1.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.

2. Listen and tick the words you hear.

√Laos     □Tibet     √Vientiane    □Vietnam    √plains     √border

√Village   √candles    √lights       √truck      □ducks     √chickens

3. 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.

(5) How did they go to Vientiane after lunch?

After lunch they went to Vientiane by bus.

Listening Text

Part 4 Our journey through Laos

The next day we crossed the border into Laos.We were interested to learn that most of the western border of Laos is formed by the Mekong River.The country also has the smallest number of people in southest Asia.So there is plenty of space for villages and fields.As we cycled across the plains we could see many low mountains covered in trees.Autumn was the best time to travel here. The weather was so cool and dry that it was very pleasant to ride alongside the river.

On our third night, we slept in a small village on little pieces of wood. The village had no lights. In a few houses, however, we could see candles. it was very quiet. On the small road near the village, we heard only one truck all night.

However,the river sounded like a man singing in a low voice. The next morning we made an early start and traveled quite far before lunch. Along the way, strange buses called tuk-tuks passed us. For lunch we ate a special noodle soup. After lunch we were tired, so we put our bikes on a bus going to Vientiane ,the capital of Laos. A cage of chickens sang for us all the way!