1、 Travel journal Laos Thailand Myanmar Cambodia Vietnam The Mekong River List the countries that the Mekong River flows through.Myanmar Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam China The Langcang river begins in Qinghai Province,China the longest river in southeast Asia(4,909km)Mekong River(湄公河湄公河)澜沧江 湄公河是东南亚最
2、重要的一条国际河流，有“东方多瑙河”之美称。源头在我国青海唐古拉山，全长 4880 公里，在我国内河道里程长 2161 公里，其中在云南境内 1247 公里，从勐腊县南腊河口 244 号界桩处出境后，澜沧江始称湄公河，流经缅甸、老挝、泰国、柬埔寨、越南 5 个国家，最后在越南胡志明市附近注入太平洋。许多重要城市、港口和商贸重镇坐落在湄公河畔。它的下游孕育了世界最大的粮仓 湄公河粮仓，闻名全球的四大米市均在湄公河畔。紧靠岸边的“金三角”，从前以种植、制造、贩卖鸦片而闻名于世，而今已变成泰国的旅游胜地，每年吸引着 400 多万游人前去观光。澜沧江 湄公河是沿岸 6 国人民的共同财富。据考察，我国西
3、南和东南亚各国间，开展水陆联运。所以，这条天然的水上大动脉，被誉称为未来的“黄金水道”，沿江各国人民把它奉为“幸福之母”、“生命之江”.(Part I:the dream and the plan)Go through the passage and get the main idea of each paragraph*Match 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
4、attitudes between wang kun and wang wei C.Deciding to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river A outline of the text 1.prepare to take a bike trip 2.Wang Wei organized the trip 3.Information about the MeKong River 2.What was their dream?1.How many people are there in the story?Who are they?Four
5、.They are Wang Kun,Wang Wei,Dao Wei and Yu Hang.Their dream was to take a great bike trip.3.Who planned the trip to the Mekong?Wang Wei.Since middle school:Two years ago:Last year:Graduate from college:dreamed about taking a great bike trip got the chance to take a bike trip bought an expensive moun
6、tain bike Wang wei got her cousins interested in cycling too Finish the event.1.What kind of person is Wangwei?2.How do you know?3.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?4.Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?5.Can you find some words to describe the feelings
7、 of Wang Wei about the trip?Read Para.2 and answer the following questions.1.What kind of person is Wangwei?2.How do you know?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.She is very stubborn.Al
8、though she didn t know the best way of getting to places,she insisted that she organize the trip properly.?4.Is it a difficult journey along the Mekong River?Yes.The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.5.Can you find some words to describ
9、e the feelings of Wang Wei about the trip?Determined,excited,interested The Mekong River It begins at _ _,moves _ and passes through _.Half of it is in _.It enters _.Then it travels slowly through _where rice grows.At last it enters _.a glacier on a Tibetan mountain quickly deep valleys China the So
10、utheast Asia low valleys to plains the South China Sea What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?It begins in a _ on a _ _.glacier Tibetan mountain Then,it_ quickly.It becomes _ as it passes through deep _.moves rapids valleys Sometimes,the river becomes a _ and enters _ _.wide valleys water
11、fall At last,the river _ enters the South China Sea.delta It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the _ where rice grows.plains Match each word to the proper meanings 1.rapid 2.waterfall 3.glacier 4.delta 5.plain a.A high place from which a river suddenly goes down b.A large flat plac
12、e c.A fast-moving part of a river d.A large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley e.The low place where a river enters the sea.glacier waterfall plain valley rapids delta Post-reading Listen to the tape and do some true or false questions.?1.Wang kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister.?2.Bot
13、h Dao Wei and Yu Hang are dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province.?3.The source of Mekong is in Qinghai province.?4.Finally Wang Kun agreed with his sister to cycle with her.T F T T 5.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library.6.Mekong river begins at glacier on a Tibet mou
14、ntain,the water there is clear but not cold.7.The end of the River enters South China Sea.8.The River does not flows through Thailand.F F F T Disccusion Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characteristics of Wang wei and Wang kun?Wang Wei:Wang kun:stubborn;determined;wouldn t change her mind;serious=careful;性格 clever thoughtful adventurous（喜欢冒险的）
