Unit3 Travel journal 第1课时 教案2 人教版必修1.docVIP

Unit 3 Travel Journal Section 1: A text structure analysis of JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG I. Type of writing and summary of the idea Type of writing This is a travel journal Main idea of the passage Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream of taking a great bike trip, their different attitudes, Wang Wei’s determination, Wang Wei and Wang Kun’s preparations for the trip. Topic sentence of 1st paragraph It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River. Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that we find the source of the river and begin our journey there. Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph We found a large atlas with good maps that showed the details of the world geography. II. A diagram of JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKON Why to travel Their preparations both of them bought expensive bikes. got their cousins interested in traveling went to the library and found a large atlas with good maps that show details of the Mekong River. The Mekong River It begins at a glacier on a Tibetan mountain which is at an altitude of more than 5000 meters. It is small and the water is clean and cold at first. Then it moves quickly and passes through deep valley. Half of it is in China and it is called Lancang River in China. As it enters Southeast Asia , it travels slowly through hills and low valleys, and the plains where rice grow. III. Retelling the text in about 200 words. Retell the story in the third person. Refer to the information in the chart above. One possible version Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei dreamed about taking a great bike trip ever since their middle school days. After graduated from college, they got a chance to do it. It was Wang Wei who first had the ideas to cycle along the Mekong River from its source. They both bought expensive mountain bikes. They also got their cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang to go who were interested in cycling, too. Wang Wei was a stubborn girl. Although