课件55张PPT。MODULE 5(2)Reading & vocabul A?tip?along?
the?three?Gorge?黑龙江省哈尔滨市 邱尚瑛Teaching aim1. Master the words and expressions, and use them to talk about a trip.
2. Improve reading ability.1. Talk about a trip and geography correctly.
2. The details of the passage.Look at picturesI think you know something about the Three Gorges,
Can you say somethign about the pictures?What do you think of the pictures?Speaking practice1. Do you know where it is?Where is it? Look at the pictures and answer the questionsThis is Qutang Gorge. It is considered the most majestic of the Three Gorges. Speaking practice2. What are the characteristics of the Wu Gorge? Wu Gorge is very beautiful.
It is considered the most beautiful of the Three Gorges.Look at the pictures and answer the questionsWhere is it? Speaking practiceIt is considered the most ferocious of the Three Gorges. Look at the pictures and answer the questions3. How about Xiling Gorge? Where is it? Speaking practice4. What will do if you’re going on trip through the Three Gorges?Look at the pictures and answer the questionsI will Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges, and I will take some photos to share with my friends. Speaking practiceNo, I haven't. I'm going to visit the dam in winter vocation. Look at the pictures and answer the questions5. Have you ever been to the dam on the Yangtze River? Where is it? Pre-readingVocabulary review1. semester n. 学期，半学年
I'll give three courses next semester.
下学期我开三门课。
We have learned both the simple present tense and the present continuous tense last semester.
在上学期里，我们学习了
一般现在时和现在进行时。 Pre-reading2. downstream adv. 在下游地；顺流地
adj. 顺流而下的，在下游方向的
We had drifted downstream.
我们顺流而下。
These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream.
这些堤坝限制了河水流向下游。
Wetlands can be designed to provide very important downstream water quality benefits.
湿地设计对提高下游水质量十分有利。
Vocabulary reviewPre-reading3. hilly adj. 多丘陵的，多小山的
This flower grows on a hilly area.
这种花生长在山地上。
The county?is?a?hilly?district.?
这个县是一个丘陵地区。
hilly region 丘陵山区
There is a hilly region in southwestern England.
在英格兰的西南部有一个丘陵山区。? Vocabulary reviewPre-reading4. dock n. 码头；被告席
v. （使）船停靠码头；削减，缩减(工资等)
What other ships are in dock here?
这儿的码头还有其他什么船只？
【语境理解】
What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?
若是你真的把一个无辜的人送上
被告席了呢？Vocabulary reviewPre-reading【语境理解】
He threatens to dock her fee.
他威胁要扣掉她的服务费。
The vessel docked at Liverpool in April 1811
这艘轮船于1811年4月在利物浦靠岸。
The aircraft carrier has been docked there since last month.
自上个月以来那艘航空母舰就一直
停靠在那儿。Pre-reading5. raft n. 木筏；橡皮艇；
v. 筏运；制成筏；使用筏子
The raft bobbed along more quietly.
小木筏更加平静地漂浮向前。
After further adventures alone on a raft he eventually reached the island.
他独自乘着木筏，经历了很多艰险，
终于到了岛上。
He was running a raft on the Mississippi.
他在密西西比河上划着筏子。 Vocabulary reviewPre-reading6. pagoda n. 塔，宝塔
The ancient pagoda is still there, but not in its integrity.
那座古塔还在，但是不完整了。
The lofty pagoda stands like a giant at the top of the mountain.
巍巍宝塔屹立在山巅。
This pagoda was built in the Song Dynasty.
这座塔建于宋代。Vocabulary reviewPre-reading7. detour v. 绕路，绕道
n. 绕道，弯路
On the way back, he detoured to check the time of services at the church.
在回去的路上，他绕道去核实了一下
教堂礼拜仪式的时间。
Detour. Road under repair.
道路施工，车辆绕行。
Vocabulary reviewPre-reading7. make a detour 绕道，绕行，
迂回，转道
In?case?anyone?was?following?him,?
he?made?an detour.?
