Introduction
In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine and share their views about the role of river in life. They will then be helped to read a narration entitled JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG. It’s about two students taking a trip down a river.
Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers’ reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning.
Objectives
■ To help students read a travel journal
■ To help students better understand “traveling down a river”
■ To help students understand and use some important words and expressions
■ To help students identify examples of the present progressive tense: expressing futurity in the text