Module5《ATripAlongtheThreeGorges》Period1课件（外研版必修4）.ppt

;;;;;Ⅰ. Answer the questions according to the picture. 1. Do you know where the Three Gorges Dam is? It lies in the middle of the Xiling Gorge, Yichang City, Hubei Province. ;2. Do you remember the famous poem about the Three Gorges Dam written by Mao Zedong in Chinese? 更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨，高峡出平湖。 3. What else do you know about the Three Gorges? The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and there are many famous historical sites such as the Qu Yuan Temple, the Han Watchtower and the Moya Cliff carvings . But it is a pity that some of them have been flooded by the reservoir made by the Three Gorges Dam . ;Ⅱ. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text. 1. The first semester finished at the end of _____ and they had four weeks off for _______ . A. July, the Moon Festival B. January, the Spring Festival C. October, the National Day D. September, the Teacher’s Day;2. A Jiangyou boat________. A. is very crowded B. is mainly for goods and people trading along the river C. doesn’t stop at the temples D. all of the above;3. We slept through the first gorge, which is called_________. A. the Xiling Gorge B. the Qutang Gorge C. the Wu Gorge D. the Dam Gorge 4. What does the word “detour” mean in the sentence “At Wushan we made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges”? A. a direct route B. a back route C. an indirect route D. a narrow route;Ⅲ. Read the text and tell if these sentences are True or False. 1. Peter Hessler, a young American teacher of English, was to teach English in a middle school in the town of Fuling. ( F ) 2. When Peter and his colleague sailed downstream through a hilly region, they could see men riding bamboo rafts along the river’s edge. ( T );3. Peter and his colleague slept in the boat as the boat was passing the Qutang Gorge. ( T ) 4. Leaving the Qutang Gorge, they went thro