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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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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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