Module 5

The Three Gorges ChinaSydney Opera House Australia

Mount Fuji Japan

The Great Wall China

Stonehenge England

Taj Mahal India

　 Pyramids Egypt Where

The Three Gorges ChinaSydney Opera House Australia

Mount Fuji Japan

The Great Wall China

Stonehenge England

Taj Mahal India

　 Pyramids Egypt Where

The Qutang Gorge

The Wu Gorge

The Xiling Gorge

The Qutang Gorge

The Wu

Gorge

The Xiling Gorge

Fast - reading

Read the passage quickly and fill in the chart.

Paragraphs Topic Sentences

Para. _______

As the sun set they docked at Fengdu.

Para. _______

The next day they went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River.

Para. _______

Peter Haussler and a colleague of his decided to take a boat downstream.

Para. _______

As they came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam.

Para. _______

They showed their passports and got on the boat.

Para. _______

They slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge.

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2

3

4

5

6

Careful-reading

Read the passage carefully

and choose the best answers

1 ） The first semester finished at the end of _____and they had four weeks off for _____. A. July, the Moon Festival B. January, the Spring Festival C. October, the National Day D. September, the Teacher Day

2 ） A Jiangyou boat _____. A. is very crowded B. is mainly for goods and people trading

along the river C. doesn’t stop at the temples D. all of above

(Para. 1)

(Para. 2)

3 ） When the boat went through the first gorge, Peter and his friend ___. A. took a lot of photographs B. spend most of time on the deck C. sang and danced D. were asleep 4 ） When they reached the site of the dam _______came to look. A. everyone B. no one C. only the foreigners D. only Peter and his friend

(Para. 4)

(Para. 6)

Post--reading

Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

distant decided docked passports

history spend detour slept

In August 1996, Peter Hessler, a young American teacher of English, arrived in the town of Fuling on the Yangze River. He and a colleague were to ______ two years there teaching English at a teacher training college. We ________ to buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat.

decided

spend

We just had to show our ________ and they let us get on the boat. As the sun set we _______ at Fengdu. We ____ through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. At Wushan we made a ______ up the Daning River to see some some of the smaller gorges.

passportsdocked

slept

detour

There was so much ______ along the Yangze River. As we came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, we sailed out of the construction site of the dam. On a ______ mountain was a sign in 20—foot characters. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangze River.” it said.

history

distant

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