高一英语 unit3 Travel journal-reading1 课件必修1.ppt

Scan the passage and then list the countries that the Mekong River flows through. Read again and get the main idea of each paragraph and tell the reason: Para.1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei’ dream. Para.2 Wang Wei is stubborn. Para.3 Preparing for their trip. What do you know about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang kun’s character:enthusiatic,critical and sensible Wang Wei’s character:imaginative,organized, eager,persistent,stubborn and risk-taking Discuss the text in details. * * List the countries that the Mekong River flows through China Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Mekong Laos Vietnam Thailand Cambodia Myanmar Myanmar Laos Thailand Myanmar Cambodia Vietnam China 1. atlas 2.rapids 3.glacier a.a book of history b.a book of maps A part of the river which flows fast b.A part of the river which flows slowly A river with lot of sand A river with large body of ice Guess the words meaning from context: 4.waterfall 5.plains 6.delta a river flows through a valley b. a river goes down from a high place a large flat place b.a small narrow place the low place where a river enters the sea b.The low place where a river begins 1.Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? They are brother and sister, and both are college students. SKimming: 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 Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming. Where 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. Scanning Why is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. Glacier, rapids, waterfalls, hills, valleys and plains. Wang Wei believes… Wang Kun believes… Different attitudes about the trip Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think… Sim