andLanguageFocus.docx

B1 U3 Reading Journey Down the Mekong学案Class Name 课前搜索 Some information about the Mekong River.1.Which countries does the Mekong River flow through?China 2.Where is the source(源头) of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? 3.Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River ? Step1.Lead in1.Why do so many people want to travel? 2.Guessing Game:Here are some famous rivers in the world. Do you know their names?River1 the second largest in Chinaour mother riverYou can never wash yourself clean even if you jump into this river.River2 It is the second longest river in Europe. It is famous for a piece of symphony(交响曲).A river flows through the most countries in the world.River3 6300 kmthe third longest in the worldthe longest in ChinaThree Gorges Dam(三峡大坝)River4 the longest in the worldIn EgyptAswan Dam（阿斯旺大坝）River5 longest in EuropeMother river of RussianRiver6 Mother river of BritainLongest in BritainRiver7 Begins in Qinghai Province Flows through several countries.In China it is called the Lancang River.Step2. Pre-readingWhere is the river? Which countries does the river flow through?The Mekong River flows through _ countries. Step3 .Reading1.Fast Reading Task1:Guess the title and subtitle and try to guess the main idea of the passage.Journey Down The MekongThe Dream And The planTask2:Look through the whole passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1 Difficulties of the journey and Different attitudes between them.Para 2 Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River.Para 3 The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River.2.Careful ReadingTask1:Paragraph 11.Try to know who, what, when ,how and where in the text.Who What Wang Kun and are dreaming about_.When How WhereAfter _ _ _, they got the chance to _the Mekong River from _ it _ to _ it _.2.How to make their dream come true?Task2:Paragraph 2 1. Difficulties AttitudeThe of the Mekong is in province. A look The is more than meters.Be about it It would be and its very . An experience2.What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong?A. determined B. careless C. careful D. stubbornCan you find some sentences that can explain or support(支持) it? Task3: Paragraph 31.Review the geographical terms according to some pictures.glacier waterfall valley plain rapids delta2.Put the sentences in correct order._.After, It travels slowly through low valleys to plain._.The Mekong River begins at a glacier on a Mountain in QingHai Province._.At first, the river is small , and the water is clear and cold._.The Mekong River enters Southeast Asia._.It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys._.Sometimes, the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys._. At last, the river delta enters the South China sea.Step4. Discussion1.What do you think of their journey? A(An) Journey Down the Mekong2.Now,Wangkun and Wangwei are disscussing what should they take along with them,if you were the friend of them,can you give some suggestions?Step5. HomeworkIf you have a sum of money, where would you like to go when the vocation is coming? Make a travel plan with your group,and then share with us next class.Example：Our group would like to go to_,because we _. We will go there by_,because it is faster and quicker. We will start on_,the weather is_. Before we go there, we need to make