Travel journal

Unit 3

It is a pleasant thingIt is a pleasant thing traveling along such traveling along such a beautiful river. a beautiful river.

Danube River (Central Europe)

Amazon River (Brazil)

The Rhine River (France)

Mississippi(USA)

Lancang River---Mekong River

Reading:Journey down the MekongPart I The Dream and the Plan

Lan Chang River

Th

e Mek

ong R

iver

Can you list the

countries that the Mekong

flows through?

China

Myanmar （ Burma

） Laos

Thailand

Cambodia

Vietnam

Find out the main idea of each paragraph:

Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s d________

Para.2 Wang Wei’s a____________

Para.3 The p____________ before the trip and d_______ about Mekong River.

dream

attitude

preparationdetails

Para.11. Who takes part in the journey? 2. What’s their dream?

3. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?

4. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?

Wang Wei, Wang Kun

dream about taking a great bike trip along the Mekong river from …to…

brother and sister, both college students

Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming

Para.2&31.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?

2.Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong River? Why?

The source of the river is in Qinghai Provin

ce and it enters the South China Sea.

Yes, because the journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

3.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip?

1) Two years ago,2) Then ,3) Last year,4) Several months before our trip,

…bought……persuaded…

…visited… …went to…

4.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.

source

altitude

air

Wang WeiWang Kun

too fara determined look ;not change her mind

too high be excited about

be hard to breathe; cold

an interesting experience

5.What different attitudes do they have?

6.What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong?

A. stubborn B. determinedC. careless D. careful

(D)

glacier

7.What will they see along the Mekong 7.What will they see along the Mekong River?River?

rapids

deep valleys

waterfall

wide valleys

meanders plains

South China sea

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

6. 6.

7. 7.

8. 8.

• 1.It begins …

• 2.As it passes through valleys…

• 3. It enters…

• 4.After it leaves…

• 5. As it enters..

• 6. Its

8.The details of the Mekong River

rapids

(small ,clear ,cold)

( move quickly)

a waterfall( wide , brown , warm)

(slowly through hills, valleys, plains)

delta enters the South China Sea

a glacier

At first… Then… Sometimes… After… As… At last…

Read the passage to fill in the form:Read the passage to fill in the form:

dreamdream

PreparationsPreparations

feelingsfeelings

Taking a great bike trip Taking a great bike trip along the Mekong Riveralong the Mekong River

Mountain bikeMountain bike

Library, atlas ,detailsLibrary, atlas ,details

planplan

determined, excited, interested, determined, excited, interested, surprisedsurprised

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

Wang KunWang Kun Wang WeiWang Wei

How are they different from each other?How are they different from each other?

Wang KunWang Kun

Wang WeiWang Weipersistent (persistent ( 坚持坚持

的的 ))

enthusiastic (enthusiastic ( 充满激情的充满激情的 ))

stubbornstubborn

carefulcareful

considerate (considerate ( 考虑周到的考虑周到的 ))

imaginativeimaginative

organizedorganized carelesscareless

bravebrave

How do people who live along a river

make use of it?to irrigate( 灌溉 ) the fields.

to go swimming in it in summer.

to make electricity.

to travel along it. …If you could follow the route of only

one of them, which one would you

choose?