B. Careful. D. Organized.
2. How did they get the information about Mekong they needed? A. Surfing the Internet. B. Asking their teacher for help. C. Going to the library to find atlas . D. Asking the travel agent for help.
Skimming to get general ideas
main idea
The passage is mainly about _W_a_n__g_K__u_n_ andW__a_n_g_W__e_i dreamed of taking a great __b_i_k_e _t_r_ip_ along the Mekong River.
Revision
persuade cycle graduate finally schedule determine determined stubborn organize valley journey
altitude rapids pace bend ever since be fond of care about change one’s mind make up one’s mind give in
4. What’s the name of the Chinese part of the river?
Scanning
Answer the questions below
5.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?
Learning goals:
1. To know about Mekong river, and analyze the text.
2. To practice listening and using the skills of reading (skimming &scanning).
3. Learn to cooperate and share. Enjoy the beauty of nature
Paragraph 3:
more details about Mekong
At first, the river is small. Then it becomes r_a_p_i_d_s as it passed through deep _v_a_lle_y_s_,travelling across_w_e_s_t_e_r_n _Y_u_n_n_a_n Province. Sometimes the river becomes a_w_a_t_e_rf_a_lland enters _w__id_e__ v_a_l_le_y_s_.
The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.
Scanning
competition
1. Which word can’t be used to describe Wang
Wei?
A. Determined. C. Stubborn.
Scanning
Answer the questions below
1. How many people in the text? who are they?
2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?
3. Where is the source of the Mekong River?
Skimming Match the paragraph and the main idea.
Para 1
Different attitudes between Wangkun and Wangwei
ra 2 Para 3
Wangkun and Wangwei planed to take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.
Unit3 Travel journal
Period 2 listening & reading
Find the countries the Mekong River flows through.
China 中国 Laos 老挝 Myanmar 缅甸 Thailand 泰国 Cambodia 柬埔寨 Vietnam 越南
The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
6. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?
more details about Mekong
At last the river delta enters t_h_e_S__o_u_th__C_h_i_n_a__S_e_a.
summary
The Mekong River begins in a _g_l_a_c_ie_r_ on a mountain. At first the river is _s_m_a_l_l_ and the water is _c_le_a_r_ and _c_o_ld_. Then it begins to move q__u_ic_k_l_y_. It becomes _r_a_p_id_s_ as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a _w_a_t_e_rf_a_l_l and enters wide valleys.
Glacier rapids valley waterfall plain delta.
Paragraph 3:
more details about Mekong
The Mekong begins
in a __g_l_a_c_ie_r_
on a mountain in
Qinghai Province.
Paragraph 3:
more details about Mekong
It makes wide_b_e_n_d_s_or meanders through __lo__w_v_a_ll_e_y_s_ to the_p_l_a_in_s_where rice grows.
Paragraph 3: