(new)U3Traveljournal

1、Reading Do you like traveling?If you have a holiday, where would you go?I would go to Pre-readingIf you have a chance to travel, which means of transportation will you use? Would you like to travel in this way? Why? Transport Advantages DisadvantagesBusTrainShipAirplanecheap/expensive; fast/ slow; s

2、afe/ unsafe;comfortable/ uncomfortable; enjoy the view or not safe; fit for short journeysslow; uncomfortablecheap; safe; fast; enjoy the viewcrowded; hard to buy tickets enjoy the sea view;free to go aroundinconvenient; seasickfaster; efficient; free drinksexpensive; unsafe; cant enjoy the viewHave

3、 you ever visited any rivers? When you decide which kind of transport, you should consider the following things:cost pollutionsafety cozinessspeed convenience Can you guess the names of the following rivers?The Nile The AmazonThe Seine The Danube(the second longest in Europe) Hallstatt, Austria The

4、Thames The Rhine(the third longest in Europe) The Yangtze RiverThe Yellow RiverThe Mekong China LaosThailandCambodiaVietnamMekongLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaMyanmarMyanmarList the countries that the Mekong River flows through:The Mekong River is called _ in China. It goes through _ _, _, _, _ and pou

5、rs into the _. Lancang RiverMyanmarSouth China SeaVietnamCambodiaLaosThailandWaterfall Glacier Valley Delta Fast Readingn1. Who will travel down the Mekong?n2. Where are they going ?n3. How are they getting there?n4.Who will prepare for the trip?Skim para1 and answer the questions:1.Who will travel

6、in the text?2. Where are they going ?3. How are they getting there?4.Who will prepare for the trip?Wang Kun ,Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Along the Mekong river from tocycle = go there by bike Wang Wei (Wang Kuns sister)Careful Reading1. What was their dream?Their dream was to take a great bike tri

7、p (dream about taking a great bike trip).2. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.3. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?4. Why is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Me

8、kong?The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.Glacier, rapids, waterfalls, hills, valleys and plains.Read again and get the main idea of each paragraph :Para. 1 The dream and the plan Para. 2Different attitudesPara. 3 Preparation for the tripCould you use some words to tell the characteristics of Wang Wei and Wang Kun?Wang Wei: stubborn, confident, or