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ractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places. Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of million people e from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The world39。s lowest valley, the Grand Yarluntzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists e to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September. II. Reading 1. Reading and underlining Now let’s go on with Journey Down The Mekong with Wang Wei and Wang Kun. They are in Tibet now. Please turn to Page 22. Read the passage quickly and underline all the useful expressions and collocations in it. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework. Collocations from JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG (II) although, ride bicycles, in front of, as usual, need to do sth., to climb the mountain road was hard , be great fun, reach a valley, much warmer, change… into, Tshirts, shorts, in the early evening, stop to do sth., make camp, put up, after supper, go to sleep, stay awake, at midnight, bee clear, so …that, the sound of the fire, travel so far, join sb., hardly wait to see, change one’s attitude. 2. Reading and translating Next you are going to read the text JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG and translate it into Chinese. 3. Speaking Read the passage again and find the answers to the questions: 1) How does Wang Kun feel about the trip? (He is starting to like the trip.) 2) What do you think has changed his attitude? (seeing the beautiful land) 3) Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely? (Yes. Because the scene Wang Kun saw is beautiful. The sky was clear and the stars were bright. Also their cousins are waiting for him.) 4) Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or why not? (You may have different opinions about this. Just speak it out and let us share your idea, will you?) Imagine that the dialogue happens the next morning before Wang Kun and Wang Wei leave their camp. Write a short dialogue between them with your partner. Wei: You look so tired Kun: Yes, I stayed up late last night. Wei: Really? What did you do? Kun: I watched the clear sky and the bright stars. Wei: That’s nice. They must be pretty. Kun: Yes, they were.