阅读：沿湄河而下的旅行-隋晓英.ppt

Unit 3 means of transport（交通方式） The Mekong River（湄公河） Period 2 Reading Predict(预测)(from the title) Questions: 1.Which style does the passage belong to? 2. What is the passage mainly about? altitude n. 海拔高度 cycle vi. 骑自行车 graduate vi. 毕业 1.( )altitude2.( )cycle3.( )graduate4.( )determine5.( )finally A.decide, make up one’s mind B. height, esp.above sea-leval C. at last D. ride a bike E. take an academic degree Listening Task: During the listening, try your best to give the main idea of each paragraph and finish the match exercises. Pay attention: the pronunciation intonation Let’s do the match exercises Para by Para. 1.（ ）The author introduces how they organized their trip. (how to organize) 2.（ ）The author introduces their preparations and something about the Mekong River. 3.（ ）The author introduces their dream and plan to cycle along the Mekong River. Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are T or F and explain why. 1. The part of the Mekong River in China is called the Lancang River. 2. It was Wang Kun who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. 3. The source of the river is in Yunnan province and it enters the South China sea. 4. The Mekong River travels across middle Yunnan province . 5. One half of the Mekong River is in China. 2. Because it was my sister Wang Wei who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. 3. Because the source of the river is in Qinghai Province. 4. Because the Mekong River travels across western Yunnan Province. Multiple choice The text is mainly about . A. the author and her sister’s plan about their winter holiday B. the experience during the author and her sister’s trip in Qinghai C. the anecdote (佚事) that happened during their trip. D. the author and her sister’s plan and preparations for their trip 2. Who first bought a mountain bike two years ago?