[00:00.00]Chapter 5
[00:01.59]The Yangtze and Its Valley
[00:04.08]In this unit you wi
[00:06.01]practise giving information about the Yangtze River and its valle
[00:10.95]Review the use of prepositions of place,approximators,and predicting modal
[00:17.89]learn ways to make adjectives from nouns ,nouns from verbs ,and adverbs from adjectives ,
[00:26.46]expand your vocabulary in the areas of river systems ,transportation systems ,and scenery.
[00:35.19]Part 1
[00:36.88]Pre-listening Exercises
[00:39.24]Exercises 1(b)
[00:42.06]to
[00:43.39]rive
[00:44.64]nam
[00:46.08]whol
[00:47.54]onl
[00:48.59]las
[00:50.16]foreigner
[00:51.83]dependin
[00:53.39]provinc
[00:55.04]run
[00:56.63]throug
[00:57.94]instan
[00:59.61]uppe
[01:00.76]sour
[01:02.35]Exercises 2(b)
[01:04.73]golde
[01:06.04]san
[01:07.60]actuall
[01:09.41]longes
[01:11.21]lon
[01:12.65]star
[01:14.71]flow
[01:16.54]municipalitie
[01:19.39]coas
[01:21.14]nea
[01:22.78]approximatel
[01:24.74]mea
[01:26.62]Comprehension Exercise
[01:29.39]Exercises 3(b)
[01:32.08]Guest:Could you tell me something about the Yangtze before I go on my tou
[01:37.15]Host:Well,the Yangtze River is the Change Jiang to the Chinese people ,and that name is the name of the whole river
[01:47.00]The name Yangtze is only for the last part of the river ,approximately 480 to 640 kilometre
[01:58.36]Not many foreigners know that the Chang Jiang has many names depending on what province it runs through .
[02:08.10]For instance ,from the upper source to Yibin,the river is named Jinsha or Golden Sand.
[02:16.62]Chang Jiang means Long River .
[02:20.12]Actually ,the river is the longest river in Asia.It's about 6,300 kilometres long
[02:30.94]It starts in the Kunlum Mountains in Qinghai Province and flows through nine provinces and two municipalities to the coast near Shanghai on the East China Sea.
[02:47.34]Pronunciation Exercises
[02:50.08]Exercises 4(b)
[02:53.01]the Yangtze Rive
[02:55.26]is the name of the whole rive
[02:59.12]only for the last part of the rive
[03:03.12]depending on what province it runs through for instanc
[03:10.25]from the upper source to Yibi
[03:13.72]Golden San
[03:15.71]Long Rive
[03:17.72]the longest river in Asi
[03:21.35]flows through nine province
[03:25.17]to the coast near Shangha
[03:28.82]on the East China Sea
[03:31.85]Exercises 5(b)
[03:35.28]The Yangtze River is the name of the whole river
[03:39.27]Not many foreigners know that the Chang Jiang has many name
[03:44.89]The river is named Jinsha or Golden San
[03:49.67]Chang Jiang means Long Rive
[03:53.51]Actually ,the river is the longest river in Asi
[03:57.40]It's about 6300 kilometres lon
[04:01.97]It starts in the Kunlum Mountains in Qinghai Provinc
[04:07.64]It flows through nine provinces to the coast near Shanghai.
[04:12.68]Consolidation Exercise
[04:15.32]Guest:Could you tell me something about the Yangtze before I go on my tou
[04:20.02]Host:Well,the Yangtze River is the Chang Jiang to the Chinese people ,and that name is the name of the whole rive
[04:29.95]The name Yangtze is only for the last part of the river ,approximately 480to 640 kilometres
[04:39.54]Not many foreigners know that the Chang Jiang has many names depending on what province in runs throug
[04:47.09]For instance ,from the upper source to Yibin,the river is named Jinsha or Golden san
[04:54.95]Change Jiang means long River.
[04:57.93]Actually ,the river is the longest river in Asia.It's about 6300 kilometres long
[05:05.68]It starts in the Kunlum Mountains in Qinghai Province and flows through nine provinces and two municipalities to the coast near Shang hai on the East China Sea.
