1. The countries the Mekong River flows through

Step 4 Reading

In this step, get the students to read the text and finish some tasks.

Task1: Scan the text quickly, then answer some questions

• 1. Who will travel in the text?

• 2. Where are they going ?

• 3. How are they getting there?

• 4.What did Wang Wei prepare for the trip?

1) Two years ago, ...bought...

2) Then , ...persuaded...

3) Last year, ...visited...

4) Several months before our trip, ...went to...

• 5What didn't she prepare for the trip?

• （1）。She didn't know

　　　（2）.She hadn't

　　　（3）.She doesn't

• What kind of person is Wang Wei? Which answer is wrong?

A. stubborn

　　　　　B. determined

　　　　　C. careless

　　　　　D. careful

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5. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why?

6.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River?

Task2: Listen to the tape and pay attention to the pronunciation, then do the T or F exercise.

1.Wang kun is a high school student.

2.Both Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and they grew up in eastern Yunnan province

3.The source of Mekong is in Qinghai province .

4.Finally Wang Kun agreed with his sister to cycle with her.

5.They found few atlas and books about Mekong River in library. 6. Mekong river begins at