为了防止有人跟踪他，他绕了个弯路。
We made a detour to visit the cave.
我们绕行参观了山洞。
We had to make a detour round the floods.
我们为避开洪水得绕道而行。Vocabulary reviewPre-reading8. legend n. 传说，传奇人物；
图例，铭文
The play was based on Irish legend.
这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。
He was a great man, a legend.
他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。
He has become a legend in the annals of military history.
他已成为军事史上的一个传奇。Vocabulary reviewPre-reading9. deck n. 甲板，舱板；平屋顶；
桥面；铁路客车车顶；地
vt. 装饰；给……铺上甲板；打扮
She stood on the deck and waved.
她站在甲板上挥手告别。
The sea wind swept over the deck.
海风席卷过甲板。
Let's have a walk round the deck.
我们去甲板上散散步吧。 Vocabulary reviewPre-reading9. 【语境理解】
I stuck a tape in the deck.
我把一盘磁带放进带仓里。
Villagers decked the streets with bunting
村民用彩旗装饰街道。
Her body hit the deck.
她倒在地。
It's very hot in the cabin; let's go on deck.
舱室内很热，我们到甲板上去吧。Vocabulary reviewPre-reading10. exploit v. 开拓；剥削；开采；
利用（……为自己谋利）
They decided to exploit natural resources.
他们决定开发自然资源。
【语境理解】
We should exploit more mines and water power.
我们应该更多地开矿和开发水力资源。
You can exploit a talent which you already possess. 你可以利用你已经具备的才能。Vocabulary reviewPre-reading10. 【语境理解】
We should effectively protect, rationally exploit and economize on natural resources.
我们应该切实保护、合理开发和
节约使用各种自然资源。
This is exclusive right to explore and exploit.
这是勘探和开发的专属权利。
We should exploit this new technology to its full extent.
我们要充分利用这种新技术。Vocabulary reviewPre-readingLook at the questions before reading the text1.Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?
2. What does Peter Hessler do?
3. Where were they from?
4. How long will he and his colleague
spend at the teacher training college?
5. What did they decide to do during the four weeks off for the Spring Festival?Discuss the questions in pairs while you are readingPre-readingLook at the questions before reading the text6. How did they start their trip?
7. When did they start their trip?
8. What was the weather like when
they left?
9. What did they do at Wushan?
10. What did Peter think when they
passed Xiang River?Discuss the questions in pairs while you are readingFast ReadingA. It is about an American English teacher’s trip to the Three Gorges.
B. It is about American English teachers’ trip to the Three Gorges.
C. It is about a trip to the Three Gorges of an English teacher.
D. All of above.Choose the best answer
1. What is the passage about?A. a four-weeks holiday
B. finished the task of the first term
C. to go anywhere they wished during the Spring Festival.
D. Both A and B. Choose the best answer
2. They had the trip to the Three Gorges because they had __________.had to 是不得不，客观上要求必须做的，所以C不符合原文。Fast ReadingFast ReadingChoose the best answer
3. Which of the following statements is true in the first paragraph?A. The Jiangyou boat is mainly for goods and people trading along the river.
B. The Jiangyou boat doesn't stop at the temples, therefore Peter Hessler and his colleague didn’t like it.
C. They bought one ticket for the Jiangyou boat to start the trip.
D. All of above.Choose the best answer
4. Which of the following statements is true in the second paragraph?Fast ReadingA. Peter and his colleague left the docks on a beautiful afternoon and start their trip.
B. When they docked at Fengdu, they enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sun setting.
C. When they start to the trip, the weather is very nice.
D. All of above. Fast ReadingA. On a beautiful afternoon they passed through the Wu Gorge.
B. They took the boat upstream.
C. There are lots of historical places of interest along the Yangtze River.
D. All of the passengers get off the boat to take pictures when they coming out of the Xiling Gorge.Choose the best answer
5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? Fast ReadingA. They took a detour to visit some of the smaller gorges at Wushan.
