MODULE 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges教案

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MODULE 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Part One Teaching Design
第一部分 教学设计
Period 1 Reading—A Trip Along the Three Gorges
■Goals
To learn to read passages about the Three Gorges
To learn to read with strategies
■Procedures
Step 1: Warming up by defining gorge
A canyon, or gorge, is a valley walled by cliffs. Most canyons originate by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau level, with a stream gradually carving out its valley. The cliffs form because harder rock strata that are resistant to erosion and weathering remain exposed on the valley walls. Canyons are much more common in arid areas than in wetter areas because weathering has a lesser effect in arid zones. Canyons' walls are often formed of resistant sandstones or granite. ...
Step 2: Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.
Step 3: While you read
1. Type of writing and summaries of A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Type of writing A narration
Idea of 1st para. Peter Haussler and a colleague of his decided to take a boat downstream.
Idea of 2nd para. They showed their passports and got on the boat.
Idea of 3rd para. As the sun set they docked at Fengdu.
Idea of 4th para. They slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge.
Idea of 5th para. The next day they went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River.
Idea of 6th para. As they came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam.
2. A diagram of A Trip Along the Three Gorges
3. Complete the article with one word in each blank.
In August 1996, Peter Haussler and a _1_ of his were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college. When the _2_semester finished at the end of January and they decided to take a boat downstream. They just _3_ to show our passports at the dock and got on the boat. As the sun set they docked at Fengdu to _4_ the sun setting behind the white pagoda. They slept through the first gorge, which is called the _5_ Gorge. The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high _6_. The next day they went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River. It was a lovely _7_ as they went through the Wu Gorge. They passed the Xiang River, home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd _8_ BC poet. As they came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the _9_ site of the dam. They saw on a distant mountain a sign in 20-foot characters which read “_10_ the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River.”
Keys: 1 colleague 2 first 3 had 4 see 5 Qutang 6 mountains 7 morning 8 century 9 construction 10 Build
4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text.
1. The first semester finished at the end of _____and they had four weeks off for _____.
A. July, the Moon Festival B. January, the Spring Festival
C. October, the National Day D. September, the Teacher Day
2. A Jiangyou boat _____.
A. is very crowded B. is mainly for goods and people trading along the river
C. doesn’t stop at the temples D. all of these
3. We slept through the first gorge, which is called ____.
A. the Xiling Gorge B. the Qutang Gorge C. the Wu Gorge D. the Dam Gorge
4. What does “setour” mean in At Wushan we made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges
A. deviation from normal course B. a back route
C. deviation from more direct route D. roads alternative route
keys: 1-4 BDBC
Step 4: After you read
1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book.
Useful expressions from A Trip Along the Three GorgesAmerican teacher of English, spend two years there teaching English, at the end of January, have four weeks off for the Spring Festival, take a boat downstream, along the river, sound fine to…, get on/off the boat, dock at Fengdu, narrow to 350 feet, at least, make a detour, be heavy with the past, take pictures, exploit
Sentences made with expressions from A Trip Along the Three Gorges
The Internet TESL Journal is a monthly web magazine for teachers of English as a second language.Law students spend time outside the classroom doing pro bono(无偿服务的)work.What will world health look like at the end of the millennium He’s off at the moment - can I get him to ring you back The current carried her downstream.Altogether six water checking places are expected to be set along the river, according to the bureau.The media will still sound fine when downloaded to most mp3 players, and it will be fine when played on a desktop application.After getting off the boat, there is a bus hub on your right.Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at Southampton. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion.The Philippines’ Red Cross on Sunday confirmed that at least 800 people are either dead or missing after typhoon.You’d be wise to make a detour to avoid the road works.The trees were heavy with fruit.I’ve been taking pictures, but I live in such an ugly place it’s hard to find anything nice to photograph.We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
2. Read to transfer information
You are going to read the text again to fill in the table.
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Time Place Character Event
In January 1997 The Three Gorges Peter Hessler and a colleague Taking a boat downstream
Processes
Para. 1 Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat Para. 2 Leaving the docks on a beautiful afternoon Para. 3Sleep throught the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge Para. 4At Wushan making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges Para. 5Sailing into the construction site of the Three Gorges Dam
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
take a boat downstream
got on the boat
slept through the first gorge
docked at Fengdu
sailed into the construction site of the dam
went through the big gorges