Unit 3 Travel Journal Reading3.ppt

The map of Mekong Sights along Mekong river Fill in the blanks---Task 4 Mekong River begins ___ a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first ,The river is small and the water begins to move_______. It becomes ______as it passes ______ deep valleys. Traveling ______western Yunnan Province. Sometimes The River ______ wide Valley and becomes a_________. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China . After it leaves china and the high altitudes, the Mekong becomes _____ , brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly _________hills and low valleys, and the _____ where rice grows. at last the river’s delta enters the South China Sea. * JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG Reading Part 1 The Dream And The Plan To show off their power and wealth. Enjoy beautiful scenery. Increase our knowledge Make friends Be good for health… He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. QING HAI Scotland Laos Cambodia Have you visited any river? How many great rivers do you know? If you could travel down only one of them, which one would you choose? Why? Changjiang River Yellow River Rhine(莱茵) Volga（伏尔加） (Thames)泰吾士河 Seine（塞纳） Nile（尼罗） Names of River Location Mekong 湄公河 Rhine莱茵河 Seine塞纳河 Nile尼罗河 Thames泰吾士 Congo刚果 Amazon亚马逊河 Mississippi 密西西比 Volga 伏尔加 Egypt Brazil Central Africa France Russia Germany China, SE Asia England USA The Mekong River (known in Tibet as Dza-chu, China as Lancang Jiang and Thailand as Mae Nam Khong), is a major river in southeastern Asia. It is the longest river in the region. From its source in Chinas Qinghai Province near the border with Tibet, the Mekong flows generally southeast to the South China Sea. China 中国 Laos 老挝 Burma 缅甸 Thailand 泰国 Cambodia 柬埔寨 Vietnam 越南 Can you list the countries that the Mekong River flows through? canoes sunset waterfall catfish altitude 海拔高度；高处 glacier 冰河