1、Module 1 Unit 3 Reading-Journey Down The Mekong Here are some famous rivers in China and other countries.Do you know their names?Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?The Yellow RiverThis river is the longest one in China.The Changjiang RiverThis is the famous river in Guangdong Province.
2、The Pearl RiverAmazon RiverMississippi RiverThames RiverNile River The Mekong RiverJourney Down The MekongPart I THE DREAM AND THE PLANMekongLancang RiverSouth seaCan you list the countries that the Mekong River flows through?ChinaLaosMyanmar/BurmaThailandCambodiaVietnamWhile-readingLets read the te
3、xt and try to finish the following tasks.Read the passage and try to get the main idea of this text and each para.The text is about _A.the author and her sisters plan about their winter holiday.B.the experience during the author and her sisters trip in Qinghai.C.the author and his sisters plan and p
4、reparations for their trip.D.anecdotes that happened during their trip.Task 1SkimmingWang Weis shortcoming and her determinationThe preparation before the trip&details about Mekong RiverThe dream of taking a great bike trip Para 1Para 2Para 3Match the paragraph and the main idea.1.Who will travel do
5、wn the Mekong?2.Where are they going?3.How are they getting there?4.Who will prepare for the trip?Task 2 Fast reading 1.Who will travel in the text?2.Where are they going?3.How are they getting there?4.Who will prepare for the trip?Wang Kun,Wang Wei,Dao Wei and Yu Hang Travel along the Mekong river
6、Go there by bike Wang Wei(Wang Kun s sister)PeopleThe DreamDestination(目的地)Time(When did they have the chance)Wang Wei,Wang Kun Dao Wei and Yu Hangtaking a great bike tripalong the Mekong Riverwhen they graduated from collegeTask 3 Careful readingpara1Para21.Where is the source of Mekong river?2.Is
7、it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong river?3.Whats the authors attitude towards his sister,Wang Wei?A.He doesnt like her at all.B.He is fond of her but he thinks she is stubborn.C.He has to obey her because she is his sisterD.He thinks that her knowledge of geography is very poor.In Qing
8、hai ProvinceYesThe long journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very coldWhat can they see during the journey down the Mekong?It begins in a _ on a _ in Qinghai Province.At first the river is _ and the water is _ and _.glaciermountainPara3smallclearcol
9、dThen,it_ quickly.It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalleys As it enters Southeast Asia,it travels slowly through _ to _.low valleys plains(平原)At last,the river _ entersthe South China sea.deltaTask4 A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have _ about taking a great bike trip.when they _ f
10、rom college.They _ to _ along the Mekong River with their _.Wang Wei is very _.Once she is _ to do something she will never _ her mind.Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike,she _ that they find the _ of the river and begin their journey there.dreamedgraduateddecidedcyclec
11、ousinsstubborndeterminedchangeinsistedsourceTask5:DiscussionDiscuss and choose one place of interest that you would like to visit,and make a plan for the trip._s travel plan Destination_ Transport _ length of travel _preparation _Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的.Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者.生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的.Homework1.Read the passage again and find out the phrases and sentences you cant understand.2.Finish the exercises on the exercise book.Best wishes