B. When they passed the Xiang River, there were some legends in Peter’s mind and he thought of the history of the Yangtze River in the past.
C. When they passed the Xiling Gorge, the Three Gorges Dam was being built.
D. All of above.Choose the best answer
6. Which of the following statements is true in the fourth and the last paragraph? 1. Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?
2. What does Peter do?
Ask and answer accordign to the passagePeter and his colleague took the trip along the Three Gorges. Peter is a young American teacher of English, who came to the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River to teach English at a teacher training college.Reading3. Where were they from?
4. How long will he and his colleague spend at the teacher training college?
They were from America. They were to spend two years at the teacher training college. ReadingAsk and answer accordign to the passage5. What did they decide to do during the four weeks off for the Spring Festival?
6. How did they make their trip? They decided to take a boat downstream.ReadingAsk and answer accordign to the passageThey made their trip by boat.7. When did they start their trip?
8. What was the weather like when they left? They started their trip on a beautiful afternoon.ReadingAsk and answer accordign to the passageWhen they left, the weather was very nice, the sun was shining brightly.9. What did they do at Wushan?
10. What did Peter think when they passed Xiang River? At Wushan they made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.ReadingAsk and answer accordign to the passageWhen they passed the Xiang River, he thought of Qu Yuan who was the 3rd century BC poet, because this is Qu Yuan’s home.Let’s read the passage again and learn the passage carefully.ReadingA Trip Along the Three GorgesSleep throught the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge.Matching the topic sentencesLeaving the docks on a beautiful afternoon. At Wushan making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges. Sailing into the construction site of the Three Gorges Dam. Peter and his colleague, the English teachers from America decided to take a boat downstream. Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat.Para 4 Para 5 Para 3 Introduction Para 1 Para 2 1. During the Spring Festival in 1997, two English teachers from America traveled the Three Gorges by boat .
2. Peter and his colleague were the only foreigners in the town.
3. They buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat at Fuling.
4. They saw a beautiful scenery when the sun setting behind the hills at Fengdu. Read the following sentences and decide T or FTReadingTTF5. They slept along the Qutang Gorge and the colleague said that they had two more left at least.
6. The words “two more” in the third paragraph refer to the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge.Read the following sentences and decide T or FReadingTT7. When they passed the Wu Gorge, the weather was very lovely. They passed the Xiang River where is Qu Yuan’s hometown, which reminded Peter of thinking of the history of Yangtze River and its legends.
8. As they came out of the Xiling Gorge, the boat sailed into the construction site of the dam and all of the passengers get off the boat to take some photos. Read the following sentences and decide T or FReadingTFReadingLanguage points1. He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.
?他和另一位同事将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。
be to do ... 表示将要发生的一种形式。
有以下几种常见用法：
(1) 表示计划、安排要做的事
She is to be married next month.
她下个月要结婚。ReadingLanguage points1. be to do ... 表示将要发生，常有以下几种用法：
We are to visit the Three Gorges next week.
我们下周就要去游览三峡。
We are to meet at the station at 2:30 this afternoon. 我们今天下午2点30分在车站见面。
(2) 用于第一人称疑问句中，表示征求对方意见。
Am I to go on with the work？
要我继续这项工作吗？
What are we to do next？
我们下一步该怎么办？ReadingLanguage points1. (3) 表示注定要发生或不可避免要发生的事。
His theory was to change the views on the universe.
他的理论势必要改变(人类)对宇宙的看法。
(4)表示上级对下级的命令，或父母对子女的要求
His boss said,”You’re to meet Mr. Green at the airport this afternoon.
他的老板说：“你今天午后要去机场接格林先生”
“You’re to finish your homework before you go out to play.” Her mother said.
她妈妈说：“你要写完作业才能出去玩”。Reading2. We could see the sun setting behind the white pagoda.
