The Three Gorges Dam,Learning goals,1. To read the text and get some information of the Three Gorges Dam. 2. To learn to summarize(总结) the main idea of the text. 3. To describe the Three Gorges Dam in your own words. 4. To learn how to describe places and buildings.,毛泽东1年游长江,年毛主席详细听取了关于三峡工作的汇报后为三峡工程勾画了宏伟兰图。,水调歌头 游泳 才饮长江水, 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, 今日得宽余。 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。 神女应无恙, 当惊世界殊。,更立西江石壁, 截断巫山云雨, 高峡出平湖。,“Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lack rises in the narrow gorges.”,Sun Yat-sen, who was the leader of the 1911Revolution,first suggest the idea of a dam across the Yangze River in 1919,孙中山先生 在他的实业计划提出了在三峡修闸坝蓄水，改善川江航道，开发三峡水力发电的宏伟构想,New words,relic generate harness submerge reservoir,1. to make use of 2. a natural or artificial lake used for storing and controlling water 3. to go under the surface of water or liquid 4. an object, a tradition ,etc that has survived from a period of time that no longer exists. 5. to produce or create sth.,harness,reservoir,submerge,relic,generate,Fast Reading,words,cliff dam gorge hydro-electric reservoir carving construction dream submerge canal narrow power,relic(s) historical site generate harness energy poem watchtower Power station suggest,悬崖,大坝,峡谷,水力发电的,水库,雕刻,建筑,梦；梦想,淹没,运河,遗迹；遗物,历史的,场所；遗址,发（电）,利用,能源,诗,望台,狭窄的，,功率；力量；能力,发电站发电厂,vt. 提议，建议；暗示,1.Whats the dream of Mao Zedong?,Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges.,更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨，高峡出平湖。,2.What is the purpose of building the Three Gorges Dam ?,To control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China.,3.What is the size of the Three Gorges Dam ?,It is 200 metres high and 1.5 kilometres wide.,Match ideas with each part,part1 (Para1-2) part2 (Para3) Part3 (Para4-5),Advantages of the Dam Disadvantages of the Dam Brief introduction to the Dam,Fast reading,Careful Reading,1.Who dreamed of harnessing the power of Yangtze River? A. Sun yat-sen. B. Mao zedong C. Deng Xiaoping D. A great designer 2. 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,Choose the best answer,3. What problem does burning coal cause? A. Air pollution B. Increasing global warming C. Destroying the balance of nature D. Both A and B 4. Which of the following famous historical sites is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. The Qu Yuan Temple. B. The Han Watchtower C. The Grand Canal D. The Moya Cliff carvings,1.Who dreamed of harnessing the power of Yangtze River? A. Sun yat-sen. B. Mao zedong C. Deng Xiaoping D. A great designer 2. 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,3. What problem does burning coal cause? A. Air pollution B. Increasing global warming C. Destroying the balance of nature D. Both A and B 4. Which of the following famous historical sites is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. The Qu Yuan Temple. B. The Han Watchtower C. The Grand Canal D. The Moya Cliff carvings,True or False:,Mao Zedong once dreamed that there would be a great dam to harness the power of the Yangtze River. The Three Gorges Dam will provide enough hydro-electric power for the 3. The dam will generate a lot of electricity causing much less air pollution. 4. A large number of historical relics have been because of the dam.,T,T,F,F,Central region of China.,whole country.,damaged,submerged,Summary: Fill in the blanks,Mao Zedong wrote a poem _ he dreamed of “there being a dam to _ the water in the Yangtze River.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 metres _ and 1.5 kilometres _.,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. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coat,who,suggested,across,burning,Unfortunately,global,without causing so much air pollution. Today the Three Gorges reservoir has _ many places. Over a million people _ lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now theyre _ a happy new life in different areas.,flooded,who,living/ leading,1.梦想 2.抑制；阻止 3.实现 4.世界第三大河 5.为.提供. 6.华中地区 7.200米高 8.超过任何其他. 9.在历史上 10.提出.想法 11.发电 12.全球变暖 13.等于；相当于 14.过上幸福新生活 15.历史遗迹,phrases,1.dream of,2.hold back,3.come true,4.the worlds third longest river,5.provide.for.,6.the central region of China,7.200 metres high,8.more than any othe