,Unit 3 Travel journal,Do you like travelling?,Have you been to these places?,The Great Wall,He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.,The Yellow Mountain,Guilin,in southern China, provides one of Chinas most extraordinary views.,The Forbidden City,Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus or train? Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport and fill in the following chart.,Imagine that you plan to spend a holiday. Choose a place you want to visit. Think about the fare for different kinds of transport and decide how to get there. Then ,get into pairs. Use these questions to make a dialogue about your holiday.,When are you leaving? Where are you staying? How are you going to ? How long are you staying in? When are you arriving in/at ? When are you coming back?,Guessing Game,Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?,This river is called our mother river.,The Yellow River,This river is the longest one in China.,The Changjiang River,This is the famous river in Guangdong Province.,The Pearl River,This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries.,TheMekong River,The great rivers,Changjiang River,the Nile,the Mississippi,Huanghe River,the Thames,the Amazon,The Rhein,Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ?,The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.,Lets take off! Now!,Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?,Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?,Whats the name of the Chinese part of the river?,Do you know where it is?,The Mekong flows from South-West China through all the mainland South East Asian countries - China, Burma/Myanmar , Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam,The countries that the Mekong River flows through.,Laos,Thailand,Burma,Cambodia,Vietnam,China,Mekong River,The Source:,The Length:,The longest river in the world.,the Jifu Mountains in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibet Autonomous Region of northwest Chinas Qinghai Province, which is about 5,200 meters above sea level. 青海省玉树藏族自治区杂多县境内的吉富山。,4880km,12th,The name of the Chinese part:,Lancang River(澜仓河）,Scanning the main idea of each paragraph:,P1 Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.,P2 Different attitudes between them,P3 The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.,Questions:,1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?,2. What was their dream?,3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?,Wang Kun is the author of this article, and Wang Wei is the authors sister.,Taking a great bike trip.,Wang Kuns cousins.,Multiple Choice:,The Mekong River flows through _ countries.A. 3 B. 4 C. 5,2. The source of the Mekong River is in _ Province. A. Qinghai B. Yunnan C. Sichuan,3. The rivers delta enters _ . A. the East China Sea B. the Yellow Sea C. the South China Sea,Multiple Choice:,Vietnam,Laos,Cambodia,Thailand,Burma,Detail Reading,Detail reading: Is it easy to travel along the Mekong river? Why?,The data of the river:,Wang Weis reaction:,excited about it,Interesting experience,Interesting experience,Qinghai Province,More than 5,000 meters,Hard to breathe,Very cold,A determined look wouldnt change her mind,True or False?,Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality. 2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan. 3.The Mekong River is in China and it includes the Lancang River.,( F ),( T ),( F ),4. Although it is not easy to travel along the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted on doing so. 5. The Tibetan Mountain where the Mekong River begins is 5,000 meters high.,( T ),( F ),Post Reading,1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?,2.Who planed the trip to the Mekong?,3.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?,Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.,Their idea was to take a long bike trip.,Wang Wei planned the trip.,The source of the river is in Qinghai province and it enters the South China Sea.,4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?,Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.,5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?,6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?,You can see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.,The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.,Wang Kuns character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible. Wang Weis character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking.,2. Group discussion : Read the text carefully and then discuss Wang Weis and Wang Kuns similar and different attitudes about the trip in groups of four.,a dream,they will enjoy this trip a lot.,the,Mekong,Southeast Asia,Qinghai,prepare,much,cold and high,atlas,