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Writing a report Project

Teaching aims and demands: 1. Improve the students’ abilities of listening, reading and speaking by learning the passage Protecting the Yangtze River. 2. Learn some useful phrases and deal with some language points.

How much do you know about the Yangtze River ?

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It is China’s most important freshwater river. third It is the _______longest river in the world. 6,300 It flows _______kilometers from western China into the East China Sea. It runs across _____provinces. nine

What has happened to the Yangtze River?

Protecting the Yangtze River Reading Protecting the Yangtze River Protecting the Yangtze River

Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph and finish more exercises. The health of the Yangtze River has raised concern both in China and abroad.

1.Why has the health of the Yangtze River raised concern both in China and abroad? Rapid development and an increase in population have meant that the amount of water taken from the river is rising, and the waste being put back into the river has been increasing.

Paragraph 2 Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and organizations and projects have been set up to deal with the problem.

ACD 2.What does the Green River organization do? A. It educates people on the importance of protecting the Yangtze River. B. It plants more and more trees. C. It also watches the river. D. It stops the illegal hunting of animals.

Paragraph 3 Two special government projects are under way to protect the river. One is a water and soil conservation project.

the water and soil conservation project Name: When: Purpose: Result: 1989 farmers replacing their crops with trees or grass a success

3.What did farmers have to do under the water and soil conservation project ? They have replaced their crops with trees or grass .

Paragraph 4 The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins.

4. What does the second project include? The second project includes nature reserves for white-flag dolphins.

Paragraph 5 The situation on the Yangtze River is improving.

Read the text carefully and analyze the structure of it.

Structure of the article Parts Main ideas ________ the problem: Raising Para 1 The environmental problems of the Yangtze River How to ______ the problem: solve Paras 2--4 A lot of work has been done by people as well as the government to protect the river. Para 5 Conclusion _____________: The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving.

Discussion: What can we personally do to protect the Yangtze River?

Important phrases

raise concern both in China and abroad 3. 依赖，依靠 1. 解决这个问题 2. 引起国内外的关注 raise concern both in China and abroad 3. 依赖，依靠 4. 建立 5. 阻止非法捕捞 stop the illegal hunting of animals solve the problem rely on / depend on/ upon set up

a water and soil conservation project 6. 水土保持项目 a water and soil conservation project 7. 退耕还林 replace their crops with trees or grass 8. 有一段很长的路要走 have a long way to go 9. 关于，至于 in regard to /as to

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