1、Module6Old and NewReading and vocabulary The Three Gorges Dam What do the Three Gorges consist of?Qutang Gorge:high cliffsWu Gorge:wonderful scenery and quiet beautyXiling Gorge:the longest and most dangeroushistorical sites with ancient relicsthe Qu Yuan Templehistorical sites with ancient relicsPr
2、ediction：the Three Gorges Dam While-readingFast Reading:Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph Para.1:Para.2:Para.3:Paras4-5:Mao Zedongs dream has come trueThe advantages of the damDisadvantages brought by the damThe aim and description of the dam Close Reading:Para1.Read the first
3、paragraph to think about the question:Whats the purpose of the first paragraph?The purpose is to introduce the topic.Aim SizecostConclusion(staus地位）地位）Para2.Description in briefto control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of chinaThe dam is nearly 200 metres high and 1
4、.5 kilometres wide.It has cost more than any other construction project in history.It is the largest hydro-electric power Station and dam in the world.Para3.Close Reading1.What result did burning coal cause?2.Whats the advantage of the dam?Could think about another advantage of the dam?1.It caused s
5、erious air pollution and increased global warming.2.The dam will cause less air pollution.-Paras4-5:Close Reading1.What are the disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam?Could you think about another disadvantages of the dam?The reservoir has flooded many towns and villages,so the people here had to mov
6、e from their homes.And many historical relics have been submerged.-2.Whats the writers attitude（态度）（态度）towards the dam?(1)Now theyre living a happy new life in different areas.(2)Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums.Discussion:Nowadays(当今），当今），people have different atti
7、tudes towards the Three Gorges Dam.Could you talk about your opinion?My suggestion for you:In my opinion,although the dam has some bad effect on the people and historical relics,the government has taken some measures to resettle（重新安置）the people and the historical relics.So we should treat the change
8、 properly（恰当）.Post-readingMake a summary:How to introduce a huge construction project?Lead-in引入:the topic in brief Description:aim（.to do sth)size(numbers)cost(numbers)staus(adjectives)Advantages:(by comparasion比较)Disadvantages:Your own opinion:Chengdu Tianfu International AirportIm sorry.I want to go to Jianyang!Discussion:Whats your attitude towards the airport?Why?
