Who
and
What
Wang Kun and ___ his _____ sister Wang Wei are dreaming about _____________________. taking a great bike trip
Where and How
They have the idea to ____ _____ cycle along the Mekong River from ______ where it
______ _____ it _____. begins to where ends
Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister She insisted that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.
A diagram(图表) of the text
1. prepare to take a bike trip
2.Wang Wei organized the trip.
3. Information about the MeKong River
Read the text in details.
Paragraph 1: Dream
Useful words and phrases
1.梦想做某事 dream of / about doing sth 2.骑自行车旅游 take a bike trip 3.说服…做… persuade sb to do 4.关心,介意 care about 5.改变主意 change one’s 6.下定决心 mind make up one’s 7.屈服,让步 mind give in 8.使某人对· · · · · 感兴趣 get sb interested in
The Mekong River
The Nile River
The great rivers in the world Names of river Lancang River Seine [sein]塞纳河 Nile Kongo 刚果河 Amazon 亚马逊河 Mississippi Thames [temz]泰晤士河 Location(位置) England Egypt Central Africa the US France China Brazil
The Changjiang River –长江
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
This is the famous river in Guangdong Province.
The Pearl River
This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.
The Mekong River
Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?
China
Myanmar Laos
Thailand
Cambodia Vietnam
South China Sea
Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ?
Sometimes, the river becomes a ________ waterfall and enters ____ wide ______. valleys
After, It travels slowly through low valleys to _____________. __________ plains(平原)
Paragraph 3: Preparation
What can they see during the journey?
It begins in a ____________ glacier(冰川) on a _______ Tibetan _________. mountain
Then, it ______ moves quickly. It becomes ______ rapids as it passes through deep ______. valleys
delta
三角洲
At last, the river _____ delta enters the South China Sea.
New words about geography: altitude glacier rapids valley waterfall plain delta 海拔高度 冰河 急流 (山 )谷 瀑布 平原 三角洲
Brain Storming
travel along a river to make electricity
How do people who live beside a river make use of it?
to irrigate(灌溉) their fields go swimming
Lan Chang River
The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.
Reading
Journey down the Mekong Part 1 The dream and the plan
Unit 3
Travel journal
Reading
Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?
This river is called our mother river.
The Yellow River – 黄河
This river is the longest one in China.