Module 6 Old and New,Read the email and answer the questions. 1 Does the writer of the email live in Zigui County? 2 Why did she want to visit the region? 3 What had changed since the last time she was there?,WRITING,No, She doesnt.,Because it is where her grandparents had lived,The area had been flooded because of the Three Gorges Dam.,1,Listen and tick the subjects that you hear.,a film about a clam a map of China the Yangtze River the Grand Canal students from Vietnam the Great Wall of China,LISTENING,1,Listen again and make a note of the information.,1 Where is the dam in the film? 2 What is the name of the book with maps of China? 3 What time of year did the woman visit the Three Gorges Dam? 4 Who organised the visit of the Vietnamese students?,Egypt,Maps of the World,December,The government,2,Complete these sentences from the conversation,using the words who or that / which,or nothing at all.,1 Ive got a book here _ has lots of maps of China. 2 We took a boat _went up the Yangtze River. 3 Im writing an email to some piople _I met on the boat. 4 They were on a visit _ organised by the government 5 I spoke to a man, _ said there were 25 American students in the group.,that/which,that/which,who,who,/,3,Read the sentences and underline the relative clauses.,PRONUNCIATION,1 The tallest building that I have seen is the Empire State Building in New York. 2 The Grand Canal, which is the worlds oldest and longest canal, was built in the fifth century BC. 3 The Three Gorges Dam is a hydro-electric project which has brought an end to the danger of flooding. 4 There is a boat which takes you all the way along the Yangtze River. 5 The river,which is the third longest in the world, is an absolutely beautiful place to visit.,Strong adjectives,Match the adjectives on the left with the strong adjectives on the right.,FUNCTION AND EVERYDAY ENGLISH,1,good nice hot big cold surprised pleased silly interesting tired,freezing delighted fascinating exhausted ridiculous boiling astonished excellent enormous wonderful,Complete these conversations.,A: Is it a big dam? B: Big-its absolutely_! A: Was it an interesting film? B: Interesting? It was absolutely _! A: Was it a nice trip? B:Nice? It was absolutely_!,enormous,fascinating,wonderful,2,Complete these conversations with other adjectives from the list in activity 1.,A: Were you pleased with your visit to the Three Gorges Dam? B: Pleased? I was _! B: Was it cold when you were on the boat? B: Cold? It was _! A: Were you surprised to see so many American students? B: Surprised?_!,delighted,freezing,I was astonished,3,Read about the passage and answer these questions.,1 For how long was the Empire State Building the tallest building in the world? 2 Why do you think there are so many tall buildings in the world now?,For 41 years,Open, not enough space in cities, so you have to build up.,CULTURAL CORNER,The Empire State Building, New York,Taipei 101,Petronas Tower,Sears Tower,Jin Mao Building in Shanghai,International Finance Centre in Hong Kong,CITIC Plaza,Shun Hing Square,Central Plaza,Task,Write an email to a friend about a visit to a place which has changed since your last visit.,