1、Module 6Old and Newthe Map of the Three Gorges DamThe Three Gorges DamThree Gorges DamDo you know the ancient Chinese poetry about The Three Gorges?Can you recite one?早发白帝城早发白帝城李白李白朝辞白帝彩云间，朝辞白帝彩云间，千里江陵一日还。千里江陵一日还。两岸猿声啼不尽，两岸猿声啼不尽，轻舟已过万重山。轻舟已过万重山。Fast-readingRead the text carefully,match the paragraph
2、s with their general ideas.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5advantages disadvantages brief introductionCareful-readingRead Para.1 and 2 and finish the chart.aims height widthControlling flooding and providing hydro-electric power for the central region of China.200 meters.1.5 kilometers.Read para3 and
3、answer the following three questions Who first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River and when?How much coal did china use for heating and generating electricity?How much electricity will the dam generate?Sun Yat-sen in19191.2 billion tons of coalAbout 40 million tons of coalRead Para.
4、4/5 and judge T or F.1.More than a thousand people who lived in the region have moved from their homes.2.The Three Gorges Dam is the most beautiful areas in China.3.About 800 historical relics are being removed and some are being put into museums.FFFWhat do you think of the advantages and the disadv
5、antages of building the Three Georges Dam?Discussion The Advantages of Three Gorges Dam1)Control flooding2)Generate electricity3)Reduce air pollution4)Develop tourismThe Disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam1)Cost more money2)Flood towns and villages3)Make people move away4)Submerge historical relicsDec
6、ide if the sentences are true or false.1.Carvings are made by animals.2.Construction is another word for building.3.Relics are things that were made in the last 100 years.4.Site is another word for location.5.A temple is a place of great importance to Buddhists.FTFTTMao Zedong wrote a poem _ he drea
7、med of“walls of stone to _ clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.Now his dream has _.The Three Gorges Dam,_ is the biggest construction project in China _ the Great Wall and the Grand Canal,has been completed now.The dam is nearly 200 meters _ and 1.5 kilometers _.in whichhold backcome truewhichsincehighwide
