1. Unit 3
Reading
道北中学 曹晓静

2. In China it is called
The Lancang River --- 澜沧江

3. Out of China, it is called
the Mekong River---湄公河

4. Journey down the Mekong
(Part I: the dream and the plan)

5. China Laos Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Vietnam South China Sea
Can you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?
Myanmar
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
South China Sea

6. Match the main idea with each paragraph
Skimming
Match the main idea with each paragraph
The preparation before the
trip and details about the Mekong river
Different attitudes between
Wang Kun and Wang Wei
Taking a great bike trip
along the Mekong river
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3 6

7. taking a great bike trip
Who and what
her sister
Who: Wang Kun and ____ ______ Wang Wei
What: They are dreaming about ________________________.
taking a great bike trip

8. Where and How How: To ____ _____ the Mekong River.
Where: From _____ it ______ to ______ it ____.
cycle along
where
begins
where
ends

9. Scanning source altitude air What different opinions do they have?
who
source
altitude
air
Wang Kun
Wang Wei
a determined look ;
wouldn’t change her
mind
too far
too high
be excited about
be hard to
breathe; cold
an interesting
experience

10. What can we learn from them?
Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characters(性格)of Wang Wei and Wang Kun?
stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的）
Wang Wei:
Wang Kun:
serious = careful; clever
What can we learn from them?

11. Detailed-reading glacier What can they see during the journey? glacier
The Mekong River begins in a on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is small and the water is and
clear
cold
glacier

12. It becomes as it passes through deep
, traveling across western Yunnan .
rapids
valleys
rapids
valley

13. waterfall waterfall Sometimes the river becomes a
and enters wide valleys.
waterfall
waterfall

14. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and
After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows.
wide
brown
warm

15. plain
delta
It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the where rice grows. At last, the river enters the South China Sea.
plains
delta

16. Summary of the passage bike Dream Taking a great trip by ____ Plan
Cycling along the entire _______________
Team Leader
__________
Team Members
Wang Kun, ________ and Yu Hang
Preparations
①Buying expensive mountain bikes
②Finding a large ____ with maps.
Mekong River
Wang Wei
Dao Wei
atlas

17. Information about the River
glacier
1.The Mekong begins in a ______ on a mountain.
2. At first it is small and the water is _____ and cold.
3.Then it begins to move ______. It becomes ______ as it passes through deep
4.Sometimes it becomes a and enters wide valleys.
5.After it leaves China , it becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows.
6. At last it enters the ________________
clear
quickly
valleys
rapids
waterfall
South China Sea

18. Language points 1. Then she persuade me to buy one. persuade vt 说服; 劝服
Bear them in your mind!
sb. of sth. 使某人相信
sb. that clause使某人相信
sb. (not) to do sth. 说服
sb. into / out of doing sth.说服
persuade

19. Compare! persuade sb. to do sth. = persuade sb. into doing sth.
persuade sb. not to do sth = persuade sb. out of doing sth.
e.g: 我已说服他做这件事。
e.g: I persuaded him to do it = I persuaded him into doing it.

20. 高考链接
While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ____ into buying something they don’t really need.
to persuade B. persuading
C. being persuaded D. be persuaded　

21. 注意 如果“劝说”不服, 不能直接用persuade, 而应用try to persuade或advise.
e.g: Some of us advised him to change his mind but no one could persuade him to do so.　

22. 2. insist: declare firmly 坚持认为；坚决要求
※ insist on/upon doing sth坚决要求做
※ insist 表示坚持认为/说从句用陈述语气
※ insist 表示坚决主张/要求从句用(should) do sth.
e.g: 我们坚持认为钓鱼岛属于中国。
我们坚决要求保卫钓鱼岛。

23. 高 考 链 接 I insisted that a doctor __ immediately.
has been sent for B. sent for
C. will be sent for D. be sent for　　

24. e.g : 校长下决心改善我们的环境. 改错：I am determine to go.
3. She gave me a determined look – the kind that she wouldn’t change her mind.
determine v. 决定, 下定决心, 确定
determined adj. 坚决的, 有决心的
determine on/ upon doing sth
determine to do sth
be determined to do sth
e.g : 校长下决心改善我们的环境.
改错：I am determine to go.

25. give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交
4. Finally, I had to give in.
give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交
give up 放弃, 认输
give out 筋疲力尽；分配
give away 捐赠, 泄露
---Smoking is bad for your health.
---Yes, I know. But I simply can’t
A. give it up B. give it out
C. give it in D. give it away √

26. Summary of the class
Knowledge aims知识目标: the river/ geographical terms/ persuade, insist, determine, give in
Ability aims能力目标: getting main idea/ skimming, scanning, detailed-reading/ describing a river
Emotional aims情感目标: loving nature/ loving traveling…
Life is a journey, just enjoy it. Keep learning
人生就是一段旅途，赶快享受这丰盛的大餐吧。
and keep loving and remember that being a good
不断地学习，始终与人为善，记住做一个好人
person is the greatest success.
就是我们一生中最大的成功。
Slogan（口号）：Love traveling ,enjoy life.

27. Homework Try to retell the reading in the third person.
Prepare for Learning about language.

28. 练一练
1) After the long trip, both the men and the horses ________.
2) Because of his small salary, he had to _______ his dream trip to Europe.
3) Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to ________ my view.
gave out
give up
give in to

29. 4) He _________ most of his fortune to the poor.
5) Please keep the secret, don’t ____ it _____.
gave away
give
away