Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges Reading and vocabulary 课件（56张PPT）

课件56张PPT。 Module 5
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Let’s enjoy the beautiful pictures about the Three Gorges.The Qutang Gorge The Qutang Gorge is the shortest and most spectacular of China's Three Gorges. It is often considered the most beautiful of all the Three Gorges.Wu Gorge Wu Gorge, sometimes called Great Gorge, is the second gorge of the Three Gorges.
Tang Dynasty poet Yang Jiong wrote a classical poem entitled "Passing Wu Gorge".Xiling Gorge Xiling Gorge is the largest and most downstream —eastern of the famous Three Gorges.The Three Gorges is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.
The Three Gorges span from the western—upriver cities of Fengjie and Yichang in Chongqing city—downstream to Hubei province. There is a famous ancient poem about the Three Gorges. Look at the photos. Describe what you can see. And use the words in the box to complete the definitionscave cliff lake peak plain plateau shore slope valley wood1. A _____ is the low ground between the sides of mountains.valley2. A ____ is a large area
of flat low ground.plain3. The _____ is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake.shore4. A ____ is the
side of the mountain.slope5. ____ are the steep side of Mountains at the edge of a river or the sea.Cliffs6. A ____ is the top
of a mountain.peak7. A ____ is an area of water surrounded by land.lake8. A ____ is a small forest.wood 9. A ________ is a large hole in a cliff or a mountaincave10. A _______ is a large area of flat high ground.plateau The Yangtze River is the _____ river in the world.
longest
second longest
(c) third longest2. Work in pairs. Do the quiz about the Yangtze River.(2) It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the ______.
south
(b) north
(c) east
(3) The world’s biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in ________.
2001
2003
(c) 2005What are the Three Gorges，can you make a list of them? The Qutang Gorge
The Wu Gorge
The Xiling GorgeThe Qutang GorgeThe Wu GorgeThe Xiling Gorge 白帝城 昭君宅 孔明碑 屈原祠Scenery along the Three Gorges 早 发 白 帝 城李白
朝辞白帝彩云间，千里江陵一日还。
两岸猿声啼不住，轻舟已过万重山。Sailing Early From Baidi Town
We set sail at dawn from Baidi Town under a rosy sky,
On s thousand-li trip down to Jiangling and back the same day.
The noisy chatter of apes from the shores followed us all the way.
Lightly, our boat skipped past ten thousand green mountains high.Look at the pictures and answer the questionsQuestions1. Do you like traveling?
2. Have you traveled to the Three
Gorges?
3. Imagining you’re going on a trip
along the Three Gorges, what topics
will you talk about?Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?
Where were they from?
Peter Hessler and his colleague.They were from America.Fast reading Find out the answers to the following questions.3. Where did they start their trip?
4. When did they start their trip?The town of Fuling.On a beautiful afternoon.Peter and his friend went downstream
_____.
(a) to see the dam
(b) to see the Three gorges
(c) to get to Fuling3. Complete the statements about the writer’s journey.2. He choose the Jiangyou boat because
_____.
(a) it was crowded
(b) it didn’t stop at temples
(c) it didn’t usually carry foreigners.
When they started the trip it was ______.
sunny
cold
(c) evening4. 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 asleep
5. When they reached the site of the dam
_______ came to look.
everyone
no one
(c) only the foreigners
6. Peter was impressed by the
Yangtze River’s sense of ______.
power
history
dangerCareful reading:Read the first part in the box and answer the questions.1.When did the writer arrive in the town of Fuling?
2. What would they do in Fuling for two years?
3.What would they do during the Spring Festival?
In August 1996.They were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.They decided to take a boat downstream.Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.Why did their colleagues tell them not to get on those ships? Because 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 paragraph 2 and answer the questions.When they started the trip it was____
A.sunny B.cold C. rainy
What did they see at Fengdu?A.sunnyWe could see the sun setting behind the pagoda.Did they see the scenery of the Qutang Gorge? Why?Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.No, they didin’t.
Because they slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge.What did they do at Wushan?Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.They made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.What did they do at the construction site?Read paragraph 5 and answer the questions.They took pictures and pointed at the site, but they were not allowed to get off the boat.他和另一位同事将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。
He and a colleague _______ _______ _______ two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.
我们目睹太阳在白塔后西沉，美丽极了。
We could see the sun _______ behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.
船到巫山时，我们绕道溯游大宁河，观赏了几处小峡谷。
At Wushan we _______ _______ _______ up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.were to spendsettingmade a detourLanguage Date Back - Complete the following sentences. 块块巨石形象各异，条条支流都流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。
Every rock _______ _______ a person or animal, every stream that _______ the great river ________ its legends, every hill ________ ________ ________ the past.
我们不可以下船。
We _______ ________ _______ get off the boat.
远山上写着20英尺大的汉字“建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。
On a ________ mountain was a _______ in 20-foot characters. “________ the Three Gorges Dam, _________ the Yangtze River,” it said.looked likejoinedcarriedwas heavy withweren’t allowed todistantsignBuildExploitRead the passage and find out the Phrases有四周的假期
乘船
听起来不错
上船
窄至(350英尺)
至少
绕行，迂回
穿过
有大量的......
拍照，照相
指向have four weeks off
take a boat
sound fine
get on a boat
narrow to
at least
make a detour
go through
be heavy with
take pictures
point atA Trip Along the Three Gorges
Time: __________________________
Passengers: _______________________
_________________________
Means of transport: _______ a holiday for Spring Festival a young American teacher of English and his colleagueby boat 4. Fill in the blanks.From Fuling to Fengdu:____________ _______________________
Along the Qutang Gorge:___________ ________________________
Along the Wu Gorge: ______________ _________________________________
Along the Xiling Gorge: ____________
____________________________ bamboo rafts and coal boats on the river Wushan, Daning river, some smaller gorges, Wu gorge narrow gorge, two-mile-high mountains rock, stream, hill, Xiling Gorge Xiang River,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.
3. The home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd century
BC poet, is located on the Daning River.FTFReading & Vocabulary -5. Do true or false questions4. There were many more foreigners in
the town of Fuling besides Peter Hessler.
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. FTT A _______________ is the place where sth
is being built.
2. To _________ means to buy and sell things.
3. If you _______ somewhere you go there
quickly.
4. _________ is the opposite of near.Reading & Vocabulary -6. Complete the definitions of the words in the boxconstruction sitetraderushDistant5. ________ are things you can buy or sell.
6. A __________ is a very old story which is
probably not true.
7. The sun rises in the east and ______ in
the west.
8. A _______ is someone who writes poems.
9. A __________ is someone who works
with you.
10. __________ is a plant which grows
quickly and is used to make furniture.GoodslegendsetspoetcolleagueBambooHomeworkReview what you have learned.
Get ready for the next period of class.Goodbye!