Slide1: Period 1 Reading Designed by xzc 2006.09.29 Friday


Slide3: The Great Wall He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.


Slide4: The Yellow Mountain


Slide5: Guilin in southern China, provides one of China’s most extraordinary views.


Slide6: Shangri-La


Slide7: The Forbidden City 紫禁城


Slide8: Potala Palace 布达拉宫


Slide9: Do you like travelling? Have you been to these places? Questions:


Slide10: Discuss in pairs: 1.Where are you going to travel on the coming National Day? 2.When are you leaving? 3.How are you going to…? 4.How long are you staying there?


Slide11: Guessing Game! Here are some famous rivers in China. Do you know their names?


Slide12: This river is called our mother river. The Yellow River


Slide13: This river is the longest one in China. The Changjiang River


Slide14: This is the famous river in Guangdong Province. The Pearl River


Slide15: This river begins in Qinghai Province and flows through several countries. TheMekong River


Slide16: If you live along one of the rivers, how would you use it? Mekong(China,SE Asia) The Yellow River The Changjiang River The Pearl River


Slide17: 1 . use a river to irrigate their fields. 2 . use a river to make electricity. 3 . go swimming in the river in summer


Scanningthe main idea of each paragraph:: Scanning the main idea of each paragraph: 1. Different attitudes between them. 2. Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. 3. The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River. P2 P1 P3


Slide19: Scanning True or false Wang kun and Wang Wei are sister and brother. 2) Their dream was to go hiking along the river. ( ) 3) Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, DaoWei and YuHang, to join in their cycling. ( ) 4) Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River. ( ) (T ) F T T


Slide20: Try to get the information for the following questions: 1.What’s the dream? 2.How did they prepare for the travel? 3.Why did they become excited? 4.Use your own words to describe the Mekong River. Close reading


Slide21: Taking a great bike trip. the source expensive bikes the atlas


Slide22: an altitude of more than 5000 meters glacier deep valleys Southeast Asia the South China Sea


Slide23: Careful reading Group discussion : Read the text carefully and then discuss Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip in groups of four. a dream they will enjoy this trip a lot. the Mekong Southeast Asia Qinghai prepare much cold and high atlas


Slide24: 1. rapid 2. waterfall 3. glacier 4. delta 5. plain a. A high place from which a river suddenly goes down b. A large flat place c. A fast-moving part of a river d. A large body of ice moving slowly down a high valley e. The low place where a river enters the sea. Match each word to the proper meanings


The countries that the Mekong River flows through.: The countries that the Mekong River flows through. Laos Thailand Burma Cambodia Vietnam China


Slide26: Lancang River Mekong River Myanmar China Thailand Laos Vietnam Cambodia The South China Sea


Post reading : Post reading --A Summary Wang Kun and Wang Wei have ______ about taking a great bike trip. when they __________ from college. They _________ to _________ along the Mekong River with their ________. Wang Wei is very _______. Once she is __________ to do something she will never __________ her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she ________ that they find the ________ of the river and begin their journey there. dreamed graduated decided cycle cousins stubborn determined change insisted source


Slide28: Homework: Recite the new words and expressions