Read the conversation between Clara and Ben, answer the questions.
1. Where is Clara going in two weeks? 2. Why is she going there in the hottest month? 3. When is the Thai New Year? 4. Is there the Water Festival in China? 5. Why do people go on streets to throw water at each other ?
Read the conversation with the tape and pay attention to your pronunciation.
in two weeks 两周后 the hottest month of the year 一年中最热的月份 from April 13th to 15th 从4月13日到15日 be similar to...... 与......相似 go on the streets 到街上去 throw water at each other 相互泼水 a time for doing sth. 做某事的时间 wash away 洗掉；洗去
Q1: Where is Clara going in two weeks? She's going to Chiang Mai in Thailand.
Q2: When is the Thai New Year? It's from April 13th to oing there in the hottest month? Because there is a Water Festival.
Read the conversation again. Underline the key points and try to take some notes by yourselves.
Clara: Guess what? I'm going to Ching Mai in to weeks. Ben: Wow, sounds like fun! But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. Clara: Yes, that's true. But there's a water festival there from April 13th to 15th. Ben: I wonder if it's similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. Clara: Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. Ben: Cool! But why do they do that? Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you'll have good luck in the new year.
Q4: Is there the Water Festival in China? Yes. The Dai people in Yunnan Province.
Q5: Why do people go on streets to throw water at each other ? Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things.