Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges Period

Module 5　A Trip Along the Three Gorges Period 1 Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary(1)

Ⅰ. 根据音标、词性和汉语写出单词 1. cave ____ (n. )洞; 山洞 2. peak _____ (n. )山顶; 山峰 3. 4. plain _____ shore _____ (n. )平原 (n. )(海、湖、河等的)岸 5. slope _____ (n. )斜坡 6. valley ______ (n. )山谷 7. flat ___ (adj. )平坦的

8. colleague ____ downstream ______ 9. 10. 11. goods _____ temple ______ (n. )同事 (adv. )向下游; 随波而下 (n. )货物 (n. )寺庙 12. raft ____ (n. )木筏 13. deck _____ (n. )甲板 14. exploit ______ (vt. )开发

Ⅱ. 根据词 性和汉语 写出单词 , 并注意拓展词汇 wood 1. _____(n. )(常作复数)树 林→wooded(adj. )长满树 木的→woody (adj. )长满树 木的; (似)树 木的 surround 2. _____(vt. )围绕 ; 环绕 →surrounding(adj. )周围 的; 附近的 →surroundings(n. )环 境 trade 3. _____(vi. )做生意→trader(n. )买卖 人; 商人→trading(n. )经 商; 做买卖 ; 做生意 dock 4. _____(n. )码头 ; (vi. )驶 入码头 →docker(n. )码头 人

hilly 5. ____(adj. )多山的; 丘陵起伏的→hill(n. )小山; 斜坡 narrow 6. _______(vi. )变 狭窄→narrowly(adv. )仅仅 , 勉强地; 仔细 地 legend 7. ______(n. )传 奇; 传说 故事→legendary(adj. )传 奇的; 有名的 distant 8. ______(adj. )遥远 的→distance(n. )距离; 远处 ; 冷淡; 疏远

t变为 ce→n. 词 汇 微 空 间 patient(adj. )有耐心的→patience(n. )耐心 convenient(adj. )方便的→convenience(n. )方便 dependent(adj. )依靠的→dependence(n. )依靠 important(adj. )重要的→importance(n. )重要性 significant(adj. )有意义 的→significance(n. )意义

Ⅲ. 补 全下列短语 through 1. go _______　　　　　　　 经历 with 2. be heavy ____ 有大量的……, 承载 着 least 3. at ____ 至少 impressed 4. be _____ by/with 对 ……印象深刻 take 5. ____ advantage of 利用…… edge 6. at the ____ of 在……的边缘

off 7. have four weeks ___ 有四周的假期 point 8. _____ at 指向…… end 9. at the ____ of 在……的尽头 to do 10. be used _____ 被用来做

Step 1　Leading in Answer the questions about the Three Gorges according to the following pictures. 1. Do you know what the Three Gorges are? They are the Qutang Gorge, the Wu Gorge, and the Xiling Gorge. _____________________________

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 most beautiful areas of China The Three Gorges area is one of _______________ famous historical sites the Qu. Yuan and there are many __________, such as ______ Temple, the Han Watchtower and the Moya Cliff Carvings __________________________.

Step 2　Fast Reading Read the text quickly, summarize the main idea of each paragraph according to the names of the places and the first sentence. 1. Preface a. What we saw and did after the Xiling Gorge 2. Para. Ⅰ b. What we saw and did in the Qutang Gorge 3. Para. Ⅱ c. The advice of colleagues 4. Para. Ⅲ d. What we saw from Fuling to Fengdu 5. Para. Ⅳ e. What we saw along the Wu Gorge 6. Para. Ⅴ f. Some information about the travel notes Key: 1—f, 2—c, 3—d, 4—b, 5—e, 6—a

Step 3　Careful Reading Ⅰ. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 1. Which topics does the writer talk about? The boat; life along the river; the scenery; the weather ________________________. 2. What is the feature of the first gorge—the Qutang Gorge? The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the ___________________________ two-mile-high mountains. ___________

3. Did the writer enjoy the trip? Why or why not? Yes, he did. Because he enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery along _____________________________ the river. Besides, he was interested in the long history and the legends _______________________________ about the river. _______ 4. Find a word in Paragraph 4 to finish the following sentence. legend There is a ______ about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creatures on the earth.

Ⅱ. Choose the best answers according to the passage. 1. Peter Hessler and his colleague went downstream to _______. A. see the dam B. see the Three Gorges C. get to Fuling D. visit the construction site of the dam

2. They chose the Jiangyou boat because _______. A. it was crowded B. it was mainly for goods C. it didn’t stop at the temples D. it didn’t usually carry foreigners

3. What is the meaning of the phrase“make a detour”in the sentence“At Wushan we made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges. ”? A. go directly B. go back C. go indirectly D. go through a narrow way 4. When they reached the site of the dam, _______ came to look. A. all the passengers B. no one C. a few foreigners D. all the foreigners

5. The author mentioned Qu Yuan to _______. A. introduce the birthplace of Qu Yuan B. help us to learn more about Qu Yuan C. show respect for the poet whose home was the Xiang River D. show there was so much history along the Yangtze River

Ⅲ. Sentence explanation. 1. We could see the sun setting behind the white pagoda. 分析: (1)这 是一个简单 句。 看见 某人/某物正在做某事 (2)see sb. /sth. doing sth. 的意思: ____________, 表示do 的动 作正在进 行。 我们 可以看见 太阳正在从白塔后落下 句意: _________________。

2. We slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. which 分析: (1)这 是一个含______引导 的非限制性定语 从句的复合句。 在……过 程中一直睡觉 (2)sleep through. . . 的意思: ___________。 被称为 ……; 叫作…… (3)be called. . . 的意思: __________。 句意: 当船驶过 第一个峡谷——瞿塘峡的时 候, 我们 一直在睡觉 。

3. Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the past. 分析: (1)该 句是由三个排比句组 成的并列句。 看起来像 (2)第一个句子为 主系表结 构。look like的意思: _____; (3)第二个句子为 主谓宾结 构。that joined the great river是定语 从句, every stream 修饰 ______; (4)第三个句子为 主系表结 构。be heavy with的意思: 有大量的……; _______ 承载 着 _______。 句意: 块块 巨石形象各异, 条条支流流淌着传说 , 座座小山承载 着过 往。

Step 4　Retelling Try to retell the main idea of the passage. 　　We decided to buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat. We just had passports to show our 1. _____ and they let us get on the boat. We left the docks 2. _____ on a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining brightly as sailed we 3. _____ downstream through a hilly region. We slept through the narrows Qutang Gorge, which 4. ____ to 350 feet as the river rushes through detour the two-mile-high mountains. At Wushan we made a 5. ______ up the Daning River. As we came out of the Xiling Gorge, we sailed into the

construction passengers 6. ______ site of the dam. All the 7. _____ came on deck. We pointed took pictures and 8. _______ at the site, but we weren’t allowed to get off the boat. On a distant mountain was a sign in 20 -foot 9. characters _____. Exploit “Build the Three Gorges Dam, 10. _______ the Yangtze River, ”it said.

Step 5　Discussion What are the features of the Three Gorges that are strongly impressed on you? Why? I think the beauty of the Three Gorges is strongly impressed on me. _____________________________ Besides, the Three Gorges are rich in water resources. They are the _____________________________ most ideal section of the Yangtze River for building large projects for ______________________________ the exploitation of the river. ____________