By Simonxin

Do you know “The four great ancient countries”? China ancient India ancient Babylon

National Flag 国 旗

Pyramids 金 字 塔

sphinx

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River Nile 尼 罗 河

Aswan Dam

1. What are the three biggest man made projects in the world? Where are they?

Aswan Dam

Some information about a dam: A dam is a wall or a bank built to keep back water. 63 metres dam water level

Three Gorges

Some information about the Three Gorges’ high dam Water level 185m 156m

Information about Aswan Dam 1. Control the water 2. Make electricity When it was built Why Size Problems in ,830 meters long 980meters wide at the base 40 meters wide at the top 53,000 people move temples in danger

flood n. 洪水 v. 涌向 淹没、泛滥 eg : translation 每年都有成百上千的人死于洪灾。 铃一响，学生们就像洪水般涌向食堂。 水位如果继续上升，街道就会被淹没啦。 Hundreds of people die of flood every year. As soon as the bell rang,the students flooded to the cant. Streets will be flooded if the water level rises up.

date from = date back to 始建于, 追溯到 …… The church in the west of the city_____ the 14 th century. A is dated to B is dated from C dates back to D go back in time to I am interested in English since my schooldays. Our school was build in My interest in English dates from my schooldays. Our school dates from C

be in danger -- sb./sth. may be hurt be dangerous -- sb./sth. May hurt others eg. Holding a gun in his hand, he is__________. Standing on the edge of the hill, he is __________. Look out! The dog is _________ and you are ___________. dangerous in danger

The_____ Dam in one of the three biggest_________projects in the world.It is 3830 metres____.It is 980 metres wide at the____and 40 metres wide at the____.It was built to______the waters of the River Nile and to make________for Egypt._______, there are some problems, Many people have to _____away from their villages and the temple will be________. Aswan man-made long base top control electricityHowever move in danger

Some NMET exercises in this unit 1 、 ---Do you feel like ___there or shall we take a bus? --- I would kike to walk.But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather you ____ a taxi. A walking,hire B to walk, hire C to walk, hired D walking, hired 2 、 It was a real ___ to stay awake through the film. A effort B strength C energy D price 3 、 A new land has been opened up in this area, which ___ almost every year. A used to be flooded B used to flood C was used to flood Ｄ were flooded Ｄ A A

By Liangzhihua

Reason for building the Dam (1)Flood:destroyed house and Produce electricity;20%--50% (2)crops;control the water Size of the Dam 3,830 metres long; 980 metres wide (base); 40 metres wide (top); the lake is about 500kilometres long Problem with the Building of the Dam (1)53,000 people had to move from their villages (2)The temples were in danger The temple at Abu Simbel (1)Carved in the rock (2)Four large stone figures(each was 20 metres high )

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