课件28张PPT。Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Introduction &Reading and Vocabulary(Ⅰ)1. Learn some new words and phrases and talk about the Three Gorges.
2. Master the main information in the text.
3. Develop the reading ability. Learning aimslakecliffvalleywoodcliff
lake
wood
valleyIntroduction: MatchingLeading-incaveshoreslopeplaincave
shore
slope
plainFill in the blanks to complete the definitions.
1. A ______ is a large area of flat low ground.
2. The ______ is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake.
3. A ______ is the side of the mountain.
4. ______ are the steep sides of mountains at the
edge of a river or the sea.plainshoreslopeCliffsLearn some new words about the Three Gorges.
5. A _____ is the top of a mountain.
6. A _____ is an area of water surrounded by land.
7. A _____ is a small forest.
8. A _____ is a large hole in a cliff or a mountain.
9. A _______ is a large area of flat high ground.peaklakewoodcaveplateauDo the quiz about the Yangtze River.
(1) The Yangtze River is the _____ river in the world.
(a) longest (b) second longest (c) third longest
(2) It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the _____.
(a) south (b) north (c) east
(3)The world’s biggest dam was opened on theYangtze River in _____.
(a) 2001 (b) 2003 (c) 2005瞿塘峡西起重庆市奉节县白帝山,东迄巫山县大溪镇,长约八千米,是三峡中最短的一个,以“雄”著称。巫峡以“秀”著称,是三峡最精彩之段,位于重庆巫山和湖北巴东两县境内,西起巫山县城东面的大宁河口,东迄巴东县官渡口,绵延四十余千米。 西陵峡西起秭归县香溪口,东至宜昌市南津关,全长约66千米,是三峡中最长的峡谷,以“险”著称。葛洲坝位于长江三峡的西陵峡出口——南津关以下三千米处,大坝北抵江北镇镜仙,南接江南狮包,雄伟高大,气势非凡。小三峡位于大宁河滴翠峡支流马渡河上,全长5千米,风景绮丽,水道狭窄,山势奇峻,峡谷幽深,置身其间,如入仙境。秭归是楚文化发源地之一,位于秭归的屈原纪念馆内珍藏有新石器时代至清代的历史文物六百余件,是研究楚文化的重要依据。Have you heard of this legend?the Three Gorges DamListen to the text and give the correct order(顺序)of their route . ①Fuling town ②Wu Gorge ③Xiling Gorge
④ Qutang Gorge ⑤Fengdu______________→___________→__________________ →
____________→_____________①Fuling town⑤Fengdu④ Qutang Gorge②Wu Gorge③Xiling GorgeA Trip Along the Three Gorges
1. Peter and his friend went downstream _____.
(a) to see the dam
(b) to see the Three Gorges
(c) to get to Fuling
2. He chose the Jiangyou boat because _____.
(a) it was crowded
(b) it didn’t stop at temples
(c) it didn’t usually carry foreignersFast Reading3. When they started the trip it was _____.
(a) sunny (b) cold (c) evening
4. When the boat went through the first gorge, Peter and his friend _____.
(a) took lots of photographs
(b) spent most of the time on deck
(c) were asleep5. When they reached the site of the dam _____ came to look.
(a) everyone (b) no one (c) only the foreigners
Peter was impressed by the Yangtze River’s sense of_____.
(a) power (b) history (c) danger Read the preface(前言) and answer:
1. Where did Peter work?
A teacher training college.
2. How many foreigners were there in the town of Fuling?
Only two.
3. How long did the holiday last?
Four weeks.Careful reading Read the 1st paragraph and answer:
1. How did they go downstream?
By Jiangyou boat.
2. What did his colleague suggest?
“You shouldn’t go on those ships.”
3. Why?
“They are very crowded. They are mainly for goods and people trading along the river. They don’t stop at the temples and there won’t be any other foreigners.”Read the 2nd paragraph and fill in the blanks: We left the _____ on a
beautiful afternoon. The
sun was _______ _______
as we sailed ____________
through a hilly region.
Men rode ________ _____
along the river’s edge and
coal boats went past. docksshiningbrightlydownstreambamboorafts As the sun ___ we docked at Fengdu. We could see
the sun _______ behind the white pagoda. It was
beautiful. setsettingWhite pagoda丰都 Read the 3rd paragraph:
1. What were they doing when
they passed the first gorge?
They were sleeping.
2. How wide was the gorge and
how high were the mountains?
Gorge: 350 feet.
Mountains: two-mile-high.瞿塘峡At Wushan we made a detour up the Daning River to
see some of the smaller gorges. Read the 4th paragraph and finish the following tasks.
1. Find a sentence in the text which has the same meaning with the following one.
In order to see the smaller gorges , we take a long route up the Daning River at Wushan.块块巨石形象各异,条条溪流流淌着传说,座座小山承载着过往。 2.Translation:
Every rock looked like a person or an animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the past.Read the 5th paragraph and answer:
1. What is the name of the 3rd gorge?
The Xiling Gorge.
2. What did they do at the construction site of the dam?
They took pictures and pointed at the site.
3. What were the characters on the sign?
Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River.at the end of January in 1997Peter Hessler and his colleagueboatComprehension—consolidation (巩固) Fill in the blanks according to the passage.saw the sun settingslept through it passed Xiang River, home of Qu Yuan, enjoyed rocks, streams, and hillstook pictures and pointed at the site, saw the Chinese flag blowing and a signSuppose you are a guide , introduce the trip along the Three Gorges to the tourists.Oral practice …
Tourists: Where…set off?
Guide : We will start from…, then…
Tourists: What ...see/do?
Guide: You can…Work in pairsTry to find some information about the Three Gorges on the Internet. HomeworkVictory won’t come to me unless I go to it.
—M.Moore
胜利是不会向我走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。
—穆尔