1. Listening

3. Listening P23
Before you listen, read the exersises on P 23 and predict what the listening is about.

4. 2. Listen to the tape and tick the
statement which tells the main idea
of the dialogue.

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

6. 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 the people around the country. They call the Mekong
appears
flag
washing
fishing
transporting

7. “the ____ of Laos, you can visit temples, but in Tibet people call it “the water of _______”. 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.
sea
rocks
waterfall
villages

8. Listen to the text. Using Language JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG
Part 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRL
The next day the travellers see a girl (G) walking along the road. Wang Kun (WK) speaks to her.

9. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
WK: Hello!
G: Hello! Are you _________?
WK: Yes. We’re travelling along the
Mekong ______. We’ve been all
________ China and now we’re going
to ______ the river through Laos.
G: I’m Laotian. The Mekong’s our most
_________ river. Did you know that
it appears on our national _____?
travelers
River
through
follow
important
flag

10. WK: Really?
G: Yes. We use the river for ________,
fishing and transporting things around
the country. We’d be lost ________ it.
It’s better than a _____.
WK: Well, no _______ I’ve seen boats going
up and down - they’re transporting
______ and _______.
G: Yeah. We call it “the ____ of Laos”
although we’re not near the sea.
It’s because the water is as ______ to
us as the sea.
washing
without
road
wonder
goods
people
sea
useful

11. WK: How __________! In Tibet the
river’s called “the water of the
_____”. Both names tell us a lot
about the river, don’t they?
G: Yes, they do. ______ out for the temples, caves and a ________ along
the river.
WK: Wow! Can we sleep by the river?
G: Yes, of course you can. They are
many small _______ along the river.
You can stay there if you _____.
WK: Thanks a lot.
interesting
rocks
Watch
waterfall
villages
wish

12. (heading) Beijing No 4 Middle School
Beijing, China
October 3rd, 2004
(salutation)
Dear Sir or Madam:
Thank you for your letter dated October 1s, 2004.________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________( body )_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(complimentary close)
Yours sincerely,
(signature)
Zhou ping

13. Thank you.