Simon Wakefield’s Yunnan Diary

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22. Simon Wakefield’s Yunnan Diary 淄博七中 陈晓燕

23. Skim the passage and find out what aspects Simon focused on in each diary. Diary 1 Diary 2 Diary 3 Diary 4 scenery culture music feelings

24. The beautiful scenery of Lijiang Task 1: Scan Diary 1 and answer the two questions. 1. In what way is the Yunnan landscape varied? 2. Why do tourists get lost in Lijiang?

25. The beautiful scenery of Lijiang Task 1: Scan Diary 1 and answer the two questions. 1. In what way is the Yunnan landscape varied? The south is tropical but in the northwest there are mountains with their peaks covered with snow.

26. The beautiful scenery of Lijiang Task 1: Scan Diary 1 and answer the two questions. 2. Why do tourists get lost in Lijiang? Because in the town the canals, bridges and streets are like a maze.

27. The beautiful scenery of LiJiang Task 2: Translate the sentences. 1. The old town is on the side of a mountain and opposite it is the 5,500 meter Yulong Xueshan Mountain, its peak covered with snow. 2. Early this morning I walked up to a beautiful park on the slope of the mountain, and sat and watched as the town slowly woke up to the day.

28. The beautiful scenery of LiJiang The old town is on the side of a mountain and opposite it is the 5,500 metre Yulong Xueshan Mountain, its peak covered with snow. with 古城依山而建，对面是海拔5500米的玉龙雪山，山顶白雪皑皑。

29. The beautiful scenery of LiJiang Early this morning I walked up to a beautiful park on the slope of the mountain, and sat and watched as the town slowly woke up to the day. 今天清晨，我走进山坡上的一个美丽的公园，坐看古城慢慢地从睡梦中醒来。

30. The culture of Naxi ethnic group Task: Answer the questions 1. In what way are Naxi women unusual? 2. What is unusual about the Naxi language? 3. Naxi women _______ A. used to inherit all property B. inherit all property C. have always inherited property

31. The culture of Naxi ethnic group • In what way are Naxi women unusual? They are unusual because they run Naxi society. It is usually the men who run societies.

32. The culture of Naxi ethnic group 2. What is unusual about the Naxi language? The language is the only language still used which is written in hieroglyphics.

33. The culture of Naxi ethnic group 3. Naxi women _______ A. used to inherit all property B. inherit all property C. have always inherited property Until recently, Naxi women inherited all property.

34. The music of the Naxi people Famous for music Passed eight 100 ancient crying bending fascinating

35. The music of the Naxi people The audience listened as if someone _____________________________ had put a spell on them

36. The feelings of Simon Task: Answer the question What were his feelings after travelling in Yunan? We are all the same, all equal.

37. Group work: Imagine you are Simon’s friend, and you want to learn something about Lijiang, what questions will you ask Simon? • What is the Yunnan landscape like? • What’s the old town like? • What are the local people like? • Do the Naxi people still wear traditional costume ? • What do you think of the Naxi old music? • ……… • What is the Yunnan landscape like? • What’s the old town like? • ………

38. Show time: Make up a dialogue with your partner. One is Simon, and the other is Simon’s friend. The friend asks something about Simon’s travels in Yunnan. • What is the Yunnan landscape like? • What’s the old town like? • What are the local people like? • Do the Naxi people still wear traditional costume ? • What do you think of the Naxi old music? • ………

39. Homework: Task 1: Choose one of the three topics (scenery, culture and music) in which you are interested, and try to retell the diary relative to the topic. Task 2: Read the passage The Miao ethnic group and match the headings with the paragraphs. Required work Optional work

40. Thank you !