a-trip-along-the-three-gorges.ppt

Introduction;Complete the definitions with the help of the pictures.;A _____ is the low ground between the sides of mountains.;A ____ is a large area of flat low ground.;The _____ is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake.;A ____ is the side of the mountain.;____ are the steep side of Mountains at the edge of a river or the sea.;A ____ is the top of a mountain.;A ____ is an area of water surrounded by land.;A ____ is a small forest.;A ____ is a lager hole in a cliff or a mountain.;A _______ is a large area of flat high ground.;A plain is a large area of flat low ground. The shore is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake. Cliffs are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea. A peak is the top of a mountain. A lake is an area of water surrounded by land. A valley is the low ground between the sides of mountains. A slope is the side of the mountain. A plateau is a large area of flat high ground. A cave is a large hole in a cliff or a mountain.;Work in pairs. Do the quiz about the Yangtze River. What do you know 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 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;Language points;2.plain n.平原;3. goods n．货物；商品;;Structure of the passage;Careful reading:;Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.;Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.;Did they see the scenery of the Qutang Gorge? Why?;What did they do at Wushan?;What did they do at the construction site?;Complete the statements about the writer’s journey.;3. When they started the trip it was______. (a) sunny (b) cold (c) evening 4. When the boat went through the first gorges, Peter and his friend __