高二英语Old and New课件.pptVIP

* * Module Six Old and New No. 3 Senior High of Linqing Qingwang Han Teaching aims 1.Learn some important geographical terms 2.Learn about three man-made buildings 3.By reading the whole text, we grasp the main idea of the text 4.Grasp the detailed information about the three gorges dam Review Geographical terms: continent island lake mountain river sea plain ocean coast equator desert range channel strait basin airport a wide piece of flat land where planes can take off and land A tornado struck the Hong Kong International Airport last week. 上周，一场龙卷风袭击了香港国际机场。 The Panama canal, which connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, was first built by the French. canal A canal is man-made river, made to allow water to flow from one area to another area. eg. the Panama canal 连接着加勒比海和太平洋的巴拿马运河由法国人始建于1881年。 cliff A high, steep, or overhanging face of a mountain He broke his legs while climbing a cliff. 在攀登悬崖的时候，他的腿摔断了。 dam A barrier(障碍物) built across a river to control the flow or raise the level of water In order to control and make use of the Nile river, people built the Aswan Dam. 为了控制和利用尼罗河水，人们修建了阿斯旺大坝。 gorge 峡谷 A gorge is a deep, narrow passage with steep(陡峭的) rocky sides reservoir A natural or artificial pond or lake used for storing and controlling water Do you know the reservoir that provides water for your town? The Three Gorges Dam 水调歌头　游泳 才饮长江水, 又食武昌鱼。万里长江横渡, 极目楚天舒。不管风吹浪打, 胜似闲庭信步, 今日得宽余。子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫！风樯动, 龟蛇静, 起宏图。一桥飞架南北, 天堑变通途。更立西江石壁, 截断巫山云雨, 高峡出平湖。神女应无恙, 当今世界殊。 True or False Mao Zedong once dreamed that there would be a great dam to harness the power of the Yangtze River. ( ) The Three Gorges Dam will provide enough hydro-electric power for the whole country. ( ) The dam will generate a lot of electricity causing much less air pollution. ( ) A large number of historical relics have been damaged because of the dam. ( ) Mao Zedong wrote a poem _______