(共25张PPT)
Introduction and Reading
Hello, everyone! Welcome to my class. I’m your guide Miss Luo. This peroid we’ll visit some great places in China.
The Great Wall of China
the ______ man-made structure ______ kilometres long
dates from the ______ Dynasty
eastern end---
western end---
JiaYuGuan
longest
6300
Ming
ShanHaiGuan
Hong Kong International Airport
the _______civil engineering project of all time
took ____years to build & cost _____billion
accommodate __ million passengers a year
largest
US$20
80
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The Three Gorges Dam
the largest____________ dam in the world
more than 1.5 kilometres wide across
reservoir---
more than ____ kilometres long
500
hydro-electric
瞿塘峡
Mao Zedong wrote a poem, “Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges.”
巫 峡
西 陵 峡
Match paragraphs with ideas
para. 1
para. 2
para. 3
para. 4
para. 5
Advantages of the Dam
Disadvantages of the Dam
Brief introduction of the
Dam
Skimming
generate electricity without causing air pollution
cause serious air pollution and increase global warming
coal burning the Three
Gorges Dam
advantages
disadvantages
reservoir
2cities;11counties; 140 towns and more than 4,000 villages
more than 1 million people
about 800 historical relics
The Qu Yuan Temple
The Han Watchtower
The Moya
cliff carvings
Fill in the blanks.
Mao Zedong wrote a poem _______ he dreamed of “walls of stone to _________ clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream has _________. The Three Gorges Dam, _____ is the biggest construction project in China ____ the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been completed now. The dam is nearly 200 metres ____ and 1.5 kilometres ____.
in which
hold back
come true
which
since
high
wide
Sun Yat-sen, ____ was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first ________ the idea of a dam ______ the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of China’s energy is produced by _______ coal. _____________ burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases ______ warming.
who
suggested
across
burning
Unfortunately
global
Today the Three Gorges reservoir has ________ many places. Over a million people ______ lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now they’re _____________ a happy new life in different areas.
flooded
who
living/ leading
At the same time the Three Gorges project has flooded some famous historical sites. ________ the Qu Yuan Temple, and the Moya Cliff carvings. A good many historical relics have been __________. Some of them are being ________ and some are being _______ museums.
including
submerged
removed
put into
Do you think it is a good idea or bad idea to build the Three Gorges Dam?
Discussion
generate electricity without pollution
control flooding for the lower area.
huge cargo boat
Chongqing
directly
attract tourist
Carry the soil away,damage the environment.
Animals’ living places will be changed.
Nuclear bomb
Suppose(假设) you are a tour guide and introduce the Three Gorges Dam to foreign visitors.
Homework
Thank you!