我们看着太阳正在白塔后西沉。
see sb. doing 看着某人正在做某事；
see sb. do 看某人做某事的全过程；
I saw them playing football on the
playground this morning.
我今天上午看见他们在操场上
踢球呢。Reading2. I saw the boy come into the classroom.
我看见那个男孩儿走进了教室。
类似的用法还有：watch、look at、hear、listen to、notice 等词语的后面也可以接 do 或doing。
接 do 表示看见、听见、注意到全过程；接 doing表示看见、听见、注意到正在做的事情。ReadingLanguage points3. On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters. "Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River," it said.
在远处的山上写着20英尺大的汉字，“建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。
On a distant mountain was a sign... 为倒装句，
表示强调或加强语气。
介词短语 on a distant mountain 是表语，
was 是系动词，
a sign in 20-foot characters 是句子的主语。ReadingLanguage points3. On a distant mountain was a sign... 为倒装句，
表示强调或加强语气。
当表示方位的介词短语置于句首，主语是名词时，句子应全部倒装。注意谓语动词的数要与主语保持一致。
At the foot of the mountain is a small village.
山脚下有一个小村庄。
On the top of the mountain stands a tall tree.
山顶上矗立着一棵大树。during the Spring Festival in 1997.
(they had four weeks off for the Spring Festival.)The Three Gorges.
(from town of Fuling on the Yangtze River to last Gorge of the three, the Xiling Gorge.)Peter Hessler and a colleague.
(the English teachers from America, who were to spend two years in Fuling teaching English at a teacher training college.)Peter Hessler and a colleague traveled the Three Gorges by boat.Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat.Leaving the docks of Fuling and docked at Fengdu.Sleeping through the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge. The colleague said that at least they had two more left.Making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorge.Passing the Xiang River and thought of the poet Qu Yuan and so much history along the Yangtze River.Sailing into the construction of the dam, taking pictures and pointing at the site, but they didn’t allow to get off the boat because of the Dam construction.1. a place where boats load and
unload
2. a simple boat made of pieces
of wood tied together
3. a very old story which is
probably not true
4. to use or take advantage of
5. a floor on a boat
6. a Buddhist temple
7. a change of route
8. marks or signs used in writing
Matching the words & the phrasesexploit legenddeck pagoda raft characters detour dockPeter and his colleague decided to buy tickets for ...
They just had to show our passports...
They left the ... on a beautiful afternoon. The sun was ...
They slept through the Qutang Gorge, which ...to 350 feet as the river rushes...
At Wushan, they made a ...
As they came out of the Xiling Gorge，we sailed into...
On a distant mountain was a..., which said...Summarize the passage in speaking and writing.1. Review the words and expressions we learned today and finish the exercises.
2. Write a short passage according to A Trip Along the Three Gorges.HomeworkHomeworkLet’s end of this part.
Thank you !Thank YouGoodbye and Good LuckModule 5 - A?tip?along?the?three?Gorges
黑龙江省哈尔滨市 邱尚瑛
Teaching Aims 教学目标
Master the words and the phrases, learn how to use the the tourist and geographic words to talk about the trip along the Three Gorges. 2-1-c-n-j-y
掌握生词和短语并学会用相关旅游与地理词汇谈论三峡之行。
2. Understand the texts and express your ideas about the topic in English correctly.
正确理解本单元课文并且能用英语正确表达有关话题。
3. Learn to use the modal verbs in different situation correctly, master the usage of the modal verbs.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
学会在不同情况下正确使用情态动词，掌握其用法。
Important points 重点
Learn to communicate with the words and phrases in this unit.
