ListeningListening2.Listentothetapeandtickthestatementtellingthemainideaofthedialogue.(p23)AgirlfromLaostoldWangKunabouthowLaotiansusetheMekongRiver.AgirltoldWangKunaboutwhattheywouldseealongtheMekongriver.AgirlfromLaostoldWangKunabouthowimportantandbeautifultheMekongis.2.Listentothetapeandtick3.ListenagainandcompletethepassageTheMekongisthemostimportantriverinLaos.Iteven_________onthenational____ofthecountry.Laotianpeopleusetheriverfor________,_______and__________goodsandpeoplearoundthecountry.appearsflagtransportingwashingfishing3.ListenagainandcompletetTheycalltheMekong“the_______ofLaos”,butinTibetpeoplecallit“thewaterofthe_______”.IfyoufollowtheriverinLaos,youcanvisittemples,cavesanda__________.Atnight,youcansleepinsomesmall_________bytheriver.searockswaterfallvillagesTheycalltheMekong“the____Onthewaytomeettheircousins,thetwotravellersseeagirl(G)walkingalongtheroad.WanKun(WK)stopstospeaktoher.

ListeningText(p23)OnthewaytomeettheircousiWK:Hello!G:Hello!Areyoutravelers?Whereareyougoing?WK:Yes,weare.We’refollowingtheMekongRiverfromitsstarttowhereitjoinsthesea.We’vebeenallthroughChinaandnowwearegoingtofollowtheriverinLaos.WK:Hello!WK:Yes,weare.WeG:IcomefromLaos.That’sourmostimportantriver.Doyouknowthatitevenappearsonournationalflag.WK:Really?G:Yes.Weusetheriverforeverythingincludingwashing,fishing

andmovingthingsaroundthecountry.Wewouldbelostwithoutit.It’sbetterthanaroad.G:IcomefromLaos.That’sWK:Well,Isupposethat’swhyI’veseen boatsgoingupanddown-they’retransportinggoodsandpeople.G:Yes.Wecallit“theseaofLaos”becauseitissousefulandwearenotclosetothesee.WK:Well,Isupposethat’swhyWK:Howinteresting!InTibettheriverwascalled“Thewateroftherocks”andinVietnamitisknownas“theriveroftheninedragons”.Thosenamessoundsobeautiful.WK:Howinteresting!InTibetG:Well,theMekongRiverisverybeautiful,especiallywhenitentersLaosfromTibet.Itgoesthroughsomanylovelyplaceswithmountainsandthickforests.Thescenerycantakeyoubreathaway.G:Well,theMekongRiverisvWK:Ineverrealizedthat!InTibet itwasallwaterfallsandrapids.G:ThereareotherbeautifulsightsalongtheMekongRiverinourcountry.Theyincludetemples,cavesandawaterfall.Itisaprotectedareasoyouknowit’sveryspecial.WK:Ineverrealizedthat!InWK:Canwesleepbytheriver?G:Yes,ofcourseyoucan.Theyaremanysmallvillagesalongtheriver.Youcanstaythereifyouwish.Theyfishintheriverandyoucaneatsomewonderfulsoupthere.WK:Canwesleepbytheriver?WK:We’vealreadyseenmany differentkindsofanimals, plantsandbirdsalongthe riverbank.Wewerehappytoseethem.G:Well,therearemanyotherthingstodiscoverabouttheMekongRiverinLaos.WK:We’vealreadyseenmany dWK:Thankyousomuchfortellingussomanythings.Goodbye.G:Goodbye.WK:Thankyousomuchfortell□Laos□Tibet□Vientiane□Vietnam□plains□border□village□candles□lights□truck□ducks□chickens2.Listenandtickthewordsyouhearonthetape.(p55)□Laos□Tibet□Vientiane3.Listenagainandanswerthesequestionsinpairs.(p55)WhichborderofLaosismadebytheMekongRiver?MostofitswesternborderismadebytheMekongRiver.3.Listenagainandanswerthe2.WhatdidWangKunandhissisterseewhentheycycledacrosstheplains?Astheycycledacrosstheplainswherericegrew,theysawmanylowmountainscoveredintrees.2.WhatdidWangKunandhiss3.WhichisthebestseasontotraveltoLaos?Why?AutumnwasthebestseasontotraveltoLaos.Becauseitwascoolanddryatthattimesotherewasnoneedtoworryaboutfloodsalongtheriver.3.Whichisthebestseasonto4.Whatdidtheriversoundlike?5.HowdidtheygotoVientianeafterlunch?4.WhatdidtheriversoundliWemetDaoWeiandYuHanginDali.Theyweregladtojoinusforthesecondweekofourjourneydownthegreatriver.Beforewesetout,wewenttoasmalloutdoorcafeandtoldthemaboutwhatwehadseeninTibet.ListeningText(p55)WemetDaoWeiandYuHanginAlongtheway,childrendressedinlongwoolcoatsstoppedtolookatus.Itoldthemhowitwassocoldinthelateeveningthatthewaterinourbottlesfroze.Thelakesshonelikeglass

inthemoonlight.Fewtreescouldbeseen.

Alongtheway,childrendresseIsaidweweresohighinthemountains

thatwecycledthroughclouds.Inthevalleys,colorfulbutterfliesflewaroundus.Wesawmanyyaksandsheepeatinggreengrass.Thatnightweweretootiredtomakecamp,sowesleptinaninnfortruckdrivers.IsaidweweresohighintheTheytoldusmanywonderfulstoriesaboutlifeinthispartofChina.ThenextdaywewentacrosstheborderintoLaos.MostofitswesternborderismadebytheMekongRiver.Laos,welearned,

hasthesmallestnumberofpeopleofanycountryinSoutheastAsia.

