Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges Reading PPT课件（36张ppt）

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Module 5
Module 5
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
To know something about the Three Gorges.
To develop reading skills.
To find the clues of the writer’s journey.
To learn how to describe the scenery of the Three Gorges.
Complete the definitions of the words in the box.
bamboo colleague construction site distant
goods legend poet rush set trade
1. A ________________ is the place where something is being built.
2. To ______ means to buy and sell things.
3. If you ______ somewhere you go there quickly.
construction site
trade
rush
4. _______ is the opposite of near.
5. ______ are things you can buy or sell.
6. A _______ is a very old story which is
probably not true.
Distant
Goods
legend
7. The sun rises in the east and _____ in the
west.
8. A _______ is someone who writes poems.
sets
poet
bamboo colleague construction site distant
goods legend poet rush set trade
9. A __________ is someone who works
with you.
10. _________ is a plant which grows
quickly and is used to make furniture.
colleague
Bamboo
bamboo colleague construction site distant
goods legend poet rush set trade
characters deck dock raft
detour exploit pagoda
a place where boats load and unload
________
2. a simple boat made of pieces of wood
tied together ________
dock
raft
Match the words with their definitions.
3. a Buddhist temple ___________
4. a change of route ___________
5. a floor on a boat ___________
6. marks or signs used in writing
___________
7. to use or take advantage of _______
pagoda
detour
deck
characters
exploit
characters deck dock raft
detour exploit pagoda
1. Have you been to the Three Gorges
2. Can you give a description of your
experience
3. Do you know the names of the Three
Gorges
Let’s enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges.
Imagine you’re going on a trip through the Three Gorges. Which of these topics will you talk about
the boat
the food
life along the river
the scenery
the weather
The writer wrote this passage in order to tell
about ______.
A. his experience as a teacher in China
B. his first visit to the Three Gorges
C. his first ride on a boat along the Yangtze
River
D. the Three Gorges Dam
Skim the passage and find the main idea.
B
Para.1　A. The first gorge — the Qutang Gorge.
Para.2 B. We decided to take a trip by the
Jiangyou boat.
Para.3 C. The third gorge—the Xiling Gorge
and the Three Gorges Dam.
Para.4 D. We started the trip on a beautiful
afternoon.
Para.5 E. The scenery of Wu Gorge.
Find the main idea of each paragraph.
1. Who took a trip along the Three Gorges
When did they take the trip
Scan the passage and answer the questions.
Peter Hessler and his colleague took their trip during the winter vocation for Spring Festival.
2. Where and when did they start their trip
3. Did they enjoy their trip
They started their trip from the town of Fuling on an afternoon.
Yes, they did.
1. Peter and his colleague came to China to
________.
A. have a trip along the Three Gorges
B. study the history of China
C. teach English at a teacher training
college
D. do business with Chinese people
Read the passage and find the specific information.
C
2. The writer and his friend enjoyed ______ at Fengdu.
A. the hilly region
B. coal boats
C. riding bamboo rafts
D. the sun setting behind the white pagoda
D
3. At the first gorge, Peter and his friend
___________.
A. saw the sun setting behind the white
pagoda
B. left the docks on a beautiful afternoon
C. made a detour up the Daning River
D. slept through the gorge
D
4. Qu Yuan’s hometown was situated on ____.
A. the Xiang River
B. the Daning River
C. the Qutang Gorge
D. the construction site of the dam
A
5. What did Peter Hessler and his colleague
do as they came out of the third gorge
A. They rode bamboo rafts along the river’s
edge.
B. They got off the boat to take pictures.
C. They sailed into the construction site of
the dam.
D. They made a detour up the Daning River.
C
Read the background part carefully and fill in the blanks in the table.
Time In August 1996 Place In the town of 1. _______ on the Yangtze River Characters Peter Hessler and his 2. ________
Event They were teaching English at a teacher training college and they decided to 3. __________ downstream along the Yangtze River during the Spring Festival.
Fuling
colleague
take a boat
the map of the Three Gorges
west
east
the Three Gorges Dam
Fuling
涪陵
Fengdu
丰都
The Qutang Gorge
瞿塘峡
Wu Shan
巫山
the Daning River
大
宁
河
the Wu Gorge
巫峡
the Xiang River
湘江
the Xiling Gorge
西陵峡
Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks in the following chart showing the trip along the Three Gorges.
passports
bamboo
rafts
white pagoda
slept
Xiang River
QuYuan
legendary
construction site
took pictures
Chinese flag
1. Peter Hessler and his colleague took boats because they could stop at the temples.
2. The words “two more” in the third paragraph refer to the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge.
Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
T
3. The home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd century BC poet, is located on the Daning River.
F
4. There were many more foreigners in
the town of Fuling besides Peter Hessler.
F
5. The ships like the Jiangyou boat are
mainly for goods and people who trade
along the river.
6. They missed the scenery of the Qutang
Gorge.
T
T
Put the following events in the correct order according to the text.
A. We missed the first gorge, the Qutang Gorge.
B. All the passengers went out onto the deck to
enjoy the beautiful scenery.
C. We changed our route to see some smaller
gorges.
D. Our colleagues advised us not to take the
Jiangyou boat.
E. We arrived at the construction site of the dam.
F. We enjoyed the rocks, which looked like
humans or animals.
G. We saw some people riding bamboo rafts
along the river's edge.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Match the places with the scenery.
the places the scenery
1. Fengdu A. the two-mile-high mountains
2. the Qutang Gorge B. the blowing Chinese flag
3. the Daning River C. the sign “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River”
4. the Xiang River D. home of Qu Yuan
5. the construction site E. the sun setting
6. the distant mountain F. the smaller gorges
In 1996 two 1. ________ teachers in Fuling decided to take a boat trip down the Yangtze River. The weather was good and the river was full of bamboo rafts and 2. ________ boats. At Fengdu they saw the sun 3. ________ behind the white pagoda. Sleeping through the 4. ________ Gorge, they arrived at Wushan
American
coal
set
Complete the summary of the passage.
Qutang
and turned up the 5. ________ River to see some smaller gorges. The next day they went on to the Wu Gorge on the Yangtze, passing the Xiang River, 6. ________ of the 3rd century BC poet Qu Yuan. Legends and history were everywhere. Finally they came to the 7. ________ Gorge and the dam. They took pictures but had to stay on board. Far away a big 8. ________ on a mountain read: “Build the Three Gorges Dam，Exploit the Yangtze River.”.
Daning
home
Xiling
sign
1. Suppose you are a reporter and your partner is Peter. Make an interview about his travel along the Three Gorges.
2. If you have a chance to visit the Three Gorges, what do you want to see the most Why
3. What are your suggestions on exploiting the Yangtze River
根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或
汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空
一词）。
1. She has always been __________ (围绕) by
friends.
2. She discussed the idea with some of her
________ (同事).
3. The house insurance will not cover your
personal ________ (货物).
surrounded
colleagues
goods
4. They had to travel into town to t________
the produce from their farm.
5. She headed for the d________, thinking that
Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats.
6. The road was too n________ for cars to pass.
7. The story of how she survived has already
passed into ________ (传奇).
8. We need to make sure that we e________
our resources as fully as possible.
trade
docks
narrow
legend
exploit
9. She could hear the ________ (遥远的) sound
of a hungry wolf.
10. There was snow on the hill tops but not in
the ________ (山谷).
distant
valley
Imagine you are on holiday. Write a
diary about the following:
＊ where you are
＊ where you are staying
＊ what the scenery is like
＊ what you are doing
＊ a particular incident
＊ what you like /don’t like about the place