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Listening

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Listen to the conversation.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

J: Is Xishuangbanna ___ _________ ___ every one says it is? S: Yes. It’s _________. The thing is, it’s still very ___________ — you know, it’s got mountains, rice fields, little villages deep in _______ __________ ... J: It sounds beautiful. S: It is. It’s also got all kinds of flowers and animals — tigers, elephants ... J: Did you see any?

as wonderful as

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tropical rainforests

Jacky=J Simon=S

S: (laughing) I didn’t _____ ______ any tigers, but I did see some wild elephants. J: Amazing! What are the local people like? S: There are a lot of different ethnic groups, but the Dai people ______ ___ one-third of the population. J: Oh yes, the Dai people, I’ve ______ __ them. Tell me something about them.

come across

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heard of

S: Well, their language is ______ __ the Thai language. That’s not surprising since Xishuangbanna ______ a border with Thailand. J: Do they still wear traditional _______?S: Yes, a lot of them do. __________, they think it’s more _________ than modern clothes. I think it is too, actually.It’s very colourful. The men wear white or blue trousers, and the women

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costumeApparently

attractive

wear brightly-coloured blouses and skirtswith silver belts. In fact, I bought one of the belts for my girlfriend. What do you______, do you think she’ll like it? J: Oh, that’s very pretty. She’ll _____ it. So, go on about your trip. I’m _________. S: Well, I guess the thing that’s most different is the houses, which are made of_______ and built off the ground.J: Ah, so the people live ....

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fascinated

bamboo

S: They live _____ the ground, and they keep pigs and chickens in the area _______the house. J: ______ like a good idea. S: It’s very __________. They grow fruit all round their houses — pineapples, for example. A Dai family ____ ___ ___ in their house for a week. It was a great experience and surprisingly comfortable. We were in a village called Ganlanba,

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put us up

about __ _____ _____ from Jinghong. J: I’m _____ ____ _____! But doesn’t it get very hot in summer? S: No, because the wind blows through the bamboo, so it’s always quite cool. Actually, we were lucky enough to be there for the _______________ _______. J: Is that a New Year Festival?

Water-Splashing Festival

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S: Yes. People carry ______ ______ of water and ______ it all around them, and every one gets very wet. The water’s supposed to ____ _____ the old year and bring in the new. The wetter you get, themore luck you’ll _______, so they say. I got so wet, I had to change all my

clothes!Twice! J: What about the food? S: It can be very good. There’s a kind of _____ ___ ____ that’s quite _____!

wash away

receive

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black rice dish tasty

And at a lot of the restaurants there’s traditional dancing, with Dai women playing on _____ ________ _____. It can be quite hard to hear yourself speak!J: I’d love to go there. S: Well, I’m definitely ______ ____ next

year. I really fell for the place. Why don’t you come with me?

J: Maybe I will. I’ll _____ __ ____. It does sound very lovely.

large elephant drums

think it over

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