Unit 3 Travel Journal Zhan Aixiang 2016,9,22

Do you agree? Travelling is a good way to widen one’s view and add to one’s knowledge.

Pre-reading Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is a river, there is a city. Where there is a river, there is a country.

great and famous rivers Yellow River Yangtze Mekong Amazon Pearl Nile

Look at the map and list the countries that the river flows through. China Name of the river? Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Name of the river?

the Lancang River ( in China ) the Mekong River ( in other countries )

Part 1 THE DREAM AND THE PLAN

Skim the text and choose the main idea for each paragraph. Detailed description of the Mekong River. Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream. Wang Wei is “stubborn”.

1. It was Wang Wei who bought the mountain bike first. Read Paragraph 1 and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. It was Wang Wei who bought the mountain bike first. 2. Dao Wei and Yu Hang lived close to the Lancang River.

3. The Lancang River flows into the Mekong River. 4. Wang Wei became interested in cycling under her cousin’s influence. 5. Wang Kun first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River.

Read Paragraph 2 and match Wang Kun’s opinions with Wang Wei’s reactions. Try to understand how “stubborn” Wang Wei is.

Wang Kun’s opinions 1. Wang Wei didn’t know the best way of getting to places. 2. Wang Wei should look at a map first. 3. The source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. 4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters. 5. The air would be hard to breathe. Wang Wei’s reactions A. She insisted that she organize the trip properly. B. She would not change her mind. C. She seemed to be excited about it. D. She does not care about details. E. She said it would be an interesting experience.

Thinking: Why is Wang Kun still fond of his sister even if she can be really stubborn? Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. = Actually, a lovely sister who is interested in the trip and positive . A determined person

Read Paragraph 3. Fill in the blanks and get to know the details about the Mekong River.

Qinghai rapids the South China Sea bends/meanders waterfall brown

Summary: Revision: The passage is about Wang Wei and Wang Kun’s______about taking a_____trip.They made a ____to____along the _______River from_______it begins to where it _____.In order to ________the trip properly, they found a large atlas,where they found the river begins in_________Province,passes through western _________ Province, enters __________Asia and the ______ ___________ in the end. The passage is about______________ ________________________________ dream bike plan cycle Mekong where ends organize Qinghai Yunnan South Southeast China Sea

It begins in a _______ on a _________ in________ Province. mountain What can you see along the river? mountain glacier Qinghai

Then, it moves quickly. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep ______. rapids valleys

Sometimes, the river becomes a ________ and enters ____ ________. waterfall wide valleys

At last, the river _____ enters the South China Sea. delta

We can see beautiful scenery such as the source glacier, rapids, mountains, valleys, waterfalls , delta and so on. 2. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? They found the journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, where it would be hard to breathe and very cold.

3. What different attitudes did they take to the difficulties? Wang Wei’s attitude Wang Kun’s attitude Positive to the trip …. Less positive to the trip…. 4. What have you learned from them?

1. Attitude is everything. 2. Where there is a will, there is a way. My attitude: Keep positve to the trip as Wang Kun and Wang Wei did.Make good preparations for it and be determined to make my dream come true no matter how hard it may be . My belief (信仰）： 1. Attitude is everything. 2. Where there is a will, there is a way.

1. Read the text after the class and try to rewrite the text within 100 words. 2. Collect more information about Mekong River.

Summary: ( Try to summarize the passage with 30 – 40 words ) The passage is about_________________ ___________________________________ The passage is about Wang Kun and his sister’s ______ of ________ along the _______ River .They made a ____ for the trip by reading good __________ to know its geographical (地理的）situation and the scenery from ______ it begins to where it _____. dream cycling Mekong plan maps /atlas where ends