1. Simon Wakefield's Yunnan Diary

2. Fast reading Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6Naxi ethnic group Simon ’ s feeling Naxi music Yunnan Lijiang The old town Naxi language

3. Different from _________( 热带的） Xishuangbanna, Lijiang is __________ and _________town, on the foot of a Yulong Mountain. The mountain is 5500m, its peak ________ with snow all the year. The sky is _____ blue. ____ （ see ） from above, Lijiang is a ______ of canals （运 河）, little bridges and tiny _______ streets that tourists get lost in. Three rivers run through it and you hear the sound of _______ water （潺潺流水） everywhere. When you walk past the ancient Yulong Mountain Lijiang is ________________houses, you feel like you are walking ______into the past. Read Para 1 and Para 2, then fill in the blanks. tropical coveredclear Seenmaze cobbled running wooden and stone back half newhalf old

4. 1. Men run Naxi society. 2. Naxi women have always inherited property. Naxi women 3. Naxi women have an interest in the tourists. 4. Naxi women have the custom of playing cards at home. Read Para 3 and check the true sentences. Women no on card tables in the middle of the street

5. 1. The old man who Simon met ( ). A. had made translations of Naxi poems B. read Naxi poems to Simon C. was very lively 2. The Naxi language ( ).The Naxi language A. is still spoken today B. is not spoken any more C. is most 1,000 years old Read Para 4 and choose the correct answers. C A

6. Read Para 5 and fill in the blanks. The music______ from father to son, the music has not changed for ______ centuries The musiciansome looked as if they were well over 100 years old! They played ________ songs. The instruments sounded like women crying, or trees _________ under snow. The audienceEveryone listened as if someone had _________________. Passed eight ancient bending put a spell on them

7. Read Para 6 and answer the question. What is Simon ’ s feeling after his traveling? We are all the same, all equal.

8. Imagine that you are Simon or a friend of him. Make up a dialogue or interview about Simon ’ s journey. Questions: 1. Where ’ s Lijiang? 2. Is Lijiang a new town? 3. Do you find Lijiang interesting and why? 4. What have you learned about the Naxi people, for example, the women there? 5. What about their language?/ music?...... 6. What ’ s your feeling about your journey in Lijiang?

9. Write down the dialogue you made up just now about Simon ’ s journey in Yunnan. Homework

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12. 玉龙雪山

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