Unit3《Travel journal》课件-Reading(新人教版必修1)

the Lancang River
Journey down the Mekong
Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam
Thailand
China
Cambodia
Different topographical features (geographical characters of an area)
Go through the passage quickly and divide it.
• Part 1(para 1), which talks about their dream. • Part 2 (paras2-3), which talks about their plan.
Listen to the tape and follow it. Discuss the questions on Page 19. • 1.who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister , and both are college students. • 2. what are their dream? Their dream was to take a great bike trip. • 3. who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?
Their attitudes about the trip
Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the trip
They both think Wang Wei believes 1.they must start in Qinghai 1.taking this trip is a where the river begins/see dream that comes true 2.they will enjoy the trip a all of the Mekong. 2.that they don’t need to lot prepare much 3.they should see a lot of Wang Kun believes the Mekong 4.that most of the Mekong 1.it is too cold and high to will be found in Southeast start in Qinghai 2.that using an atlas is very Asia important
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glacier rapids valleys waterfall plain delta
glacier
a large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley
rapids
a fast –moving part of a river
Homework
• Required: Rewrite the text in your own words (100----150 words) • Optional: Search the internet and find some information about the information of the Mekong River.
Choose suitable words below in their proper forms to complete the short passage. Source, persuade, topic, stubborn, insist, altitude, Vietnam (Vietnam’s), Tibet (Tibetan), attitude, Where to travel for the National Holidays has been the only topic of conversation for weeks. All of us want to go to the _____ beach in Hainan, but Xiaoliang insists _______on going to _______. Tibet He said he wants to know how he will feel at an ________ of altitude 4,000meters in Tibetan plateau! We have been trying to ________ persuade stubborn _______ him, however, he is as _________ as a mule. I think we will be soon persuaded by him. Tibetan Plateau Potala palace
Imagine you are Xiaoliang, planning for your bike trip to Qinghai. What are you preparing for the trip? -buying a good mountain bike -taking a big bag -taking a map/a compass -money -student ID -camera/battery/films -sunglasses/hat -tent/umbrella/raincoat -flashlight/matches -heavy coats/blankets
Travelling
1.When are you leaving? 2.How are going to…? 3.When are you arriving in/at …? 4.Where are you staying? 5.How long are you staying in….? 6.When are you coming back?
• 5. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?
Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
They are Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.
The source of the river is in Qinghai Province; and it enters the South China Sea.
• 4. where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?
valley
a long ,low, wide place between hills
waterfall
a high place from which a river suddenly goes down
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plain
a large flat place
delta
the low place where a river enters the sea