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travel

places of interestscenic spots

historical sitestransportation

travel agencyscenery

fun

nature

Where would you like to Where would you like to pay a visit most ? And your pay a visit most ? And your reasons?reasons?

the Terra Cotta Warriorsthe West Lake

the Great Wall

the Pyramids Liberty of Statue

(Part I: the dream and the plan)

• What’s their dream?

dream about doing…

Fast reading:

• 1. Who will travel in the text?

• 2. Where are they going ?

• 3. How are they getting there?

Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang

Along the Mekong river from …to…

cycle = go there by bike

Read and answer:

• 4.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip?1) Two years ago,2) Then ,3) Last year,4) Several months before our trip,

…bought……persuaded…

…visited……went to…

• What didn’t she prepare for the trip?

1. 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.

What different opinions do they have?

source

altitude

air

Wang WeiWang Kun

too far

a determined look ;change her mind

too high be excited about

be hard to breathe; cold

an interesting experience

• What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong?

A. stubborn

B. determined

C. carelessD. careful

(D)

Lan Chang River

Th

e Mek

ong R

iver

Can you list the

countries that the Mekong

flows through?

China

Laos

Burma

Thailand

Cambodia

Vietnam

• 1.It begins …

• 2.As it passes through valleys…

• 3. It enters…

• 4.After it leaves…

• 5. As it enters..

• 6. Its

The details of the Mekong River

rapids

(small ,clear ,cold)

( move quickly)a waterfall

( wide , brown , warm)

(slowly through hills, valleys, plains)

delta enters the South China Sea

a glacier

• The National Day is coming. We will have a long holiday. It’s a good chance for us to travel.

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1. Where are you going ? 2.Who are you going with? 3. How are you getting there? 4.What are you going to take? 5. What are you going to do there? 6. How long are you staying there? ……

Read the passage to fill in the form:Read the passage to fill in the form:

dreamdream

PreparationsPreparations

feelingsfeelings

Taking a great bike trip Taking a great bike trip along the Mekong Riveralong the Mekong River

Mountain bikeMountain bike

Library, atlas ,detailsLibrary, atlas ,details

planplan

determined, excited, interested, determined, excited, interested, surprisedsurprised

Reading comprehension:Reading comprehension:

Which sentence is not true according to the Which sentence is not true according to the text?text?

A.A. Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed.mountain bike and he agreed.

B.B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others.Wang Wei seldom listened to others.

C.C. Before their trip they went to the library.Before their trip they went to the library.

D.D. Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the source of the river.source of the river.

What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us?What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us?

A.A. They wanted to know how soon they would come They wanted to know how soon they would come back.back.

B.B. They wanted to learn the world’s geography.They wanted to learn the world’s geography.

C.C. They went to the library to know something about They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River.the Mekong River.

D.D. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was.difficult their trip was.

When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_________.can not see_________.

A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C. Plains where rice C. Plains where rice grows D. desertgrows D. desert

Imagine you are helping the cyclists to prepare for their trip down the Mekong. Do you think which of the following objects is the most useful.And your reasons?

tentcompass

map raincoat

flashlightumbrella matches

water bottle

Can & bottle openers radio tyre/ tire blanket

Homework

• Try to write a travel plan according to the questions and answers above.

• Underline useful expressions in the text.

Thank you !