Module 5 Ethnic CultureReading And Vocabulary Three Towers in Dali The Life of the Bai PeopleFirst Bend of the Yangtze River ( 怒江大峡谷）Water –Splashing Festival of the Dai People Yulong Xueshan Mountain Lijiang River Peacocks in Xishuangbanna Stone Forest in Yunnan TFTTFReading comprehension Fast reading1.Go through the text quickly and find out in which part of Yunnan Simon stayed .2. True or false. 1 The landscape in Yunnan differs from place to place. 2 Tourists are now allowed to travel by car in the old town of Lijiang. 3 Naxi women play an important role in their society. 4 The Naxi language is the only hieroglyphic language in use today. 5 Naxi people usually dance to their traditional music. 3 Match the words with their correct meanings. gentlemanvariedruncobbled streetmazeunforgettablehatch hieroglyphica. to be born from an eggb. a type of writing that uses picturesc. something you can’t forgetd. including many different kinds of things e. a man who is polite and behaves wellf. controlg. a road surface made from many small round stonesh. many small streets that are easy to lost in e d f g hc a b II Reading for detailsParaphrase to help you understand the text better.(1) Seen from above, the old town is a maze of canals, little bridges and tiny cobbled streets that tourists get lost in. (Para.2 ) = When it is seen from the top of the mountain, the old town seems to be full of many canals, little bridges and tiny cobbled streets where tourists can easily get lost.(2) The Naxi believe that they came from a creature called Tabu, who helped them hatch from magic eggs.(Para.4) =The Naxi people believed that Tabu created their ancestors ( 祖先 ) by helping them hatch fro...
