book2 的M 2 introduction reading.pptVIP

While- reading * Module 6 Old and New ---Introduction 1. Is our hometown developing rapidly? 2. Are there any new buildings in your hometown? 3. Can you describe them? What about the old ones? Questions: Something old Something new 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 canal A canal is man-made river, made to allow water to flow from one area to another area. eg. the Panama canal cliff A high, steep, or overhanging face of a mountain dam A barrier(障碍物) built across a river to control the flow or raise the level of water 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 The Great Wall of China Hong Kong International Airport The Three Gorges Dam Questions: How much do you know about them? 2. Where are they? 3. When were they built? 4. What about their size? The Great Wall of China Length: Time: Ends: the eastern end the west end longest man-made, 6,300 kilometers date from the Ming dynasty (Shanhaiguan), (Jiayuguan). Hong Kong International Airport Name: Size: Cost: Accommodation: Chek Lap Kok (Chi Lajiao) airport the biggest civil engineering project six years, US$20 billion 80 million passengers a year The Three Gorges Dam Rank: Size: Location: The largest hydro-electric dam in the world More than 1.5 kilometers wide. its reservoir is more than 500 kilometers long Across the Yangtze River, the world’s third longest river Homework: Reading and Vocabulary Mao Zedong once wrote a poem to describe his dream that there were gorges across the Yangtze River . Now his dream has come true. Do you know about his dream and the poem? Swimming—to the tune of Shui Diao Ge TouJune 1956 I have just drunk the waters of Changsha And come to eat the fish of Wu