Listening and speaking Unit 3 Travel journal Listening and speaking 一年三班 李香梅

Do you know the country of Laos? Discussing Do you know the country of Laos? What's the characteristic of the Laos?

Listening and speaking 1 Before you listen, read the exercises below and try to predict what the listening passage is about. 2 Listen to the tape and tick the statement which tells the main idea of the dialogue.

A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River. A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the Mekong River. A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how important and beautiful the Mekong is. √

3 Listen again and complete the passage below. The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even________ on the national____ of the country. Laotian people use the river for________, _______ and___________ goods and people around the country. They call the Mekong “the____ of Laos”, but in Tibet people call it “the water of the _____ ”, If you follow the river in Laos, you can visit temples, caves and a_________. At night, you can sleep in some small_______ by the river. appears flag washing fishing transporting sea rock waterfall villages

4 What else would you expect Wang Kun and the girl to talk about 4 What else would you expect Wang Kun and the girl to talk about? Get into pairs and continue the dialogue between them. Use the following expressions to end your conversation. Have a nice/good time. Have a nice/good trip. Take care. Have fun. Good luck on your journey. Write to me. Say hello to … Give my love /best wishes to … Best wishes.

WK: What’s the food like in Laos? G: It’s delicious. There are many fish dishes and a special fish soup. The fishermen catch the fish and then cook it. You should try that. WK: I love to try new food. What will we see along the riverbank?

G: Well there are thick forests and mountains in the north of Laos and many interesting plants, birds and animals in the south of Laos. It’s so beautiful by the river that the scenery will take your breath away.

WK: That sounds wonderful. I cannot wait to get going WK: That sounds wonderful. I cannot wait to get going. Thank you for telling us so many things. Take care. G: Have a nice time on your journey. Keep in touch and write to me if you have time. Goodbye. WK: I will. Goodbye.

Writing Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Kun. Write a short email asking about Laos. In pairs brainstorm some questions. Example: What is the food like in Laos? What do you think of the country? Choose two or three questions and use each as a new paragraph

How was your trip? What did you do when…? Have you met…? When did you get back? What kind of things did you see? Could you give me more details about…? Could you tell me about…?

My dear brave Wang Kun, How are you these days? I keep wondering how you feel about your trip. Are you enjoying it? I hope that you are. Are you in Cambodia yet? When you get to Phnom Penh, tell me about the Buddhish temples there. When are you coming back? I am so looking forward to hearing about all

your adventures. Please send some photos with your next letter your adventures. Please send some photos with your next letter! Well, have fun and don’t forget to write to me! Say “hello” to Wang Wei for me. Good luck on your Journey. Take care! Your friend forever, Hu lin

Listening Text Part 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRL The next day the travellers see a girl (G) walking along the road. Wan Kun (WK) speaks to her. WK: Hello! G: Hello! Are you travelers?

WK: Yes. We’re travelling along the Mekong River WK: Yes. We’re travelling along the Mekong River. We’ve been all through China and now we are going to follow the river through Laos.

G: I’m Laotian. The Mekong’s our most important river. Do you know that it even appears on our national flag? WK: Really? G: Yes. We use the river for washing, fishing and transporting things around the country.

We would be lost without it. It’s better than a road. WK: Well, no wonder I’ve seen boats going up and down- they’re transporting goods and people. G: Yes. We call it “the sea of Laos” although we are not near the sea. It is because the water is as useful to us as the see.

WK: How interesting! In Tibet the river’s called “The water of the rocks”. Both names tell us a lot about the river, don’t they?

G: Yes, they do. Watch out for the temples, caves and a waterfall along the river. WK: Can we sleep by the river? G: Yes, of course you can. They are many small villages along the river. You can stay there if you wish. WK: Thanks a lot.

Homework Finish the exercise book on the page of 36 to 40.

Thank You!