1、Module 6 Old and NewListening&Speaking&Writing1.Students can understand the new words in the listening part.2.Students can get the main information from the listening passage.Learning aimsDiscussion 1.Do you know some listening strategies？2.If you are going to write a conversation,will you stress th
2、e usage of intonation of the sentences?Leading-in2.A film about a dam.3.The Yangtze River.4.Students from Vietnam.Listening for the subjects.lThe 1st dialogue:lThe 2nd dialogue:lThe 3rd dialogue:lThe 4th dialogue:1.A map of ChinaListening practicea map of ChinaThree Gorges DamMaps of the WorldListen
3、 to the passage again and fill in the blanks.Dialogue 1 The woman is looking for _ as she istrying to find the _ from it.The man recommends a book called _.Three Gorges Damin Egyptabsolutely fascinatingDialogue 2 The man saw a film about a dam last night,but itwasnt about the _.It was another dam _
4、and he thought it was _.Dialogue 3The woman took a _ that went up the _ to visit the Three Gorges Dam _.And she thought the trip was _.boatYangtze Riverin Decemberabsolutely wonderfulDialogue 4The man was writing _ to some people from_ who he met on the boat.Actually those people were _ organised by
5、 the government.an emailVietnamon a visitListen and try to finish off activities 2 and 3 on Page 57.The keys to activity 21.Egypt2.Maps of the World3.December4.The governmentThe keys to activity 31.that/which2.that/which3.who4./5.whoPronunciation:Read the sentences and underline the attributive clau
6、ses.The keys:1.that I have seen2.which is the worlds oldest and longest canal3.which has brought an end to the danger of flooding4.which takes you all the way along the Yangtze River5.which is the third longest in the worldFunction and Everyday English:Matchlgoodlnicelhotlbiglcoldlsurprisedlpleasedl
7、sillylinterestingltiredexcellentwonderful boilingenormousfreezingastonisheddelightedridiculousfascinatingexhaustedChoose two of the adjectives above and make a dialogue with your seatmate.For example:A:Is it cold outside?B:Cold?Its absolutely freezing!The keys to activity 2 on Page 58:1.enormous 2.f
8、ascinating 3.wonderfulWritingRead the email and answer the questions.1.Does the writer of the email live in Zigui County?No,she doesnt.2.Why did she want to visit the region?Because it is where her grandparents had lived.3.What had changed since the last time she was there?The area has been flooded
9、because of the Three Gorges Dam.Can you find out the structure of this essay?The structure of the emailParagraph 1:the reason why the writer travelled to that placeParagraph 2:the changes of that placeParagraph 3:express the writers feelingsDiscussionDiscuss the following questions with your partner
10、:1.Which place are you going to write about?2.Why do you want to talk about that place?3.What changes have taken place in that area?4.How do you feel about the change?根据下列信息写一篇120150个词的文章，说说你们城市广场的变化。十年前现在广场很小广场是以前的四倍大没有花草广场周围摆放了很多花，广场中间增设了音乐喷泉（music fountain）没有大屏幕有了宣传（promote）城市的大屏幕嘈杂，到处是卖东西的小贩干净，人
11、们在广场上锻炼、跳舞【写作训练】Great changes have taken place in our city square.Now the size of the square is four times what it was ten years ago.In the past,there were no plants or flowers but now there are many flowers around the square and in the centre of the square stands a music fountain.There is also a sc
12、reen promoting the citys image on【参考范文】the square,which couldnt be seen ten years ago.Inthe past the square was noisy with sellers selling all kinds of goods while now the square is so clean that many people do physical exercise or dance here.What great changes!Language Points1.bring an end to sth./
13、bring sth.to an end 结束，终止The Three Gorges Dam is a hydro-electric project which has brought an end to the danger of flooding.三峡大坝是一项水力发电工程，它结束了洪灾的危害。They brought the project to an end last month.他们上个月就把工程结束了。【知识拓展】come to an end 结束，完结put an end to 结束from beginning to end 从头到尾in the end 最后，终于at the e
14、nd of 在末端by the end of 到末为止carry sth.through to the end 把某事进行到底【即学即练】完成句子1.The first world war _ in 1945.第一次世界大战在1945年结束。2.They didnt _until an agreement was reached.直到双方达成协议，他们才结束了战斗。came to an endbring an end to the fight2.freezing adj.冷冰冰的;极冷的Real friendship does not freeze in winter.真正的友谊遇到寒冬也不会
15、冻结。Freezing,isnt it?冷极了,不是吗?【点津】(1)与freezing相关搭配:freezing point凝固点;freezing cold 极冷(2)freeze用作不及物动词时意为“结冰;冻结”。另外该词还有“酷寒;冻僵”之意。其过去式和过去分词分别为froze,frozen。(3)当freeze为及物动词时,意思是“使结冰;使凝固”,后面可直接跟名词作宾语。The north wind has frozen the water in the pool in the garden.北风使花园里的池水结冰了。【即学即练】1.Two men were _ on the mo
16、untain because it was _ cold.因为天气太冷了，那两个人在山上被冻死了。2.The orange trees should be watered at the exact moment when the temperature drops to the _ point.气温降至零度时，橘子树需要在特定的时刻浇水。frozen to death freezingfreezingHomeworkWrite a short conversation which ends with another of the strong adjectives from the list in activity 1 on Page 58.Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟。
