1、Module 6Old and NewBefore-readingDecide if the sentences are true or false.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.FT
2、FTTFast-readinglisten and match the parts with their general ideas.para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5advantages disadvantages brief introductionPart 1Part 2Part 3Read 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 ZedongC.Deng Xia
3、oping D.A great designerB2.How many tons of coal was used for heating and generating electricity in 1993?A.1.2 billion B.20 billion C.40 billionD.About 800billion A3.Which of the following famous historical sites is notmentioned in the passage?A.The Qu Yuan Temple.B.The Han Watchtower.C.The Grand Ca
4、nal.D.The Moya Cliff carving.CCareful-readingRead para.1 and 2 and finish the chart.aimsheightwidthControlling flooding and providing hydro-electric power for the central region of China.200 meters.1.5 kilometers.Mao Zedong wrote a poem _ he dreamed of“walls of stone to _ clouds and rain till a smoo
5、th 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 whichhold backcome truewhichsincehighwideSun Yat-sen,_ was th
6、e 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.whosuggestedacrossburningUnfortunatelyglobalRead Para.3 and fill in the blanks.Read Para.4/5
7、 and 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.FFFHomework1.Retell the whole passage according to the t
8、able.2.Finish exercises in workbook.Read the passage again and write questions for the answers.1.Why _?2.To control flooding and provide hydro-electric power.3.2.How high _?4.Two hundred meters.was the Three Georges Dam builtis the Dam3.How _?One and a half kilometers.4.Who _?5.Sun Yat-sen.wide is t
9、he Damfirst suggested the idea5.How much _?Three quarters.6.How many7._?Four thousand.of Chinas energy is produced by burning coalvillages were flooded when the dam was builtLanguage points in reading Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of“walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a s
10、mooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.dream of 向往；梦想She dreams of becoming famous one day.hold back 阻挡；控制（情感）；隐瞒The police tried to hold the crowd back.We tried to hold back our laughter.Tell me the truth dont hold anything back.Now his dream has come e true （希望、梦想等）得以实现注意 come true 必须用主动语态。The wis
11、h of fully utilizing the natural resources will eventually come true.Three quarters of Chinas energy is produced by burning coal.by doing sth.作方式状语，意思为“通过某种手段”By doing extra homework,he soon got ahead of his classmates.The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without
12、causing so much air pollution.equal to 等同于Sixty minutes is equal to an hour.The duration of light was equal to that of darkness.1.How many people can this hall _?A.be seatedB.containingC.heldD.accommodate2.1841 was a _ year for China.A.historyB.historicC.historicalD.historian3._ do you _ this plan?V
13、ery practical.A.How,think ofB.What,think ofC.How,likeD.B and CDDC4.The whole town _ by the flood after it has been raining for 3 days nonstop.A.was buriedB.had submerged C.was submergedD.flooded5.The young must be responsible for their parents and _ them.A.provideB.provide to C.provide forD.provide withCC6.I never dreamed of _ such a beautiful place in such a wild area.A.there to beB.there being C.it to beD.it being7.Mother tried to express herself in English,but it _ all wrong.A.came outB.work out C.gave outD.put outBA
