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Unit3TraveljournalReadingzxxkCanyouguesswhatthenamesoftheseriversare?Thisriveriscalledourmotherriver.TheYellowRiver–黄河ThisriveristhelongestoneinChina.TheChangjiangRiver–长江ThisisthefamousriverinGuangdongProvince.ThePearlRiverThisriverbeginsinQinghaiProvinceandflowsthroughseveralcountries.TheMekongRiverTheNileRiverNamesofriverLocation(位置)LancangRiverSeine[sein]塞纳河NileKongo刚果河Amazon亚马逊河MississippiThames[temz]泰晤士河EnglandEgyptCentralAfricatheUSFranceChinaBrazilThegreatriversintheworldHowdopeoplewholivebesidearivermakeuseofit?goswimmingtravelalongarivertoirrigate(灌溉)theirfieldstomakeelectricityBrainStormingLanCangRiverTheMekongRiverCanyoulistthecountriesthattheMekongflowsthrough?ChinaMyanmar(缅甸)Thailand(泰国)Cambodia(柬埔寨)Vietnam(越南)TheMekongRiverflowsthrough….Laos(老挝)CanyoutellthedifferencesbetweentheMekongRiverandtheLancangRiver?JourneydowntheMekongReadingPart1ThedreamandtheplanFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph:(chooseA.B.C)Paragraph1:_____________Paragraph2:_____________Paragraph3:_____________A.Preparation;B.Dream;C.stubbornsisterDreamPreparationAstubbornsisterTheauthorandhissister’sdreamandpreparationsfortheirtrip.Paragraph1:DreamSincemiddleschool…Aftergraduatingfromcollege…Twoyearsago…Lastyear…Then….….finallygotthechancetotake…..….persuadedmetobuy….…..visitedour……,DaoWeiandYuHangat…….inKunming.…..boughtanexpensive…….mysisterWangWei……havedreamedabouttaking……….Itwas….whofirsthadtheideato…from…..to……TheLancangRiver–澜沧江InChinaitiscalledOutofChina,itiscalledtheMekongRiverReadthetextindetails.WhoandWhatWangKunand________WangWeiaredreamingabout_____________________.hissistertakingagreatbiketripParagraph1:DreamWhereandHowTheyhavetheideato_________theMekongRiverfrom______it______to_____it_____.cyclealongwherebeginswhereendsParagraph2:AstubbornsisterSheinsistedthattheyfindthesourceoftheriverandbegintheirjourneythere.Onceshehasmadeuphermind,nothingcanchangeit.Whatcantheyseeduringthejourney?Itbeginsina______________ona________________.glacier(冰川)TibetanmountainParagraph3:PreparationThen,it______quickly.Itbecomes______asitpassesthroughdeep______.movesrapidsvalleysSometimes,theriverbecomesa________andenters__________.widevalleyswaterfallAfter,Ittravelsslowlythrough__________to_____________.lowvalleysplains(平原)Atlast,theriver_____enterstheSouthChinaSea.deltadelta三角洲Readthewholepassagequicklyanddecidewhichisthemainideaofthepassage._______A.ThedreamofWangKunandWangWeiandtheirpreparationforthebiketrip.B.TheirdreamandthejourneydowntheMekong.C.TheirplantotraveldowntheMekongandtheattitudesoftwopeople.D.ThepropertripdowntheMekong.ANewwordsaboutgeography:altitude海拔高度glacier冰河rapids急流valley(山)谷waterfall瀑布plain平原delta三角洲1.梦想做某事2.骑自行车旅游3.说服……做……4.关心,介意5.改变主意6.下定决心7.屈服,让步8.使某人对……感兴趣dreamof/aboutdoingsthtakeabiketrippersuadesbtodocareaboutchangeone’smindmakeupone’smindgiveingetsbinterestedinUsefulwordsandphrases1.WhatwasWangKunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?Theirideawastotakeagreatbiketrip.comprehending2.WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?WangWei.3.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?ThesourceoftheriverisinQinghaiProvinceanditenterstheSouthChinaSea.4.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?Youcanseeglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfallsandplains.glaciervalleyrapidsdeltawaterfallplain5.WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?Thejourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.6.WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?WangKun’scharacter:enthusiastic,critical,sensibleWangWei’scharacter:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-takingWangWei’sandWangKun’sattitudetothetrip:WangWeibelieves…1.Theymust_______________wheretheriverbeginsinordertoseealloftheMekong.2.Theydon’tneedto_______much.startinQinghaiprepare1.Itistoo______________tostartinQinghai.2.That_____________isveryimportant.coldandhighusinganatlasWangKunbelieves…ItsoundsawonderfultripandIwouldlovetobeabletodoatriplikethatmyselfoneday.Myattitude:2.Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.1.Shegavemeadeterminedlook-thekindthatsaidthatshewouldnotchangehermind.Herlookwasresolute(坚决的).Itseemedthatshewouldnevergiveupherideas.2.…mysisterdoesnotcareaboutdetails.Mysisterdoesnotpaymuchattentiontodetails.Sheconcentratesontheboaroutlineofthetripbutnottheparticulars:wheretheywillsay,whattheywilltakewiththem.3.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.TheMekongriverflowsslowlyandgentlythroughthevalleysandreachesthefarmingplains.4.Chooseaparagraphfromthepassagetomakeupadialogue.WANGWEI:Youknow,we’vealwayswantedtodoalongbiketrip.Whydon’twegoononeafterwegraduatefromcollege?WANGKUN:That’sagoodidea.…Groupwork5.Comparethefollowingsentenceswithdifferentstressesandexplainthemeaning.EXAMPLE:WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.Notonlymysister,butalsoIwassurprisedtolearnthat.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.Wedidn’tknowthis.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.WethoughtthatmaybemorethanhalfwasinChina.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.Wedidn’t