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Module 6 Old and New教学设计 Periods 12 Introduction and Reading—The Three Gorges Dam ■Goals ●To learn to read passages with defining relative clauses about philosophers of ancient China To learn to read with strategies ■Procedures Step 1: Warming up by defining dams A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. Most dams have a section called a spillway, over which or through which it is intended that water will flow. Warming up by tell about China Yangtze Three Gorges Project China Yangtze Three Gorges Project (TGP), as one of the biggest hydropower-complex project in the world, ranks as the key project for improvement and development of Yangtze River. The dam is located in the areas of Xilingxia gorge, one of the three gorges of the river, which will control a drainage area of 1 million km 2, with an average annual runoff of 451 billion m3. The open valley at the dam site, with hard and complete granite as the bedrock, has provided the favorable topographical and geological conditions for dam construction. (To get more information, please go this website /index.php) Step 2: Before you read Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling. Step 3: While you read 1. Type of writing and summary of The Three Gorges Dam Type of writing An exposition Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Mao Zedong’s dream has come true. The Three Gorged Dam has been built to control flooding and provide hydro- electric power for the central region of China. Sun Yat- sen first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. The reservoir has flooded 2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns and more than 4,000 villages. The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of China’s most famous historical sites. 2. Draw a diagram