Q1:Doyouliketraveling?Q2:Wheredidyougo?Q3:Doyouliketravelingalongtherivers?Canyouguesswhatthenamesoftheseriversare?Thisriveriscalledourmotherriver.TheYellowRiver–黄河ThisriveristhelongestoneinChina.TheChangjiangRiver–长江ThisisthefamousriverinGuangdongProvince.ThePearlRiverThisriverbeginsinQinghaiProvinceandflowsthroughseveralcountries.TheMekongRiverTheNileRiverNamesofriverLocation(位置)LancangRiverSeine[sein]塞纳河NileKongo刚果河Amazon亚马逊河MississippiThames[temz]泰晤士河EnglandEgyptCentralAfricatheUSFranceChinaBrazilThegreatriversintheworldCanyoulistthecountriesthattheMekongflowsthrough.ChinaMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamMyanmarChinaLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouthChinaSeacanoessunsetKongwaterfallcatfishSightsalongMekongriverJourneydowntheMekongReadingPart1ThedreamandtheplanReadthetitleandsub-titleonpage18,wecanknowthat_____.A.Thistextisabouttheauthor'sdreamofajourneydowntheMekongRiver.B.Thistextisabouttheauthor'splanofajourneydowntheMekongRiver.C.Thistextisabouttheauthor'sdreamandplanofajourneydowntheMekongRiver.ThepreparationbeforethetripanddetailsaboutMekongriverDifferentattitudesbetweenthemDecidetotakeagreatbiketripalongtheMekongriverpara.1.---para.2.---para.3WangKun,WangWei,DaoWeiandYuHangAlongtheMekongriverfrom…to…cycle=gotherebybikeReadandanswer:1.Whowilltravelinthetext?2.Wherearetheygoing?4.Howaretheygettingthere?3.Whendidtheyfinallygetthechancetotakeabiketrip?Aftergraduatingfromcollege,they...Whatdifferentopinionsdotheyhave?WangWeiWangKuntoofaradeterminedlook;wouldn’tchangehermindtoohighbeexcitedaboutbehardtobreathe;coldaninterestingexperienceairaltitudesourceKnow“TheMekongRiver”betterglacierclearcoldglacierTheMekongRiverbeginsinonaTibetanmountain.Atfirsttheriverisandthewaterisand.smallInChinaItbecomesasitpassesthroughdeep,travelingacrosswesternYunnanProvince.rapidsvalleysrapidsvalleySometimestheriverbecomesa_____________andenterswidevalleys.waterfallwaterfallAfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomes,and.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspaceslows.widebrownwarmoutofChinaItmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystothewherericegrows.Atlast,theriverenterstheSouthChinaSea.plainsdeltaplaindeltaCouldyouusesomewordsorphrasestodescribethecharacteristicsofWangweiandWangkun?Whichcharacterdoyoulike?WangWei:Wangkun:stubborn;determined;wouldn’tchangehermind;serious=careful;性格cleveradventurous(喜欢冒险的)魅力襄阳Groupwork1.ImagineyouareonofficeroftheTouristAdministration(旅游局),pleasegiveabriefintroductionofXiangYang.2.Imagineyouareatouristguide,pleasemakeatravelplanforthosewhoareplanningtobehere.3.Imagineyouareastudent,pleasemakeabriefintroductionofXiangyangNo.4Highschool.AccordingtothesurveyontheNetSina,travellingaroundtheworldisthefirstdreamof71.2%ofpeoplewhohavetakenpartinthesurvey.TravellingwidensourviewincreasesourknowledgebuildsourbodiesAlwaysremember:Leavenothingbehindbutourfootprints!Takenothingawaybutourgoodmemory!Howdoyouunderstandthesaying:Wherethereisariver,thereisacity.Wherethereisariver,thereisacity.Howdopeoplewholivealongariveruseit?