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Unit3TravelJournalJourneyDownTheMekong武乡一中英语组段跃平Unit3TravelJournalJournalDownTheMekong武乡一中英语组段跃平•What’syouropinionoftravel？•Doyouliketraveling?•Why?Orwhynot?Yes,llovetravelingBroadenourview/mindEnrichourknowledge/experiencesMeetdifferentpeopleRelax,refreshourmindGettoknowthebeautyofnatureBringenjoymentandgoodmemoriesNo,Idon’t•Awasteoftimeandmoney•Makemetiredandexhausted•Maybedangerous•Toomanypeople•HavedifferentideasMatcheachwordtothepropermeanings1.rapid2.waterfall3.glacier4.delta5.plaina.Ahighplacefromwhichariversuddenlygoesdownb.Alargeflatplacec.Afast-movingpartofariverd.Alargebodyoficemovingslowlydownahighvalleye.Thelowplacewhereariverentersthesea.glacierwaterfallplainvalleyrapidsdeltaPlainglacierwaterfallRealityIdentityCreativityCreativityrapidsThemeGalleryisaDesignDigitalContent&ContentsmalldevelopedbyGuildDesignInc.valleyplainvalleywaterfallglacierrapidsTheChangjiangRiver(长江)TheYellowRiver(黄河)ThePearlRiver(珠江)TheHeilungkiangRiver(黑龙江)TheYarlungZangboRiver(雅鲁藏布江)ChartTitleinhere2003200420052006305070120-ThemeGalleryisaDesignDigitalContent&ContentsmalldevelopedbyGuildDesignInc.-ThemeGalleryisaDesignDigitalContent&ContentsmalldevelopedbyGuildDesignInc.Backgroundknowledge:TheLancang-MekongRiveristhesixthlongestriverintheworldanditisthelongestriverinSoutheastAsia.MekongRiveristhelifeblood（命脉）ofSoutheastAsia.TheMekongRiveristheheartandsoul（心脏和灵魂）ofmainlandSoutheastAsia.Thesixthlongestriverintheworld,theMekongruns4800kilometresfromitsheadwaters(源头)ontheTibetanPlateau（西藏高原）.ClicktoaddTitleThemeGalleryisaDesignDigitalContent&ContentsmalldevelopedbyGuildDesignInc.ClicktoaddTitleClicktoaddTitleClicktoaddText澜沧江澜沧江澜沧江湄公河美景湄公河美景湄公河美景Catfish(鲶鱼)TheLangcangRiver(澜沧江)TheMekongRiver(湄公河)WhatabouttheMekongRiver?IntroductionTheMekongisthelargestriverinSouthEastAsiaataround4,500kmslong.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.①LangcangRiver澜沧江MekongRiver湄公河ListthecountriesthattheMekongRiverflowsthroughChinaLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamMekongLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaMyanmarMyanmarChina(thesource)LaosBurma(Myanmar缅甸）ThailandCambodiaVietnamTheSouthChinaSea(theend)LaosBurmaThailandCambodiaVietnamScanthepassageandthenlistthecountriesthattheMekongRiverflowsthrough.LaosThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamChinaFastreading1.Who?andhissister2.What?Theyhadtheideato3.How?Theywantedtogoby4.When?TheyfinallygotthechanceafterWangKunWangWeicyclealongtheentireMekongRiver.bikegraduatingfromcollegeThispassageismadeupofthreeparagraphs.Nowreadthe1stparagraphandfillintheblanks.Canyoumatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea?Para1Para2para3Itshowsushowstubbornhissisteris.Ittellsussomethingabouttheirgreatdreamandhowtheystarted“thejourneydowntheMekong”tomaketheirdreamcometrue.ItintroducestoussomebasicknowledgeabouttheMekongRiverfromalargeatlas.Readthetextindetails.WhoandWhatWangKunand________WangWeiaredreamingabout_____________________.hissistertakingagreatbiketripParagraph1:DreamWhereandHowTheyhavetheideato_________theMekongRiverfrom______it______to_____it_____.cyclealongwherebeginswhereendsParagraph2:AstubbornsisterShethesourceoftheriverandbegintheirjourneythere.shehas,nothingcanchangeit.insistedthattheyfindOncemadeuphermindWhatcantheyseeduringthejourney?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ThefirstparagraphTheirdream:takingagreatbiketripHow?Itwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheidea...1)Twoyearsago:2)Then:3)Lastyear:SheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeShepersuadedWangKuntobuyone.Shevisitedtheircousinsandgottheminterestedincycling,tooThesecondparagraphWhydoesWangKunthinkhissisterisstubborn?1)Althoughshedidn’tknowthebestwayof…sheinsisted(坚持)that2)Shegavemeadetermined(坚定的)look--...shewouldn't3)……atanaltitude(海拔高度)ofmorethan……sheseemedtobeaboutit.4)Theairwouldbehardtoanditwouldbeveryandshesaiditwouldbeansheorganizethetripproperly.changehermindexcitedbreathecoldinterestingexperienceReadthe3rdparagraph,andfillintheblanksbelowTheMekongRiverTheMekongRiverbeginsina______onaTibetanmountain,movesquicklyandpassesthrough__________.Sometimesitbecomesa_________andenters___________.ThenitentersSoutheastAsia.Ittravelsslowlythrough____________________.Atlastitenters_______________glacierdeepvalleyswaterfallwidevalleyslowvalleysandtheplainsSouthChinaSeaReadthelastparagraphcarefullyDrawapictureofMekongaccordingtothedescriptionAnswerthequestionWhatcanyouseewhenyout