3. 新课标人教版课件系列 《高中英语》 必修 1- 3.3

4. Unit 3 Travel Journal ----Journey Down the Mekong (I)

6. rapids valley

7. glacier waterfall

8. plain

9. Cambodia

10. Laos

14. Nile （尼罗）

15. Seine （塞纳）

16. Some of the famous rivers in the world Yangtze River Yellow River Thames River Mississipi Congo river Congo River Yellow River

17. …… How they are great / important? (functions) travel along a river to irrigate their fields to make electricity go swimming

18. About the Mekong River

19. China Laos Vietnam Thailand Cambodia Burma South China Sea India

20. About the Mekong River 1,It begins at a ______ on a Tibetan mountain. 2, At first, the river is______, and the water is ____and ____. 3,Then, it begins to move_______. It becomes rapids as it passes through ______ valleys, traveling across _______ Yunnan Province. 4, After it leaves _______ and the high altitude, it becomes_____, brown and______. 5, As it enters _________Asia, it travels ______through hills and low valleys. 6, At last, the river’s delta enters the ____ ____ ____. glacier small clearcold quickly deep western China wide warm southeast slowly South China Sea

21. Journey Down the Mekong Part I THE DREAM AND THE PLAN

22. Skimming: Read the passage and try to get the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 Para2 Para3 A.It shows us how stubborn his sister is by insisting on her idea about their plan. B.It tells us something about their great dream and how they started “the journey down the Mekong” to make their dream come true. C.It introduces to us some basic knowledge about the Mekong River from large atlas.

23. People The Dream Destination( 目的地 ) Time (When did they have the chance) Wang Wei and Wang Kun … taking a great bike trip along the Mekong River when they graduated from college Para1

24. Para2 1.Where is the source of Mekong river? 2. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong river? 3.What’s the author’s attitude towards his sister, Wang Wei? A.He doesn’t like her at all. B.He is a bit proud of her and admires her. C.He has to obey her because she is his sister D.He thinks that her knowledge of geography is very poor. Yes ． The long journey begins at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold ．

25. Reading comprehension 1.The text is about __________ A.the author and her sister’s plan about their winter holiday. B.the experience during the author and her sister’s trip in Qinghai. C.the author and his sister’s plan and preparations for their trip. D.anecdotes that happened during their trip. 2.According to the text, which of the following statements is NOT true? A.Wang Kun thinks that it is too cold and too high to start their trip in Qinghai B.They found a large atlas with good maps in the library. C.At first, the Mekong River is small, and the water is clear and warm. D.The Mekong River finally flows into the South China Sea.

26. 3.It is hard to breathe in Qinghai Province_______. A.because the weather is cold. B.because of the high altitude C.because of the rivers D.because of the low altitude 4.From the text we can infer_______ A.their trip will be very difficult B.their trip will be very easy because they have prepared a lot. C.They must be successful after enough preparations. D.they knew very well about Mekong river before. 5.Tell something about Wang Wei.

27. Imagine you and your partner are cycling along the Mekong, how will you prepare for it? What will you take with you?

28. raincoat How to prepare for it? What will you take? Why? blanket tent matches water bottle radio can and bottle openers flashlight compass umbrella tyre map Other things …

29. 1, one-way fare 2, dream about doing… 3,take a great bike trip 4,graduate from college 5,get(have)the chance to do… 6,have the idea to do… 7,persuade sb. to do… 8,get sb.interested in dong… 9,the proper (right,) way 10,a determined look 11,change one’s mind 12,make up one’s mind 13,give in 14,at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres

30. Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的. Success belongs to the persevering. 胜利属于有毅力者.

31.  The Mekong River: It begins____________________________ moves quickly and passes through ___________Half of it is in China.It enters the Southeast Asia.Then it travels slowly through___________________________, at last it enters____________________. at a glacier on a Tibetan mountain deep valleys hills and low valleys and plains the South China Sea

32. 1.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? The source of the river is in ____________ and it enters the ______________ ． 2. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see _____, _____, ____, _____, _______ and _____ ． 3. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong river? Yes ． The long journey begins at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold ． 4. What did Wang Kun and Wang Wei prepare for it? What did they take? Qinghai Province South China Sea glacierrapids hillsvalleyswaterfall plains …bought a bike … went to the library…a large atlas with good maps…

33. A dialogue on preparation … A: what shall we do to prepare for our cycling along Mekong? B: I think we should get some information about the Mekong first, then we can take something we need. A: Yes, so we should go to the library to get it. (After reading about Mekong in Library ) A: I think we should take tents with us, because … B: It is a long way, we should take things which is the most important. So I think we should take a map and a tyre. A: But how about our nights? Where can we sleep? B: Ok, so we can take these three things. …

34.  Write a short essay about your traveling plan.  Surf in the Internet for more information of Mekong Homework:

41. An attitude is what a person thinks about something.

42. He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

43. Qinghai Bird island

44. Southeast Asia 4800 km many countries South China Sea

45. …… How they are great / important? (functions) travel along a river to irrigate their fields to make electricity go swimming