1、Lesson 90 Aswan Dam 武进市罗溪初级中学 言静平 Think about following questions?What is the use of a dam?2.What famous have you heard of?Where is Egypt?Can you find it in the map?This is part of the map of Egypt?Where is the dam?Some information about a dam:A dam is a wall or a bank built to keep back water.63 me
2、tresdamwater levelthe Nasser Lake:Question:Why was the temple in danger?Because when the dam was finished,the temple would be covered by the new lake.Aswan High Damreasons to buildsize problems 1.The Nile River used to flood.2.Electricity can now be made.3830 metres long980 metres wide at the base 4
3、0 metres wide at the top 1.About 53,000 people would leave this area.2.Some temples were in danger.Grammar points:Around the area of Aswan there are a lot of important old temples,which date from about 1250 BC.*date from:from a period of time in the past Our school dates from.Guangzhou dates from.e.g:The High dam dates from.2.These temples were in danger because most of them would be covered by water.If the dam will be in danger.If the coal mines will be in danger.If we will be in danger.?The temple of Abu SimbelTravel in EgyptThank You!制作：言静平武进市罗墅湾中学
