unit 3Travel journal reading.pptVIP

Which means of transport do you prefer when traveling? And why? About the Mekong River * Warming up reading（1） Unit 3 Travel Journal If you had a 15-day holiday, where would you go? If I had a 15-day holiday, I would go to … Have you ever visited any rivers? How many great rivers do you know? When are you leaving? Where are you staying? How are you going there? How long are you staying in…? When are you coming back? What are the names of these rivers? Nile Yangtze Yellow Amazon Names of river Location(位置) Lancang River 澜沧江 Seine [sein]塞纳河 Nile 尼罗河 Congo 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 …… How do people make use of the river? travel along a river to irrigate the fields to make electricity water activities Laos Thailand South China Sea Cambodia China Myanmar Vietnam Skimming: Read the passage and try to get the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 Para2 Para3 The preparation for the trip The dream A stubborn sister 1. Who will travel down the Mekong? 2. Where are they going ? 3. How are they getting there? 4. Who will plan the schedule for the trip? Scan the paragraph 1 quickly, then answer some questions. Who travels? Where to go ? means of transport Who plans? Wang Wei, Wang Kun and their cousins. A bike trip along the entire Mekong. By bicycle Wang Wei, the sister Para2 1.Where is the source of the Mekong river? 2. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong river? 3.What’s the author’s attitude towards his sister, Wang Wei? A.He doesn’t 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 sister D.He thinks that her knowledge of geography is very poor. Yes. The long journey begins at an altitude of more than 5, 000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold． In Qinghai Province. glacier waterfall valley Para 3: What would they see along the river? Or what