高三英語Unit3 Journal travel課件Reading

Period1 Pre-reading Reading ComprehendingUnit3 Travel JournalUnit3 Travel JournalYangtze RiverYellow RiverNile RiverAmazon River Name of River Location Mekong China,SE Asia Rhein Germany Ganges India Seine France Nile Egypt Thames England Danube Central Europe Amazon Brazil Mississippi USHow do people who live along a river use it?Braingo swimmingtravel along a riverto irrigate their fieldsto make electricitystormingDo you have a dream to take a bike trip along the rivers?Mekong RiverAn international river4880 km in lengthThe 6th longest “Danube of the East”1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister, and both are college students.2. What was their dream? Their dream was to take a great bike trip.3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming. 4. What is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?The source of the river is in Qinghai province and it enters the South China sea.Map of the Map of the MekongMekongChinaLaosBurmaThailandCambodiaVietnam5.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?You can see glacier, rapids ,hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.WaterfallRapidsValleyDeltaGlacierPlainCanyonTopographical:Waterfall: a high place from which a river suddenly goes down.Rapids: a fast-moving part of a riverValley: a long low wide place between hillsDelta: the low place where a river enters the seaGlacier: a large body of ice moving slowly down a high valleyPlain: a large flat place Canyon: a deep, very wide valley, usually with a river6.Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than5,000metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the tripBoth Wang Wei and Wang Kun think Wang Wei believesWang Kun believesWork in pairs and fill in the following form:1. taking this trip is a dream come true.2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot.3. they should see a lot of the Mekong.4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia. 1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.2. that they dont need to prepare much1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.2. that using an atlas is very important. Discussion:2.Which one impressed you most among all the characters in the passage? And why?1. Who do you think was right about the trip? Why?Homework:1.Read again and underline the important phrases and sentences. Thank you!Their dreamWang Weis suggestionTheir preparationsWhy excitedThe Mekong River