1、Unit 3 Travel JournalReadingNames of riverLocation(位置位置)Lancang RiverSeine sein塞纳河塞纳河NileKongo 刚果河刚果河Amazon 亚马逊河亚马逊河MississippiThames temz泰晤士河泰晤士河EnglandEgyptCentral Africathe USFranceChinaBrazil The Great Rivers in the WorldHow do people who live beside a river make use of it?go swimmingtravel alon
2、g a riverto irrigate(灌溉灌溉)their fieldsto make electricityBrain StormingThe Mekong Rivergiant softshell turtleList the countries that Mekong flows throughChinaLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouth China SeaMyanmarBackground Khong,The mother of waterThe Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia.It
3、 is the worlds 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia.Its estimated length is 4,350 km(2,703 mi),and it drains an area of 795,000 km2(307,000 sq mi),discharging 457 km3(110 cu mi)of water annually.The Chinese part of the river is calledthe Lancang River and after flowing into other countries
4、，the river is calledthe Mekong River.Can you tell the differences between the Langcang River and the Mekong River?ReadingPart 1 The dream and the plan Listen to the tape and get the main idea of each paragraphPara.1 Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream.Para.2Their different attitudes and Wang Wei is stubbor
5、n.Para.3 Preparing for their trip.Main idea of each paragraphskimming1.The type of writing of this passage is_.A.newsB.advertisementC.travel journalD.product instruction 2.When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see _.A.Waterfalls B.hills and villages C.Plains where rice grows D.des
6、ertCD1.Altogether there are _peole who will take the trip.A.one B.two C.three D.four2.It can be inferred from the passage that Wang Kun is a _person.A.brave B.kind C.timid D.carefulscanningDD3.According to the text,which of the following statements is not true?A.Wang Kun thinks it too cold and too h
7、igh to start their trip in Qinghai.B.They found a large atlas with good maps in the library.C.At first,the Mekong River is small,and the water is clear and warm.D.The Mekong River finally flows into the South China SeaC4.Put the following sentences into proper order according to the text.a.The river
8、 delta enters the South China Sea.b.The Mekong River begins at a glacier on a Tibetan moutain.c.At first,the Mekong River is small,and the river is clear and cold.d.The Mekong River enters the Southeast Asiae.The Mekong River travels across the western Yunnan province.f.The Mekong River leaves China
9、.b,c,e,f,d,a1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?Their idea was to take a great bike trip.careful reading2.Who planned the trip to the Mekong?Wang Wei.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 t
10、he South China Sea.4.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?You can see glacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfalls and plains.glaciervalleyrapidsdeltawaterfallplain5.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000
11、 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.6.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Wang Kuns character:enthusiastic,critical,sensible Wang Weis character:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-taking1.Their dream was to go hiking along the river.2.Wang kun is a high scho
12、ol student.3.Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province.FTrue or FalseFF4.Wang Wei persuaded their cousins,Dao Wei and Yu Hang,to join in their cycling.5.Before flowing in other countries,the Mekong River is called the Lancang River.6.The source of the river is in Q
13、ingHai Province and it enters the east China Sea.TTF7.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library.8.All parts of the Mekong River are in China.9.There are no waterfalls in the Mekong River.10.You can see glacier,rapids,valleys,waterfalls and plains along the river.FFFTEver since _ _
14、,I and Wang Wei have dreamed about having a great _ _.It was Wang Wei who first had the idea to _ along the entire Mekong River from where it _ to where it _.My sister doesnt _ _ details,because she doesnt know the best way of getting to places.Complete this passagemiddle schooltripcyclebeginsendscare about bikeWhen I told her the difficulties we would come across during the journey,she gave me a _ look-the kind that said she would not _ _ _.I know once she has _ _ _ _,nothing can change it.I had to _ _.determinedchange her mindmade up her mindgive in
侵权处理QQ：3464097650--上传资料QQ：3464097650
【声明】本站为“文档C2C交易模式”，即用户上传的文档直接卖给（下载）用户，本站只是网络空间服务平台，本站所有原创文档下载所得归上传人所有，如您发现上传作品侵犯了您的版权，请立刻联系我们并提供证据，我们将在3个工作日内予以改正。