1、 Unit 3 Reading Journey down the MekongLearning objectives:By the end of the lesson,I will be able to:1.speak out some learning strategies(学习策略)in reading comprehension with the help of the teacher.2.get the main idea and details about the passage by finishing different tables.3.make a plan to help
2、Wang Kun and Wang Wei out.I.Pre-reading-task1.Check homeworkTable 1.Words I know(similar/related)New words travel/tripjourney planschedule bike/take a bikecycle mountain/river/scenery/geographyaltitude 海拔valley 山谷glacier 冰川冰川rapids 急流急流waterfall 瀑布瀑布delta 三角洲三角洲plain(n.)平原平原meander(v.)(河流等河流等)蜿蜒缓慢流动
3、蜿蜒缓慢流动Learning strategy 1：build the connection between what Ive learned and what I will learn.Table 2.CountriesPronunciationsMeaningsMyanmar/mnm:(r)/缅甸缅甸Laos/las/老挝老挝Thailand/talnd/泰国泰国Cambodia/kmbd/柬埔寨柬埔寨Vietnam/vjetnm/越南越南Learning strategy 2：know how to use the dictionary.Table 3.Group the words a
4、nd expressions.like,dislike,agree,disagree,persuade,change ones mind,be fond of,care about,shortcoming,make up ones mind,determined,give in,stubborn.PositiveNegativeNeutral(中立的中立的)like,agree,be fond of,care about dislike,disagree,shortcoming,stubbornpersuade,determined,change ones mind，make up onesm
5、ind，give inLearning strategy 3：try to understand and remember the words by grouping them.Task 2.Predict the main idea.Learning strategy 4：predict the main idea according to the key words.II.While-readingTask 3.Read the passage quickly to match the table and get the main idea to check our prediction.
6、ParagraphKey words1solution to geography2difficulties3dream Learning strategy 5：skim(略读略读)the passage to get the main idea.Task 4.Read para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks.TimeIncidentsSince middle school Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei have dreamed about _.Two years agoNot only did Wang Wei buy
7、 a mountain bike,but also she _(one word)Wang Kun to buy one.Last yearWang Wei visited her cousins who grew up in western Yunnan Province near _.Out of China,it is called _.After graduationThey decided to _(one word)along the Mekong River.And the journey crosses 6 countries:China,_,_,_,_,_.NowWang W
8、ei is planning their _(one word)for the journey _(one word)the Mekong.taking a bike trip/journeypersuadedthe Lancang Riverthe Mekong RivercycleLaosMyanmarCambodiaThailandscheduledownLearning strategy 6：scan(扫读扫读)the passage to get the details.VietnamTask 5.Read para.2 carefully to check the difficul
9、ties and the ways to solve them.DifficultiesSolutions1.Wang Kun cant communicate well with Wang Wei because Wang Wei _.Wang kun chose to _2.They know a little about the geography of the river,for example its source is in _,and it begins at an altitude of _,so the air would be _ and the weather would
10、 be _.is stubbornQinghai Provinceover 5000 metreshard to breathevery cold give inthe libraryatlas/mapsLearning strategy 7：overcome the difficulties in communication in different ways.Task 6.Read para.3 to check the geography of the river.PlacesFeaturesIt begins in Qinghai Province It is _,and the wa
11、ter is_.It passes through valleys across western Yunnan Province.It moves quickly and becomes_.It enters wide valleys.It becomes a _.It enters Southeast Asia,meanders through hills and valleys to the plains.It becomes _and its pace _ and it makes _.It enters the South China Sea.not mentioned clear a
12、nd coldwaterfallwide,brown,warmrapids In ChinaOut of ChinaLearning strategy 8：sort out(整理整理)the information by tables and key words.smallslowswide bendsIII.Post-reading-Task 7.Make a plan of one country along the Mekong River to help Wang Kun and Wang Wei out.(Group work)A Journey Plan in_ ElementsP
13、reparationsTime TransportBudget(预算)Geography Clothes Cultural differencesNo Yes1.Language:2.Currency(货币):3.Customs:4.Others Learning strategy 9：get information from our textbook(p55)and the material from the Internet.Learning strategy 10：learn and share by cooperation.Task 8.Evaluate the learning st
14、rategies weve mentioned in this lesson.Learning strategies weve mentionedS1:build the connection between what Ive learned and what I will learn.S2:know how to use the dictionary.S3:try to understand and remember the words by grouping them.S4:predict the main idea according to the key words.S5:skim(略
15、读)the passage to get the main idea.S6:scan(扫读)the passage to get the details.S7:overcome the difficulties in communication in different ways.S8:sort out(整理)the information by tables and key words.S9:get information from our textbook(p55)and the material from the Internet.S10:learn and share by cooperation.1.The most impressive ones(3)_.2.The least impressive ones(3)_.Homework(Choose one)1.Make a poster to show the whole plan of the journey down the Mekong to help Wang Kun and Wang Wei out.2.The coming winter holiday,I want to travel to Canada,could you help me make a plan for the journey?
