Unit 3 Travel journal Reading

Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?

Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?

Which river is the longest river in China. Chang Jiang River The Yangtze River

This river is the longest one in China. the Changjiang/ Yangtze River (6300km, the third longest one in the world)

Which river is called our mother river. The Yellow River

This river is called “our mother river/ the cradle of Chinese civilization”. (5464 km, the second longest river in china)

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

This is the famous river in Guangdong Province. The Pearl River

This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries. The Mekong River (4880km, the sixth largest one in the world)

The Nile River (6670km, the longest one in the world)

Names of river Location( 位置 ) Lancang River 澜沧河 Seine [sein] 塞纳河 Nile 尼罗河 Kongo 刚果河 Amazon 亚马逊河 Mississippi 密西西比河 Thames [temz] 泰晤士河 England Egypt Central Africa the US France China Brazil The great rivers in the world world’s largest, 6400km world’s longest

The world’s greatest rivers are either quite large and /or play an important role in the regions where they are located. How important a river can be in people’ s daily life? What is the advantage of a river, especially a great one ?

How do people who live beside a river make use of it? wash their clothes,swim in summer, skate in winter travel, go boating, go for walks along a river to irrigate ( 灌溉 ) their fields to make electricity/money Brain Storming plant trees near it, learn about water, fish and birds

Journey down the Mekong Reading Part 1 The dream and the plan

Skimming ( First-Reading ) Skimming to get the main idea

Focus on the title and try to think of as many as possible while reading. type of literature: the content of the text: How many parts the text can be divided into? And what's the main idea of each part? a travel journal

The text mainly tells us about_____________________ of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and how they will cycle along the _____________. the dream and the plan Mekong River

*Skimming Match the main idea with each paragraph Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 A. The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river B. Different attitudes between wang kun and wang wei C. Deciding to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river

Scan the text and then choose the best answer. 1 ． When did they get the chance to take a bike trip? ______ A. During middle school B. After graduating from middle school C. During college time D. After graduating from college

2 ． What does Wang Kun think of her sister? A ． Foolish and stubborn. B ． Foolish but determined. C ． Stubborn but determined. D ． Unkind and stubborn. 3 ． What did they do before the trip? A ． They had a very good rest. B ． They talked with their parents about it. C ． They were full of fear. D ． They had prepared well for it.

4. Why is it difficult to breathe in Qinghai Province? A.Because of the cold weather B.Because of the low attitude C. Because of the high altitude D. Because fo the rivers 5. From the text, we know that ____. A.Their trip was successful because of their preparations B.They knew very well about te Mekong River before C.Their trip would be very difficult but interesting D.They enjoyed themselves very much

Read the text in details.

Paragraph 1: Dream 1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? 2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?

1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? Their idea was to take a great bike trip. Answer the questions.

2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei.

Who and What Wang Kun and ____ _______ Wang Wei are dreaming about _____________________. his sister taking a great bike trip Paragraph 1: Dream Careful reading

Where and How They have the idea to ____ _____ the Mekong River from ______ it ______ to _____ it _____. cycle along where beginswhereends Careful reading

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. Paragraph 2:

Paragraph 2: A stubborn sister She _______that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there. she has, nothing can change it. Once made up her mind Careful reading insisted

5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

Paragraph 3: Preparation plan ahead: do homework travel in groups ： pack necessary things save, weather, cost,safety,comfort, convenience…… share cost and experiences medicine,snacks, map…… research the place, a travel book……

How much do you know about Mekong Read the map and the 3rd paragraph to list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.

China Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea Myanmar

Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ? The Chinese part of the river is called ___________________and after flowing in other countries the river is called____ ___________________. the Lancang River the Mekong River

Out of China, it is called the Mekong River In China it is called The Lancang River – 澜沧江

湄公河 湄公河（ Mekong River ），干流全长 4908 公里，是亚洲 最重要的跨国水系，世界第十长河流；主源为扎曲，发 源于中国青海省玉树藏族自治州杂多县。流经中国、老 挝、缅甸、泰国、柬埔寨和越南，于越南胡志明市流入 南海。流域除中国和缅甸外，均为湄公河委员会成员国。 湄公河上游在中国境内，称为澜沧江，长 公里在 中国境外称作湄公河，长 公里。下游三角洲在越 南境内，越南称之为九龙江。

4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains. valley delta glacier rapids waterfall plain

New words about geography: 海拔高度 冰河 急流 ( 山 ) 谷 瀑布 平原 三角洲 altitude glacier rapids valley waterfall plain delta

6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang Kun:Wang Kun’s character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Wei:Wang Wei’s character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking

1. 梦想做某事 2. 骑自行车旅游 3. 说服 …… 做 …… 4. 关心, 介意 5. 改变主意 6. 下定决心 7. 屈服, 让步 8. 使某人对 …… 感兴趣 dream of/about doing sth take a bike trip persuade sb to do care about change one’s mind make up one’s mind give in get sb interested in Useful words and phrases