1、A Trip Along the Three Gorges,Free Talk,1.Do you like travel?2.Which places have you ever travelled?,My travelling experience,What do you know about the Yangtze River? What are the Three Gorges?,Qutang Gorge(瞿塘峡） 是长江第一峡，长八公里，以雄著称,瞿塘峡是三峡中最短的一个峡,Wu Gorge(巫峡）是长江第二峡,全长42公里，巫峡以秀著称天下.巫山十二峰，是巫峡风光中的胜景，其中俏丽动
2、人的神女峰最为迷人 。,Xiling Gorge(西陵峡）是长江第三峡，以险为特色,全长126公里。以宜昌市的西陵山得名，是三峡中最长的一个峡。,SmallThree Gorges (小三峡）是大宁河下游流经巫山境内的龙门峡、巴雾峡、滴翠峡的总称；这三段峡谷全长60公里。,Complete the definitions with the help of the pictures.,Vocabulary,Lets check the new words.,Vocabulary,cave cliffs lake peak plain plateau shore slope valley wood
3、,Reading ： A Trip Along the Three Gorges,Imagine youre going on a trip through the Three Gorges, what topics will you talk about?the boat, the food, life along the river,the scenery, the weather,Pre-reading,Task1:Skimming pick out the topics the writer talks about?,the boatthe foodlife along the riv
4、erthe scenerythe weatherhistory and legend,Fast reading,Fill in the blanks,In January 1997,The Three Gorges,Peter and a colleague,Taking a boat downstream,Task3:Read each paragraph and find out what the writer did.,Careful reading,Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat,Leaving the docks and docked at
5、FD,Sleeping through the first gorge,Making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges;,Going through the big gorges and pass the Xiang River,Sailing into the construction site of the Three Gorges Dam,Task 3: Read the passage and complete the statements about the writers journey.,
6、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 didnt stop at temples (c) it didnt usually carry foreigners,3 When they started the trip it was_.(a) sunny (b) cold (c) evening
7、 4 When the boat went through the firstgorges, 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.(a) everyone (b) no one (c) only the foreigners Peter was impressed by the YangtzeRivers sense of
8、 _.(a) power (b) history (c) danger,Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).,1. The ships like the Jiangyou boat are mainly for goods and people who trade along the river. 2. As the sun set we docked at Fuling.,T,F,In para. 1,Fengdu,In para. 2,3.
9、 The words “two more” in the third paragraph refer to the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge. 4. The home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd century BC poet, is located on the Daning River.,In para.3,F,T,Xiang River,In para. 4,Post reading,Task 4: Look at the map and then try to write the places the writer travelled.,T
10、ask5:Retell Peters route of the trip,Post reading,bought a ticket left the docks sailed downstream. sun set docked. slept through made a detour upto see. went through passed came out of. sailed into.,Summary:,6.Smaller Gorges,5.Daning River,2.Fengdu,1.Fuling,3.Qutang Gorge,7.Wu Gorge,8.Xiang River,9
11、.Xiling Gorge,10.Three Gorges Dam,4.Wushan,Peter and his colleague bought tickets in Fuling for the Jiangyou boat. They left the docks and sailed downstream on a beautiful afternoon from Fuling.As the sun set, they docked at Fengdu. They slept through the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge.,Summary
12、,At Wushan they made a detour up the Daning River to see the smaller gorges. The next day they went through the Wu Gorge and passed the Xiang River, home of Qu Yuan. As they came out of the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam.,Summary,Homework: 1.Write the route of the writer with the help of map and key words. 2.Finish exercise 4 &5 on p43. 3.Try to recite of the article with the help of drawing pictures.,
