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Unit 3 Travel Journal-JourneyDowntheMekong(I)rapidsvalleyglacierwaterfallplainCambodiaLaosNile（尼罗）Seine（塞纳）Some of the famous rivers in the worldYangtze RiverYellowRiverThamesRiverMississipiCongoriverCongoRiverYellow RiverHowtheyaregreat/important?(functions)travelalongarivertoirrigatetheirfieldstomakeelectricitygoswimmingAbout the Mekong RiverChinaLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaBurmaSouthChinaSeaIndiaAbout the Mekong River1,Itbeginsata_onaTibetanmountain.2,Atfirst,theriveris_,andthewateris_and_.3,Then,itbeginstomove_.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthrough_valleys,travelingacross_YunnanProvince.4,Afteritleaves_andthehighaltitude,itbecomes_,brownand_.5,Asitenters_Asia,ittravels_throughhillsandlowvalleys.6,Atlast,theriversdeltaentersthe_.glaciersmallclearcoldquicklydeepwesternChinawidewarmsoutheastslowlySouthChinaSeaJourney Down the MekongPart I THE DREAM AND THE PLANSkimming:Read the passage and try to get the main idea of each paragraph.Para1Para2 Para3A.It shows us how stubborn his sister is by insisting on her idea about their plan.B.It tells us something about their great dream and how they started“the journey down the Mekong”to make their dream come true.C.It introduces to us some basic knowledge about the Mekong River from large atlas.PeopleTheDreamDestination(目的地目的地)Time(Whendidtheyhavethechance)WangWeiandWangKuntakingagreatbiketripalongtheMekongRiverwhentheygraduatedfromcollegePara1Para21.Where is the source of Mekong river?2.Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong river?3.Whats the authors attitude towards his sister,Wang Wei?A.He doesnt like her at all.B.He is a bit proud of her and admires her.C.He has to obey her because she is his sisterD.He thinks that her knowledge of geography is very poor.YesThe long journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold Reading comprehension1.The text is about _A.the author and her sisters plan about their winter holiday.B.the experience during the author and her sisters trip in Qinghai.C.the author and his sisters plan and preparations for their trip.D.anecdotes that happened during their trip.2.According to the text,which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Wang Kun thinks that it is too cold and too high to start their trip in QinghaiB.They found a large atlas with good maps in the library.C.At first,the Mekong River is small,and the water is clear and warm.D.The Mekong River finally flows into the South China Sea.3.It is hard to breathe in Qinghai Province_.A.because the weather is cold.B.because of the high altitudeC.because of the rivers D.because of the low altitude4.From the text we can infer_A.their trip will be very difficultB.their trip will be very easy because they have prepared a lot.C.They must be successful after enough preparations.D.they knew very well about Mekong river before.5.Tell something about Wang Wei.Imagine you and your partner are cycling along the Mekong,how will you prepare for it?What will you take with you?raincoatHowtoprepareforit?Whatwillyoutake?Why?blanket tentmatcheswaterbottleradiocanandbottleopenersflashlightcompassumbrellatyremapOther things 1,one-way fare2,dream about doing3,take a great bike trip4,graduate from college5,get(have)the chance to do6,have the idea to do7,persuade sb.to do8,get sb.interested in dong9,the proper(right,)way10,a determined look11,change ones mind12,make up ones mind13,give in14,at an altitude of more than 5,000 metresLife is just a series of trying to make up your mind.生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的.Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者胜利属于有毅力者.The Mekong River:It begins_ moves quickly and passes through_Half of it is in China.It enters the Southeast Asia.Then it travels slowly through_,at last it enters_.at a glacier on a Tibetan mountaindeep valleyshills and low valleys and plainsthe South China Sea1.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?Thesourceoftheriverisin_anditentersthe_2.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?Youcansee_,_,_,_,_and_3.IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekongriver?YesThelongjourneybeginsatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold 4.WhatdidWangKunandWangWeiprepareforit?Whatdidtheytake?QinghaiProvinceSouthChinaSeaglacierrapidshillsvalleys waterfallplainsboughtabikewenttothelibraryalargeatlaswithgoodmapsA dialogue on preparation A:what shall we do to prepare for our cycling along Mekong?B:I think we should get some information about the Mekong first,then we can take something we need.A:Yes,so we should go to the library to get it.(After reading about Mekong in Library)A:I think we should take tents with us,because B:It is a long way,we should take things which is the most important.So I think we should take a map and a tyre.A:But how about our nights?Where can we sleep?B:Ok,so we can take these three things.Write a short essay about your traveling plan.Surf in the Internet for more information of MekongHomework:
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