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Transcript of Unit 3 Listening. Listening P23 □ canyons □ forests □ valleys □ mountains □ fish □...
Unit 3 Listening
Unit 3 Listening
Listening P23
□ canyons
□ forests
□ valleys
□ mountains
□ fish
□ waterfalls
□ floods
□ horses
□ Laos
□ Thailand
□ Tibet
□ Dali
Listening Text
On the way to meet their cousins, the tw
o travellers see a girl (G) walking along
the road. Wan Kun (WK) stops to speak
to her.
WK: Hello!
G: Hello! Are you travelers?
Where are you going?
WK: Yes, we are. We’re following
the Mekong River from its
start to where it 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
even appears on our national flag.
WK: Really?
G: Yes. We use the river for everything
including 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
it was all waterfalls and
rapids.
G: There are other beautiful sights
along the Mekong River in our
country. They include temples,
caves and a waterfall. It is a
protected area 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.
Listening P55
□ Dali
□ Cambodia
□ moonlight
□ mountains
□ yaks
□ cows
□ Laos
□ coats
□ border
□ ducks
□ floods
□ Africa
Listening Text
We met Dao Wei and Yu Hang in Dali.
They were glad to join us for the secon
d week of our journey down the great
river. Before we set out, we went to a s
mall outdoor cafe and told them about
what we had seen in Tibet.
Along the way, children dressed in
long wool coats stopped to look at us.
I told them how it was so cold in the
late evening that the water in our
bottles froze. The lakes shone like
glass in the moonlight. Few trees
could be seen.
I said we were so high in the mountains
that we cycled through clouds. In the
valleys, colorful butterflies flew around
us. We saw many yaks and sheep eating
green grass. That night we were too
tired to make camp, so we slept in an
inn for truck drivers.
They told us many wonderful stories
about life in this part of China.
The next day we went across the
border into Laos. Most of its western
border is made by the Mekong River.
Laos, we learned, has the smallest
number of people of any country in
Southeast Asia.
Much of the world knows little about it. As we cycled across the plains where rice grew, we could see many low mountains covered in trees. We had planned our trip well. We were told that autumn was the best time to be traveling here and it was true. It was cool and dry so there was no need to worry about floods along the river.
Listening Task P58
1. In the village the cyclists saw_____.
A. electric lights B. candle lights
C. Kerosene lights (油灯 )
2. After lunch they went to Vientiane, t
he capital city of Laos by_____. A.
bike B. bus C. truck
3. They greeted an old man by ____.
A. putting their hands together
B. moving their hands
C. waving their arms
4. In Vientiane, they saw____.
A. trucks, buses and bicycles
B. cars, motorbikes and buses
C. trucks, buses, jeeps and motorbikes
5. The Mekong River is very rich
in____.
A. gold B. pearls C. fish
Listening Text
On our third night in Laos, we
slept in a village on little pieces of wood.
The village had no lights. In a few
houses, however, we could see candles.
On the small road near the village, we
heard only one truck all night.
The river was also quiet, like a man
singing in a low voice from a boat as it
slowly passed us. The next morning we
made an early start and traveled quite
far before lunch. Along the way, strang
e buses called tuk-tuks passed us. For l
unch we ate a special noodle soup.
After lunch we were tired, so we put our bikes next to many other bikes on a bus and we were driven to Vientiane. A cage of chickens sang for us all the way! The capital city of Laos was very busy. Trucks, buses, jeeps and motorbikes filled the streets. We got on our bikes again and went to see a famous Buddhist temple.
Early that evening we cycled south
of the city and followed the river to a
big waterfall. As it got dark, a bright o
range moon appeared in the sky. The
next morning we stopped to talk to an
old man fishing on the Mekong. We gr
eeted him with our hands put together,
in the way of his people.
He smiled and moved his head down a
bit. He told us that during the rainy
season the river became much larger.
But, he said, the river is always rich in
fish life. Indeed, he said, it has more
different kinds of fish than any other
river in Asia. He also told us about the
changes on the river he had seen over
the years. For him, the river was part
of the only way of life he had ever
known. Later that afternoon we cycled
faster and farther, hoping to reach the
border with Cambodia in two days.