1、Journey down the MekongUnit 3Travel journalJourney down the MekongUnit 3TThe longest river in China is The longest canal(運河) in the world is The river flows through the most countries in Asia is The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand CanalThe Yangtze RiverThe Mekong River The longest river in China is MyanmarLa

2、osThailandCambodiaVietnamThe South China SeaChinathe countries that the Mekong River flows throughMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVieThe passage is mainly about _ and _ _ dream and _ for taking a great _ _ along the Mekong River.Skimmingthe main idea of the passageplanbiketripWang Kunhis sistersReading C

3、omprehension IThe passage is mainly about SkMatch the main ideas of each paragraph. Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3A . Different attitudes between Wang Wei and Wang Kun.B . The preparations before the trip & details about the Mekong River.C . Dream of taking a great bike trip along the Mekong River. Match the

4、 main ideas of each pPara.1Who will travel in the text?2. Where are they going to travel? 3. How will they travel?4. What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip? 1). Two years ago, 2). Then, 3). Last year,Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Along the Mekong river from tocycle = go there by bikepersua

5、dedvisitedboughtPara.1Who will travel in the tWhich sentence is NOT true according to the text? A. Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed. B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others. C. Before their trip they went to the library. D. Wang Wei knew the best way of getting to places.

6、ScanningReading Comprehension IIChoose the correct answer.Which sentence is NOT true acc2. What does the last paragraph tell us? A. They wanted to know how soon they would come back. B. They wanted to learn the worlds geography. C. They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. D

7、. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was.Scanning2. What does the last paragrap3. When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_. A. waterfalls B. hills and valleys C. plains where rice grows D. desert4. The source of the Mekong is in _ and it enters the_. A

8、. Yunnan Province; South China Sea B. Guizhou Province; East China Sea C. Hunan Province; East China Sea D. Qinghai Province; South China Sea Scanning3. When you travel along the MWang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai.2. When they arrived in Tibet, it was winter then. 3. The journ

9、ey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. True or falseScanningReading Comprehension IIIWang Wei insisted that they be4. The source of the Mekong River is in Qinghai province.5. They found few atlases/maps or books about the Mekong River in th

10、e library. 6. The Mekong river begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain, the water there is clear but not cold. 7. The end of the River enters the South China Sea. Scanning4. The source of the Mekong RiScanningReading Comprehension IV1. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River? 2. Wh

11、at difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? 3. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Answer the questions below.ScanningReading Comprehension glacierwaterfallplainvalleyrapidshillsglacierwaterfallplainvalleyrap2. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about

12、their journey? The journey will begin at an altitudeof more than 5,000 meters, where itis hard to breathe and very cold.2. What difficulties did Wang What do you think about Wang Kun?Wang Kuns characterSeriouscarefulEnthusiasticsensiblecriticalWhat do you think about Wang KWhat do you think about Wa

13、ng Wei?Wang Weis characterImaginativeorganizedeagerpersistentstubbornrisk-takingWhat do you think about Wang WTibetan Mountainsbeginsglaciersmall,clear,coldWestern Yunnan Provincethroughdeep valleysbecomes rapidssometimesenterswide valleysbecomeswaterfallleaves Chinawide,brown,warmbecomesenters Sout

14、heast Asiathroughlow valleys to the plainsmakeswide bends or meandersriverdeltaenters theSouth China Sea_Tibetan MountainsbeginsglacierSuggestionsPlease give Wangkun and WangWei some useful suggestions. Why？ .Where will they go?What objects will they take?What will you pay attention to?When and how will you get back?Sug