高中英语必修1 unit2 reading 课件.ppt

Unit 3 Travel journal A short movie about the Mekong River Skimming Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang Wei is Wang Kun’s sister, and both are college graduate 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 Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province. Summary Fill in the blanks Paragraph 2: plan stubborn: determined not to change one’s mind, even when you’re unreasonable. 1. Did Wang Kun (the writer) completely agree with her plan? Why? No, they had different attitudes towards the plan. Because Wang Wei has one serious shortcoming--She can be really stubborn. 顽固的， 固执的 Examples to show that Wang Wei is stubborn: She didn’t know 2.She hadn’t 3.She doesn’t the best way of getting to places. looked at a map. care about details. Paragraph 2: plan 2. Could you use some words or phrases to describe the characters(性格) of Wang Wei and Wang kun? Wang Wei: Wang Kun: stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind;  adventurous / risk-taking (喜欢冒险的) serious = careful; clever Know “the Mekong River” better Para. 3 Detailed information about the Mekong River The Mekong River begins in a on a mountain. At first the river is and the water is and . glacier small clear cold It becomes as it passes through deep , traveling across western Yunnan Province. rapids valleys rapids valley Sometimes the river becomes a and enters wide valleys. waterfall After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes , and . As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. wide brown warm pace: speed at which sb/sth. walks, runs or moves. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the