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1、Unit 3 Travel Journal Period 1 Journey Down the Mekong,Journey DreamPlanRoute Part 1: Dream and plan Read Para. 1 to answer: Dream-What? Since when? Plan-Who? Where (fromto)? How? How has she been planning it?,Key words: bought / persuaded/ visited / grew up/ gotinterested in/ graduating/ finally go
2、t the chance/ had the idea / is planning,Find out the sentences which can tell what kind of a person my sister Wang Wei is,she persuaded me to buy one. Wang Wei got them interested in cycling too. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to
3、where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.,Shortcomings (weaknesses, weak points) Merits/ strong points,She can be really stubborn. she insisted that proper way is always her way. She gave me a determined look. she seemed to be excited about it. .it would be an interesting experie
4、nce. made up her mind / not change her mind,What can we conclude about Wws character?,Para.2,Words to choose from positive careful thoughtful active cautious (谨慎的） careless enthusiastic (热心的） sensible (明智的） risk-taking (冒险的)/ brave determined .,I think Wangkun /Wangwei is because,What information ca
5、n we get about the possible difficulties in the journey? What is Para.2 mainly about? Why is Para.2 included here? What is its use?,Source / altitude / air / temperature,glaciera slowly moving mass of ice valleys a long depression in the land rapids fast moving water / river waterfall steep descent
6、of water bends/meanders move sinuously Plains extensive open land river delta long triangular area,Para 3. the river,Pay attention to theses words,Listen and appreciate Para.3 The Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province. At first the river is small and the water is clear a
7、nd cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and high
8、 altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters South Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.,What is Para.3 to do with the dream and plan?,China,Southeast Asia,The Mekong,The Langcang,Wonderful scenery!,Assignments Recite Para.3 Finish P 20,
