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    Peter Hessler returns to the town of Fuling in China where he used to teach. He finds that the town has changed significantly since the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. He catches up with some of his former students who are now working in rural areas helping farmers, rather than high-paying jobs in cities as many expected. Two former students who were fishermen are still working on the river but their way of life has been dramatically altered by the dam and rising waters.

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    Peter Hessler returns to the town of Fuling in China where he used to teach. He finds that the town has changed significantly since the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. He catches up with some of his former students who are now working in rural areas helping farmers, rather than high-paying jobs in cities as many expected. Two former students who were fishermen are still working on the river but their way of life has been dramatically altered by the dam and rising waters.

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    Pre Intermediate Reading Comprehension

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    Peter Hessler returns to the town of Fuling in China where he used to teach. He finds that the town has changed significantly since the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. He catches up with some of his former students who are now working in rural areas helping farmers, rather than high-paying jobs in cities as many expected. Two former students who were fishermen are still working on the river but their way of life has been dramatically altered by the dam and rising waters.

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    Life Reading Comprehension

    Reading comprehension
    6 Peter’s students …
    Read the article and choose the correct a wanted to work in rural parts of
    China.
    option.
    b mostly came from the city.
    c were training to become teachers.
    1 The town of Fuling …
    a is near the Three Gorges Dam. 7 Peter’s students …
    b is now under the water of the Three a found they didn’t have enough money
    Gorges Dam. for city life.
    c was built at the same time as the b were poor but felt positive about the
    Three Gorges Dam. future.
    c were unhappy because they were
    2 Peter Hessler describes … poor.
    a his job at the Fuling Teacher’s College.
    b the changes he sees in the Fuling 8 After Peter’s students left college …
    region. a some of them did surprising jobs.
    c the Three Gorges Dam project. b they returned home to teach.
    c they stayed in Fuling city to work.
    3 How is Fuling different today?
    a It’s quieter than before.
    b Lots of people speak English. 9 What does Peter say about his old
    c People are richer.
    students?
    a They are unhappy about how Chinese
    society has changed.
    Read the article again and choose the correct b They don’t understand the changes
    option. that have happened in their country.
    c They explain how life is changing for
    4 Huang Dejian and Peter Hessler … people and what the changes mean.
    a have not seen each other for several
    years. 10 What does Peter say about the two
    b have recently met. fishermen?
    c were students together years ago. a he expected them to have different
    lives.
    5 Fuling … b the dam has affected them as much
    a used to be a busy town. as everyone else in Fuling.
    b used to be difficult to get to. c their lives are better than before.
    c used to have lot of foreign visitors.

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