学会用本单元所学词汇进行交流。
2. Master the tourist and vocabulary and the usage of the modal verbs.
掌握词汇与情态动词的用法。
Difficult points 难点
1. The usage of the modal verbs in different situation.21教育名师原创作品
不同情况下情态动词的用法。
2. Talk about a trip along the three gorges and describe your ideas correctly.
能正确谈论有关三峡之行的话题，并能正确表述你的观点。
Teaching methods 教学方法
1. Multi-media teaching.
多媒体教学
2. Writing on the blackboard.
板书
3. Class activities: discussion in pairs and in class. www.21-cn-jy.com
课堂活动：分组讨论
Teaching procedures 教学过程
[Reading & vocabulary]
Step one
Speaking practice 说话练习
1. Lead in
Show the pictures about the text and ask the question.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
展示与课文有关的图片并提问。
What do you think of the pictures?
2. Work in pairs first, then ask some students to say something according to the pictures.
首先同桌相互问答，然后再请一些学生在全班做问答练习。
( 1. Do you know where it is?
( 2. What are the characteristics of the Wu Gorge?
( 3. How about Xiling Gorge?
( 4. What will do if you’re going on trip through the Three Gorges?
This is Qutang Gorge. It is considered the most majestic of the Three Gorges.
( 2. What are the characteristics of the Wu Gorge?
Wu Gorge is very beautiful. It is considered the most beautiful of the Three Gorges.
( 3. How about Xiling Gorge?
The rs.
( 4. What will do if you’re going on trip through the Three Gorges?
I will Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges, and I will take some photos to share with my friends.
( 5. Have you ever been to the dam on the Yangtze River?
No, I haven't. I'm going to visit the dam in winter vocation.
3. Vocabulary review 词汇复习
1) semester n. 学期，半学年
I'll give three courses next semester.
下学期我开三门课。
We have learned both the simple present tense and the present continuous tense last semester.
在上学期里，我们学习了一般现在时和现在进行时。
2) downstream adv. 在下游地；顺流地
adj. 顺流而下的，在下游方向的
We had drifted downstream.
我们顺流而下。
These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream.
这些堤坝限制了河水流向下游。
Wetlands can be designed to provide very important downstream water quality benefits.
湿地设计对提高下游水质量十分有利。
3) hilly adj. 多丘陵的，多小山的，多坡的，峭峻的
This flower grows on a hilly area.
这种花生长在山地上。
The county?is?a?hilly?district.?
这个县是一个丘陵地区。
hilly region 丘陵山区
There is a hilly region in southwestern England. 21*cnjy*com
在英格兰的西南部有一个丘陵山区。
4) dock n. 码头；被告席
v. （使）船停靠码头；削减，缩减（工资等）；
What other ships are in dock here?
这儿的码头还有其他什么船只？
【语境理解】
What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?
若是你真的把一个无辜的人送上被告席了呢？
He threatens to dock her fee.
他威胁要扣掉她的服务费。
The vessel docked at Liverpool in April 1811
这艘轮船于1811年4月在利物浦靠岸。
The aircraft carrier has been docked there since last month. 21·cn·jy·com
自上个月以来那艘航空母舰就一直停靠在那儿。
5) raft n. 木筏；橡皮艇；
v. 筏运；制成筏；使用筏子
The raft bobbed along more quietly.
小木筏更加平静地漂浮向前。
After further adventures alone on a raft he eventually reached the island.
他独自乘着木筏，经历了很多艰险，终于到了岛上。
He was running a raft on the Mississippi.
他在密西西比河上划着筏子。
6) pagoda n. 塔，宝塔
The ancient pagoda is still there, but not in its integrity.
那座古塔还在，但是不完整了。
The lofty pagoda stands like a giant at the top of the mountain.
巍巍宝塔屹立在山巅。
This pagoda was built in the Song Dynasty.
这座塔建于宋代。
7) detour v. 绕路，绕道
n. 绕道，弯路
On the way back, he detoured to check the time of services at the church.
在回去的路上，他绕道去核实了一下教堂礼拜仪式的时间。
Detour. Road under repair.
道路施工，车辆绕行。
make a detour 绕道，绕行，迂回，转道
In?case?anyone?was?following?him,?he?made?an?detour.?
