Listening P55
Wang Kun and Wang Wei continues their journey through Laos. Discuss what you know about Laos and go over the exercises on the book before listening.
Look at the picture on the book and discuss the questions with your partner. 1. Is the photo a modern one or was it
taken many years ago? How do you know? 2. What information can you get from the passage?
2. Listen to the tape again and answer the questions.
1. Which border of Laos is made by the Mekong River? The western border of Laos.
2. What did Wang Kun and his sister see when they cycled across the plains? They saw how mountains covered in trees.
3. Which is the best season to travel to Laos? Why? Autumn is the best season to travel in Laos because it is cool and dry.
4. What did the river sound like? The river sounded like a man singing in a low voice.
river. 2. The fishermen used to catch fish. 3. They sold the fish to make
money.
Life along the river now 1. Some villages have disappeared. 2. New dams have been built. 3. Some people have moved to the
While-listening 1. Listen and write the main idea
in one sentence. Wang Kun and Wang Wei met an old man fishing by the river in Laos, and they talked about the life on the river and the changes.
Part 5 By the river in Laos
After leaving noisy and crowded Vientiane, we cycled on to the south. On our way we saw an old man fishing on the Mekong. We stopped to talk to him. We put our hands together to greet him in the way of his people. He smiled and moved his head down a bit. Then he spoke to us.
towns and work there.
After-listening
Discuss the following questions in pairs. 1. How did Wang Kun and Wang Wei
greet the old man when they met him on the river bank?
They greeted him by putting their hands together in the way of his people.
2. What did they talk about? They talked about life along the river and hHale Waihona Puke w it had changed.
2. Listen again and fill in the information on the chart.
Life along the river Life along the river
in the past
now
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Answers:
Life along the river in the past 1. There were many small villages by the
Buddhism 【'budizəm】
佛教
1. Listen and tick the words you hear.
□ Laos □ Tibet □ Vientiane □ Vietnam □ plains □ border
□ village □ candles □ lights □ truck □ ducks □ chickens
5. How did they go to Vientiane after lunch? After lunch they went to Vientiane by bus.
Listening Task P58
Life on the river has changed with the coming of dams to make electricity. People have been moved from their homes. As a result, some of the old ways of life by the river have changed.