Book 4 Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges

Teaching Contents: Reading and vocabulary

1.      To get some information about the Three Gorges.

2.      To understand the whole passage.

3.      To learn some useful words and beautiful sentences.

1.      To develop the students’ reading ability—skimming & scanning for information .

2.      To learn to draw & design a travel route.

3.      To learn to describe a trip.

1.      To understand the passage.

2.      To learn to draw & design a travel route.

A blackboard; a multimedia

Lead in by talking about travelling and whether they have been to the Three Gorges..

1.To improve your reading skill (fast reading & scanning).

2. To help you know some information about The Three Gorges.

3. To help you know how to describe your trip when you travel.

4. To learn some useful words and beautiful sentences.

Question:Imagine you are going on a trip through the Three Gorges, what topics will you talk about?

1.      Skimming

Read the passage and check the following items which the writer talks about.

a.the boat   b. the food c. life along the river d. the scenery e. the weather

2. Scaning

First reading

1) Try to find the information about their trip.

Who?   When?   Where?   How?

1.Peter and his friend went downstream to see the Three Gorges. (    )

2.They decided to travel by the Jiangyou boat. (    )

3. They danced and sang through the first gorge, Qutang Gorge. (    )

4. When they went through the Wu Gorge, there was less history along the Yangtze River. (    )

5. When they sailed into the construction site of the dam, they were allowed to get off the boat. (    )

Second reading

1) Read the passage carefully and fill in the chart. This can help the students to have more details of the passage.

2) Draw a route about the trip.

Fulingà­­­ ____ à _____ Wushan à _____ à _____the Xiang River à ____ à _____

1) Give the students some key words and ask them retell the route according to the key words. This exercise can help the students have a better understanding of the passage.

FulingàFengdu            get on; sail downstream;sun setting

Along the Qutang Gorge     slept through

Wushan àthe Daning River made a detour; some smaller gorges

Along the Wu Gorge       lovely morning; went through; passed; Xiang River; home of Qu Yuan; streams, and hills

The Xiling Gorge              came out of; sailed into

The Three Gorges Dam       took pictures; pointed at

2) Show a map when the students retell the route. This can not only help the students have a clear impression about Peter’s travel route but also can help the students apply their geography knowledge about the Three Gorges.

Ask the students to find beautiful sentences from the passage.

Modal: Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the past.

1.       Find more beautiful sentences from the passage and try to remember them.

2.       Try to search more information on the internet about the Three Gorges;

3.       Design a three-day trip for our homeland—Hainan Island.