Journey down the Mekong

Unit 3 Reading

周至一中：王磊

Mekong River

Let’s enjoy a video

Lan Chang River

The Mekong River

Can you list the

countries that the Mekong

flows through?

China

Laos

Thailand

Cambodia

Vietnam

South China SeaSouth China Sea

Myanmar

The Mekong River flows through…

(Part I: the dream and the plan)

Fast reading(go through the whole passage)

1. True or False?

( F )

( T )

( F )

1. Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality.

2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan.

3. The Mekong River is in China and it

includes the Lancang River.

( T )

( F )

4. Although it is not easy to travel along

the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted

on doing so.

5. The Tibetan Mountain where the

Mekong River begins is 5,000

meters high.

2. Match the main idea with each paragraph

Para.1

Para.2

Para.3

The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river

Different attitudes between them

Decide to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river

Careful Reading

pra.1. --- para.2. --- para. 3

Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang

Along the Mekong river from …to…

cycle = go there by bike

Read and answer:

1. Who will travel in the text?

2. Where are they going ?

3. How are they getting there?

para.1.

Paragraph 1: DreamParagraph 1: Dream

Since middle school…

Since middle school…

Two years ago… Two years ago…

Last year…Last year…

When we graduated from college…

When we graduated from college…

nownow

My sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.

We finally got the chance to do it.

She bought… . Then she persuaded me to buy one.

She visited our cousins…

She is planing our schedule for the trip.

1. What different opinions do they have?

source

altitude

air

Wang WeiWang Kun

too fara determined look ;wouldn’t change her mind

too high be excited about

be hard to breathe; cold

an interesting experience

para.2.para.2.

2. Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characters of Wang wei and Wang kun?

Wang Wei:

Wang kun:

stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind; adventurous （喜欢冒险的）serious = careful;

性格

=clever

Know “The Mekong River”better

para. 3

The Mekong River begins in on a Tibetan mountain. At first the river is and the water is and .

glacier

smallclear

cold

glacier

It becomes as it passes through deep

, traveling across western Yunnan Province.

rapids

valleys

rapids valley

Sometimes the river becomes a

and enters wide valleys.

waterfall

waterfall

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

wide brown warm

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

plain delta

Summary

Fill in the blanks

_________ middle school, Wang Kun and his sister had _____________ taking a great bike trip. After _______________ college, with cousins they finally got the ________ to take the trip. Once Wang Wei had ___________________, nothing could change her mind. Finally, they agreed to start their journey at _____________ more than 5,000 metres. From the atlas they learnt that the Mekong begins in aGlacier on a ________________. At first it is smalland the water is _____ and _____. As it enters Southeast Asia, its _____slow and at last it flows intothe ______________.

Ever sincedreamed about

graduating fromchance

made up her mind

Tibetan mountain

an altitude of

clear coldpace

South China Sea

Discussion

If you are given a chance to travel to Hangzhou, how will you prepare for traveling?

Learn some useful words when talking about our journey:

1. Places of interest ( 名胜 )

2. Weather ( 天气 )

3. Object ( 物品 )

4. Schedule ( 日程安排）5. Shelter （栖身处所）6. Cost （开支）7. Transportation （交通）

1. Retell the text.

2. Tick out the sentences that you feel difficult.

Reading comprehension:Reading comprehension:

Which sentence is not true according to the Which sentence is not true according to the text?text?

A.A. Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed.mountain bike and he agreed.

B.B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others.Wang Wei seldom listened to others.

C.C. Before their trip they went to the library.Before their trip they went to the library.

D.D. Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the source of the river.source of the river.

What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us?What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us?

A.A. They wanted to know how soon they would come They wanted to know how soon they would come back.back.

B.B. They wanted to learn the world’s geography.They wanted to learn the world’s geography.

C.C. They went to the library to know something about They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River.the Mekong River.

D.D. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was.difficult their trip was.

When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_________.can not see_________.

A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C. Plains where rice C. Plains where rice grows D. desertgrows D. desert

2.What didn’t she prepare for the trip?

1. She didn’t know

2.She hadn’t

3.She doesn’t

the best way of getting to places.

looked at a map.

care about details.

细节

The Lancang River – 澜沧江

In China it is called

Out of China, it is called

the Mekong River