[05:18.54]Exercises 7(b)
[05:21.38]1.Chang Jiang is the name of the whole river
[05:25.41]2.The Yangtze is only for the last part of the river
[05:31.21]3.The Chang Jiang has many names depending on what province it runs throug
[05:38.18]4.From the upper source to Yibin the river is names Jinsh
[05:44.40]5.Actually ,the river is the longest river in Asi
[05:50.43]6.The river flows through nine provinces to the coast
[05:56.88]Expansion Exercise
[05:59.63]Vocabulary Developmen
[06:02.87]Exercises 8(b)
[06:05.87]riverban
[06:07.39]curren
[06:08.64]watershe
[06:10.44]narrow
[06:12.19]tid
[06:13.42]tributar
[06:14.91]flood plai
[06:16.61]rapid
[06:18.04]river ben
[06:19.69]shallow
[06:21.26]inle
[06:22.69]white wate
[06:24.26]sil
[06:25.72]mu
[06:26.80]gullie
[06:28.28]erosi
[06:30.16]shipping arter
[06:31.89]flood wate
[06:33.61]sedimen
[06:34.71]river basi
[06:36.41]Word Buildin
[06:38.16]offi
[06:39.83]officia
[06:41.55]commerce
[06:43.23]commercial
[06:44.82]prejudice
[06:46.73]prejudicial
[06:48.53]sacrifice
[06:51.04]sacrificial
[06:53.28]artifice
[06:55.32]artificial
[06:57.07]face
[06:58.53]facial
[06:60.00]race
[07:01.38]racial
[07:02.58]palace
[07:04.28]palatial
[07:05.93]Part
[07:07.78]Pre-listening Exercises
[07:10.24]Exercises 1(b)
[07:12.98]valle
[07:14.26]cover
[07:15.59]centra
[07:17.21]par
[07:18.26]joi
[07:19.64]syste
[07:21.08]gre
[07:22.17]transportatio
[07:23.79]can
[07:25.15]betwee
[07:26.80]A.D.6
[07:29.88]ol
[07:31.24]lon
[07:32.94]lock
[07:34.48]bridge
[07:35.94]longes
[07:37.48]gran
[07:39.02]populate
[07:40.72]Exercises 2(b)
[07:43.26]oldes
[07:45.06]culturall
[07:46.89]economical
[07:48.85]ma
[07:50.23]lan
[07:51.72]ric
[07:53.44]rice-growin
[07:55.40]sit
[07:56.92]locatio
[07:58.96]on to
[08:00.50]roa
[08:01.70]belo
[08:03.32]railway li
[08:05.28]completel
[08:07.16]worker
[08:08.70]engineer
[08:10.92]proun
[08:12.23]succes
[08:14.29]hear
[08:15.78]countr
[08:17.32]Comprehension Exercise
[08:20.09]Exercises 3(b)
[08:22.41]Guest:Why do people call the Yangtze Valley the heart of Chin
[08:26.04]Host:Because the whole valley of the Yangtze covers about 1.81 million square kilometre
[08:35.53]and it's the central part of my country .Many smaller rivers join the Yangtze to make a great transportation syste
[08:46.11]The Grand Canal is in the valley .It runs between the Yangtze and the Huai He River
[08:54.07]The canal was finished in about 610 A.D.,so it's very old
[09:02.04]It is just over 1700 kilometres long and has 24 locks and about 60 bridge
[09:11.89]In fact ,it's the world's longest and oldest canal.
[09:17.30]The Yangtze and its provinces are some of the most populated areas in China
[09:24.38]They are also culturally and economically important parts of the country
[09:30.83]Some of the main cities on the Yangtze are Chongqing ,Wuhan ,Jiujiang ,Anqing ,Nanjing and Shanghai
[09:43.31]The land in Jiangsu Province is rich because of the river,so it is one of the main rice-growing areas in China.
[09:54.83]An important site on the river is at Nanjing.That's the location of the famous Yangtze River Bridge.
[10:04.29]It's one of the longest bridges in China.On top of the bridge ,there's a road that's 4500 metres long
[10:14.22]Below the road is a railway line that's about 6700 meters
[10:20.41]The bridge was built completely by Chinese workers and engineers in the 1960's
[10:27.59]The people were very pround of their success.
[10:31.90]Pronunciaton Exercise
[10:34.67]Exercises 4(b)
[10:37.73]the whole valley of the Yangtz
[10:41.20]the central part of my countr
[10:45.02]rivers join the Yangtz
[10:47.84]a great transportation system in the valley
[10:53.11]between the Yangtze and the Huai He Rive
[10:57.82]in about 610 A.
[11:01.53]over 1700 kilometres lon
[11:05.70]about 60 bridge
[11:08.76]the world's longest and oldest cana
[11:13.12]some of the most populated area
[11:17.28]culturally and economically importan
[11:21.93]some of the main cities on the Yangtze land in Jiangsu Provinc
[11:30.16]main rice-growing areas in Chin
[11:34.02]an important site on the rive
[11:37.73]the location of the Yangtze River Bridg
[11:42.17]Chinese workers and engineer
[11:46.17]very pround of their success
[11:49.93]Exercises 5(b)
[11:52.62]The valley of the Yangtze is the central part of my country
[11:57.48]Many small rivers join the Yangtze
[12:00.95]The rivers make a great transportation syste
[12:04.61]The Grand Canal is the world's longest and oldest canal
[12:10.54]The land is rich because of the rive
[12:13.86]It is one of the main rice-growing areas in Chin
[12:18.43]The Yangtze River Bridge is one of the longest in China
[12:23.89]On top there's a road;below is a railway line
[12:30.45]The bridge was built by Chinese workers and engineers
[12:35.51]The people were very pround of their success.
