Unit3TraveljournalReading:JourneydowntheMekongCeliaPearlRiverYangtzeRiverYellowRiverDoyouthinkhowpeoplemakeuseofriversintheirdailylife?toirrigate(灌溉)thefields.togoswimminginitinsummer.tomakeelectricity.……JourneydowntheMekong____________downadv.向下WheredoesMekongRiverbeginsandends?ChinaMyanmarThailandCambodiaVietnamLancangRiverLaos2.Whatcountriesdoesitflowthrough?MekongRiverReadingPartI:THEDREAMANDTHEPLANskimming•Whoisthewriter?•Wheredotheywanttogo?•Whofirsthadtheidea?WangKunTheMekongRiver.WangWei.scanningMatchthemainideawiththecorrectparagraphPara.1Para.2Para.3A.Thegeographicalinformationoftheriver.B.TheplanofthescheduleforthetripC.ThedreamofcyclingalongtheMekongRiverPara.1:Whatistheirplan?Participants(参与者)TraffictoolStartingplaceDestination(目的地)WangWei,WangKun,DaoWeiandYuHangMountainbikeWheretheMekongbeginsWhereitendsCarefulreadingPara.2:TrueorFalse()1.WangWeiinsistedsheorganizethetrip,becausesheknowstheproperwaytogettotheplaces.()2.OnceWangWeihasdecidedsomething,nothingwillchangehermind.()3.WangWeifeelsworriedwhenshelearnsaboutthedifficultiesofthetrip.FTF4.WhatisWangWei’sattitudetothetrip?A.Shewasconfidentaboutit.B.Shewasworriedaboutthedifficulties.C.Shedidalotofpreparationsaboutit.D.Sheplannedtheschedulecarefully.Para3:findoutthegeographicalterms(地理术语).glacierrapidsvalleydeltabends/meanderswaterfallplainTheMekongbeginsina______onaMountaininQinghai.Then,itbecomes_____asitpassesthroughdeep_____,sometimesitbecomes_______.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itrunsslowly.Itmakes______or_________tothe________.Atlasttheriver______entersthe______________.Para.3:FindoutmoreinformationabouthowtheMekongchanges.glacierrapidsvalleysawaterfallbendsmeandersplaindeltaSouthChinaSea4.WhydidWangKunusethetitleJourneyDOWNTheMekong?DowntotheSouthItbeginsatanaltitudeof5000metres.Itrunsthroughlowvalleystotheplains,andtheriverdeltaenterstheSouthChinaSea.WangKunandWangWei’stravelplanjourneydestinationtransportscheduleinformationabouttheplaceexpectation……TheNationalHolidayiscoming,whereareyougoingtospendyourholiday?Task:MakeatravelplanforyourNationalHoliday.__________’stravelplanDestination:____________________Transport:_____________________Schedule:______________________Informationoftheplace:________Expectation:____________________HomeworkTrytocollectmoreinformationabouttheMekongRiverbysurfingtheinternetorconsultingbooks.