Do you know the poem?,水调歌头【游泳】毛泽东 一九五六年六月才饮长沙水，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，今日得宽馀。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，高峡出平湖。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,Welcome to The Three Gorges Dam,The threeGorges Dam,The Three Gorges Dam,Reading and vocabulary,Learning aims:,Master the new words. canal gorge hydro-electric reservoir construction relic generate harness historical poem submerge dream of come true hold back2.Get the main idea of the text.3.Advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam.,Before-reading,The Three Gorges Dam,Check the meaning of the words.,carvings construction relic site temple,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.,Decide if the sentences are true or false.,F,T,F,T,T,1,Check the meaning of the words.,dream (v) energy generate harness historical narrowpoem power power station submerge suggest,1. Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of “walls of stone ”. Did Mao Zedong actually see the walls of stone?2. The power of the Yangtze River has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam. Does this mean that the power can be used or not?3. Sun Yat-sen first suggested the idea in 1919. Did Sun Yat-sen think of the idea himself or hear it from someone else?4. About 800 historical relics have been submerged. Is it possible to see the relics now that they have been submerged?,Now answer the questions.,2,No, he didnt.,It means the power can be used .,He thought it himself.,No, it isnt.,Fast-reading,The Three Gorges Dam,Read the text carefully, match the paragraphs with their general ideas,para. 1 para. 2 para. 3 para. 4 para. 5,advantages disadvantages brief introduction,Read the text and then choose the best answers.1.Who dreamed of harnessing the power of the Yangtze River? A. Sun Yat-sen B. Mao Zedong C. Deng Xiaoping D. A great designer2.How many tons of coal was used for heating and generating electricity in 1993? A. 1.2 billion B. 20 billion C. 40 billion D. About 800 billion,B,A,3. What problem does burning coal cause?Air pollution.Increasing global warming.Destroying the balance of nature.Both A and B.4. Which of the following famous historical sites is NOT mentioned in the passage? The Qu Yuan Temple.The Han Watchtower.The Grand Canal.The Moya Cliff carving.,D,C,Careful-reading,The Three Gorges Dam,Why _ ? To control flooding and provide hydro-electric power.How high _ ? Two hundred metres.How _ ? One and a half kilometres.,was the Three Georges Dam built,wide is the Dam,is the Dam,3,Read the passage again and write questions for the answers:,4. Who _ ? Sun Yat-sen.5. How much _ ? Three quarters.6. How many_ ? Four thousand.,first suggested the idea,Villages were flooded when the dam was built,Of Chinas energy is produced by burning coal,3,Read the passage again and write questions for the answers:,Read para.1 and 2 and finish the chart,controlling flooding and providing hydro-electric power for the central region of China,200 meters,1.5 kilometers,aims,height,width,Mao Zedong wrote a poem _ he dreamed 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 which,hold back,come true,which,since,high,wide,Sun Yat-sen, _ was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first _ the idea of a dam _ the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of Chinas energy is produced by _ coal. _ burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases _ warming.,who,suggested,across,burning,Unfortunately,global,Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks,Read Para. 4 and 5 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.( ),F,F,F,Detailed-reading,Read the text carefully and finish the following exercise.,What are the advantages and the disadvantages of the dam?Advantages:Disadvantages:,Control flood; produce power; cause less pollution,Cost more money; flood towns submerge historical relics,