Period 1 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 【Focus】
Words Expressions structure, date, accommodate, harness, submerge, remove, crash structure my days, ate precisely …, accommodate 250 guests, generate a lot of problems, harness natural forces and resources, submerge your head completely, remove his children to the countryside, the car crashed Patterns 1. Sun Yat- sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. 2. Unfortunately, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases global warming. 3. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution. 4. About 800 historical relics have been submerged. 5. Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums. 【Aids】Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams ■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
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 China
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 23
km , with an average annual runoff of 451 billion m. 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.
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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 Para. 1 Mao Zedong’s dream has come true. Para. 2 The Three Gorged Dam has been built to control flooding and provide hydro- electric power for the central region of China. An exposition Para. 3 Para. 4 Sun Yat- sen The reservoir first suggested has flooded 2 the idea of a cities, 11 dam across the counties, 140 Yangtze River towns and more in 1919. than 4,000 villages. Para. 5 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 of The Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam Mao Zedong’s dream control flooding and provide hydro- electric power the idea first suggested by Sun Yat- sen places flooded by the reservoir Some of China’s most famous historical sites flooded
3. Complete the article with one word in each blank.
The Three Gorged Dam has made Mao Zedong’s _1_come true. The power of the Yangtze River has now been controlled by the Three _2_ Dam. The Three Gorged Dam has been built to control flooding and provide hydro- electric _3_ for the central region of China. Sun Yat- sen, the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first _4_ the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. The dam will generate electricity _5_ to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution. More than a million people _6_ in the region have moved to other places. Now they’re living a happy new life in different _7_. About 800 historical relics have been submerged. Some of them are being removed and some _8_ being put into museums. Keys: 1 dream 2 Gorges 3 power 4 suggested 5 equal 6 living 7 areas 8 are 4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text. 1. The power of the Yangtze River, which is _____, has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.
A. the world’s third longest river B. the world’s second longest river C. the world’s fifth longest river D. the world’s sixth longest river
2. The Three Gorged Dam, which is the biggest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built _____.
A. to hold back clouds and control flooding B. to heat and generate electricity C. to control flooding and provide hydro- electric power D. to increases global warming and generate electricity
3. The dam is nearly _____ metres high and _____ kilometres wide. A. 20, 1.5 B. 25, 2,5 C. 30, 3 D. 40, 3.5
4. The dam will generate electricity equal to about ____ million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.
A. 30 B. 40 C. 50 D. 60 Keys: 1-4 ACAB Step 4: After you read
1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. If possible, make your own sentences with these expressions.
Useful expressions from The Three Gorges Dam
dream of…, rise in the narrow gorges, come true, the world’s third longest river, be harnessed by… , the biggest construction project in China, since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, control flooding, provide hydro- electric power for the central region of China, nearly 200 meters high/wide, the largest hydro- electric power station, cost more than…, in history, the leader of the 1911 Revolution, suggest the idea of a dam, across the Yangtze River, three quarters of China’s energy, be produced by burning coal, used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and generating electricity, burn coal, cause serious air pollution, increase global warming, generate electricity, equal to about 40 million tons of coal, flood 2 cities,11 counties, 140 towns and more than 4,000 villages, live a happy new life, flood some of China’s most famous historical sites, historical relics, put… into museums
Sentences made from expressions from Module 6
1. I dream of living on a tropical island. 2. A huge dam is rising in the narrow gorges.
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