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the Three Gorges

the Three Gorges. the Three Gorges Dam. A developing country builds a big dam to provide electricity for its people and control a great river .Unless something is done, a cultural relic will be lost. The government must decide whether or not to save the relic. Pre—listening task.

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the Three Gorges

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  1. the Three Gorges

  2. the Three Gorges Dam

  3. A developing country builds a big dam to provide electricity for its people and control a great river .Unless something is done, a cultural relic will be lost. The government must decide whether or not to save the relic.

  4. Pre—listening task Background knowledge about the Aswan Dam

  5. the Nile River the Aswan High Dam

  6. the Aswan High Dam

  7. Abu Simbel

  8. While--listening Listen for more information about the Aswan Dam

  9. while--listening Listening for main ideas Listen for the general idea without having to catch every word of the passage Listening strategy

  10. 1.The Aswan Dam is the largest dam in the world. • A. True B. False C. Not mentioned • Abu Simbel is the most popular place for tourists who visit • Egypt. • A. True B. False C. Not mentioned • 3.The engineers decided to move the whole temple all together and rebuilt above the water of the new lake. • A. True B. False C. Not mentioned

  11. While--listening Listening for some details Listen more carefully and try to take some notes while listening Listening strategy

  12. Task 1: Numbers 1.The Aswan Dam was completed in __________. 2.After the dam was completed , the water in the lake behind the dam rose by ______ meters. 3.It became necessary to move ________people from their villages. 4.It took __________workers __________years to rebuild the temple, and the project was finished in __________. 1970 63 53,000 1,900 4 1966

  13. Task2: Questions 1.Why was the Aswan Dam built? Reason 1.The dam was built to stop floods on the Nile River. Reason 2. It was built to give people more electricity. 2.What problem were there during the building of the dam? 1).The water in the lake behind the dam rose. 2). 53,000people had to move from their villages. 3). Some temples were in danger for they would be covered by water. 3. What problems did the engineers need to solve? The engineers needed to find a way to move the relic to safety.

  14. Post---listening Discussion: Do you think it was worth spending so much money to move Abu Simbel? Give a reason!

  15. Reading Read the letter of Ex. 2 on Page 7, pay attention to the patterns about giving opinions, and make sure if you agree with the writer. Writing Write a reply to Johann’s letter according to the requests in Part 1 on Page 7.

  16. Model A: Dear Johann, I must say that I agree with you. If you find , it should belong to you because ____________________________ . Even if I lost something, I wouldn’t expect ______________ .Once I lost a _____ .I decided not to __________________ . something you are the person who found it to get it back ring look for it too much

  17. when they lose something they lose the right to own it. People need to understand that ______________________________________ . Your letter helps me to remember that people need to be careful with _____________ . Then they won’t need to worry about ____________.So you see,Johann, I got two rewards: one I could ________________ and one I could _______________. Yours, Hu Xiaomin their things losing them give to others learn from

  18. Dear Johann, I must say that I don’t agree with you. Though you find __________,it does n’t mean it belongs to you.If you can find out who it belongs to,you should ____________. I am sure you would want someone to __________.Once I found a beautiful ___________. I wanted to ________.Then I remembered seeing one just like it in ________.I went to the __________ and found the __________to whom it belonged.__________was very _________to get it back and gave me some delicious apples.So you see,Johann,I got two rewards:one I could eat and one I could keep in my heart.

  19. Dear Johann, I must say that I don’t agree with you. Though you find something,it does n’t mean it belongs to you.If you can find out who it belongs to,you should try to return it. I am sure you would want someone to do the same for you.Once I found a beautiful picture. I wanted to keep it.Then I remembered seeing one just like it in an office.I went to the officeand found the person to whom it belonged. The lady was very happy to get it back and gave me some delicious apples.So you see,Johann,I got two rewards:one I could eat and one I could keep in my heart.

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