1、READING1China LaosThailandCambodiaVietnamMekongLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaMyanmarMyanmarScan the passage and then list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.LaosThailandMyanmarCambodiaVietnamChina 1.atlas2.rapids3.glaciera.a book of history b.a book of maps a.A part of the river which fl
2、ows fast b.A part of the river which flows slowlya.A river with lot of sandb.A river with large body of ice Guess the words meaning from context:4.waterfall5.plains6.deltaa.a river flows through a valleyb.a river goes down from a high placea.a large flat place b.a small narrow placea.the low place w
3、here a river enters the seab.The low place where a river begins1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?They are brother and sister,and both are college students.SKimming:2.What was their dream?Their dream was to take a great bike trip.3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a col
4、lege in Kunming.Read again and get the main idea of each paragraph and tell the reason:Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei dream.Para.2Wang Wei is stubborn.Para.3 Preparing for their trip.Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and
5、it enters the South China Sea.Scanning Why is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong?What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters,where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Glacier,rapids,waterfalls,hills,valleys and plains.Wh
6、at do you know about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?vWang kuns character:enthusiatic,critical and sensiblevWang Weis character:imaginative,organized,veager,persistent,stubborn and risk-takingSimilar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the tripBoth Wang Wei and Wang Kun think Wang Wei believesW
7、ang Kun believesWork in pairs and fill in the following form:1.It will be a great bike trip.2.that they should do the trip properly.3.they should see a lot of the Mekong.4.that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.1.they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekon
8、g.2.that it would be an interesting experience.1.it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2.that using an atlas is very important.Discuss the text in details.Their dreamWang Weis suggestionTheir preparationsWhy excitedThe Mekong RiverRead paragraph 3 and try to find the scene along the river and the change of the waterTibet(glacier)SmallclearcoldYunnan(valleys)rapidsEnters wide valleys(waterfall)Leaves China Wide brown warmSoutheast Asia(hills,low valleys and plains)deltasea谢谢观看！谢谢观看！
