BackpackerPaulistalkingtoareceptionistataninternationalyouthhostelinPingyao,China.Abackpackerisapersonwhogoestravellingwithabackpack.ListeningandTalking

HaveyoueverbeentoPingyao?Whatisyourimpressionofit?Leading-in

ListeningandTalkingListentotheconversationandticktheplacesmentioned.?Ming-QingStreet ?AncientGovernmentOffice?QiaoFamilyCourtyard?WangFamilyCourtyard?RishengchangBank ?MountMian?thecitywall ?ZhengguosiTemple ?ShuanglinTemple√√√√

ListeningandTalkingListenoncemore.Completethesentencestodescribehowthespeakersfelt.Ihadexpectedsomethingdifferent.Paulsounded_____________Itwaslikewalkingintohistory.Paulsounded_________Itwasn’tasbigasIhadexpected.Paulsounded____________Someofthesnacksthereareamazing.XiaoYansounded_________Ihadnoideatherewouldbesomanytourists.Paulsounded_____________Wow,Ican’tbelieveyoudidn’tseethewall.XiaoYansounded___________disappointedamazedsurpriseddisappointedamazedsurpriseddisappointedsurprisedamazed

XiaoYan:Hi,Paul.Imsorrytohearyouareleavingtomorrow.SowhatdidyoumakeofPingyao?Paul:Well,_______________,whenIfirstarrived,Iwasalittle____________.Ihadexpectedsomethingdifferent.ButthenIwalkedintotheoldcity.Iwasso___________!Itwaslikewalkingintohistory.SomanybeautifulbuildingsfromtheMingandQingdynasties.Xiaoyan:Pingyaohasalonghistoryover2000years.Itusedtobeaveryimportant_______________inChina.tobehonestdisappointedamazedbankingcenter.Listenagainandfillblanksonthescript.

Paul:Yes,soIvisitedtheRishengchangBankandlearntallabouttheJinBusinessmen.Ihavegottosaythough,itwasn’tasbigasI________________.Butitwasstillinterestingtolearnaboutwhatbankswerelikealmost200yearsago.

XiaoYan:Oh,well,whatabouttheMingQingStreet--that’sprettybig.Someofthesnacksthereare_______