Journey Down The Mekong

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• Unit 3
• Journey Down The Mekong

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dream about It is/wasthat make up ones mind
be fond of ever since graduate from
Tracy
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Main idea
The passage is mainly about Wangkun and his
sisters ______ and ____of c______ along ________
__________ _____________
dream
plan
ycling
the entire Mekong River from where it begins to
where it ends
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Para.1 the dream
time things (that were) done




dream
have dreamed about
Ever since
bought persuaded
transport
Two years ago
visited gotinterested
partner
Last year
After graduating from
Finally got the chance
time
destination
It was .who
?
plan
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Read for thought
?
Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.
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?
?
Para 2
attitude/personality
I (Wang Kun) my sister (Wang Wei)






leaving coming back
kept asking
hadnt /doesnt care..
map
asked
a determined look
source
told her
told her
seemed excited
altitude
air
told her
thought it interesting
difficult
made up her mind
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Words to choose from positive careful thoughtful a
ctive cautious (???) careless enthusiastic
(???) sensible (???) risk-taking (???)/
brave determined .
I think Wangkun /Wangwei is because
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Para 3. the river
Pay attention to theses words
glacier valleys rapids waterfall bends/meanders
plains river delta
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Act as a guide
The Mekong River
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Group work plan a trip for Tracy
time transport
partner destination
preparations plan/route/schedule Choo
se useful expressions or sentence structures
from the text.
Tibet or other places
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• Homework
• Read part 2 of Journey Down the
• Mekong
• 2. Find information about Yangtze River
• (Changjiang River)