[12:39.67]Consolidation Exercise
[12:42.70]Exercises 6.
[12:44.68]Guest:Why do people call the Yangtze Valley the heart of Chin
[12:48.81]Host:Because the whole valley of the Yangtze covers about 1.81 million square kilometres,and it's the central part of my country
[12:59.52]Many smaller rivers job join the Yangtze to make a great transportation syste
[13:05.11]The Grand Canal is in the valley .It runs between the Yangtze and the Huai River
[13:12.11]The canal was finished in about 610 A.D.,so it's very old
[13:17.91]It is just over 1700 kilometres long and has 24 locks and about 60 bridges
[13:26.09]In fact ,it's the world's longest and oldest canal.
[13:30.76]The Yangtze and its provinces are some of the most populated areas in China
[13:36.74]They are also culturally and economically important parts of the country
[13:42.36]Some of the main cities on the Yangtze are Chongqing ,Wuhan ,Jiujiang ,Anqing ,Nanjing and Shangha
[13:52.86]The land in Jiangsu Province is rich because of the river ,so it is one of the main rice-growing areas in China.
[14:01.64]An important site on the river is at Nanjing .That's the location of the famous Yangtze River Bridge
[14:09.48]It's one of the longest bridges in China .On top of the bridge,there's a road that's 4500 metres long
[14:18.17]Below the road is a railway line that's about 6700 meter
[14:23.48]The bridge was built completely by Chinese workers and engineers in the 1960's
[14:30.11]The peope were very pond of their success.
[14:33.90]Exercises 7(b)
[14:37.06]1.The whole valley of the Yangtze covers about 1.81 million square kilometres.
[14:45.42]2.Many smaller rivers join the Yangtze
[14:50.15]3.The rivers make a great transportation syste
[14:55.32]4.The canal runs between the Yangtze and the Huai He River
[15:01.83]5.It's the world's longest and oldest canal
[15:07.23]6.On top there's a road;below the road is a railway line
[15:14.42]7.The bridge was built completely by Chinese workers and engineer
[15:21.21]8.The people were very pond of their success.
[15:27.11]Expansion Exercises
[15:30.06]Vocabulary Developmen
[15:32.00]Exercises 8(b)
[15:34.58]airline
[15:35.78]bus line
[15:37.06]railway line
[15:38.71]shipping line
[15:40.33]cruise line
[15:41.95]freight lin
[15:43.36]air freig
[15:44.67]barge shippin
[15:46.36]subway syste
[15:48.22]Third Ring Roa
[15:50.70]Second Ring Roa
[15:52.84]container shippin
[15:54.80]Word Buildin
[15:56.47]Exercises 9(b)
[15:59.14]transport
[16:00.91]transportation
[16:02.69]expec
[16:04.44]expectatio
[16:06.56]interpre
[16:08.57]interpretatio
[16:10.74]rela
[16:12.59]relaxatio
[16:14.47]migrat
[16:16.17]migratio
[16:17.89]participat
[16:20.24]participatio
[16:22.36]co-ordinate
[16:24.32]co-ordinatio
[16:26.46]rotat
[16:28.16]rotatio
[16:29.81]motivat
[16:31.82]motivatio
[16:33.59]embar
[16:34.79]embarkati
[16:36.68]escalat
[16:38.50]escalation
[16:40.57]Part 3
[16:42.19]Pre-listening Exercise
[16:44.72]Exercises 1(b)
[16:47.54]sceni
[16:48.98]tou
[16:50.18]gor
[16:51.41]lov
[16:52.48]spectacula
[16:54.41]scener
[16:55.75]differe
[16:56.92]distanc
[16:58.54]throug
[16:59.77]finishe
[17:01.10]boat
[17:02.54]tr
[17:03.61]Exercises 2(b)
[17:06.51]everyon
[17:08.02]anothe
[17:09.46]projec
[17:11.00]da
[17:12.15]suppose
[17:14.06]provid
[17:15.44]electricit
[17:17.53]hel
[17:18.86]contro
[17:20.56]terribl
[17:22.18]flood
[17:23.93]happene
[17:25.73]alon
[17:27.22]rais
[17:28.76]part
[17:30.41]becomin
[17:32.34]Comprehension Exercises
[17:35.09]Exercises 3(b)
[17:37.36]Guest:What's the most scenic part of the river to tour ?
