Transcript Journey Down The Mekong Unit 3

Unit 3
Journey Down The Mekong
be fond of
ever since
graduate from
dream about
It is/was…that…
make up one’s mind
Tracy
Main idea
The passage is mainly
about Wangkun and
dream
his sister’s ______
plan c______
and ____of
ycling
along
__________________
the
entire Mekong
_____________
River
from where it
begins to where it ends
Para.1
the dream
time
things (that were) done
Ever since… have dreamed about…
Two years ago
Last year
After graduating
from…
bought…
persuaded…
visited…
got…interested
Finally
got the chance
It was ….who…
dream
transport
partner
time
destination
? plan
Read for thought
?
Now she is planning our schedule
for the trip.
Para 2:
? attitude/personality ?
I (Wang Kun)
my sister (Wang Wei)
leaving
kept asking…coming back
asked…
map
told her…
source
told her… altitude
told her…
air
difficult
hadn’t… /doesn’t care..
a determined look
seemed excited
thought it interesting
made up her mind
Words to choose from
positive
careful
I think Wangkun
thoughtful
/Wangwei is…
active
cautious (谨慎的） because…
careless
enthusiastic (热心的）
sensible (明智的）
risk-taking (冒险的)/ brave
determined
….
Para 3. the river
Pay attention to theses words
glacier…
valleys…
rapids
waterfall
bends/meanders
plains
river delta
Act as a guide
The Mekong
River
Group work: plan a trip for Tracy
Tibet or other places
time
transport
partner
destination
preparations
plan/route/schedule
Choose useful expressions or
sentence structures from the text.
Homework:
1.Read part 2 of Journey Down the
Mekong
2. Find information about Yangtze River
(Changjiang River)