Warming up：

Read the following quotes about travelling. What does each quote mean? Do you agree with them? Why or why not?

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. --- Marcel Proust

When you travel, if you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. --- James Albert Michener

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. --- St. Augustine

An Overview

Unit 10 talks about past your own travelling experiences. It consists of four parts:

Part I is a video podcast. Before you view the podcast, please learn the new words that will appear in it. While you view the podcast, please do the exercises. After you view the podcast, discuss the questions in pairs.

Part II is a listening exercise. The teacher will instruct you in listening skills before listening. Then listen to the materials and do the exercises with the help of the skills learned. After you listen, discuss some questions in pairs.

Part III is a selected video program from BBC. Before you view the video clip, learn the new words that will appear in it. While you view the video clip, please do the exercises. After you view the video clip, discuss the questions in pairs.

Part IV is a dictation. You will listen to a passage of around 120-150 words. Altogether the passage will be read to you 4 times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. Please write down every word you hear. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.

You may watch or listen to any part of the materials again to check your answers or for further learning. You can find scripts of all the materials in Text Learning (文本学习).