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Hello class. Well, for today you will have to read these texts about the past and you will have to answer these questions or well, find the answers to these ones.

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For example, a region near the Himalayas. So you will have to say which is the region, cuál es la región que está cerca del Himalaya.

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All right, so I'm going to click on it, so you will listen at the same time as they are going to read any single text.

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Beijing es la capital de China.

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Fue el sitio de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2008.

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Más de 22 millones de personas viven allí.

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Shanghái, con 19 millones de personas, tiene el puerto más grande del mundo.

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En el norte hay muchas farmacias.

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También hay cameles bactriánicos allí.

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These camels have two humps and thick fur

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They need fur to stay warm in the cold, dry Gobi Desert

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The famous explorer Marco Polo visited this part of China in 1275 AD

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In the south, China borders the Himalayan Mountains

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This region is called the Tibetan Plateau

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Está a 5.000 metros de alto nivel del mar.

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Hay templos budistas famosos aquí, como el Palacio de Patala, en la ciudad de Lhasa.

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En el oeste, muchas personas son agricultoras.

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Crean galletas, uvas y plástico.

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Hablan un idioma llamado Uyghur.

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There is also a giant desert called the Taklamakan Desert.

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In the past, this region connected China with Europe.

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It was a trade route called the Silk Road.