travelplacesofinterestscenicspotshistoricalsitestransportationtravelagencysceneryfunnatureWherewouldyouliketopayavisitmost?Wherewouldyouliketopayavisitmost?Andyourreasons?Andyourreasons?theTerraCottaWarriorstheWestLaketheGreatWallthePyramidsLibertyofStatue(PartI:thedreamandtheplan)•What’stheirdream?dreamaboutdoing…Fastreading:•1.Whowilltravelinthetext?•2.Wherearetheygoing?•3.Howaretheygettingthere?WangKun,WangWei,DaoWeiandYuHangAlongtheMekongriverfrom…to…cycle=gotherebybikeReadandanswer:•4.WhatdidWangWeiprepareforthetrip?1)Twoyearsago,2)Then,3)Lastyear,4)Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip,…bought……persuaded……visited……wentto…•Whatdidn’tsheprepareforthetrip?1.Shedidn’tknow2.Shehadn’t3.Shedoesn’tthebestwayofgettingtoplaces.lookedatamap.careaboutdetails.Whatdifferentopinionsdotheyhave?sourcealtitudeairWangWeiWangKuntoofaradeterminedlook;changehermindtoohighbeexcitedaboutbehardtobreathe;coldaninterestingexperience•WhatkindofpersonisWangWei?Whichansweriswrong?A.stubbornB.determinedC.carelessD.careful(D)LanChangRiverTheMekongRiverCanyoulistthecountriesthattheMekongflowsthrough?ChinaLaosBurmaThailandCambodiaVietnam•1.Itbegins…•2.Asitpassesthroughvalleys…•3.Itenters…•4.Afteritleaves…•5.Asitenters..•6.ItsThedetailsoftheMekongRiverrapids(small,clear,cold)(movequickly)awaterfall(wide,brown,warm)(slowlythroughhills,valleys,plains)deltaenterstheSouthChinaSeaaglacier•TheNationalDayiscoming.Wewillhavealongholiday.It’sagoodchanceforustotravel.••1.Whereareyougoing?2.Whoareyougoingwith?3.Howareyougettingthere?4.Whatareyougoingtotake?5.Whatareyougoingtodothere?6.Howlongareyoustayingthere?……Readthepassagetofillintheform:Readthepassagetofillintheform:dreamdreamPreparationsPreparationsfeelingsfeelingsTakingagreatbiketripTakingagreatbiketripalongtheMekongRiveralongtheMekongRiverMountainbikeMountainbikeLibrary,atlas,detailsLibrary,atlas,detailsplanplandetermined,excited,interested,determined,excited,interested,surprisedsurprisedReadingcomprehension:Readingcomprehension:WhichsentenceisnottrueaccordingtotheWhichsentenceisnottrueaccordingtothetext?text?A.A.WangWeiadvisedWangKuntobuyaWangWeiadvisedWangKuntobuyamountainbikeandheagreed.mountainbikeandheagreed.B.B.WangWeiseldomlistenedtoothers.WangWeiseldomlistenedtoothers.C.C.Beforetheirtriptheywenttothelibrary.Beforetheirtriptheywenttothelibrary.D.D.WangWeiknewthebestwayoffindingtheWangWeiknewthebestwayoffindingthesourceoftheriver.sourceoftheriver.WhatdoesthelastparagraphonPage18tellus?WhatdoesthelastparagraphonPage18tellus?A.A.TheywantedtoknowhowsoontheywouldcomeTheywantedtoknowhowsoontheywouldcomeback.back.B.B.Theywantedtolearntheworld’sgeography.Theywantedtolearntheworld’sgeography.C.C.TheywenttothelibrarytoknowsomethingaboutTheywenttothelibrarytoknowsomethingabouttheMekongRiver.theMekongRiver.D.D.WangKunwantedtoletWangWeiknowhowWangKunwantedtoletWangWeiknowhowdifficulttheirtripwas.difficulttheirtripwas.WhenyoutravelalongtheMekongRivermaybeyouWhenyoutravelalongtheMekongRivermaybeyoucannotsee_________.cannotsee_________.A.WaterfallsB.hillsandvillagesA.WaterfallsB.hillsandvillagesC.PlainswherericeC.PlainswherericegrowsD.desertgrowsD.desertImagineyouarehelpingthecycliststopreparefortheirtripdowntheMekong.Doyouthinkwhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostuseful.Andyourreasons?tentcompassmapraincoatflashlightumbrellamatcheswaterbottleCan&bottleopenersradiotyre/tireblanketHomework•Trytowriteatravelplanaccordingtothequestionsandanswersabove.•Underlineusefulexpressionsinthetext.
