Buzhaoqing2014年10月12Learningaims:•1.Tounderstandthereadingpassage.•2.Todevelopourreadingandexpressingskills.•3.Tolearnaboutthevalueoftraveling.Lead-inQ1.Doyouliketraveling?Q2.Whydoyouliketraveling?Q3.Ifyouhaveachancetotravel,howwillyougothere?travelingIncreaseourknowledgeBegoodtohealthMakefriendsRelaxourselvesonfootbybikebyplane/byairbybusbyboat/ship/seabytrainWarmingUp(groupwork)TransportAdvantagesDisadvantagesbustrainshipairplane1.Verycheap2.EfficientforshortjourneysTakeslongerthanthetrainorplane.1.Fasterthanbus,cheaperthanplane2.endsinthecentreofthetown/city.Takeslongerthantheplane.1.Cheaperthanplane1.Moreexpensivethantrain2.Notconvenientforvisitinginlandplaces1.Quick2.Efficient3.Providesmeals1.Expensive2.Journeyendsfarfromthecity.Howdopeoplewholivealongariveruseit?Pre-readingirrigatetheirfieldsmakeelectricitygoswimminggofishingtravelalongtheriver……YellowRiverMississippi(USA)Thames(England)NileRiver(Egypt)WhichcountriesdoestheMekongRiverflowthrough?China,中国Laos,老挝Myanmar,缅甸Thailand,泰国Cambodia柬埔寨Vietnam.越南JourneyDownTheMekongReading:PreparationsAstubornsisterDream.Para1Para2Para3Fast-readingMatchtheparagraphandthemainidea.CarefulReading1.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,theydecidetotakeatrip_____•A.alongtheentireMekongriver•B.alloverChina•C.inanothercountry•D.inkunming2.WhatdoesWangkunthinkofhissister?A.FoolishandstubbornB.FoolishbutC.stubbornbutdeterminedD.Unkindandstubborn3.Whatdidtheydobeforethetrip?A.TheyhadaverygoodrestB.TheytalkedwiththeirparentsaboutitC.TheywerefulloffearD.Theyhadpreparedwellforit4.Thetextmainlytellsusthat____A.theauthorandhissisterareplanningthewinterholidayB.theyexperiencedsomethingduringtheretripinQinghaiC.somethingunusualhappenedduringthetripD.theyplanedandmadepreparationsfortheirtrip5.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____A.TheirtripwouldbeverydifferentbutinterestingB.theirtripwouldbeeasybecauseoftheircarefulpreparationsC.theyknewverywellabouttheMekongRiverbeforethetripD.theywouldbeginthetripfromYunnanConsoladationFillintheblanksaccordingtothetextonpage40Homework:2.Readthepassageandthenewwords1.Page20,exercise1,2,3