Unit 3 Travel journal Reading. Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?

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

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 MekongReading

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

*SkimmingMatch 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.

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4. Why is it difficult to breathe in Qinghai Province?

A.Because of the cold weatherB.Because of the low attitudeC. Because of the high altitude D. Because fo the rivers5. From the text, we know that ____.A.Their trip was successful because of their

preparationsB.They knew very well about te Mekong River

beforeC.Their trip would be very difficult but interestingD.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: DreamCareful reading

Where and How

They have the idea to

____ _____ the Mekong

River from ______ it

______ to _____ it

_____.

cycle along

where

begins where ends

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 sisterShe _______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 calledthe 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 2157.8 公里在中国境外称作湄公河，长 2750.2 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

altitudeglacier

rapids

valleywaterfall

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