Unit3TraveljournalReadingLearningaims1.ToletstudentshaveanunderstandingofMekong.2.Tofindoutthepassage’smainidea.3.Tostrenghtenstudents’abilityofreadingandcomprehension.HerearesomefamousriversinChina.Doyouknowtheirnames?WhichriveristhelongestriverinChina.ChangJiangRiverTheYangtzeRiverWhichriveriscalledourmotherriver.TheYellowRiverTheworldhasmanygreatrivers.Canyounamesome?ThegreatriversintheworldNamesofriverLocationNile(尼罗河)Mississippi(密西西比河)Thames(泰晤士河)Amazon(亚马逊河)Seine(塞纳河)USAEnglandEgyptFranceBrazil(巴西)persuadecyclegraduatefinallyschedulefondshortcomingstubbornorganizedetail说服;劝说骑自行车毕业最后;终于时间表喜爱的;慈爱的缺点顽固的;固执的组织;成立细节vocabularysourcedeterminedeterminedjourneyaltitudeatlasglacierrapidsvalleywaterfallpacebend来源;水源决定;确定坚决的;有决心的旅行;旅程海拔高度;高处地图冰河;冰川急流流域瀑布缓慢而行弯;拐角Phrasesdreamabout/ofmountainbikepersuadesbtodosthgraduatefromgetthechancetodosthplanscheduleforbefondof梦想做某事山地车劝说sb做sth毕业于得到做sth的机会为……制定计划喜爱thebestwayofdoingsthadeterminedlookchangeone’smindseemtobe…makeupone’smindgiveinpassthrough做sth的最好方式一个坚定的眼神改变主意似乎……下定决心屈服;投降经过;通过JourneyDownTheMekongHowmuchdoyouknowaboutMekongLanCangRiverTheMekongRiverCanyoulistthecountriesthattheMekongflowsthrough?TheMekongRiveriscalled_____________inChina.Itgoesthrough_________________,_________,_________,_________andpoursintothe________________.LancangRiverMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouthChinaSeaOutofChina,itiscalledtheMekongRiverInChinaitiscalledTheLancangRiver–澜沧江湄公河湄公河(MekongRiver),干流全长4908公里,是亚洲最重要的跨国水系,世界第十长河流;主源为扎曲,发源于中国青海省玉树藏族自治州杂多县。流经中国、老挝、缅甸、泰国、柬埔寨和越南,于越南胡志明市流入南海。流域除中国和缅甸外,均为湄公河委员会成员国。湄公河上游在中国境内,称为澜沧江,长2157.8公里在中国境外称作湄公河,长2750.2公里。下游三角洲在越南境内,越南称之为九龙江。JourneydowntheMekongReadingPart1ThedreamandtheplanSkimming(Fast-Reading)Skimmingtogetthemainidea•Thetextmainlytellsusabout_____________________ofWangKunandWangWeiandhowtheywillcyclealongthe_____________.*SkimmingMatchthemainideawitheachparagraphPara.1Para.2Para.3A.ThepreparationbeforethetripanddetailsaboutMekongriverB.DifferentattitudesbetweenwangkunandwangweiC.DecidingtotakeagreatbiketripalongtheMekongriver•Thetextmainlytellsusabout_____________________ofWangKunandWangWeiandhowtheywillcyclealongthe_____________.thedreamandtheplanMekongRiverScanthetextandthenchoosethebestanswer.1.Whendidtheygetthechancetotakeabiketrip?______A.DuringmiddleschoolB.AftergraduatingfrommiddleschoolC.DuringcollegetimeD.Aftergraduatingfromcollege√2.WhatdoesWangKunthinkofhersister?A.Foolishandstubborn.B.Foolishbutdetermined.C.Stubbornbutdetermined.D.Unkindandstubborn.3.Whatdidtheydobeforethetrip?A.Theyhadaverygoodrest.B.Theytalkedwiththeirparentsaboutit.C.Theywerefulloffear.D.Theyhadpreparedwellforit.√√4.WhyisitdifficulttobreatheinQinghaiProvince?A.BecauseofthecoldweatherB.BecauseofthelowattitudeC.BecauseofthehighaltitudeD.Becausefotherivers5.Fromthetext,weknowthat____.A.TheirtripwassuccessfulbecauseoftheirpreparationsB.TheyknewverywellaboutteMekongRiverbeforeC.TheirtripwouldbeverydifficultbutinterestingD.TheyenjoyedthemselvesverymuchWhoandWhatWangKunand___________WangWeiaredreamingabout_____________________.hissistertakingagreatbiketripParagraph1:DreamCarefulreadingWhereandHowTheyhavetheideato_________theMekongRiverfrom______it______to_____it_____.cyclealongwherebeginswhereendsCarefulreadingParagraph2:AstubbornsisterShethesourceoftheriverandbegintheirjourneythere.shehas,nothingcanchangeit.insistedthattheyfindOncemadeuphermindCarefulreadingWhatcantheyseeduringthejourney?Itbeginsina____________on_________________________.glacier(冰川)amountainParagraph3:PreparationCarefulreadinginQinghaiProvinceThen,it______quickly.Itbecomes______asitpassesthroughdeep______.movesrapidsvalleysCarefulreadingSometimes,theriverbecomesa________andenters__________.widevalleyswaterfallCarefulreadingAfter,Ittravelsslowlythrough__________to_____________.lowvalleysplains(平原)CarefulreadingAtlast,theriver_____enterstheSouthChinaSea.deltadelta三角洲CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatwasWangkunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?2.WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?3.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongandwhichseadoesitenter?4.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?5.WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?Answers:1.Theirideawastotakealongbiketrip.2.WangWeiplannedthetrip.3.ThesourceoftheriverisinQinghaiProvinceanditentersthesouthChinaSea.4.Youcanseethesourceglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls,andplains.5.Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.DiscussionCouldyouusesomewordsorphrasestodescribethecharacteristicsofWangWeiandWangKun?性格WangWei:stubborn,confident,organized,imaginative,risk—takingWangkun:enthusiastic,critical,sensible,thoughtfulLookatthefollowingsentencesinthisPara2andexplaintheminyourownwords.1.…mysisterdoesn’tcareaboutdetails.2.Shegavemeadeterminedlook—thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.1.…mysisterdoesn’tcareaboutdetails.Thismeansthatshehasconcentratedonthebroadoutlineofthetripbutnotthedetails.2.Shegavemeadeterminedlook—thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.Thissentencemeansth