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(PartI:thedreamandtheplan)Questions:•Doyouliketravelling?•Wherehaveyoubeen?•Canyoutellyourpartnersomethingaboutit?IWarmingUpbybusbyplane/byairWhichkindoftransportdoyouprefertouse?bybikeonfootbycarDoyouknowthenamesoftheseRivers?TheYellowRiverThePearlRiverThamesIt’syourturntopractiseThegreatriversintheworldNamesofriverLocationMekongriverSeineNileGongoAmazonMississippiThamesEnglandEgyptCentralAfricaUSFranceSoutheastAsiaBrazilThegreatriversintheworldplainvalleywaterfallglacierrapidsPre-reading:thelongestriverinSoutheastAsiatheMekongRiverTheMekongRiverisamajorriverinSoutheastAsia.FromitssourceinChina’sQinghaiProvinceneartheborderwithTibet,theMekongflowssoutheasttotheSouthChinaSea.ItgoesbymanynamesanditisthelongestriverinSoutheastAsia.TheMekongRiverDeltacoversanareathesizeofFranceandGermany.MekongRiverMorethan80percentofthepeoplethatliveintheMekongRiverDeltarelyontheriverforagricultureorfishing.Itisalsohomtomorethan90nationalities.Theirhistories,cultures,customsandreligiousbeliefsaresouniquefromonetoanother.MekongRiverLaos(老挝)Myanmar(缅甸)Thailand(泰国)Cambodia(柬埔寨)Vietnam(越南)TheMekongRiverflowsthrough….ChinaTheLancangRiver–澜沧江InChinaitiscalledOutofChina,itiscalledtheMekongRiver(PartI:thedreamandtheplan)Thepassageismainlyabout__________and__________dreamand_____fortakingagreat_________alongtheMekongRiver.FastReadingComprehensionI:ListenandReadthepassagetogetthemainideaofthepassage:planbiketripWangKunhissister’sParagraph1:_____________Paragraph2:_____________Paragraph3:_____________II.Readthepassagetofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph:(chooseA.B.C)A.PreparationB.DreamC.AstubbornsisterDreamPreparationAstubbornsisterReadthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions:•WhoareWangKunandWangWei?•Whatistheirdream?•WhoareDaoWeiandYuHang?•WhatdoyouthinktheywillseewhentheytravelalongtheMekongRiver?IIISkimming•WhoareWangKunandWangWei?Theyarebrotherandsister.•Whatistheirdream?Theirdreamistotakealongbiketrip.•WhoareDaoWeiandYuHang?TheyareWangKunandWangWei’scousins.•WhatdoyouthinktheywillseewhentheytravelalongtheMekongRiver?Ithinktheywillseeglaciers,rapids,deepvalleys,waterfallsandadelta.1.WangKunandWangWei’splanwasto_______________________.A.visittheircousinsB.buyanexpensivemountainbikeC.cyclealongtheMekongRiverD.cyclealongtheYellowRiver2._______plannedthetriptoMekong.A.WangKunB.WangWeiC.DaoWeiD.YuHangCareful—Reading:Paragraph1:DreamSincemiddleschool…Whenwegraduatedfromcollege…Twoyearsago…Lastyear…mysisterWangWeiandIhave_____________takingagreat______trip.wefinally______________totakeabiketrip.sheboughtan_____________________________.Thenshe___________metobuyone.one.she______ourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.Carefulreading:Readeachparagraphandfillintheblanks.dreamedaboutbikeexpensivemountainbikepersuadedvisitedgotthechanceParagraph2:AstubbornsisterQ1:DidshegivemeadeterminedlookwhenItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghai?Q2:Wasshewellpreparedfortheirjourney?Q3:IsWangWeiastubborngirl?Why?•Q1:DidshegivemeadeterminedlookwhenItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghai?•Q2:Wasshewellpreparedfortheirjourney?•Q3:IsWangWeiastubborngirl?Why?Yes.No,shewasn’t.Yes.sheinsistedthatwefindthesourceoftheriverandbeginourjourneythere.Onceshehasmadeuphermind,nothingcanchangeit.Paragraph3:PreparationWhatcanyouseealongtheMekong?TheMekongbeginsata_____ona_______.Atlasttheriver’sdeltaenters_____________.Atfirst,theriveriscold.Thenitbecomes_____asitpassedthrough______travellingacross_____________province.Sometimestheriverenters__________andbecomesa_______..Itbecomeswarmandittravelsslowlythrough_______and_______and_______wherericegrows.glacierTibetanmountainrapidsvalleyswidevalleyswesternYunnanwaterfallthesouthChinaSeahillslowvalleystheplains•Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext:•WangKungandWangWeiarebrothersandsisters.Theyhavedreamedof___________(take)agreatbiketrip.____wasWangKunwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheMekongRiver.They_______(ride)bicycletotravelalongtheMekongRiver,__________sourceisinQinghaiProvince._________itentersSoutheastAsia,ittravelsslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleysandtheplainswherericegrows.Despitethe______________(difficult),WangWeiandWangKunwere_____________(determination)tobegintheirjourneyat_______altitudeofmorethan5,000metersinQinghaiProvince.Duringtheirjourney,theyenjoyedthecontinuouschangeoftheweather.FinallytheyreachedDaliinYunnanProvince,_________DaoWeiandYuHangjoinedthem.Theycanhardlywait________(see)them!takingItrodewhoseAsdifficultydeterminedanwheretosee•Inpairsdiscussthequestion:•DiscussWangKun’sandWangWei’sattitudetothetripingroups,andfinishExercise3onpage19.•Whichcharacterdoyoulike,WangKunorWangwei?Why?WangWei’sattitudeWangKun’sattitudeMyattitudePositive.Shewantstoorganizeitasitwasheridea.Lesspositiveashewantstoorganizeitandthinkshecandothatbetterthanhissister.ItsoundsawonderfultripandIwouldlovetobeabletodoatriplikethatmyselfoneday.1.首先想到沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。TranslationItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.2.尽管她对去某些地方的最佳路线并不清楚，她却坚持要自己把这次旅行安排得尽善尽美。Althoughsh