Unit Three; Travel Journal Period One Unit 3 Travel Journal Part 2 A Night In The Mountains Period one 1. 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. 2. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? Glacier, rapids, waterfalls, hills, valleys and plains. Para.3 Answer the following questions In ChinaOut of China Begins in a________ on a _________ _________ Pass through valleys across western _________ province Enters _________ valleys Enters Southeast Asia, meanders through low valleys to the ____ Enters the South China sea. At first the river is _____;wat er is ______and _________ Becomes ________a nd moves _________ Becomes a _________ Becomes ________, ________ and warm; its pace _______ glacier Tibetan mountain small clear cold Yunnan rapids quickly wide waterfall plains wide brown slows 1. What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with them? What do you think they will have to leave behind( ) in Dali? What should they take instead? Wang Kun and Wang Wei are carrying a tent, a cooker and food, pillows, water bottles. In the mountains they wore long wool coats, caps, gloves and trousers. In the plains they changed into T-shirts and shorts. Reading task 1 2. How does Wang kun feel about the trip now? What do you think has changed his attitude? He is starting to like / enjoy it. Seeing how beautiful the land is has changed Wang Kuns attitude. Listen to the tape and tick the statement which tells the main idea of the dialogue. A.A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River. B. A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the Mekong River. C.A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how important and beautiful the Mekong is. Listen again and complete the passage below. The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even _________ on the national _______ of the country. Laotian people use the river for________, _______ and ___________goods and people around the country. They call the Mekong the _________ of Laos, but in Tibet people call it the water of the ________. If you follow the river in Laos, you can visit temples, caves and a _________. At night, you can sleep in some small _________ by the river. appears flag washingfishing transporting sea rocks waterfall villages What else would you expect Wang Kun and the girl to talk about? Get into pairs and continue the dialogue between them. Use the following expression to end your conversation. Have a nice / good time Have fun. Say hello to Have a nice / good trip. Good luck on your journey. Give my love/ best wishes to Take care. Write to me. Best wishes. Sample dialogue: WK: Whats the food like in Laos? G: Its delicious. There are many fish dishes and a special fish soup. The fishermen catch the fish and then cook it. You should try that. WK: I love to try new food. What will we see along the riverbank. G: Well there are thick forests and mountains in the north of Loas and many interesting plants, birds and animals in the south of Loas. Its so beautiful by the river that the scenery will take your breath away. WK: That sounds wonderful. I cannot wait to get going. Thank you for telling us so many things. Take care. G: Have a nice time on your journey. Keep in touch and write to me if you have time. Goodbye. WK: I will.Goodbye.