[17:41.15]Host :The Three Gorges Region .Tourists love this area because of its spectacular scenery
[17:49.24]It's also becoming important for other reasons .There are three gorges,Qutang Gorge,Wu Gorge,and Xiling Gorg
[18:01.94]The scenery is different in each of the gorges .The distance through all three is about 190 kilometres
[18:12.26]These are a lot of tour boats for foreigners travelling through the gorges
[18:18.21]It's a trip everyone should take when they visit China.
[18:22.55]There's another big project in the Three Gorges,the Three Gorges Dam
[18:28.72]The dam is supposed to be finished in 2009 .It should provide more electricity and help control the terrible floods that have happened along the river over the year
[18:42.87]It will also raise parts of the river more than 150 metres.I'm not sure what'll do to the gorges and to other places along the river .
[18:55.20]Pronunciation Exercises
[18:58.29]because of its spectacular scener
[19:02.41]different in each of the gorge
[19:05.63]about 190 kilometre
[19:09.94]a lot of tour boats for foreigner
[19:13.70]through the gorge
[19:16.05]a trip everyone should tak
[19:18.77]another big projec
[19:21.27]is supposed to be finishe
[19:24.80]should provide more electricit
[19:27.93]help contro
[19:30.02]the terrible flood
[19:32.40]over the year
[19:34.44]along the rive
[19:36.50]parts of the rive
[19:38.46]what that'll do to the gorge
[19:41.99]to other places
[19:44.71]Exercises 5(b)
[19:47.21]Tourists love this area because of its spectacular scener
[19:51.78]The scenery is different in each of the gorge
[19:56.07]There are a lot of tour boats for foreigner
[19:59.62]It's a trip everyone should take
[20:02.49]The dam is supposed to be finished in 200
[20:07.46]It should proivde more electricit
[20:10.67]It will help control the terrible flood
[20:13.78]Terrible floods have happened along the rive
[20:17.20]It will raise parts of the river .
[20:20.23]Consolidatio Exercis
[20:23.21]Exercises 6.
[20:25.14]Guest:What's the most scenic part of the river to tou
[20:28.83]Host:The Three Region.Tourists love this area because of its spectacular scenery
[20:35.38]It's also becoming important for other reasons .There are three gorges,Qutang Gorge,Wu Gorge,and Xiling Gorg
[20:46.20]The scenery is different in each of the gorges.The distance through all three is about 190 kilometre
[20:54.35]There are a lot of tour boats for foreigners travelling through the gorges
[20:59.28]It's a trip everyone should take when they visit China
[21:02.89]There's another big project in the Three Gorges,the Three Gorges Da
[21:08.22]The dam is supposed to be finished in 2009.It should provide more electricity and help control the terrible floods that have happened along the river over the year
[21:19.92]It will also raise parts of the river more than 150 metres.I'm not sure what that'll do to the gorges and to other places along the river .
[21:30.95]Exercises 7(b)
[21:33.37](1)Tourists love this area because of its spectacular scenery
[21:39.54]2.The scenery is different in each of the gorges
[21:44.06]3.The distance through all three is about 190 kilometre
[21:50.51]4.There are a lot of tour boats for foreigners
[21:55.08]5.It's a trip everyone should tak
[21:58.77]6.It should provide more electricity
[22:03.31]7.It will raise parts of the river.
[22:07.80]Expansion Exercise
[22:10.39]Vocabulary Developmen
[22:12.85]Exercises 8(b)
[22:15.43]landscap
[22:16.89]prospec
[22:18.49]vie
[22:19.95]vist
[22:21.31]panoram
[22:22.80]vantage poin
[22:24.44]lookou
[22:25.96]histori
[22:27.76]national monume
[22:29.80]point of interes
[22:31.76]Word Buildin
[22:33.69]Exercises 9(b)
[22:36.49]spectacula
[22:38.66]spectacularl
[22:40.85]particula
[22:42.76]particularl
[22:45.39]famili
[22:47.20]familiarl
[22:48.95]peculia
[22:50.62]peculiarl
[22:52.94]simila
[22:54.54]similarl
[22:56.55]popula
[22:57.99]popularl
[22:59.58]Listening Test
[23:01.93]1.The Yangtze River is the Chang Jiang to many Chinese people
[23:08.28]2.The name of the whole river is the Chang Jian
[23:12.61]3.The name Yangtze is mainly for the last part of the river
[23:18.07]4.For instance ,from the upper source to Yibin the river is named Jinsh
[23:25.70]5.The whole valley of the Yangtze covers about 1.81 million square kilometre
[23:33.85]6.The canal runs from the Yangtze to the Huai He River
[23:39.47]7.The Yangtze and its provinces are the most populated areas in China
[23:46.60]8.Jiangsu Province is one of the main rice-growing areas in Chin
[23:53.55]9.A lot of foreigners use tour boats
[23:58.25]10.It's supposed to control the floods that have happened along the river over the year
