1. A Trip Along the Three Gorges

2. Free Talk 1.Do you like travel?
2.Which places have you ever travelled?

3. What do you know about the Yangtze River? What are the Three Gorges?

4. Qutang Gorge(瞿塘峡） 是长江第一峡，长八千米，以雄著称,瞿塘峡是三峡中最短的一个峡

5. Wu Gorge(巫峡）是长江第二峡,全长42千米，巫峡以秀著称天下。巫山十二峰，是巫峡风光中的胜景，其中俏丽动人的神女峰最为迷人 。

6. Xiling Gorge(西陵峡）是长江第三峡，以险为特色,全长126千米。以宜昌市的西陵山得名，是三峡中最长的一个峡。

7. Small Three Gorges (小三峡）是大宁河下游流经巫山境内的龙门峡、巴雾峡、滴翠峡的总称，这三段峡谷全长60千米。

8. Complete the definitions with the help of the pictures.
Vocabulary
Let’s check the new words.
Complete the definitions with the help of the pictures.

9. Vocabulary
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10. A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Reading ：
A Trip Along the Three Gorges

11. Pre-reading
Imagine you’re going on a 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

12. Task 1:Skimming pick out the topics the writer talks about?
Fast reading
Task 1:Skimming pick out the topics the writer talks about?
the boat
the food
life along the river
the scenery
the weather
history and legend

13. In January 1997 The Three Gorges Peter and a colleague
Task 2: Fill in the blanks A
Trip Along
the
Three Gorges
Time
Place
character
event
In January 1997
The Three Gorges
Peter and a colleague
Taking a boat downstream

14. Careful reading
Read each paragraph and find out what the writer did.

15. Sleeping through the first gorge
place
what the writer did
Para. 1
Fuling
Para. 2
From Fuling to Fengdu
Para. 3
Along the Qutang Gorge
Para. 4
At Wushan
Along the Wu Gorge
Para. 5
Out of the Xiling Gorge
Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat
Leaving the docks and docked at Fengdu
Sleeping through the first gorge
Making a detour up the Daning River
to see some of the smaller gorges;
Going through the big gorges and passing the Xiang River
Sailing into the construction site of the dam

16. Task 3: Read the passage and 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 chose the Jiangyou boat because____.
(a) it was crowded
(b) it didn’t stop at temples
(c) it didn’t usually carry foreigners

17. 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

18. 5 When they reached the site of the dam
______ came to look.
(a) everyone
(b) no one
(c) only the foreigners
Peter was impressed by the Yangtze
River’s sense of ______.
(a) power (b) history (c) danger

19. Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The ships like the Jiangyou boat are
mainly for goods and people who trade
along the river.
2. As the sun set we docked at Fuling. T
In Para. 1
Fengdu F
In Para. 2

20. 3. The words “two more” in the third paragraph refer to the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge.
4. The home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd century BC poet, is located on the Daning River. T
In Para.3
Xiang River F
In Para. 4

21. Post reading
Task 4: Look at the map and then try to write the places the writer travelled.

22. Task5:Retell Peter’s route of the trip
Post reading
Summary:
Task5:Retell Peter’s route of the trip
bought a ticket…..
left the docks…
sailed downstream….
sun set .. docked….
slept through …..
made a detour up…to see…. went through….. passed….. came out of…. sailed into...
6.Smaller Gorges
5.Daning
River
4.Wushan
2.Fengdu
7.Wu Gorge
10.Three Gorges Dam
9.Xiling Gorge
8.Xiang
River
1.Fuling
3.Qutang Gorge

23. Summary
Peter and his colleague bought tickets in Fuling for the Jiangyou boat. They left the docks and sailed downstream on a beautiful afternoon from Fuling.As the sun set, they docked at Fengdu. They slept through the first gorge called the Qutang Gorge.

24. Summary
At Wushan they made a detour up the Daning River to see the smaller gorges. The next day they went through the Wu Gorge and passed the Xiang River, home of Qu Yuan. As they came out of the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam.

25. Homework:
1.Write the route of the writer with the help of map and key words.
2.Finish exercise 4 &5 on Page43.
3.Try to recite the article with the help of drawing pictures.