1、1.Have you been to the three gorges?2.Can you give a description of your experience?3.Do you know the names of the three gorges?Look at the photos.Describe what you can see and complete the definitions with the help of the pictures.cave cliffs lake peak plain plateau shore slope valley woodA _ is th
2、e low ground between the sides of mountains.valleyA _ is a large area of flat low ground.plainThe _ is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake.shoreA _ is the side of the mountain.slope_ are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea.CliffsA _ is the top of a mountain.pea
3、kA _ is an area of water surrounded by land.lakeA _ is a small forest.wood A _ is a lager hole in a cliff or a mountain.caveA _ is a large area of flat high ground.plateauWork in pairs.Do the quiz about the Yangtze River.What do you know about the Yangtze River?1.The Yangtze River is the _ river in
4、the world.(a)longest (b)second longest (c)third longest(c)2.It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the _.(a)south (b)north (c)east3.The worlds biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in _.(a)2001 (b)2003 (c)2005(c)(b)Say something about the Yangtze River to your partner.
5、(hints:its length,its history,the cities alone its banks,the worlds biggest dam on it etc.)Discuss the following questions.1.Do you like traveling?2.Have you traveled to the Three Gorges?3.Imagine youre going on a trip through the Three Gorges.Which of these topics will you talk about?the boatthe fo
6、od life along the riverthe scenery the weatherComplete the statements about the writers journey.1.Peter and his friend went downstream _.(a)to see the dam (b)to see the Three Gorges (c)to get to Fuling2.He chose the Jiangyou boat because_.(a)it was crowded (b)it didnt stop at temples (c)it didnt usu
7、ally carry foreigners3.When they started the trip it was_.(a)sunny (b)cold (c)evening4.When the boat went through the first gorges,Peter and his friend _.(a)took lots of photographs (b)spent most of the time on deck (c)were asleep5.When they reached the site of the dam _ came to look.(a)everyone (b)
8、no one (c)only the foreigners6.Peter was impressed by the Yangtze Rivers sense of _.(a)power (b)history (c)dangerNote-making:A Trip Along the Three GorgesTime:_Passengers:_ _Means of transport:_ a holiday for Spring Festival a young American teacher of English and his colleagueby boat Read the passa
9、ge and complete the statements about the writers journey.What they saw and what they did.From Fuling to Fengdu:_ _Along the Qutang Gorge:_ _Alone the Wu Gorge:_ _ Alone the Xiling Gorge:_ _ bamboo rafts and coal boats on the river Wushan,Daning river,some smaller gorges,Wu gorge narrow gorge,two-mil
10、e-high mountains rock,stream,hill,Xiling Gorge Xiang River,Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).1.Peter Hessler and his colleague took boats because they could stop at the temples.2.The words“two more”in the third paragraph refer to the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge.3.The h
11、ome of Qu Yuan,the 3rd century BC poet,is located on the Daning River.FTF4.There were many more foreigners in the town of Fuling besides Peter Hessler.5.The ships like the Jiangyou boat are mainly for goods and people who trade along the river.6.They missed the scenery of the Qutang Gorge.FTTComplet
12、e the passage.In August 1996,Peter Hessler,a young American teacher of English,arrived in the town of Fuling _ the Yangtze River.He and a colleague were _ spend two years there _ English at a teacher training college.ontoteachingThey were the only foreigners in the town.The first semester finished _
13、 the end of January and they had four weeks _ for the Spring Festival.They could go _ they wished.They decided to _ a boat downstream.atoffanywheretakeComplete the definitions of the words in the box.bamboo colleague construction sitedistant goods legend poetrush set trade1.A _ is the place where so
14、mething is being built.2.To _ means to buy and sell things.construction sitetrade3.If you _ somewhere you go there quickly.4._ is the opposite of near.5._ are things you can buy or sell.6.A _ is a very old story which is probably not true.rushDistantGoodslegend7.The sun rises in the east and _ in th
15、e west.8.A _ is someone who writes poems.9.A _ is someone who works with you.10._ is a plant which grows quickly and is used to make furniture.setspoetcolleagueBamboocharacters deck dock raft detour exploit pagoda1.a place where boats load and unload2.a simple boat made of pieces of wood tied togeth
16、erdockraftMatch the words with their definitions.3.a Buddhist temple4.a change of route 5.a floor on a boat6.marks or signs used in writing 7.to use or take advantage ofpagodadetourdeckcharactersexploitImagine you are on holiday.Write a diary about the following:where you are where you are staying what the scenery is like what you are doing a particular incident what you like/dont like about the place
