Moon river, wider than a mile;I’m crossing you in style some day;Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker;Wherever you’regoin’, I’mgoin’ your way;Moon RiverTwo drifters, off to see the world;There’s such a lot of world to see;We’re after the same rainbow’s;Waitin’, round the bend my huckleberry friend;Moon river, and me…MekongRiverLet’s enjoy a videoLanChang RiverThe Mekong RiverCan you list the countries that the Mekong flows through?ChinaLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouth China SeaMyanmarThe Mekong Riverflows through…The countries the Mekong River flows through:China, Myanmar, Laos,Thailand, Cambodia, VietnamReadingJourney down the Mekong(Part I: the dream and the plan)Fast reading(go through the whole passage)1. True or False?( F )( T )( F )1.Dao Wei and Yu Huang belong to the Han nationality.2. Some of the Dai live in Western Yunnan.3. The Mekong River is in China and itincludes the Lancang River.( T )( F )4. Although it is not easy to travel alongthe Mekong River, Wang Wei insistedon doing so.5. The Tibetan Mountain where theMekong River begins is 5,000meters high.2. Match the main idea with each paragraphPara.1Para.2Para.3The preparation before thetrip and details about Mekong riverDifferent attitudes betweenthemDecide to take a great bike trip along the Mekong riverCareful Readingpra.1. --- para.2. --- para. 3Wang Kun, WangWei, DaoWeiand Yu HangAlongthe Mekong riverfrom…to…cycle=go there by bikeRead and answer:1. Who will travel in the text?2. Where are they going ?3. How are they getting there?para.1.Paragraph 1: DreamSincemiddleschool…Two years ago…Last year…When we graduatedfrom college…nowMy sister Wang Wei and I havedreamed abouttaking a greatbike trip.Wefinallygot the chance to do it.She bought… . Then shepersuaded me to buyone.She visited our cousins…She is planing ourschedulefor the trip.1. What different opinions do they have?sourcealtitudeairWang WeiWang Kuntoo faradeterminedlook ;wouldn’t change hermindtoo highbe excited aboutbe hard tobreathe; coldan interestingexperiencepara.2.2.Could you use somewords or phrases todescribe the charactersof Wangweiand Wang kun?WangWei:Wang kun:stubborn; determined; wouldn’t change her mind;  adventurous（喜欢冒险的）serious=careful;性格=cleverKnow “The Mekong River”betterpara. 3The Mekong River begins inona Tibetan mountain. At first the river isand the water isand.glaciersmallclearcoldglacierIt becomesas it passes through deep, traveling across westernYunnanProvince.rapidsvalleysrapidsvalleySometimes the river becomes aand enters wide valleys.waterfallwaterfallAfter it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes,and. As it entersSoutheast Asia, its pace slows.widebrownwarmIt makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to thewhere rice grows. At last, the riverentersthe South China Sea.plainsdeltaplaindeltaSummaryFill in the blanks_________ middle school, Wang Kun and his sisterhad _____________ taking a great bike trip. After_______________ college, with cousins they finallygot the ________ to take the trip. Once Wang Weihad ___________________, nothing could changeher mind. Finally, they agreed to start their journeyat _____________ more than 5,000 metres. Fromthe atlas they learnt that the Mekong begins in aGlacier on a ________________. At first it is smalland the water is _____ and _____. As it entersSoutheast Asia, its _____slow and at last it flows intothe ______________.Ever sincedreamed aboutgraduating fromchancemade up her mindTibetan mountainan altitude ofclear coldpaceSouth China SeaDiscussionIf you are given a chance to travel to Hangzhou, how will you prepare for traveling?Learn some useful words when talking about our journey:1.Places of interest(名胜)2. Weather(天气)3. Object(物品)4. Schedule(日程安排）5. Shelter（栖身处所）6. Cost（开支）7. Transportation（交通）Some proverbs :Success belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力者。No success in life merely happens.人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。Retell the text.Tick out the sentences that you feel difficult.HomeworkThank You!Reading comprehension:Which sentence is not true according to the text?Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed.Wang Wei seldom listened to others.Before their trip they went to the library.Wang Wei knew the best way of finding the source of the river.What does the last paragraph on Page 18 tell us?They wanted to know how soon they would come back.They wanted to learn the world’s geography.They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River.Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was.When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_________.A. Waterfalls B. hills and villages C. Plains where rice grows D. desert2.What didn’t she prepare for the trip?She didn’t know2.She hadn’t3.She doesn’tthe bestwayof gettingto places.looked at amap.care aboutdetails.细节The Lancang River–澜沧江In China it is calledOut of China, it is calledthe Mekong River