswan Dam（阿斯旺大坝）Longest in BritainThe Thames River泰晤士河Mother river of BritainWhich countries does Mekong river flow through?ChinaMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamJourney Down The MekongNorthSouthdownSouth China SeaLearning aims 1.To grasp the main idea of t
3、he whole text 2.To understand how the author and his sister plan the trip.3.To retell the passage briefly.Step I:Fast readingIt is mainly about _ of Wang kun and Wang wei and their _ to cycle along the _.Mekong Riverthe dream preparationWhat is the passage mainly about?2 Match the main idea with eac
4、h paragraphPara.1Para.2Para.3A.Their preparation to look up informations about the Mekong riverB.It shows how stubbornhis sister is by insisting on her ideaC.Something about their dream and plan for the tripStep II.Careful reading Para.1:the dream1.What is their plan?Participants(参与者)Traffic toolSta
5、rting placeDestination(目的地)Wang Wei,Wang Kun,Dao Wei and Yu HangMountain bikeWhere the Mekong beginsWhere it ends/The end of the Mekong2.Translate the following sentence They are Dai(傣族）and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River,the chinese part of the river that is called the Mek
6、ong River in other countries.尝试翻译：他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，在其他国家（境内）叫湄公河。幻灯片 221.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and it is very cold.Paragraph 2:A stubborn
7、sister What does Wang Kun mean by saying,“the proper way is always her way”?A.Wang Wei is reliable(可信赖的),because she always knows the proper way.B.Wang Wei always insists on（坚持）her way,even though she doesnt know the proper way.C.Wang Kun thinks that his sister is stubborn and cant do anything prope
8、rly.D.Wang Kun thinks that his sister can find the best way to get to the places.2.Choicesglacierrapidsvalleywaterfallbends/meandersplainPara 3,the preparationsDo you know the geographical terms(地理术语)in this paragraphdeltaThe Mekong begins in a _ on a Tibetan Mountain.At last the river _ enters the
9、_Then,it becomes _ as it passes through deep _,sometimes it becomes _.As it enters Southeast Asia,it runs slowly.It makes _ or _ to the _.glacierrapidsvalleysa waterfallbendsmeandersplaindeltaSouth China SeaFind out more information about how the Mekong changes.Step III.Post-reading(Discussion)What
10、factors(因素）did Wang Kun and Wang Wei consider before their journey?journeyPlace to gotraffic toolinformation about the placeatlas scheduleEver 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.My sister doesnt _ _
11、 details,because shedoesnt know the best way of getting toplaces.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 _ _.Then we found an _ and knew clear about
12、the details of the Mekong Rivers geography.middle schoolbike tripcyclecare aboutdeterminedchang her mindmade up her mindgive inatlasHOMEWORK1.Read the passage and find out the sentences or expressions you appreciate.2.Surf on the internet,get more information about the Mekong River3.Try to retell the passage.Out of China,it is calledthe Mekong RiverIn China it is calledThe Lancang River 澜沧江
