Knowledge goals

1. Important words and phrases 

dream about, finally, persuade, stubborn, insist, properly, determined, attitude, change one’s mind, give in.

2. Important sentence paterns

Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.

Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one.

It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.

Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.

She gave me a determined look – the kind that said that she would not change her mind.

Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.

We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.