1、A Trip Along the Three GorgesThree GorgesToday we are going to learn a passage about someones trip along the three gorges,but before reading lets check the meaning of some geographical words.cave cliff lake peak plain plateau shore slope valley woodA low ground between the sides of mountains.valleyA
2、 large area of flat low ground.plainAn area where the land meets the sea or a lake.shorethe side of the mountain.slopethe steep side of Mountains at the edge of a river or the sea.Cliffsthe top of a mountain.peakan area of water surrounded by land.lakea small forest.wooda large area of flat high gro
3、und.plateau 2 A plain is a large area of flat low ground.3 The shore is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake.4 A slope is the side of the mountain.5 Cliffs are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea.6A peak is the top of a mountain.7 A lake is an area of water surr
4、ounded by land.8 A wood is a small forest.9A cave is a large hole in a cliff or a mountain.10 A plateau is a large area of flat high ground.Do the quiz about the Yangtze River.(1)The Yangtze River is the _ river in the world.(a)longest(b)second longest(c)third longest(2)It flows from the Himalayas i
5、n the west to the Pacific Ocean in the _.(a)south(b)north(c)east(3)The worlds biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in _.(a)2001(b)2003(c)2005Peter HesslerPeter Hessler(1969-)is an American writer and journalist,.Imagine youre going on a trip along the Three Gorges.What will you talk about?the
6、 boatthe foodlife along the riverthe scenery the weatherDiscussionFast-readingRead the words in the box quickly and find out the background of the trip.A Trip Along The Three GorgesTimePassengersMeans of TransportationPlaceDuring the Spring Festival holidays,1996Peter and his colleagueBy boatAlong t
7、he Three GorgesStarting placeFuling,ChongqingRead the text which is about their carefully and finish the following exercise.Careful-reading1.Draw the route of their trip and describe what they did and saw along the wayFuling,ChongqingThe Three Gorges Dam2.Finish the activities on 三维P81,.True or Fals
8、e.Choose the best answers.Post-readingPost-readingFill in the blanks according to the text.In August,1996,Peter Hessler,a young American teacher of English,arrived in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River.He and a colleague were (teach)English at a teacher training college.At the end of January th
9、ey had four weeks for the Spring Festival.They decided (take)a boat downstream.to teachoffto takeThey,together with the local people (trade)along the river,got on the deck of the Jiangyou boat.The sun (shine)(bright)as they sailed downstream through a hilly region.They slept through the Qutang Gorge
10、.The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains.The next day they went the Wu Gorge.Along the Yangtze River,every stream joined tradingwasshiningbrightlythroughthatthe great river carried its legends,every hill was heavy the past.As they came out of the third gorge,the Xiling Gorge,they sailed into the 10(construct)site of the dam.On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters.“Build the Three Gorges Dam,Exploit the Yangtze River，”it said.withconstruction