Senior English Book3 辽河油田第一高级中学 孙凤菊

Part 1 The analysis of the teaching material Part 2 Teaching Aids and Teaching& learning methods Part 3 Teaching procedure

Part 1 Analyzing the material General introduction to the contentsintroduction Teaching aimsaims Teaching key pointskey Teaching difficult pointsdifficult

This module mainly introduces the famous project ---the Three Gorges Dam. Through learning the passage, students will learn about the rapid changes in environment and economy. The passage is the second period of this module and it is very important for the students to improve their spoken English and reading comprehension ability. 1. Introduction to the contents

2.Teaching aims 1)Knowledge aims aims 2) Ability aims aims 3) Moral aims aims

1) Knowledge aims Get to know about the Three Gorges Dam Learn more new words and expressions Further understand the Attributive Clauses

2) Ability aims Develop some reading strategies, such as guessing the new words in the context and looking up new words. Sum up the general idea of each paragraph. Analyze some difficult sentences. Train students to think critically.

3) Moral Aims Make the students aware of the changes and development of our country. Enhance their sense of responsibility and sense of national pride.

4. key points Understand the reading passage fully. Train the micro-ability of reading. Better understand the different functions of Attributive clauses.

5. Difficult points Analyze some difficult sentence structures. Use some vocabularies creatively. Develop a critical thinking.

Part 2 Teaching Aids and Teaching and Learning Methods Computer Tape recorder Teaching Methods comparative method Communicative method Aural-oral Method Teaching Aids

Learning methods Learning methods Guessing new words Referring to the dictionary Situational method paraphrasing

Part 3 Procedure Step 1 Revision1 Step 3 Pre-reading3 Step 22 Lead--in Step 4 Detailed reading4 Step 5 Consolidation5 Step 6 Debate6 Part 3 Procedure Step 1 Revision1

harness global generate historical submerge reservoir To use sth. to produce electricity To connect with the past events To cover sth. with water A lake used for storing water To produce World-wide Match the words with the correct meaning Step 1 Revision

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. harness carvings temple relic generate 1.There are wonderful ___________of life in ancient Egypt on the wall of the temple. 2.The power station ___________ a quarter of Brazil’s electricity. 3.Many ancient _________have disappeared. 4.The Three Gorges Dam ___________ the Yangtze River to produce electricity. carvings generates relics harnesses

Watch the video

What are the Three Gorges?  The Qu tang Gorge  The Wu Gorge  The Xi ling Gorge

The Qutang Gorge

The Wu Gorge

The Xiling Gorge

Step 3 Pre-reading Listen to the tape and underline the numbers mentioned in the passage then explain what they stand for.

200 meters 1.5 kilometers 40 million The dam is 200m high. The dam is 1.5 km wide. The dam will generate electricity equal to 40 million tons of coal. Over 4000 villages were flooded to build the dam. About 800 historical relics have been submerged.

Step4 Detailed reading Analyze the passage paragraph by paragraph

Mao Zedong swam across the Yangtze River in 1956 Paragraph 1

水调歌头 游泳 （毛泽东） 1956 年 6 月 才饮长沙水， 又食武昌鱼。 才饮长沙水， 又食武昌鱼。 万里长江横渡，极目楚天舒。 不管风吹浪打，胜似闲庭信步， 今日得宽余。 今日得宽余。 子在川上曰： 逝者如斯夫！ 风樯动，龟蛇静，起宏图。 一桥飞架南北，天堑变通途。 更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨， 更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨， 高峡出平湖。 神女应无恙，当惊世界殊。 神女应无恙，当惊世界殊。

Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges. 更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨 高峡出平湖

1.Why was the Three Gorges Dam built? To control flooding and provide hydro- electric power. Paragraph 2

The Dam is nearly 200m high and 1.5kilometres wide. 2.How high and how wide is the dam?

The dream come true In 1919 Sun Yat-sen Our country changes a lot---becomes stronger and stronger Paragraph 3 The dream come true In 1919 Our country changes a lot---becomes stronger and stronger

Paragraph 4

The reservoir has flooded 2 cities,11 counties,140 towns and more than 4,000 villages. What happened to the villages and people along the river?

Now they are living a happy new life in different areas.

Sum up the general idea of this paragraph:  A lot of historical relics have been submerged to build the dam. Paragraph 5

Choose the best answer. 1. The Three Gorges Dam ______. A.was first across the Yellow River B. is the biggest construction project in China in history. C. was first suggested by Mao Zedong D. will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much pollution.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? ____. A. The Yangtze River is the world’s third longest river. B. The Three Gorges Dam has been built to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China C. The project of the Three Gorges Dam was put forward many years ago. D. The project was built without causing any problem.

3. According to the text, the Three Gorges Dam is built for many reason except____. A. To harness the power of the Yangtze River B. To make the Three Gorges Dam more beautiful C. To control flooding D. To provide hydro-electric power station and reduce pollution

Fill in the blanks Mao Zedong once wrote a poem in which he _______ _____ “walls of stone to ____ ____ clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the ________gorges”. Sun Yat-sen first ________ the idea. Now their dreams have ____ ____. The power of the Yangtze River has been___________ by the Three Gorges Dam. Most of China’s energy is produced by burning coal, which causes serious __ __________ and increases ________ warming. However, the dam will _________ electricity _____ ____ about 40 million tons of coal without __________ so much pollution. The reservoir has flooded a lot of cities and towns, even some famous ________ ______. In fact, about 800 historical ________ have been ___________. dreamed of hold back narrowsuggested come true harnessed air pollutionglobal generate equal to causing historical sites relicssubmerged

the Qu Yuan Temple Do you know any of them?

The Han Watchtower

 The Moya cliff carvings

Can you guess who he is?

Zhang Fei Temple Temple

Step 6 Debate “Is it worth so much money and efforts to construct the dam?”

arguments for it: advantages arguments against it: disadvantages control flooding; generate electricity reduce air pollution; develop tourism flood a large number of towns and cities submerge historical relics make people move away; cost a large sum of money

Homework Write a passage about the advantages about the advantages and disadvantages of constructing the dam. and disadvantages of constructing the dam.