Book 1 unit 3 travel journal reading

Book1unit3traveljournalJourneyDowntheMekongreadingIntroductionTheMekongisthelargestriverinSouthEastAsiaataround4,500kmslong.TherivercomesfromtheTibetinChina,flowingthroughTibet,Myanmar(缅甸),Laos(老挝),Thailand,Cambodia(柬埔寨)andtheMekongdeltainVietnam.TheTibetansknowtheriverasthe“Turbulent(动荡的)River,theCambodiansasGreatWater,theVietnameseastheNineDragonsRiverandclosertohometheThaiandLaopeoplerefertoitasMaiNamKong-MotherofWaters!TheMekonghasalonghistoryofexplorationandofbothslowandmodernboatscarryingpassengersalongit'swaters.ItiswellknownattheGoldenTriangle.IfyouaregoingtocyclealongtheentireMekongRiver,whatwouldyouprepareforyourtravelaccordingtotheinformationyouhaveknownandyourtravelexperiences?timeweatherroutemoneywhattotakeWhattoconsider？Whattoprepare?localconditionsandcustomscampingequipmentrepairtoolsridingequipmentfoodaccommodationpillsSkimmingforgeneralideapreparationforthetripWangWeiplansthetripandsheisstubborn.WedecidetocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverSkimthetextandchoosethemainideaforeachparagraph.Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Whatisthemainideaofthetext?ThetextmainlytalksaboutWangKunandWangWei’splanandpreparationsfortheirtripalongtheMekongRiver.1.who3.what4.where2.whoScanningforspecificinformationScanthepassageandthenlistthecountriesthattheMekongRiverflowsthrough.LaosThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamChinaChina(thesource)LaosBurma(Myanmar缅甸）ThailandCambodiaVietnamTheSouthChinaSea(theend)LaosBurmaThailandCambodiaVietnamParagraph1:DreamSincemiddleschool…Twoyearsago…Lastyear…Whenwegraduatedfromcollege…nowMysisterWangWeiandIhave___________________taking______________.Wefinally__________________.She_____________metobuy_________________.She_______________________.She_____________________________________________.abiketripamountainbikevisitedourcounsinsgotthechanceisplanningourscheduleforthetripdreamedaboutpersuadedThesecondparagraphWhydoesWangKunthinkhissisterisstubborn?1)Althoughshedidn’tknowthebestwayof…sheinsisted(坚持)that2)Shegavemeadetermined(坚定的)look--...shewouldn't3)……atanaltitude(海拔高度)ofmorethan……sheseemedtobeaboutit.4)Theairwouldbehardtoanditwouldbeveryandshesaiditwouldbeansheorganizethetripproperly.changehermindexcitedbreathecoldinterestingexperiencepara.3thechangeoftheMekongRiverTheMekongRiverbeginsinonaTibetanmountain.Atfirsttheriveris_____andthewaterisand.glaciersmallclearcoldItbecomesasitpassesthroughdeep________,travelingacrosswesternYunnanProvince.rapidsvalleysSometimestheriverbecomesaandenterswidevalleys.waterfallAfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomes,and______.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspaceslows.widebrownwarmItmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystothewherericegrows.Atlast,theriverenterstheSouthChinaSea.plainsdeltaⅡ.阅读文章FOURNEYDWONTHEMEKONG,完成下面的表格.PeopleWangWeiandWangKunTheiridea1.______________________________Transport2.______________________________Theircharacters*WangWei:Beingdeterminedbut3.___Notcaringabout4._______Beingexcitedaboutthetrip*WangKun:BeingcarefulandpatientHavingtriedto5._________hissistertochangehermindTotake/TakingagreattripBybikedetailspersuadestubbornTheirdifficulties♦Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan6.________________♦Theairwillbehard7.____________♦Itwillbe8.____________TheintroductionoftheMekongRiver♦TheMekongRiverbeginsin9._______onaTibetanmountainandenterstheSouthChinaSeaatlast.♦10._____________oftheriverisinChina.5000metrestobreatheverycoldglacierHalfPart1WarmingUp&Reading[读写任务]Ⅰ.仔细阅读课本第18页的文章,判断正误.1.WangWeiboughtWangKunanexpensivemountainbikeforthetripalongtheMekongRiver.()2.WangWeiissostubbornthatshehardlylistenstoWangKun.()3.WangWeiknowsthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,soshewantstoorganizethetrip.()4.WangWeicaresaboutdetailsandisorganizingthetripverycarefully.()5.Beforethetrip,WangWeiandWangKunwenttothelibrarytolookuptheinformationabouttheMekongRiver.()6.TheMekongRiverenterstheSouthChinaSeaatlast()FFFTTTInformationcheckingquestions•PostreadingReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.WhatwasWangKunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?2.WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?3.WhatisWangMei’sshortcoming?4.WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?5.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?WhereisthesourceoftheMekongandwhichseadoesitenter?6.WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?1.Theirideawastotakealongbiketrip.2.WangWeiplannedthetrip.3.Shecanbereallystubborn.4.Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres,whereitishardtobreatheandcold.5.Youcanseethesourceglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfallsandplains.ThesourceoftheriverisinQinghaiProvinceanditenterstheSouthChinaSea.6.WangKun’scharacter:enthusiastic,critical,sensibleWangWei’scharacter:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-takingMekongDelta,VietnamSomepicturesabouttheMekongRiver.TheMekonginLaosFloatingmarketofCầnThơ(芹苴，越南),MekongDelta