TheytoldusmanywonderfulstMuchoftheworldknowslittleaboutit.Aswecycledacrosstheplainswherericegrew,wecouldseemanylowmountainscoveredintrees.Wehadplannedourtripwell.Weweretoldthatautumnwasthebesttimetobetravelinghereanditwastrue.Itwascoolanddrysotherewasnoneedtoworryaboutfloodsalongtheriver.MuchoftheworldknowslittleGoodbyeGoodbyeListeningListening2.Listentothetapeandtickthestatementtellingthemainideaofthedialogue.(p23)AgirlfromLaostoldWangKunabouthowLaotiansusetheMekongRiver.AgirltoldWangKunaboutwhattheywouldseealongtheMekongriver.AgirlfromLaostoldWangKunabouthowimportantandbeautifultheMekongis.2.Listentothetapeandtick3.ListenagainandcompletethepassageTheMekongisthemostimportantriverinLaos.Iteven_________onthenational____ofthecountry.Laotianpeopleusetheriverfor________,_______and__________goodsandpeoplearoundthecountry.appearsflagtransportingwashingfishing3.ListenagainandcompletetTheycalltheMekong“the_______ofLaos”,butinTibetpeoplecallit“thewaterofthe_______”.IfyoufollowtheriverinLaos,youcanvisittemples,cavesanda__________.Atnight,youcansleepinsomesmall_________bytheriver.searockswaterfallvillagesTheycalltheMekong“the____Onthewaytomeettheircousins,thetwotravellersseeagirl(G)walkingalongtheroad.WanKun(WK)stopstospeaktoher.

ListeningText(p23)OnthewaytomeettheircousiWK:Hello!G:Hello!Areyoutravelers?Whereareyougoing?WK:Yes,weare.We’refollowingtheMekongRiverfromitsstarttowhereitjoinsthesea.We’vebeenallthroughChinaandnowwearegoingtofollowtheriverinLaos.WK:Hello!WK:Yes,weare.WeG:IcomefromLaos.That’sourmostimportantriver.Doyouknowthatitevenappearsonournationalflag.WK:Really?G:Yes.Weusetheriverforeverythingincludingwashing,fishing

andmovingthingsaroundthecountry.Wewouldbelostwithoutit.It’sbetterthanaroad.G:IcomefromLaos.That’sWK:Well,Isupposethat’swhyI’veseen boatsgoingupanddown-they’retransportinggoodsandpeople.G:Yes.Wecallit“theseaofLaos”becauseitissousefulandwearenotclosetothesee.WK:Well,Isupposethat’swhyWK:Howinteresting!InTibettheriverwascalled“Thewateroftherocks”andinVietnamitisknownas“theriveroftheninedragons”.Thosenamessoundsobeautiful.WK:Howinteresting!InTibetG:Well,theMekongRiverisverybeautiful,especiallywhenitentersLaosfromTibet.Itgoesthroughsomanylovelyplaceswithmountainsandthickforests.Thescenerycantakeyoubreathaway.G:Well,theMekongRiverisvWK:Ineverrealizedthat!InTibet itwasallwaterfallsandrapids.G:ThereareotherbeautifulsightsalongtheMekongRiverinourcountry.Theyincludetemples,cavesandawaterfall.Itisaprotectedareasoyouknowit’sveryspecial.WK:Ineverrealizedthat!InWK:Canwesleepbytheriver?G:Yes,ofcourseyoucan.Theyaremanysmallvillagesalongtheriver.Youcanstaythereifyouwish.Theyfishintheriverandyoucaneatsomewonderfulsoupthere.WK:Canwesleepbytheriver?WK:We’vealreadyseenmany differentkindsofanimals, plantsandbirdsalongthe riverbank.Wewerehappytoseethem.G:Well,therearemanyotherthingstodiscoverabouttheMekongRiverinLaos.WK:We’vealreadyseenmany dWK:Thankyousomuchfortellingussomanythings.Goodbye.G:Goodbye.WK:Thankyousomuchfortell□Laos□Tibet□Vientiane□Vietnam□plains□border□village□candles□lights□truck□ducks□chickens2.Listenandtickthewordsyouhearonthetape.(p55)□Laos□Tibet□Vientiane3.Listenagainandanswerthesequestionsinpairs.(p55)WhichborderofLaosismadebytheMekongRiver?MostofitswesternborderismadebytheMekongRiver.3.Listenagainandanswerthe2.WhatdidWangKunandhissisterseewhentheycycledacrosstheplains?Astheycycledacrosstheplainswherericegrew,theysawmanylowmountainscoveredintrees.2.WhatdidWangKunandhiss3.WhichisthebestseasontotraveltoLaos?Why?AutumnwasthebestseasontotraveltoLaos.Becauseitwascoolanddryatthattimesotherewasnoneedtoworryaboutfloodsalongtheriver.3.Whichisthebestseasonto4.Whatdidtheriversoundlike?5.HowdidtheygotoVientianeafterlunch?4.WhatdidtheriversoundliWemetDaoWeiandYuHanginDali.Theyweregladtojoinusforthesecondweekofourjourneydownthegreatriver.Beforewesetout,wewenttoasmalloutdoorcafeandtoldthemaboutwhatwehadseeninTibet.ListeningText(p55)WemetDaoWeiandYuHanginAlongtheway,childrendressedinlongwoolcoatsstoppedtolookatus.Itoldthemhow