•Youhave2minutestogetthemainideaofthepassage.•Thencloseyourbookandlistentoitagain.READINGANDDISCUSSINGFindthedetailedinformationfromthepassage.We_______________.madecampIntheearlyeveningHowisthejourneyorganized?WangWei____________________butI______________.wenttosleepstayawakeAftersupperThesky_____________.Thestars____________.Therewasonlythesoundof______.becameclearwerebrightfireAtmidnight1.WhentheyarrivedinTibet,itwaswinterthere.()2.WangWeiwasbehindmeasusual.()3.Whenwereachedavalley,itbecamewarmer.()4.Aftersupper,westartedtomakecamp.()5.WangKunwenttosleepandWangWeistayedawake.()6.Therewasalmostnowindthatnight.()FFTFFTTrueorfalse.Listentothepassageagainandpayattentiontotherisingandfallingtoneinit.Thenpracticereadingit.LISTENINGANDSPEAKINGLookthroughtheexercisesandguesswhatthelisteningabout.Youcanhaveadiscussion.CanyouimaginewhathappenedwhenWangKunandWangWeitravelleddowntheMekongriver?Whathappened?seesomebeautifulsceneriesmeetsomethingdangerousgetlostchattingwiththepassers-by…….Listentothetapeandtickthewordsyouhear.goodsDaliTibetThailandLaoshorsesfloodswaterfallsfishcanyonsvalleyswashing√√√√√Listeningtothetapeagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichcountrydoesthegirlcomefrom?ShecomesfromLaos.2.WheredoestheMekongRiverevenappearinLaos?Onitsnationalflag.3.WhatistheMekongrivercalledinVietnam?It’scalled“theriveroftheninedragons”.TopicSouthwestChinaLaosLocalnameoftheriverUsesoftheriverThewateroftherocksTheseaofLaoswashing,fishingandtransportListenagainandfillinthechart:TopicSouthwestChinaLaosWhattoseescenerymanydifferentanimal,plantandbirdspecieswaterfallsandrapidssmallvillagesalongtheriverriverpassesthroughmountainsandforests;temples,cavesandawaterfall•Listenforthelasttimeandfinishtheexercises.Thenextdaythetravellersseeagirl(G)walkingalongtheroad.WangKun(WK)speakstoher.WK:Hello!G:Hello!Areyoutravellers?WK:Yes.We’retravellingalongtheMekongRiver.We’vebeenallthroughChinaandnowwe’regoingtofollowtheriverthroughLaos.G:I’mLaotian.TheMekong’sourmostimportantriver.Didyouknowthatitappearsonournationalflag?LISTENINGTEXTJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPart3CHATTINGWOTHAGIRLWK:Really?G:Yes.Weusetheriverforwashing,fishingandtransportingthingsaroundthecountry.We’dbelostwithoutit.It’sbetterthanaroad.WK:Well,nowonderI’veseenboatsgoingupanddown—they’retransportinggoodsandpeople.G:Yeah.Wecallit“theseaofLaos”althoughwe’renotnearthesea.It’sbecausethewaterisasusefultousasthesea.WK:Howinteresting!InTibettheriver’scalled“thewateroftherocks”.Bothnamestellusalotabouttheriver,don’tthey?G:Yes,theydo.Watchoutforthetemples,cavesandawaterfallalongtheriver.WK:Wow!Canwesleepbytheriver?G:Yes,ofcourseyoucan.Therearemanysmallvillagesalongtheriver.Youcanstaythereifyouwish.WK:Thanksalot.ANSWERS•2.C•3.appearsflag•washingfishing•transportingsea•rockswaterfall•villagesIntroduceaplacethatyouhaveeverbeentoyourpartner,suchaswhenandhowyouwentthere,whatyousaw,whatyoudid,whatimpressedyoumostect.SpeakingReadtheWRITINGpartonpage23,andfindoutthedifferencesbetweenadiaryandatraveljournal.Writing1.putthoughts4.diarywritersrecordhowtheyfeelverysoonafterthingshappen3.diaryjustrecordthepersonalfeelings2.personal(totally)Diary4.writersrecordtheirexperiences,ideasandafterthoughtsaboutwhattheyhaveseen3.traveljournalhasadifferentpurpose2.notsopersonal,canbeshared1.writeabouttheirtravelsTraveljournalHOMEWORK•Lookthroughtheworkbookofthisunitandseehowthejourneyendatlast.•Finishthefollowingletter.Imagineyouhavejustcomebackfromajourney,andduringjourneyyouhaverecordedwhatyousaw,howyoufelt,andyouwanttowritealettertoyourAmericanfriendtoshareyourexperience.