为了防止有人跟踪他，他绕了个弯路。
We made a detour to visit the cave.
我们绕行参观了山洞。
We had to make a detour round the floods.
我们为避开洪水得绕道而行。
8) legend n. 传说，传奇人物；图例，铭文
The play was based on Irish legend.
这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。
He was a great man, a legend.
他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。
He has become a legend in the annals of military history.
他已成为军事史上的一个传奇。
9) deck n. 甲板，舱板；平屋顶；桥面；铁路客车车顶；地
vt. 装饰；给……铺上甲板；打扮
She stood on the deck and waved.
她站在甲板上挥手告别。
The sea wind swept over the deck.
海风席卷过甲板。
Let's have a walk round the deck.
我们去甲板上散散步吧。
【语境理解】
I stuck a tape in the deck.
我把一盘磁带放进带仓里。
Villagers decked the streets with bunting
村民用彩旗装饰街道。
Her body hit the deck.
她倒在地。
It's very hot in the cabin; let's go on deck.
舱室内很热，我们到甲板上去吧。
10) exploit v. 开拓；剥削；开采；利用（……为自己谋利）
They decided to exploit natural resources.
他们决定开发自然资源。
【语境理解】
We should exploit more mines and water power.
我们应该更多地开矿和开发水力资源。
You can exploit a talent which you already possess. 21世纪教育网版权所有
你可以利用你已经具备的才能。
We should effectively protect, rationally exploit and economize on natural resources. 21教育网
我们应该切实保护、合理开发和节约使用各种自然资源。
This is exclusive right to explore and exploit.21·世纪*教育网
这是勘探和开发的专属权利。
We should exploit this new technology to its full extent.【版权所有：21教育】
我们要充分利用这种新技术。
Step two
Reading 阅读
1. Pre-reading and work in pairs 同桌合作预读
Ask students to look at the questions before reading the text.
(1. Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?
(2. What does Peter Hessler do?
(3. Where were they from?
(4. How long will he and his colleague spend at the teacher training college?
(5. What did they decide to do during the four weeks off for the Spring Festival?
(6. How did they make their trip?
(7. When did they start their trip?
(8. What was the weather like when they left?
(9. What did they do at Wushan?
(10. What did Peter think when they passed Xiang River?【出处：21教育名师】
2. Fast reading 快速阅读
Ask students to read the text fast as possible as they can, and work in pairs to choose the best answer. Then answer the questions above.
3. Choose the best answer
Look at the screen, and choose the best answer according to the passage.
(1. What is the passage about?
A. It is about an American English teacher’s trip to the Three Gorges.
B. It is about American English teachers’ trip to the Three Gorges.
C. It is about a trip to the Three Gorges of an English teacher.
D. All of above.
(2. They had the trip to the Three Gorges because they had __________.
A. a four-weeks holiday
B. finished the task of the first term
C. to go anywhere they wished during the Spring Festival.
(3. Which of the following statements is true in the first paragraph?
A. The Jiangyou boat is mainly for goods and people trading along the river.
B. The Jiangyou boat doesn't stop at the temples, therefore Peter Hessler and his colleague didn’t like it.
C. They bought one ticket for the Jiangyou boat to start the trip.
D. All of above.
(4. Which of the following statements is true in the second paragraph?
A. Peter and his colleague left the docks on a beautiful afternoon and start their trip. 21*cnjy*com
B. When they docked at Fengdu, they enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sun setting.
C. When they start to the trip, the weather is very nice.
D. All of above.
(5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. On a beautiful afternoon they passed through the Wu Gorge.
B. They took the boat upstream.
C. There are lots of historical places of interest along the Yangtze River.
D. All of the passengers get off the boat to take pictures when they coming out of the Xiling Gorge.
(6. Which of the following statements is true in the fourth and the last paragraph?
