课件27张PPT。The Three Gorges DamReading You will be able to:
1. improve your reading skills to get the important sentences and detailed information to summarize the structure and main idea of the passage.
2. talk about advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam by using some important words and expressions
3. imitate a hearing.Learning goalsCheck the homeworkcanal n.运河 gorge n. 峡谷
hydro-electric adj. 水力发电的
reservoir n.水库 construction n.建筑
relic n.遗迹 generate v.发(电)
harness v.利用 historical adj. 历史的
poem n.诗 submerge v.淹没
site n. 遗址 come true 实现
hold back 阻碍 dream of 梦寐以求 Exercise 1Exercise 21. has been harnessed 2. hydro-electric 3. construction
4. expense 5. reservoir 6. sites
7. were submerged 8. generate 9. dreamed ofcanal n.运河 gorge n. 峡谷
hydro-electric adj. 水力发电的
reservoir n.水库 construction n.建筑
relic n.遗迹 generate v.发(电)
harness v.利用 historical adj. 历史的
poem n.诗 submerge v.淹没
site n. 遗址 come true 实现
hold back 阻碍 dream of 梦寐以求 Exercise 11. The power of the Yangtze River has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam since then.3. The dam is the biggest construction project in China.2. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world.5. The Three Gorges reservoir is used for storing and controlling water.4. The expense of the dam is the most in China.6. The reservoir has flooded some of China’s most famous historical sites . Qu Yuan
Temple Moya Cliff
carvings (石刻) Han Watchtower7. About 800 historical relics were submerged because of the project. 8. Burning coal can generate electricity, which may cause serious air pollution at the same time.
9. Chairman Mao dreamed of building a dam, which he wrote in a poem. 毛泽东水调歌头【游泳】
一九五六年六月 … Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain
Till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges
更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖。 Which dam is it?PrereadingIf you introduce the dam, what will you talk about? location
height
width
expense
fun_ction
advantages
disadvantages
Fast-readingWhat are mentioned in the passage? Para 2 Para 3 Para 4&5 Para 1 Mao Zedong’s dream Make a brief
i of the dam. ntroduction Lead in the by Mao’s . dam dreamTask 2: Fill in the blanks on your worksheet.Careful-reading SizeThe of the Yangtze River
by the Three Gorges Dam. Expense Function Mao’s Dream Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4
& 5 . .The dam is nearly 200 metres
high and 1.5 kilometres wide.1. Control flooding. 2. Generate more electricityIt has cost more than any other
construction project in history. Advantages Disadvantages power been harnessed has 1. Generate electricity1. Flood 2cities, 11 counties, 140towns and more than 4,000 villages.3. Control flooding.2. Reduce air pollution2. Submerge masses of historical sites and relics….….The Three Gorges Dam is the .
and in the world. It has both and . Task 3: Summarylargesthydro-electric power stationadvantagesdisadvantagesThe writer’s attitude towards the dam is
.
A. agreement B. disagreement C. neutraldam neutral(中立的).Post-readingdebris flowearthquakelandslidelandslideHearing Whether to keep the dam working?是否继续保留三峡大坝 A host (Host the hearing)
Six applicants (State the disadvantages)
Six experts (State the advantages)
Four officials (State official opinions)
Representatives from Chongqing Fengjie
Chongqing Wushan
Hubei Zigui
Hubei Yichang
Hubei Badong(Ask applicants or experts questions to help you decide which side you can vote for.)投票Process of the hearingHost announces the item of the hearing and introduce representatives.Applicants state the disadvantages.Experts state the advantages.Representatives ask applicants or experts questionsAn official states official opinionsRepresentatives vote.是否继续保留三峡大坝Summary
1. The Three Gorges Dam, especially its
advantages and disadvantages.
2. How to get the structure and main idea of the passage.
3. Imitate a hearing.
3.Write a 120-word essay about whether to keep the Three Gorges Dam working.Homework:1. Recite the words and expressions on
the pre-learning paper.2. Read the passage aloud and finish the summary. The Three Gorges Dam has _________ the power of the
Yangtze River and the dam, _____ is nearly 200 meters high and
1.5 kilometers wide , is the largest __________ power station
and dam in the world .It can control _______ and will also
generate electricity ______ 40 million tons of coal _______
causing so much air pollution. However, the reservoir has________
2 cities ,11 counties,140 towns and more than 4000 villages. Besides ,
it has flooded most famous historical sites, _________the QuYuan
Temple. And about 800 historical relics have been submerged. Some
are being removed and some are being put into museums. Read the passage again and finish the summary .Homework The Three Gorges Dam has _________ the power of the
Yangtze River and the dam, _____ is nearly 200 meters high and
1.5 kilometers wide , is the largest __________ power station
and dam in the world .It can control _______ and will also
generate electricity ______ 40 million tons of coal _______
causing so much air pollution. However, the reservoir has________
2 cities ,11 counties,140 towns and more than 4000 villages. Besides ,
it has flooded most famous historical sites, _________the QuYuan
Temple. And about 800 historical relics have been submerged. Some
are being removed and some are being put into museums. harnessedwhichhydro-electricfloodingequal towithout floodedincluding Read the passage again and finish the summary .Homework