1、,Unit 3 Travel journal,Moon river, wider than a mile; Im crossing you in style some day; Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker; Wherever youre goin, Im goin your way;,Moon River,Two drifters, off to see the world; Theres such a lot of world to see; Were after the same rainbows; Waitin, round the bend m

2、y huckleberry friend; Moon river, and me,1. Many people live beside a river. How do they make use of it in their daily life?,Pre-reading,irrigate their fields,make electricity,go swimming,go fishing,travel along the river,The world has many great rivers. If you could follow the route of only one of

3、them, which one would you choose? Why?,Id like to travel to the River. Because it is,Yangtze River,Yellow River,Danube River (Central Europe),Amazon River (Brazil),Nile River (Egypt),The Pearl River,Mississippi(USA),Thames (England),Mekong,Seine ( France),Lancang River,Introduction,Journey down the

4、Mekong,Reading,Scanning,Read the passage and give the main ideas of each paragraph. Tell the reason.,Para 1 Para 2 Para 3,Dream,Really stubborn,Plan,1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream? Their dream was to take a long bike trip. 2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei panned the trip.,Ca

5、reful Reading,Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.,1,3. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?,The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.,4. What can you see when you travel along the Melong? You can see the sou

6、rce glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.,glacier,waterfall,plain,valley,canyon,rapids,delta,5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey? The journey will begin at an altiude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.,6. What d

7、o you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang Kuns character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Weis character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking.,She gave me a determined look-the kind that said that she would not change her mind.,This sentence means that she has

8、decided to do something and will not change her ideas.,Look at the following sentences from the text and explain them in your own words,2,. my sister does not care about details.,This sentence means that she has decided to do something and will not change her ideas.,It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows,The sentence means that the Mekong river flows slowly and gently through the