1、2021/8/11 星期三1At the end of class, students will be able to: get a good view of the Mekong. get the main ideas of the passage or paragraphs.2021/8/11 星期三2Lan Chang RiverThe Mekong RiverCan you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?2021/8/11 星期三3ChinaMyanmar（緬甸）LaosThailandCambodia（柬埔寨）Vie

2、tnam（越南）2021/8/11 星期三4Journey down the Mekong2021/8/11 星期三5Go through the passage quickly and answer the questions:skimming1. What is the text mainly about?2. What does Part 1 mainly talk about? A journey down the Mekong.The dream and the plan.2021/8/11 星期三6scanningRead Para.1 and answer the questio

3、ns:Who had the dream?What were the dream and the plan? Who made the plan?Main idea :Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream and their plan. Taking a great bike trip and cycling along the entire Mekong River.Wang Kun and Wang Wei.Wang Wei.2021/8/11 星期三7scanningRead Para.2 and answer the questions:What is Wang K

4、uns attitude towards Wang Wei?What kind of person is Wang Wei? Who planned the trip at last?He is fond of his sister.She can be stubborn.Wang Wei.2021/8/11 星期三8Main idea of Para.2Their different attitudes towards the plan.2021/8/11 星期三9scanningRead Para.3 and answer the questions:What did they do fo

5、r the trip?What is an atlas?They went to the library to look for some information about the Mekong.An atlas is a book with good maps that show details of world geography.2021/8/11 星期三103. What can they see during the journey down the Mekong River?It begins at a _ on a _ _. glacierTibetanmountain2021

6、/8/11 星期三11Then, it quickly. It becomes_ as it passes through deep _. movesrapidsvalley2021/8/11 星期三12Sometimes, the river becomes _ and enters _ _ .wide valleywaterfall2021/8/11 星期三13 After, it enters _ _ , paces slowly and makes _ through _to_.low valleys plainsSoutheast Asiabends2021/8/11 星期三14At

7、 last , the rivers _ entersthe South China sea.delta2021/8/11 星期三15Main idea of Para.3The information about the Mekong River.2021/8/11 星期三16 Read the passage again then do the following “T” or “F”: 1. Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey in Qinghai. 2. Wang Wei thought that her way was the

8、proper way. 3. Wang Wei was a stubborn and careful girl. 4. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 6000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold. 5. Wang Kun gave in at last. 6. Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start in Qinghai.TFTFTF2021/8/11 星期三17A Summary Wang Kun a

9、nd Wang Wei have _ about taking a great bike trip. when they _ from college. They _ to _ along the Mekong River with their _. Wang Wei is very _. Once she is _ to do something she will never _ her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she _ that they find the _ of the river and begin their journey there.dreamedgraduateddecidedcyclecousinsstubborndeterminedchangeinsistedsource2021/8/11 星期三18Homework:Recite the voca