Unit3 Travel joural Period 2 Reading

Unit 3 Travel journal

TheMekong River Enjoy a short video clip

The countries that the Mekong River flows through. China Laos Burma Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

Scanning the main idea of each paragraph: 1. Different attitudes between them. P2 2. Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. P1 3. The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River. P3

F Scanning True or false Wang kun and Wang Wei are sister and brother. 2) Their dream was to go hiking along the river. ( ) F 3) Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, DaoWei and YuHang, to join in their cycling. ( ) T 4) Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River. ( ) T

Close reading 1.What’s the dream? 3.Why did they become excited? Try to get the information for the following questions: 1.What’s the dream? 2.How did they prepare for the travel? 3.Why did they become excited? 4.Use your own words to describe the Mekong River.

Taking a great bike trip. the source Their dream Wang Wei’s suggestion Finding___________ and beginning there. Their preparations Both of them bought_____________, got their cousins interested in traveling and turned to _______in the library. Taking a great bike trip. the source expensive bikes the atlas

an altitude of more than Why excited Their journey would begin at___________________________. The Mekong River It begins at a _______on a Tibetan mountain, moves quickly and passes through___________. Half of it is in China. It enters the______________. Then it travels slowly through hills and low valleys and plains, at last it enters__________________. an altitude of more than 5000 meters glacier deep valleys Southeast Asia the South China Sea

Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think: 1.talking this trip is _________ Careful reading Group discussion : Read the text carefully and then discuss Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip in groups of four. Similar attitudes Different attitudes Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think: 1.talking this trip is _________ that comes true. 2.__________________________ 3.they should see a lot of _____ _______ . 4. most of the Mekong will be found in _________________ . Wang Wei believes: 1.they must start in _______ where the river begins 2. they don’t need to ______ ____________. Wang Kun believes: 1.it’s too_________________to start in Qinghai. 2.using an _______ is important Qinghai a dream prepare they will enjoy this trip a lot. much the Mekong cold and high Southeast Asia atlas

Understand two mottos: 1.Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 2.Success belongs to the persevering.

Match each word to the proper meanings a. A high place from which a river suddenly goes down 1. rapid 2. waterfall b. A large flat place 3. glacier c. A fast-moving part of a river d. A large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley 4. delta 5. plain e. The low place where a river enters the sea.

Review Lancang River Mekong River Myanmar China Laos Vietnam Thailand Cambodia The South China Sea

Post reading --A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have ______ about taking a great bike trip. when they __________ from college. They _________ to _________ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _______. Once she is __________ to do something she will never __________ her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she ________ that they find the ________ of the river and begin their journey there. dreamed graduated decided cycle cousins stubborn determined change insisted source

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