Learning about Language名师教学设计2

Module 1

Unit 3

Travel journal

Reading: Journey Down The Mekong

Part 1 The dream and the plan

I.

Fast reading:

Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1

Preparing for their trip

Para 2

Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream

Para 3

Wang Wei is stubborn

II.

Carefully reading:

Read Paragraph 1 carefully and then fill in the blanks:

Paragraph 1:

Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s Dream Ever Since middle school.

My sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about

____________________________________. ↓

Two years ago…

She bought__________________________________.

Then she persuaded me to buy one. ↓

Last year…

She visited _________________________________.

She soon got them interested in ____________, too.

↓

When we graduated from college…

We finally got _______________________________. ↓

Now

She is planning ______________________________.

Read Paragraph 2 carefully and then choose the “True” or “False”:

1.

Wang Kun dislikes his sister because she can be really stubborn.

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) 2.

Wang Wei knew the best way of getting to places.

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) 3.

The source of the Mekong River is in Qinghai province.

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) 4.

The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.

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) 5.

Wang Wei insisted that they should begin the journey in Qinghai.

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Read Paragraph 3 carefully and then fill in the blanks:

1.

The Mekong River begins in _________________on a mountain in Qinghai Province. At first the river is____________ and the water is _____________________ and ________________. 2.

It becomes _________________ as it passes through deep ____________________, traveling across western __________________ Province. 3.

Sometimes the river becomes a

__________ and enters wide valleys. 4.

After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes _________________,

________________ and ________________. As it enters _______________, its pace slows. 5.

It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the ________________ where rice grows. At last, the river ___________________ enters the South China Sea.

III.

Summary

Wang Kun and his sister had 1.______________ about taking a great bike trip ever 2.__________ middle school. After 3._______________ from college，they 4. __________ got the chance to make their dream come true. His sister thought of the idea to 5._____________ along the Mekong River. They both bought expensive bikes. They also got their cousins 6._____________ in cycling. Wang Wei 7.____________ to the idea that they should find the source and begin their journey there. When she heard that the 8.______________ of the Mekong River is in Qinghai Province，she wouldn’t 9._____________her mind. She even felt excited when she knew that their journey would begin at an 10._____________of more than 5,000 metres. Before the trip they found a large atlas in the library. From the atlas they knew clearly about the Mekong River.

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