2015年秋高一英语必修一教学课件Unit 3 Travel journal Listening.ppt

people have moved to new places where
their lifestyle may have changed.
3. Which is the best season to travmn 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. 5. How did they go to Vientiane after lunch? After lunch they went to Vientiane by bus.
Listening Task on 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.
Listening on 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.
• decline in fish supplies
• silting up of the river
1. 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 picture?
2. 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.
2. Listen to the tape again and answer these questions in pairs. 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 low mountains covered in trees.
Work in pairs to list the ways that
people use large and important rivers.
• transporting goods and people
• connections between towns and cities
• fishing
3. Listen again and fill in the information on the chart. Life along the river Life along the river in the past 1 2 1 2 now
3
3
Answers:
Life along the river in
Answers:
1. They greeted him by putting their hands together in the way of his people. 2. They talked about life along the river and how it had changed. 3. Some people like the change of lifestyle because their life is better. The old man prefers the old way of life.
4. Because he likes the peaceful life along the
river and he doesn’t like the noise of the
city.
5. Similar experiences in China include the
building of the Three Gorges Dam. Many
3) Do people like the change of lifestyle?
What about the old man’s attitude?
4) Why does the man prefer the old way of life? 5) Can you think of anything similar in China?
1. Listen and tick the words
you hear on the tape. □ Laos □ Tibet □ Vientiane □ Vietnam □ plains □ border
□ village
□ candles □ lights □ truck □ ducks □ chickens
the past
1) There were many small villages by the 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
• water for personal use and for cooking
Talk about what kind of things might happen to change this life with your partner.
• pollution of water supply
towns and work there.
4. Discuss the following questions in
pairs or groups. 1) How did Wang Kun and Wang Wei
greet the old man when they met him on the river bank? 2) What did they talk about?