Module 5

The Three Gorges China Sydney Opera House Australia Mount Fuji Japan The Great Wall China Stonehenge England Taj Mahal India Pyramids Egypt Where

The Three Gorges China Sydney Opera House Australia Mount Fuji Japan The Great Wall China Stonehenge England Taj Mahal India Pyramids Egypt Where

The Qutang Gorge The Wu Gorge The Xiling Gorge

The Qutang Gorge

The Wu Gorge

The Xiling Gorge

Fast - reading Read the passage quickly and fill in the chart.

Paragraphs Topic Sentences Para. _______ As the sun set they docked at Fengdu. Para. _______ The next day they went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River. Para. _______ Peter Haussler and a colleague of his decided to take a boat downstream. Para. _______ As they came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam. Para. _______ They showed their passports and got on the boat. Para. _______ They slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge

Careful-reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers

1 ） The first semester finished at the end of _____and they had four weeks off for _____. A. July, the Moon Festival B. January, the Spring Festival C. October, the National Day D. September, the Teacher Day 2 ） A Jiangyou boat _____. A. is very crowded B. is mainly for goods and people trading along the river C. doesn’t stop at the temples D. all of above (Para. 1) (Para. 2)

3 ） When the boat went through the first gorge, Peter and his friend ___. A. took a lot of photographs B. spend most of time on the deck C. sang and danced D. were asleep 4 ） When they reached the site of the dam _______came to look. A. everyone B. no one C. only the foreigners D. only Peter and his friend (Para. 4) (Para. 6)

Post--reading Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

distant decided docked passports history spend detour slept In August 1996, Peter Hessler, a young American teacher of English, arrived in the town of Fuling on the Yangze River. He and a colleague were to ______ two years there teaching English at a teacher training college. We ________ to buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat. decided spend

We just had to show our ________ and they let us get on the boat. As the sun set we _______ at Fengdu. We ____ through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. At Wushan we made a ______ up the Daning River to see some some of the smaller gorges. passports docked slept detour

There was so much ______ along the Yangze River. As we came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, we sailed out of the construction site of the dam. On a ______ mountain was a sign in 20—foot characters. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangze River.” it said. history distant

Discussion By Train By Plane Advantages DisadvantagesAdvantagesDisadvantage Topic: Travel by train or by plane ?