Unit

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n. 羊毛 ; 羊织品adj. 可信赖的 ; 可靠的n. 风景 ; 视野 ; 观点 ; 见解vt. 观看 ; 注视 ; 考虑n. 枕头 ; 枕垫n. 午夜 ; 子夜n. 火焰 ; 光芒 ; 热情prep. 在……下面

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as usual 照常

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1. How does Wang Kung feel about the t

rip now ？2. What do you think has changed his at

titude ？3. Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel

lonely?

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4. Would you feel the same way in this

situation? Why or why not?

5. Do Chinese like to be around others

more than westerners?

1. How does Wang Kun feel about the t

rip now ？ He is starting to like it/ enjoy it.

2. What do you think has changed his a

ttitude ？ Seeing how beautiful the land is has

changed Wang Kun’s attitude.

3. Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel

lonely?

Yes. We can see that the scene Wang

Kun was seeing is beautiful. The clear

sky, the bright stars and the fire acco

mpany him. Besides, their cousins are

waiting for him. They will meet soon.

So he doesn’t feel lonely.

4. Would you feel the same way in this

situation? Why or why not?

Yes, because beautiful scenery will

make people happy when his best

friend are waiting for him

somewhere.

5. Do Chinese like to be around others

more than westerners?

Yes. Chinese prefer to be around

others while westerners want to

spend some time alone. This is

because of different cultures.

A: You looked tired.B: Yes, I stayed up the whole night.A: Really?B: Yes, I watched the stars and the

clear sky.

Imagine that the dialogue happens the next morning before Wang Kun and Wang Wei leave their camp. What do you think they would say before they leave camp?

A: Great! That must be pretty.

B: Yes, they were. Look at the sun

and the clouds.

A: How nice!

Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Wei. Write a short email to her and ask her to describe: how she feels, what she is doing, and some place you want to know about. Then wish her well on her journey by using at least two of these expressions.

Have a nice / good time / trip.

Good luck on your journey.

Give my love / best wishes to.

Take care.

Have fun.

My dear Brave little Wei,

How I worry about you and Wang Kun.

Are you having a good time? Where are

you now? Are you still in Laos? Can

you tell me something about people’s

life there? When are you getting to

Vietnam?

Please send me some photos with

your next letter! Well , have a nice

trip and take care. Don’t forget to

write to me! Give me best wishes to

Wang Kun and your cousins.

Good luck on your journey.

Your close friend,

Ju Lin

1 as usual     adv.照常Business proceeded as usual.  生意象往常一样井然有序地进行着 Things are as usual.  一切如常。He arrived late as usual.  他照常迟到。

2 reliable adj.可靠的 , 可信赖的 , 确实的consistently reliable or dependable.  一贯值得信赖或者可靠。 Proven and reliable; trustworthy  经证明可靠的；可信的 The news is reliable.  这消息靠得住。

3 flame n.火焰 ; 光辉 ; 热情flame of anger 怒火 the flame of sunset 火红的晚霞

The flame blew out.  火焰被吹灭了。 What's the Olympic Flame? 

奥林匹克圣火是什么？

Before you listen , read the

exercises below and try to predict

what the listening is about.

Listen to the tape and tick the statement telling the main idea of the dialogue.

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.

Listen again and complete the passage

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.

appearsflag

transportingwashing fishing

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.

sea

rocks

waterfall

villages

On the way to meet their cousins, t

he two travellers see a girl (G) walk

ing along the road. Wan Kun (WK)

stops to speak to her.

Listening Text

WK: Hello! G: Hello! Are you travelers? Where are you going?

WK: Yes, we are. We’re following theMekong River from its start to whereit joins the sea. We’ve been all through China and now we are going to follow the river in Laos.

G: I come from Laos. That’s our most important river. Do you know that it evenappears on our national flag.WK: Really?G: Yes. We use the river for everythingincluding washing, fishing and moving things around the country. We would be lost without it. It’s better than a road.

WK: Well, I suppose that’s why I’ve

seen boats going up and down-

they’re transporting goods and people.

G: Yes. We call it “the sea of Laos”

because it is so useful and we are not

close to the see.

WK: How interesting! In Tibet the

river was called “The water of the

rocks” and in Vietnam it is known

as “the river of the nine dragons”.

Those names sound so beautiful.

G: Well, the Mekong River is very

beautiful, especially when it enters

Laos from Tibet. It goes through so

many lovely places with mountains

and thick forests. The scenery can

take you breath away.

WK: I never realized that! In Tibet itwas all waterfalls and rapids.G: There are other beautiful sights along the Mekong River in ourcountry. They include temples, caves and a waterfall. It is a protectedarea so you know it’s very special.

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.

They fish in the river and you can

eat some wonderful soup there.

WK: We’ve already seen many different kinds of animals, plants and birds along the riverbank. We were happy to see them.

G: Well, there are many other things to discover about the Mekong River in Laos. WK: Thank you so much for telling us so many things. Goodbye.

G: Goodbye.