外研社必修四 module5 a trip along the three gorges dam.pptVIP

Leaving White Emperor City at Dawn At dawn amid colored clouds I left White Emperor City: A thousand miles to Chiang Ling I was there in a day! Chattering monkeys on the cliffs, no end to their bawling. So the light boat slipped past the ten thousand mountains. What do you know about the Yangtze River? The Three Gorges (1) The Yangtze River is the _____ river in the world. (a) longest (b) second longest (c) third longest (2) It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the ______. (a) south (b) north (c) east (3)The world’s biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in ________. (a) 2001 (b) 2003 (c) 2005 A trip along the Three Gorges Task1 Imagine you’re going on a trip through the Three Gorges. Which of these topics will you talk about? the boat the food life along the river the scenery the weather history and legend Task2 Listen to the passage and pick out the topics mentioned in the passage. the boat the food life along the river the scenery the weather history and legend Task3 Listen to the passage again and complete the statements about the writer’s journey. (P43) Peter and his friend went downstream _____. (a) to see the dam (b) to see the Three gorges (c) to get to Fuling He choose the Jiangyou boat because _____. (a) it was crowded (b) it didn’t stop at temples (c) it didn’t usually carry foreigners. 3. When they started the trip it was ______. (a) sunny (b)cold (c) evening 4. When the boat went through the first gorge. 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 6. Peter was impressed by the Yangtze River’s sense of ______. (a) power (b) history (c) danger Task4 Read the introduction and find the following information. A trip along the Three Gorges time: passengers:____________