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The Aswan Dam. Presentation. Reading. Writing. Listening. The Changjiang River. The Great Wall. The Pyramids. The Aswan Dam. Say something about the High Dam. Fill in the table:. a biggest man-made project. The Aswan High Dam. 3,830 m 980m 40m. Egypt. 1970. Questions:.
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The Aswan Dam Presentation Reading Writing Listening
Fill in the table: a biggest man-made project The Aswan High Dam 3,830m 980m 40m Egypt 1970
Questions: 1. Why was the High Dam built? ① control the waters of the Nile ② make electricity from the water 2. What were the bad results of building the High Dam?
① the water level of the lake was going to rise by 63 metres. ② move 53,000 people from their villages ③ many temples were covered by the waters.
Questions: 1. Why was the High Dam built? ① control the waters of the Nile ② make electricity from the water 2. What were the bad results of building the High Dam?
True or False: • The River Nile used to flood the Pyramids. F 2. The Aswan Dam formed by itself. F 3. Now the waters of the Nile can run regularly the whole year. T 4. About 20-50% of the electricity which Egypt needs is made from coal. F
5.Aswan Dam is the one of the three biggest man-made projects in the world. T 6.The base of the Aswan High Dam is wider than its top. T 7.Because of the dam, the water level of the lake was going to rise to 63 metres. F
The High Dam (man-made project) size why it was built the bad results two reasons three ways 3830m 980m 40m
Writing: Write a short passage about the Three Gorges Dam
the biggest man-made projects • 2. The reasons for building: • 1) floods • 2) 50% of the electricity East China needs • 3. The size of the Three Gorges Dams • 175 metres high. 208 kilometres long • 4. Problems • 1) As a result of... rise by 50-60 metres • 2) move 330,000 people • 3) places of interest in danger • Example: birthplace of Quyuan
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