Unit3TravelJournalNamesofriverLocationMekongriverSeineNile*CongoAmazon**MississippiThamesEnglandEgyptCentralAfricaUSFranceChinaBrazilThegreatriversintheworldTransportgoodsHowdopeoplewholivealongariveruseit?BrainstormingDrinkingandwashingtravelalongariverirrigatetheirfieldsmakeelectricityJourneydowntheMekongreadingMekongLancangRiverSouthseaMapoftheMekongMapoftheMekong1.WhoareWangKunandWangWei?2.WhoareDaoWeiandYuHang?3.Whatwastheirdream?Skimming1.WhoareWangKunandWangWei?Theyarebrotherandsister,andbotharecollegestudents.2.WhoareDaoWeiandYuHang?TheyareWangKun’scousinswhoareatacollegeinKunming.3.Whatwastheirdream?Theirdreamwastotakeagreatbiketrip.DreamPreparationDreamandplanDreamandplanTotakeabiketrip1.Gettwoothersinterested(why)2.Buythemountainbike(basicequipment)3.Library(learnaboutthedestination)1.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?2.IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekong?Why?3.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?scanning1,ThesourceoftheriverisinQinghaiprovinceanditenterstheSouthChinasea.2,Yes.Thejourneybeginsatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.3,Youcanseeglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfallsandplains.GlacierRapidsValleyWaterfallsPlainDeltaSimilarattitudesaboutthetripDifferentattitudesaboutthetripBothWangWeiandWangKunthink…WangWeibelieves…WangKunbelieves…1.takingthistripisadreamthatcomestrue.2.thattheywillenjoythistripalot.3.theyshouldseealotoftheMekong.4.thatmostoftheMekongwillbefoundinSoutheastAsia.1.theymuststartinQinghaiwheretheriverbegins/seealloftheMekong.2.thattheydon’tneedtopreparemuch1.itistoocoldandhightostartinQinghai.2.thatusinganatlasisveryimportant.TheirdreamWangWei’ssuggestionFinding___________andbeFinding___________andbeginningthere.ginningthere.TheirpreparationsBothofthembought_______Bothofthembought_____________,gottheircousinsinte______,gottheircousinsinterestedintravelingandturnedrestedintravelingandturnedto_______inthelibrary.to_______inthelibrary.TakingaTakingagreatbiketrip.greatbiketrip.thesourcethesourceexpensivebikesexpensivebikestheatlastheatlasWhyWangWeiisexcitedTheirjourneywouldbeginTheirjourneywouldbeginat___________________________.at___________________________.TheMekongRiverItbeginsata_______onaTibetanItbeginsata_______onaTibetanmountain,movesquicklyandmountain,movesquicklyandpassesthrough___________.Halfpassesthrough___________.HalfofitisinChina.ItentersofitisinChina.Itentersthe______________.Thenittravelsthe______________.Thenittravelsslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleysslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleysandplains,atlastitandplains,atlastitenters__________________.enters__________________.analtitudeofmorethananaltitudeofmorethan5000meters5000metersglacierglacierdeepvalleysdeepvalleysSoutheastAsiaSoutheastAsiatheSouthChinaSeatheSouthChinaSeaDiscussion1.WhatadjectiveswillusetodescribeWangKunandWangWei?2.Whichoneofthemdoyoulikebetter,andwhy?3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?DiscussionThepassagetellsusamainideathatnosuccessinlifemerelyhappensbydescribingmysister’sandmydream---takingabiketripandpreparationsforthetrip.Homework1.finishalltheexercisesinthebookonpage19,20,562.finishexercisesonthenewspaperB13.previewthepassagesonpage22and234.finishexercise5&9