A. They took a detour to visit some of the smaller gorges at Wushan.
B. When they passed the Xiang River, there were some legends in Peter’s mind and he thought of the history of the Yangtze River in the past.
C. When they passed the Xiling Gorge, the Three Gorges Dam was being built.
D. All of above.
【参考答案】
(B D A D C D )
4. Ask and answer according to the passage. Check the answers to the questions above.
【参考答案】
(1. Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?
(1. Peter and his colleague took the trip along the Three Gorges.
(2. What does Peter do?
(2. Peter is a young American teacher of English, who came to the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River to teach English at a teacher training college.
(3. Where were they from?
(3. They were from America.
(4. How long will he and his colleague spend at the teacher training college?
(4. They were to spend two years at the teacher training college.
(5. What did they decide to do during the four weeks off for the Spring Festival?
(5. They decided to take a boat downstream.
(6. How did they make their trip?
(6. They made their trip by boat.
(7. When did they start their trip?
(7. They started their trip on a beautiful afternoon.
(8. What was the weather like when they left?
(8. When they left, the weather was very nice, the sun was shining brightly.
(9. What did they do at Wushan?
(9. At Wushan they made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.
(10. What did Peter think when they passed Xiang River?
(10. When they passed the Xiang River, he thought of Qu Yuan who was the 3rd century BC poet, because this is Qu Yuan’s home.
Step three
Intensive reading 精读
1. Reading
Let’s read the passage again and learn the passage carefully. Think over what’s the topic sentences of each paragraph.
2. Discussion 讨论
Look at the passage and discuss in pairs again, find the topic sentences and match the main idea with each paragraph. Then check the answers on screen.
【参考答案】
The introduction: Peter and his colleague, the English teachers from America decided to take a boat downstream.
Para1: Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat.
Para2: Leaving the docks on a beautiful afternoon.
Para3: Sleep throught the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge.
Para4: At Wushan making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.
Para5: Sailing into the construction site of the Three Gorges Dam.
3. Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statement are true or false.
Work in pairs, then check the answers on screen.
(1 During the Spring Festival in 1997, two English teachers from America traveled the Three Gorges by boat .
(2 Peter and his colleague were the only foreigners in the town.
(3 They buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat at Fuling.
(4 They saw a beautiful scenery when the sun setting behind the hills at Fengdu.
(5 They slept along the Qutang Gorge and the colleague said that they had two more left at least.
(6 The words “two more” in the third paragraph refer to the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge.
(7 When they passed the Wu Gorge, the weather was very lovely. They passed the Xiang River where is Qu Yuan’s hometown, which reminded Peter of thinking of the history of Yangtze River and its legends.
(8 As they came out of the Xiling Gorge, the boat sailed into the construction site of the dam and all of the passengers get off the boat to take some photos.
【参考答案】
(T T T F T T T F )
4. Language points 语言点
1) He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.
?他和另一位同事将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。
be to do ... 表示将要发生的一种形式，有以下几种常见用法：
(1) 表示计划 安排要做的事
She is to be married next month.
她下个月要结婚。
We are to visit the Three Gorges next week.
我们下周就要去游览三峡。
We are to meet at the station at 2:30 this afternoon.
我们今天下午2点30分在车站见面。
(2) 用于第一人称疑问句中，表示征求对方意见。
Am I to go on with the work？
要我继续这项工作吗？
What are we to do next？
我们下一步该怎么办？
(3) 表示注定要发生或不可避免要发生的事。
His theory was to change the views on the universe.
他的理论势必要改变(人类)对宇宙的看法。
(4)表示上级对下级的命令，或父母对子女的要求。
His boss said,”You’re to meet Mr. Green at the airport this afternoon.
他的老板说：“你今天午后要去机场接格林先生”
“You’re to finish your homework before you go out to play.” Her mother said.
她妈妈说：“你要写完作业才能出去玩”。
2) We could see the sun setting behind the white pagoda.
