Travel journal

the Great Wall the Terracotta Army the Pyramids Liberty of Statue

The world has many great rivers. Can you name some?

The Yellow River – 黄河

The Changjiang River – 长江

The Lancang River – 澜沧江

The Nile River

Names of River Location Mekong Rhine Nile Thames Mississippi Chang jiang Egypt Germany China,SE Asia US China England

Many people live beside a river. How do they make use of it in their daily life?

(Part I: the dream and the plan)

What about the Mekong River?

Let’s take off! Now!

Now we reach the Mekong River! Where is the Mekong River? Find the countries the Mekong River flows through?

Map of the Mekong

Laos Thailand Myanmar Cambodia Vietnam The Mekong River

2. Get the main idea of each paragraph 1. What’s the style of the passage Travel Journel

Wang wei insisting on finding the source of the river and beginning their journey there. From the atlas, they learn a lot about the Mekong River. Para.One: Para.Two: Para.Three: The writer and his sister finally got a chance to take a great trip. The main idea of each paragraph

A diagram( 图表 ) of the text 1. prepare to take a bike trip 2.Wang Wei organized the trip 3.Information about the MeKong River

2. Who are they? 1.How many people are there in the story? Four. They are Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang.

3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming. 4. What was their dream? Their dream was to take a great bike trip.

Since middle school: Two years ago: Last year: Graduate from college: dreamed about taking a great bike trip got the chance to take a bike trip bought an expensive mountain bike Wang wei got her cousins interested in cycling too Several months before the trip Went to the library to get some information about the river

1/What kind of person is Wangwei? 2/How do you know ? 3. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea. She is very stubborn. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.

 4. Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?  Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. 5.Can you find some words to describe the feelings of Wang Wei about the trip? Determined, excited, interested

The Mekong River It begins at ___________________ _________, moves ______ and passes through __________. Half of it is in _____.It enters _________________. Then it travels slowly through _________________where rice grows.At last it enters ___________________. a glacier on a Tibetan mountain quickly deep valleys China the Southeast Asia low valleys to plains the South China Sea

 What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?  You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfall and plains.

glacier waterfall plain valley rapids delta

 1.Wang kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister.  2.Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province.  3.The source of Mekong is in Qinghai province.  4.Finally Wang Kun agreed with his sister to cycle with her. T F T T （ 1 ） T/F

5.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library. 6. Mekong river begins at glacier on a Tibet mountain, the water there is clear but not cold. 7. The end of the River enters South China Sea. 8. The River does not flows through Thailand. F F F T

1.Which sentence is not true according to the text? A.Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed. B.Wang Wei seldom listened to others. C.Before their trip they went to the library. D.Wang Wei knew the best way of getting to places. （ 2 ） Reading comprehension:

2.What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us? A.They wanted to know how soon they would come back. B.They wanted to learn the world’s geography. C.They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. D.Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was.

3.When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_________. A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C.Plains where rice grows D. desert A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C.Plains where rice grows D. desert 4.What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong? A.stubborn B. determined C. careless D. careful

 If you have a chance to travel along the Yongjiang river, how will you prepare your journey? time; person; transport; things to take with you ……

 When are you leaving?  How are you going to…?  How long are you staying ?  When are you arriving in /at…?  Where are you staying?  When are you coming back?

Homework: Finish the exercises on the workbook from 56 to 57.