高中英语外研版必修四module_5课件

Period 1

Module 4 A Trip Along the Three Gorges

Introduction Reading & Vocabulary

Introduction-1 Brainstorm(2ms) What can you see

from the picture?

cliff

gorge

wood

river

Introduction-2. Vocabulary (4ms) Fill in the blanks. valley is the low ground between the sides of 1. A ________ mountains. plain is a large area of flat low ground. 2. A ________ 3. The ________ shore is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake. slope is the side of the mountain. 4. A ________ 5. _______ Cliffs are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea. peak is the top of a mountain. 6. A ________ lake is an area of water surrounded by land. 7. A ________ 8. A ________ wood is a small forest. cave is a large hole in a cliff or a mountain. 9. A ________ 10. A ________ plateauis a large area of flat high ground..

Introduction-3. Matching (4ms)

cliff

cliff

lake

lake wood

wood

valley

valley

cave

cave shore slope

shore

slope

plain

plain

Introduction - 4. Quiz(3ms) Do the quiz about the

Yangtze River.

(1) The Yangtze River is the _____ river in the world. The Three Gorges (a) longest (b) second longest (c) third longest (2) It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the ______. (a) south (b) north (c) east (3)The world’s biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in ________. (a) 2001 (b) 2003 (c) 2005

Post-reading-1. Discussion (3ms)

Imagine you’re going on trip through the Three Gorges . Which of these topics will you talk about: the boat

the food

life along the river the scenery the weather

Reading & Vocabulary -2. Scanning (5ms) Find

out the answers to the following questions.

1. Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?

Peter Hessler and his colleague.

2. Where were they from?

They were from America.

3. Where did they start their trip?

The town of Fuling.

4. When did they start their trip?

On a beautiful afternoon.

Reading & Vocabulary -3. Skimming (5ms)

Complete the statements about the writer’s journey.

1. Peter and his friend went downstream _____. (a) to see the dam (b) to see the Three gorges (c) to get to Fuling 2. He choose the Jiangyou boat because _____. (a) it was crowded (b) it didn’t stop at temples (c) it didn’t usually carry foreigners. 3. When they started the trip it was ______. (a) sunny (b)cold (c) evening

4. When the boat went through the first gorge. Peter and his friend _____. (a) took lots of photographs (b) spent most of the time on deck (c) were asleep 5. When they reached the site of the dam _______ came to look. (a) everyone (b) no one (c) only the foreigners

6. Peter was impressed by the Yangtze River’s sense of ______. (a) power (b) history (c) danger

Reading & Vocabulary -4. Filling (5ms) Fill in the

blanks.

A Trip Along the Three Gorges Time Passengers Means of transportation What they saw and what they did

From Fuling to Fengdu Along the Qutang Gorge

Along the Wu Gorge Coming out of the Xiling Gorge

A Trip Along the Three Gorges Time Passeng