1、Welcome to my classCheng Lingling senior OneReadingLead-in:The world has many great rivers.Can you guess what the names of these rivers are?This river is called our mother river.The Yellow River 黄河黄河This river is the longest one in China.The Changjiang River 长江长江This river begins in Qinghai Province
2、 and flows through several countries.The Mekong RiverLan Cang RiverThe Mekong RiverCan you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?Pre-readingChinaLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouth China SeaMyanmarJourney down the MekongPart 1 The dream and the plan Reading:Now were going to read a passage a
3、bout a travel journal along the Mekong River.Task1:Skimming:Read the whole passage quickly and decide which is the main idea of the passage._A The dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparation for the bike trip.B:Their dream and the journey down the Mekong.C:Their plan to travel down the Meko
4、ng and the attitudes of two people.D:The proper trip down the Mekong.AWhile-reading:Journey planWhoWhenHowwhere Wang Kun,Wang Wei,Dao Wei and Yu Hangafter graduating from collegeby bikealong the Mekong RiverScanning:Task2:Fill in the form.Task3:Find the main idea of each paragraph:Para.1 Preparing f
5、or their trip.Para.2 Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream.Para.3 Wang Wei is stubborn.Group work:Careful readingDiscuss the text in details.Para 1:DreamSince middle schoolWhen we graduated from collegeTwo years agoLast year my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.we finally got
6、the chance to do it.she bought an expensive mountain bike.Then she persuaded me to buy one.she visited our cousins,Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming.Task1:Para2:Learn more about Wang Weis attitude.Which adjectives can best describe Wang Weis attitude about the trip?Why?stubborn determi
7、ned afraid uninterested brave careless excitedTask 2:What can they see during the journey?It begins in a _ on a _ _.glacier(冰川冰川)Tibetan mountainTask 3:Para3:PreparationThen,it _ quickly.It becomes_ as it passes through deep _.movesrapidsvalleysSometimes,the river becomes a _ and enters _ _.wide val
8、leyswaterfall After,It travels slowly through _ to _.low valleys plains(平原平原)At last,the river _ entersthe South China Sea.deltadelta三角洲三角洲Post-reading:Summary.Fill in the blanks and try to retell the reading.Wang Wei and Wang Kun have dreamed about taking a great bike trip,_ middle school.After_fro
9、m college,they and their cousins finally got the chance to _.Wang Wei has one serious shortcoming.She can be really _.Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places,she insisted that she _ the trip properly.I kept asking her some questions andgraduatingever sincetake a bike tripstubbornor
10、ganizewhether she had looked at a map yet.She doesnt _ details.Although I am worried about her plans,she gave me a _ look-the kind that said she would not change her mind.Once she has _,nothing can change it.Finally,I had to _.Before our trip,Wang Wei and I get more information about the River.Mekon
11、g River begins in a _ on a Tibetan mountain.At first the river is small and the water is clear and_.Then it begins to move _.Itcare aboutdeterminedmade up her mindgive inglaciercoldquickly becomes rapids as it passes through deep _,travelling across western Yunnan Province.Sometimes the river become
12、s a _ and enters wide valleys.After it leaves China,the Mekong becomes wide,brown and warm.As it enters Southeast Asia,its pace _.It makes wide bends or meanders through low_ to the plains where rice grows.At last,the river delta enters the South China Sea.valleyswaterfallslowsvalleysRetell the reading.2.Underline useful words and expressions in the text.Thats all for todays class.
