Unit 3　Travel journal  Period 4　Listening

→step 3 listeningturn to page 23 and do each exercise in turn. before listening, read aloud the tasks and make sure the students understand what to do. try to guess what the listening is about.1. play the tape, then let the students do exercise 2:listen to part 3 chating with a girl and tick the statement which tells main idea of the dialogue.check the answer with the whole class.2. play the tape again for the students to answer the following questions:where is the girl from?what do people in laos use the river for?why do people in laos call the river “the sea of laos”?what is the river called in tibet and vietnam?what other beautiful sights along the mekong river in laos?3. play the tape for the third time for students to finish the passage in exercise 3.several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. play the tape again if necessary.4. get into pairs and continue the dialogue between wang kun and the girl, using the expressions for good wishes and farewells.→step 4 listening (on page 55 in the workbook)tell the students:turn to page 55. we are going to listen to part 4 october in laos. go through the tasks first and make sure you understand what to do.1. play the tape for the students to do exercise 2:listen to part 4 of journal down the mekong and tick the words you hear on the tape.2. play the tape again for the students to do exercise 3:listen to this material again and answer the questions.3. in groups make a list of adjectives to describe the countryside in laos.4. check the answers with the whole class. play the tape again if necessary.→step 5 listening task (on page 58 in the workbook)tell the students:we are going to listen to part 5 on the road in laos. in this part, wang kun is describing a few of the things they saw during their tour.1. before listening, look at the picture and discuss the questions.1)is this photo a modern one or was it take many years ago? how do you know?2)what information can you get from the picture?2. play the tape for the students to write the main idea in one sentence.3. play the tape again for the students to fill in the information on the chart.life along the river in the pastlife along the river now1��2��31��2��34. discuss the questions.1)how did wang kun and wang wei greet the old man?2)what did they talk about?3)do people like the change of lifestyle? what about the old man’s attitude?4)why does the man prefer the old day of life?several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. play the tape again if necessary.