外研英语必修3Module6 Old and New Reading and Vocabulary课件（共20张PPT）

(共20张PPT)
Module 6 Old and New

The Three Gorges Dam
Reading and Vocabulary

Learning aims:
Master the new words and phrases:
canal gorge hydro-electric reservoir
construction relic generate harness
historical poem submerge
dream of come true hold back
2.Get the main ideas of the text.
3.Talk about advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam.
Check the homework
canal 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
Check the the new words and phrases（单词检查与学习）:
Learn new words through images
gorge [g?:d?]峡谷
cliff
[klif]悬崖
valley ['v?li]
山谷
reservoir ['rez?vwɑ:]
水库
Learn new words through images
dam [d?m]
canal
[k??n?l]
Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of
“walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges.”
毛泽东
更立西江石壁
截断巫山云雨
高峡出平湖
-1956《水调歌头-游泳》

Now his dream has come true.
What do you know about the Three Gorges Dam?
瞿唐峽
巫峽
西陵峽
Control flooding
Generate electricity
What’s the purpose of building the The Gorges Dam?
If you introduce the dam, what will you talk about?
location
height
width
expense
function
advantages
disadvantages
What 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
dream
Read the passage fast and tick the topics you think it will mention.


1.Who dreamed of seeing the walls of stone?
A. Sun Yat-sen B. Mao Zedong
C. Deng Xiaoping D. A great designer
2.How many tons of coal was used for heating and generating electricity in 1993?
A. 1.2 billion B. 20 billion
C. 40 billion D. About 800 billion
Read the text again and then choose
the best answers
Careful reading
Para1
Para3
3. What problem does burning coal cause?
Air pollution.
Increasing global warming.
Destroying the balance of nature.
Both A and B.
4. Which of the following famous historical sites is NOT mentioned in the passage?
The Qu Yuan Temple.
The Han Watchtower.
The Grand Canal.
The Moya Cliff carving.
Para 5
Para3
Detail- reading
Fill in the blanks on your worksheet.
Size
The 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. Provide hydro-electric power
It has cost more than any other
construction project in history.
Advantages
Disadvantages
power
been harnessed
has






1. Generate electricity
1. Flood 2cities, 11 counties, 140towns and more than 4,000 villages.
3. Control flooding.
2. Reduce air pollution
2. Submerge masses of historical sites and relics
….
….
Discussion in groups : Advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam
Advantages Disadvantages

The new words and phrases:
canal gorge hydro-electric reservoir construction relic generate harness historical poem submerge dream of come true hold back
2.Get the main ideas of the text.
3.Talk about advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam.
Summary
Homework.

1, Read The Three Gorges Dam aloud.
2,《二中学案》Period 4 Module 6.