我们看着太阳正在白塔后西沉。
see sb. doing 看着某人正在做某事；
see sb. do 看某人做某事的全过程；
I saw them playing football on the playground this morning.
我今天上午看见他们在操场上踢球呢。
I saw the boy come into the classroom.
我看见那个男孩儿走进了教室。
类似的用法还有watch、look at、hear、listen to、notice等词语的后面也可以接do或doing。后面接do 表示看见、听见、注意到全过程；后面接doing表示看见、听见、注意到正在做的事情。
3) On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters. "Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River," it said.
在远处的山上写着20英尺大的汉字，“建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。
On a distant mountain was a sign... 为倒装句，表示强调或加强语气。 介词短语on a distant mountain是表语，was是系动词，a sign in 20-foot characters是句子的主语。
当表示方位的介词短语置于句首，主语是名词时，句子应全部倒装。注意谓语动词的数要与主语保持一致。
At the foot of the mountain is a small village.
山脚下有一个小村庄。
On the top of the mountain stands a tall tree.
山顶上矗立着一棵大树。
Step four
The exercises
1. Finish the form according to the passage.
Do the exercises individually, and check your answers with your partner before looking at the screen.
让学生先独立完成练习然后与同桌交换答案。
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Time
Place
Characters
Event
.
The details of the event
paragragh
place
What they saw and what they did
Para. 1
Fuling
Para. 2
From Fuling to Fengdu
Para. 3
Along the Qutang Gorge
Para. 4
At Wushan
Going through the Wu Gorge
Para. 5
Coming out of the Xiling Gorge
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Time
during the Spring Festival in 1997.
(they had four weeks off for the Spring Festival.)
Place
The Three Gorges.
(from town of Fuling on the Yangtze River to last Gorge of the three, the Xiling Gorge.)
Characters
Peter Hessler and a colleague.
(the English teachers from America, who were to spend two years in Fuling teaching English at a teacher training college.)
Event
Peter Hessler and a colleague traveled the Three Gorges by boat.
The details of the event
paragragh
place
What they saw and what they did
Para. 1
Fuling
Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat.
Para. 2
From Fuling to Fengdu
Leaving the docks of Fuling and docked at Fengdu.
Para. 3
Along the Qutang Gorge
Sleeping through the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge. The colleague said that at least they had two more left.
Para. 4
At Wushan
Making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.
Going through the Wu Gorge
Passing the Xiang River and thought of the poet Qu Yuan and so much history along the Yangtze River,
Para. 5
Coming out of the Xiling Gorge
Sailing into the construction of the dam, taking pictures and pointing at the site, but they didn’t allow to get off the boat because of the Three Gorges Dam construction.
3. Match the words and phrases with the following words given.
characters deck dock detour exploit pagoda raft legend
1. a place where boats load and unload
2. a simple boat made of pieces of wood tied together
3. a very old story which is probably not true
4. to use or take advantage of
5. a floor on a boat
6. a Buddhist temple
7. a change of route
8. marks or signs used in writing
4. Check the answers
Look at the possible answers on screen.
【参考答案】
1. a place where boats load and unload
dock
2. a simple boat made of pieces of wood tied together
raft
3. a very old story which is probably not true
legend
4. to use or take advantage of
exploit
5. a floor on a boat
deck
6. a Buddhist temple
pagoda
7. a change of route
detour
8. marks or signs used in writing
characters
5. Summarize the passage in speaking and writing.
You can reference the following.
Peter and his colleague decided to buy tickets for ...21cnjy.com
?? They just had to show our passports...
They left the ... on a beautiful afternoon. The sun was ...2·1·c·n·j·y
They slept through the Qutang Gorge, which ...to 350 feet as the river rushes...
At Wushan, they made a ...
As they came out of the Xiling Gorge，we sailed into...www-2-1-cnjy-com
On a distant mountain was a..., which said...
Homework
1. Review the words and expressions we learned today and finish the exercises.
2. Write a short passage according to A Trip Along the Three Gorges.
