Unit 3 Travel Journal學案
after leaving china, it flows southwest and forms the border of burma (myanmar) and laos for about 100 kilometres then turns southeast to briefly form the border of laos with thailand. the mekong then flows east and south into laos for some 400 kilometres (250 mi) and defines the laos-thailand border again for some 850 kilometres (530 mi) as it flows first east, passing in front of the capital of laos.
questioins
where does the mekong river begin?
2. read the text and find out how many countries the mekong river flows through.
第二部分：reading（任務領先 合作探究）
fast reading
1. read the whole passage quickly to decide which is the main idea of the passage?
a. the dream of wang kun and wang wei and their preparation for the bike trip.
b. their dream and the journey down the mekong.
c. their plan to travel down the mekong and the attitudes of two people.
d. the proper trip down the mekong.
2. choose the type of writing of the passage.
a. science fiction b. letter c. report d. travel journal
3. write down the topic sentence of each para.
para.1 __________________________________________________
para.2 __________________________________________________
para.3 __________________________________________________
careful reading
1. who is the first one that had the idea to cycle along the mekong river?
a. wang kun b. dao wei c. wang wei d. wang wei’s cousins
2. who thinks wang wei is really stubborn?
a. wang wei’s cousins b. yu hang c. wang kun d. dao wei
3. when did they get the chance to take a bike trip?
a. during middle school b. after graduate from middle school
c. during college d. after graduating from college
4. according to the atlas, what can they see during the trip?
a. glacier and waterfall b. deep valleys
c. hills and plains d. above all.
5. which of the following statements is not true?
a. taking the trip is a dream that comes true.
b. they could see a lot along the mekong river.